Erin Manning’s career thus far has included such varied occupations as model, professional photographer, teacher, author and television host. Now, Manning adds another role to her resume: DIMA board member. In today’s DIMAcast, she tells PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger about her interesting history in the photography industry and her goals for her time on the board.

Interview starts :4:18

Interview ends :25:00

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Erin Manning

In this week DIMAcast Bill takes us live to the IPI 2009 Convention and Trade Show. Now usually Bill talks to many people at a convention like IPI, but what he heard from Diana and Scott Schmitt were so insightful this entire show is all about how they run their unique business in San Juan Capistrano.

Interview starts :1:55

Interview ends :23:20

Scott and Diana Schmitt

Some may think online photo retailer Photojojo started strangely: it began as a newsletter (and it still is one) that grew into a store. In today’s DIMAcast, Photojojo founder Amit Gupta explains how that happened, why he chose an anti-“Long Tail” approach to retail, and what made the Photojojo newsletter – which features tips like how to turn a broken camera into a flower pot – become an industry phenomenon, with more than 275,000 subscribers.

Interview starts :3:20

Interview ends :16:55

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Amit Gupta

On this weeks DIMAcast, Great ideas included such things as how to make an empty camera display into a selling tool,  turning personalized photo products into souvenirs, low cost way to sell more to passport photo customers, the power of free, joint promotions with jewelers, selling quantities of photo books including parties as well as promotions through schools and other profitable ideas . . . all yours for the listening/reading in this weeks Marketing Idea Exchange DIMAcast, live from Sydney Australia and the PMA Australia 2009 Imaging Technology Show . . . .

Interview starts :1:39

Interview ends :24:25