Digital Photo Printing: Is There Life After the 4 x 6-Inch Print? Lyra Imaging Symposium Tackles New Photo-Printing Landscape
Newton, MA (ContentDesk) January 6, 2006 -- What do consumers do with digital photo prints? The 2006 Lyra Imaging Symposiums (www.lyra.com/symposium) comprehensive segment on the consumer imaging markets will offer insightful research and analysis on how consumers photographic habits that remained unchanged for nearly a century have now been thrown into chaos by digital technology. Long accustomed to a well-defined set of products and services offered by a handful of manufacturers and retailers, photographers now face a market packed with a myriad of constantly changing photo devices and services offered by hundreds of manufacturers and retailers. The Symposium will be held January 2325, 2006, at the Rancho Las Palmas Marriott Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA. Charles LeCompte, president of Lyra Research and director of Lyras Digital Photography Advisory Service explains, Its chaos out there in the digital photography market. Nobody yet knows just what things will look like when photo habits finally settle down, least of all the many companies chasing the one reliably profitable product in the industrythe photo print.
The fact is, however, this is a finite market, and the survivors will be those companies that are preparing now for life after the 4 x 6-inch photo print. The 2006 Lyra Imaging Symposiums coverage of digital photo printing includes LeComptes presentation, The Big Picture: What Happens to Photo Prints? which discusses: ? the dynamics that drive photo printing;? how customers are responding to the proliferation of photo-printing options such as paid and unpaid online services and various types of retail photo printing; and? how photo printing will be affected by the emergence of a multitude of electronic photo-viewing devices such as the iPod Photo, Epsons photo viewer, camera phones, and even cameras themselves. In addition to Charles LeCompte, speakers featured in the Symposiums consumer markets segment include Nancy Carr, director of strategic brand alliances and vice president of Digital and Film Imaging Systems for Eastman Kodak Company, and Larry Jamieson, director of Lyras Hard Copy Industry Advisory Service (IAS).
This segment of the Symposium will also include Trends in Consumer Digital Photo Printing, an engaging panel discussion featuring speakers from across the digital photography industry. Panelists include: ? Ned Bunnell, Director of Marketing, Pentax Imaging Company? Michael Duffett, Director of Sales Support, Ink Jet Printers, Canon ? Jeff Housenbold, President and CEO, Shutterfly ? Tom Kelley, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, PhotoWorks ? Harry Loyle, President and CEO, MOTO Franchise Corporation ? Gregg Patterson, Vice President, Digital Photography Experiences and Applications, Digital Photography and Entertainment Organization, Hewlett-Packard Company
Discussion topics include the following: ? What are companies doing to drive consumer photo-printing behavior? ? How will these companies deliver photo prints to their customers? ? What are vendors doing to address the barriers that continue to hinder growth in the photo-printing market? ? What are the key customer requirements that must be addressed? ? What other factors are driving consumer attitudes toward and consumption of photo printing? How to Register for the SymposiumTo attend the 2006 Lyra Imaging Symposium on January 2325, 2006, at the Rancho Las Palmas Marriott Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA, you may register online at www.lyra.com/symposium, or call 1-617-454-2612 to register by phone. The registration fee is $1,595 and includes two full days of conference sessions, a presentation binder, networking breaks, meals, receptions, exhibitor showcase access, dedicated meeting spaces for networking, and a choice of complimentary recreational activities including a golf tournament, a tennis round-robin mixer, and a mini-golf outing.
Press AccessMembers of the press are welcome to attend some or all of the conference sessions at no charge. To secure your press pass, please contact Andr? Rebelo at 1-617-454-2658. About Lyra Research Founded in 1991, Lyra Research is recognized worldwide as the leading provider of market, product, and technology information and analysis focused on the imaging industry. Lyra Research provides targeted information on printers and copiers, digital photography, and imaging supplies to more than 2,000 clients in more than 40 countries. Lyras portfolio of services includes leading industry newsletters, special market reports, advisory services, conferences, Webcasts, and custom consulting.
CONTACT:Andr? RebeloMarketing ManagerLyra Research, Inc.1-617-454-2658arebelo (at) lyra (dot) com.
SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. Appoints Carol Coffman to Board of Directors; Richard Gibbs to Corporate Advisory Board
New York, NY (ContentDesk) August 18, 2005 -? SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc., a financial services company dedicated to building long-term relationships with its customers and empowering them through financial education, today announced changes to its board of directors and advisory board.Carol Coffman, principal of FFN Advisors, a strategic brokerage in the education marketplace, was appointed to the Company's board of directors.
Richard Gibbs, a former executive vice president and chief financial officer of TIAA-CREF, joined the Company's corporate advisory board.
"We welcome Carol Coffman to our board of directors and Richard Gibbs to our corporate advisory board," said Vikki L. Pryor, president and CEO of SBLI USA.
"The tremendous expertise of these individuals in their respective fields will serve as an excellent complement to the current composition of our board members, and benefit our management team as we continue to achieve our strategic...
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Setting Goals That Empower The Business Owner
To succeed to the greatest extend possible, you need to set goals.
But those goals must be reachable and stretchable.
Reachable so you will believe that you can attain them, and stretchable so that when you attain them, you will have moved forward.
I feel you need a monthly goal, a six month goal, a yearly goal, and even a three year, five year and 10 year goal.
If you have ever played darts, you know that it is impossible to play without a target.
Therefore, you need a target when you play the game of life and business.Your goals need to be reachable do-able, because if they are too hard to attain or too far away, you may just look at your goal and say "whoa, that is too far away to look at and I don't believe I can do it".
Therefore, you can't get inspired by that goal, and as a result you will not spend the proper time and energy working on it, which means it will not happen.
Then, when it does not happen, you create for...
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Super Rules, OK?
Do you rule your superannuation or does it rule you?It's easy to fall for some myths about your super unless you do some clear thinking about who is in charge.
Virtually all Australian employees now have a superannuation account, many have several, even more than they know about.
We all hope to use this money to fund our retirement, but unless you look after your super then you are in danger of losing some of your money along the way.Myth number 1. Someone else can look after my super.
Only partly right.
It is possible go through your working life letting your super run on autopilot, but you may be in for an unpleasant surprise if you don't keep an eye on your super.
Make sure your employer is paying the correct amount, and that if your employer goes broke your super is still available.If you change jobs you need to decide if you wish to ?roll over' the money into another fund.
This is especially important if you change jobs frequently.
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Life Is Like A Streetcar: You Need To Be Right On Track To Get The Power!
Engineers know it. Streetcars know it. I know it, and in fact, you know it too. If you're not right on track, then you won't be getting any power. You won't feel the energy surge, and you won't feel love, freedom or abundance either.
You will feel stuck and empty.
You must be on the right track before you can feel the drive of Universal Energy. Just like a streetcar. Imagine the most beautiful, the most sophisticated streetcar there is, equipped with all the latest technology. In the tracks there is plenty of electricity available, always, ready and willing to pump its invigorating juice into whatever it is connected to.
However beautiful or modern this streetcar may be, as long as it is not aligned with the tracks it won't get any power to go forward. The streetcar remains motionless.
Mind you, this static condition is NOT a decision of the energy supply! The power line is NOT saying, "Heh, I don't like the looks of this streetcar, I won't...
Life Is Like A Streetcar: You Need To Be Right On Track To Get The Power!
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Real-Life Vampire Lawsuit and Werewolf Trial Inspiration for UofA Grad?s New Mystery Novel.
Jacksonville, FL (ContentDesk) April 20, 2004 ?- "After graduating from the UofA I became a paralegal. My sister was always giving me trinkets for my office and one day she found one of those themed desk calendars where each day there's a new interesting fact. This calendar focused on outrageous lawsuits from around the world. Different customs lend themselves to some very interesting legal problems, but when I read the April 8th account of the Romanian widow who had fought to get her husband buried in one grave, the story caught fire in my imagination."As much as the plot parallels certain elements of the true story, Mroch exercised her artistic liberties also. For instance, the setting is in France instead of Romania; the executed man was engaged instead of married, was a baker instead of a cobbler, and was suspected of being a werewolf instead of a vampire.
Also, no courts are involved in the exhumation process."Everybody has a vampire book, you know?" says Mroch. "Originally...
Real-Life Vampire Lawsuit and Werewolf Trial Inspiration for UofA Grad?s New Mystery Novel.
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Work/Life Movement Accepted in Organizations
Austin, TX (ContentDesk) February 28, 2006 -- The work/life movement started in the 1970s in an attempt to make the workplace more family-friendly. It encompasses all policies and programs that employers may offer to their employees that help them better balance the demands of work and the needs of their personal lives.
Wellness programs help with dependent care issues, and workplace flexibility are some of the key options within family-friendly programs.Businesses that offer work/life programs are becoming aware of the predicted population demographics for the near future. It is estimated that by 2010 64% of the workforce will be at retirement age. While all of them may not choose to retire, there clearly will be less people available to work, claims Angelina Laycock, Work/Life specialist.
There simply will be fewer new (younger) workers available to fill the needs of business and industry. Also, the new generation of workers is determined to have some balance in...
Work/Life Movement Accepted in Organizations
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Could you remember everything you own in the event of a fire, burlary, or other disaster? The answer of course, is no. That's why it's so important to have an accurate record of the property in your home.
Long Beach, CA (ContentDesk) July 23, 2004 -- It certainly is not a new idea to encourage homeowners to create an inventory of their belongings. Fewer than 20% of homeowners currently do, yet they typically collect more on a claim and in a timelier manner. Although most insurance agents recommend an inventory, most people operate under the assumption that "It won't happen to us." Unfortunately for many, it will happen to them and the value of a home inventory will be discovered when they begin to file their claims.To perform your own home inventory, start by making a list of your possessions. Go room by room, remembering to include things not on the floor such as artwork, chandeliers, etc. List a description, amount paid, make and model, and serial number if applicable.
Attach available sales receipts. Be very thorough. Keep in mind any items in closets, drawers, storage units, and the garage. Some possessions such as jewelry, art, collectibles, and antiques may have increased...
Could you remember everything you own in the event of a fire, burlary, or other disaster? The answer of course, is no. That's why it's so important to have an accurate record of the property in your home.
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