HP recently announced a fully customizable coffee table book showcasing President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House and first 100 days in office. Built using both old and new technology, the book promises to bring on-demand, custom printing to a new, wider audience. In today’s DIMAcast, Andrew Bolwell, director of new business initiatives for HP, explains how the “The Obama Time Capsule” is ordered, customized and printed, and what it may mean for the future of press products.

Interview starts :1:34

Interview ends :15:49

Andrew BolWell

Joining the DIMAcast for the second time is Gabe Cano. He was first interviewed by Bill McCurry, who learned from Cano why Facebook is an important business tool. Today, Cano speaks as one of the newest members of the DIMA board. He tells PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger how he got his start in the imaging industry, what led him to become part owner of Specialty Color Services in Santa Barbara, Calif., and why he chose to served DIMA as a board member.

Interview starts :6:06

Interview ends :15:50

Gabe Cano

Michael Deng is founder and CEO of Arcsoft, the company behind the embedded technologies providing key features and functions of many of the world’s most popular mobile phones, digital cameras and other devices, as well as an array of consumer imaging software. In today’s DIMAcast, discover how Deng came to start the company, and why he believes it’s become such a tremendous success. Deng also shares his insights on the future of his company, and the imaging industry as a whole.

Interview starts :1:51

Interview ends :20:57

Michael Deng

Learn how FaceCake’s FrameWizard brings still image to life on today’s DIMAcast. At PMA 09, FaceCake Marketing Technologies, Calabasas, Calif., launched a new product called the FrameWizard. This twist on the traditional digital frame, which allows “still” digital images to move in the frame, garnered so much attention, the FrameWizard was selected as a PMA 09 Retailer Hot Pick. In today’s DIMAcast, FaceCake CEO Linda Smith tells PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger all about the FrameWizard and the company’s interesting path into the digital imaging area.

http://www.framewizard.com/

http://www.facecake.com/

Interview starts :3:25

Interview ends :20:34

Hear the best-of-the-best ideas from photo retailers on today’s DIMAcast

Frequent DIMAcast listeners know Bill McCurry presents a new Marketing Idea Exchange podcast on the first Monday of every month, in which he interviews photo retailers all over the world about their best ideas. Today, McCurry wears a different hat – as an interviewee. PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger asks McCurry to share some of the greatest insights he’s come across in his many years doing the Marketing Idea Exchange. Learn more about McCurry’s own background as a retailer, and hear his thoughts on what will bring about success in the future.

Interview starts :2:55

Interview ends :26:15
PDF transcripts fo this show
http://www.dimacast.com/showart/155/dimacast155.pdf

Links to pdf transcripts that Bill refers to into the interview
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Bill McCurry

Meet new DIMA Board member John Eakin in today’s DIMAcast

John Eakin, Technical Director of Studio Photo Imaging, Hollywood, Calif., is a new member of the DIMA board. In today’s DIMAcast, he shares the story of his career as a photographer, taking pictures for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Edwards Air Force Base; and how he came to join Studio Photo Imaging, a lab specializing in motion picture stills for movie studios. Learn why John chose to join the DIMA board and more.

Interview starts :2:16

Interview ends :16:56

John Eakin

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews Dan Simpkins, CEO of Hillcrest Labs, the company that created the interactive digital media technology used in the Kodak Theatre HD Player. It allows consumers to view their images and video on a TV, as well as surf the web and more.

Interview starts :5:53

Interview ends :40:59

Link to Movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvOGADoV41o&feature=related

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews Carl Taussig, director of Information Surfaces at HP Labs, about a prototype of a new flexible electronic display technology that uses less power than current flexible displays. HP predicts the technology may replace computer displays all together.

Interview starts :3:32

Interview ends :17:26

Carl Taussig

What makes a conservative southern business person turn into a “sleazy discounter”? It’s not a mid-life crises, it’s a well thought out business plan that promotes 4x6 prints at nine cents and drives profitable traffic into the retail store. Some think Ray Bailey (Camcor, Burlington, North Carolina) may have lost his conservative roots, but Ray says he’s actually building margin. That’s what he tells Bill McCurry in this week’s DIMAcast which can be downloaded in either audio format or pdf file (with images) from www.DIMAcast.com – If that’s not enough, Larry Carrillo, former owner of Shutterbug Camera was in the audience and added some insights to retailers seeking higher margins. It’s a 2 for 1 special on this week’s DIMAcast Marketing Idea Exchange.

Interview starts :6:40

Interview ends :26:58

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews David Guidry about how his consultative approach to consumers and business customers is generating new sales.

Interview starts :2:25

Interview ends :33:03

David Guidry