The Dead Pixels Society Podcast

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with marketing expert Lorraine Ball . She talks about effective strategies for boosting SEO, for creating content, and how to gauge the effectiveness of marketing. Ball is the founder of Roundpeg, a digital agency in Carmel, Indiana, building smart strategies for businesses who want to use internet marketing to grow....

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Michael Osborne, president of Wunderkind about retail and marketing trends, how COVID-19 affected retail,  and why Precision Camera is his favorite camera store.  Osborne is the President of Wunderkind. With more than 30 years of experience in marketing technology, he is an established industry leader trusted by...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Lynn Cartia, a New Mexico-based professional photographer for more than 30 years. Cartia gained notoriety a few years ago with her humorous alter-ego, Missy MWAC , but soon discovered there was a need for straight-to-the-point advice for photographers. In this interview, Cartia talks about sales strategies, the...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Bill Lindsay , Channel/Enterprise Sales Manager, at Xencelabs , a new pen tablet company.  Lindsay talks about how the product was developed, how customer feedback drove the design of the tablet, and the challenges of launching a new photo hardware company in a pandemic.  Xencelabs is a new global company with a...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Erin Manning of Erin Manning Media, about her start as a photo industry educator, her award-winning video projects, and her best tips for getting started using video to boost your business and connect with customers. Erin Manning is a professional photographer, author, educator, and media personality living in L...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with industry veteran Skip Cohen , of Skip Cohen University (SCU) . From his start washing bottles in a Polaroid Corp. lab, Cohen has crafted a long-standing career in multiple stages in the photographic industry. In this interview, Cohen talks about his varied career, starting his own company,  business practices fo...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Annie Poissant , of Fotosko , a Quebec portrait and school photography company. Poissant talks about her company's unusual approach to environmental school portraits and how that led her to become owner and director of Photosuite Canada , a company offering a managed services solution for Canadian independe...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with  Mike Limbach , the founder of Studio Source Yearbooks . In this podcast, Limbach talks about how the business was started 10 years ago, what market niche it serves, and how its services are prioritized for independent school photographers who are competing with much bigger competitors. Studio Source Yearbooks h...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Fred Lerner, CEO and founder, MailPix , about the photo/imaging business. A meeting in a summer camp darkroom started Lerner on a decades-long career with leading photo industry companies like Berkey Photo and Eastman Kodak Co. , as well as his own photofinishing labs, Lerner Photo and Lerner Processing Labs. He...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Jeff Alexander ,  president of Alexander's , the Lindon, Utah-based digital printer. Starting as a retail copy shop, Alexander's has grown into a large-scale variable data printer. The company has expanded into full-color digital printing, making photo books for high-profile clients like Chatbooks .  I...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with  Drew Cicala , co-owner of Lensrentals , one of North America's largest photography rental companies. Cicala talks about what is driving the rental market, the challenge of keeping up with the latest technology, and what keeps customers coming back. Founded in 2006 by Roger Cicala , Lensrentals is the large...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Glen  A. Clark , Cr. Photog., F/S-PPC, a longtime professional photography industry veteran. Clark has been on all sides of the business for more than 35 years, focusing on marketing and sales within and for professional photography, imaging, and communications industry initiatives. He has worked as a commercial...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Marion Duchesne , CEO and founder of Mediaclip , a Montreal, Canada, leader in the photo personalization software market. Duchesne has lead the company through numerous technological, marketing, and strategic changes over the 15-year-life of the company.  Duchesne also talks about her experience as a woman found...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with industry educator, professional photographer and author, Scott Kelby, about the impact of COVID-19 on photographic education and workshops, how the iPhone is putting pressure on the traditional camera makers and what his favorite iPhone app is. Scott Kelby is an American photographer, publisher, and author. He i...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Jefferson Graham, photographer, journalist, musician, and former USA Today tech columnist, as he launches his new website, The Best Photowalk .  Graham talks about the switch from film to digital, what camera makers are doing wrong, why Google Photos is the turkey of the year and much more. Energize your sales w...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society interviews two executives from Zenfolio : Pamela Vachon, Vice President of Customer Support and Success, and Robert Campbell, Video Content Creator and Live Broadcast Host. They discuss Zenfolio's extensive offerings that not only support photographers and help them run their business but also put them in touch with p...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society welcomes back photographer, podcaster, teacher, and entrepreneur Michael H. Rubin . Since we last spoke with Rubin, he closed his retail printing business, Neomodern , and is moving to Santa Fe, NM.  He will be teaching the online workshop, " Photographic Haiku: A New Approach to Creative Photography ", March 15-...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Scott Robinson , Director of Strategic Future Products at Kodak Moments . Robinson talks about the touch-free retail printing trends, consumer photo printing, retail changes in the age of COVID-19, and what channels are experiencing growth. Kodak Moments is a leading global provider of photo products and service...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Matt Sweetwood ,  entrepreneur, author, CEO and co-founder of Insurious . After leaving the family camera store, Unique Photo , in 2015, Sweetwood embarked on a career as a consultant, an author ("Leader of the Pack") and startup CEO.  Now he's back with Insurious, an online insurance company for...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Jeremy Wills , senior market analyst, Pro AV and Imaging, for Futuresource Consulting . Wills covers the Western Europe photo market. In this podcast, Wills talks about the photo personalization market in Europe, the role of photo printing, the booming greeting card market, the behavior of Millennials and Genera...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Rich Scanlon , CEO of ImageQuix, and Scott DeFusco , founder and CEO of Capturelife, about the breaking news that ASG, the parent company of ImageQuix and Photolynx , has acquired Capturelife. We'll talk about what the combination means to customers for both companies, where future growth opportunities are,...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Societ y talks with Liam Houghton , CEO, and Declan Mellett, chairman, of Popsa , the U.K.-based photo book app. Houghton and Mellett talked about the company's non-traditional beginnings, it's customer-focused design and strategy and the future role AI will play in the creation of personalized photo content. Popsa launc...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Andrew Cousin, CEO, Circle Graphics, about the acquisition of Bay Photo, the growth in photo personalization market and the challenges faced by eCommerce companies in the age of COVID-19. Circle Graphics is a leader in grand and large-format digital graphics, outdoor advertising, business signage, wall decor, ar...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Brad Malcolm , CEO, and Jeff Stephens , CTO, of EyeQ , the makers of the Perfectly Clear suite of intelligent image-correction products. Malcolm and Stephens talk about the updates to their new iAuto 2021 update, the challenges of correcting for skin tones for a worldwide customer base, and the business case of...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text! Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with John Kelly , CEO of Zenreach , a walk-through marketing company. Kelly describes the three activities a brick-and-mortar retailer must not stop doing in the age of COVID-19. Zenreach is an American technology company based in San Francisco. It produces marketing software used by brick-and-mortar businesses allow...