GfK’s director, Global Marketing and Sales, Frank Franz gave a global overview of the ‘picture-capturing device’ market during Photokina in September. He shared the stage… Read more
Posts published in “Research”
Holiday pics and photo printing
In an industry with a plethora of industry organisations but no industry research, the net has to be cast wide for data. On his recent… Read more
Showrooming and local online trend up
A consumer survey from retailer ratings organisation Canstar Blue indicates that 25 percent of Australians engage in showrooming at consumer electronics stores – getting advice… Read more
Apps only a partial answer
Fifty-five percent of smartphone photographers in the US now have experience with ordering photo output products, according to ‘Photo Output Product Survey Among Mobile Photographers’, a… Read more
Smartphone use more opportunity than threat
While around 65 percent of Australians own a smartphone, new research from Frost & Sullivan reveals that retailers are failing to leverage the opportunity that… Read more
Camera market grows as it shrinks
The production of cameras – in devices from smartphones and tablets to motor vehicles – is set to grow by 12 percent to 2017, while… Read more
Mobiles + emails a potent pair
A recent US report report, the Custora E-Commerce Pulse Mobile Report, based data from over 100 online retailers, 70 million consumers and US$10B in transaction… Read more
It’s called SOCIAL networking
While most social media gurus warn businesses they face irrelevancy or even bankruptcy if they don’t jump headlong into the social media ‘space’ – well,… Read more
Local photographer reviews online services
An enterprising Melbourne photographer, Matt Bereni, has reviewed a range of online photo printing services available in Australia, rating the Nulab Group’s consumer printing operation,… Read more
Most camera companies fare well in ethics report
Fresh 2014 research on how consumer electronics companies treat manufacturing workers saw most of the photographic-related companies surveyed sitting towards the top end of the… Read more