Photo Marketing Association International

Collages announces a webinar program for professional photographers! The webinar series will be taught by some of the most successful and widely respected leaders in their field. Speakers include Kia Bondurant Roka Studios-Ross & Kammi Bothwell, Bruce Hudson & Hudson, Don MacGregor, James Schmelzer@ Kirk Voclain, Val and Stephanie Westover, Pete Wright and Lora Yeater.

http://pmanewsline.com/2016/04/29/collages-announces-a-webinar-program-for-professional-photographers/ #.VyelA3DvmOM

Late delivery of holiday cards has customers of online photo service Snapfish steaming mad and they are spreading the word via social media. This is unfortunate but there are things you can do. As Micah Solomon "College of the Customer" Business Mastery and a keynote speaker at our Innovation Now summit writes " Are your doorknobs sparkling brightly?
Research proves that customers remember the first
and last moments of a service encounter much more vividly and for longer than the rest of it. Make sure that the first and final elements of your customer interactions are particularly well engineered, because they are going to stick in the customer's memory and for longer than the rest of it.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/12/15/late-delivery--holiday-cards-snafu-has-customers--online-photo-service-snapfish-steaming/77354248/

Congratulations to long time PMAI member Mike's Camera for their award. Well deserved.

Have you heard of this? Greentoe? Priceline for Photo! We googled the reviews and they seem to be getting some great ratings? They provide the ability to set a price and negotiate a deal. Check out these reviews. http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Greentoe_com

Photojojo has the most awesome photo gifts and gear for photographers. Take $10 OFF your order of $25 or more with the code: FBcheer. They also have Wholesale program if you have a physical or online store and want to resell their products, orlooking to give away our stuff at events (they make great gifts! https://2.photojojo.com/

Perhaps it is time to rethink the photographic legacy we want our children to inherit.

Is the most photographed generation being robbed of childhood memories? : Parenting It's the paradox of the times we live in: Our children grow up with hundreds of thousands of photographs of their childhoods yet so few they will hold or carry

The 20 Best Under 20 Right Now. bit.ly/1MNlVT8

Black Friday Camera and Photo Deals. Here's a roundup. Below is a roundup of the 2015 Holiday Deals, along with Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Green Monday digital camera and photo gear deals. They are categorized as cameras, software, computers and accessories. This site will update them on a rolling basis, so check back early and often. http://bit.ly/1NUaWVM

Drive for iOS adds 3D Touch so you’ll upload all your pictures. bit.ly/1Sk1Nta

An awesome photo app that helps preserve more than snapshots, it preserves your family stories. Who is going to give this a try? everyStory. I am for sure! http://everystory.us/

You won't want to miss this remarkable photographer's conference our CEO Georgia McCabe will be speaking at. It will provide you with extraordinary insight, life changing ideas and an action plan you can put in full force once the conference is over. Check out the amazing line-up of speakers here http://syncrocks.com/2016-sync-speaker-team.
With this special promo code you can receive a $200 discount and attend for only $399. Four full days February 19 - February 22nd, 2016 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Florida.
promo codes expire 1/31/2016 .

Recent survey of 1000 13-33-year-olds to find out their holiday shopping plans, from budgets to Black Friday plans and beyond.

The official kick-off to holiday shopping is just one week away, and Millennial consumers’ plans for spending will be a major factor in what retailers and brands succeed this season.

Visual Content Marketing: 16 Eye-Popping Statistics You Need to Know. http://bit.ly/1kPXRGa. Here are just a few. An estimated 84 percent of communications will be visual by 2018.

An estimated 79 percent of Internet traffic will be video content by 2018.

Posts that include images produce 650 percent higher engagements than text-only posts.

Amazon Now Lets Prime Members Share Their Unlimited Photo Storage. If you were at our Innovation Now Summit you were fortunate to hear from David Pearson from Amazon. They are making some serious moves in the photo storage arena. Read more here http://bit.ly/1lEFrIx

Are you Losing Priceless Family Stories? This Software helps you Capture Memories Before they’re Gone Forever! Check out http://bit.ly/1QP5Hfl StoryWorth

Meet the Instamom, a Stage Mother for Social Media. Now it's not just about taking photos of them anymore for memories. http://nyti.ms/1MMpz0I

Selfless acts of kindness are sometimes rewarded in a big way, and that’s what photographer Dana Gruszynski has been learning lately. Her Photography Business Booms After Her Viral Act of Kindness http://bit.ly/20UCX9f

One of the best photographers out there ie. SuzetteAllen.com showed off her talents at our Innovation Now Summit. Hybrid Photography bringing prints to life. bit.ly/1YaEINj

LIVEPORTRAITS Portfolio - SuzetteAllen These are some of my favorite Live Portraits, [HYBRID storytelling images], incorporating Stills, Videos and Audio! Check out the possibilities and the exciting options possible with today's new technology! If you are a photographer, check out my Hybrid Classes here! http://www.suzetteallen.com/TEAC…

GoPro stock falls under IPO price. Analysts have turned on GoPro staying relevant in an age when most folks are taking and on their smartphones. usat.ly/1HGEr0n Via USA TODAY