3D cameras and TVs are garnering attention everywhere — but can you or your customers try it out without buying a lot of new hardware? New software displays 2D photos in 3D on a PC — and even comes with the necessary 3D glasses. Chris Taylor of Sonic Solutions talks about the 3D photo market and how to experience it affordably.

Interview starts - 1:25

Interview ends - 14:02

Employee engagement -- the willingness of workers to go the extra mile at work -- took a big hit during the recession and has not bounced back, according to research conducted by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the World Federation of People Management Associations. Today on the Imaging Executive podcast, Rainer Strack, a senior partner and managing director in the Düsseldorf office of Boston Consulting Group, and co-author of a new report based on that research, discusses the problem and how business owners and executives can overcome it.

Interview starts - 1:29

Interview ends - 11:43

Augmented reality sounds like futuristic tech — something that has a lot of hype with little practical value… But companies are using it today to Double sales, increase market share, and develop a relationship with the customer. Michelle Fallon, founder and CEO of YouReality 3D, developed visualization software to help her marketing clients make sales. In this interview Fallon tells us how the tools work, and what the profit potential is for this new imaging application.

Interview starts - 1:19

Interview ends - 16:10

According to the Kelsey Group, more than 70 percent of U.S. households use local search to find a brick-and-mortar business. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Dave Jabas, president of local search marketing consultancy FindMyBusinessNow.com and author of the new book, “How to get your business on the first page of Google,” explains how businesses can best use this trend to their advantage.

Interview starts -1:05

Interview ends - 11:22