Small companies can create global visibility for their products on a pennies-a-day budget with online PR and internet marketing - if they know
the tricks of the trade. In this Imaging Executive Podcast, Gail Z. Martin shares her proven 30-minutes-a-day system from her book 30 days to Online PR and Marketing Success. Please click here for more information.

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It's that time of year for sending cards. In this episode we talk with photographer Greg Baer, who wanted more people to see his work, and wanted to make more money from it. So he launched his own card business. What does his success mean for your own photography, or your business? Find out in this week's Imaging Executive Podcast.

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Every employee needs the tools to seize every opportunity, every time. Leaders must inspire their teams, show them what to do and then get out of their way. Join us as management expert John M. Bernard shares his system of empowering employees to deliver better business returns.

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An iPad app “custom-made for event photographers,” Photo Party Upload wirelessly transfers photos from camera to the user-friendly interface of the iPad, from which guests can upload branded photos to Facebook, Twitter, or email. Photo Party Upload is “a simple solution for experiential marketing and events,” says developer Brian Miller of LA Photo Party. The App creates an entirely new revenue source for photographers and fundraisers, the company says, and fits into existing workflows. For more information on the App, Click Here

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Structural Dynamics can help you identify the forces that will shape the future of an organization — and guide you in creating an organization that highly talented personnel will love to join — and hate to leave. Join Anika Ellison Savage and Michael Sales, co-authors of Life Sustaining Organizations – A Design Guide. Click here to visit their site.

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“Work/life balance, at least in the sense that most of us think about it, is a myth,” says Jon Gordon, author of The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work. “ It does not exist. For many people, it never has. I’ve come to realize that the dance between work and life is more about rhythm than balance.” To find out more, visit his site.

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No matter how much they want to reward their employees, many don’t have the financial resources to give out raises and bonuses. Fortunately, according to author and businessman Todd Patkin, you don’t need to spend a cent to show your people you care about them and appreciate their hard work. Click here for more information.

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Putting out fires is an all-too-common job requirement for many managers. National Conflict Resolution Center's Steven Dinkin, co-author of The Exchange, provides tips for conflict-busting conversations in the workplace. More information can be found here

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Photographer, writer, educator and filmmaker Ibarionex Perello explains how “Chasing the Light” can improve your photography.
His new book, Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography with Available Light is now out in paperback. Perello is also the host and producer of The Candid Frame , an interview podcast.

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Jill Lublin is the author of three bestsellers -- “Guerrilla Publicity”, “Get Noticed...Get Referrals” and “Networking Magic”. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, she shares some great advice on how business leaders can increase their business without spending a lot of money.

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On this episode of the AIE Imaging Executive podcast, Dr. Terry R. Bacon, talks about power sources and power drains for business leaders. Bacon is a Scholar in Residence at the Korn/Ferry Institute and the author of numerous books on leadership, management, and personal development, including two that have both come out this year, called  "The Elements of Power" and "Elements of Influence."  Listen and discover the sources of your power, and how to keep them from turning into a drain. 

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Dr. Victoria Halsey is vice president of Applied Learning at workplace consultancy The Ken Blanchard Companies, and is author of four books, including the bestseller, “The Hamster Revolution.” In her newest, “Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage,” Halsey introduces her ENGAGE Model, in combination with her groundbreaking “70/30 Principle.” On this episode of the AIE Imaging Executive podcast, she explains how together, these approaches are revolutionizing traditional workplace learning and teaching.

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Yosemite’s spectacular scenery provides numerous photo opportunities with which photographers of all abilities can take their craft to the next level. Evan Russel, curator and staff photographer at The Ansel Adams Gallery, tells how the program started and what benefits it provides picture-takers.

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On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Patricia Sigmon, founder and president of David Advisory Group and author of Six Steps to Creating Profit, explains how to find hidden sales and marketing talents in every employee. Listen in and discover how to get your employees to sell your products and services in their free time, at no cost.

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Libby Wagner might just be the only published and recognized poet to also work with Fortune 500 companies, helping them reshape their cultures with her influencing options leadership model. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Wagner talks about building a profit culture - the topic of her new book, The Influencing Option. Listen and learn how to actually talk to your people with a language and philosophy that works for the long-term, supporting integrity and driving commitment.

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Imaging software developer CoolIris says its Liveshare provides a simple way for people to share their experiences. Launched in November 2010, Liveshare is an Android or iOS mobile application that posts photos to a live, real-time stream for sharing via Facebook, email, or a website.
Mayank Mehta, co-founder and director of products at CoolIris, tells us more about the technology, and the impact of social imaging on photography.

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Jamie Turner is Chief Content Officer for 60 Second Marketer, an online magazine that provides tools, tips and tutorials for marketers around the globe. He's also co-author of the new book, How to Make Money with Social Media. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, he explains how many businesses of all sizes are doing just that.

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New startup Flixlab is making a platform that intelligently handles digital video, producing professional results almost instantly.
CEO David Slater tells us how advanced algorithms work on cloud-based servers to analyze and edit your videos.

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A new online photo sharing service stresses ease of use, social interaction, and control over who sees your photos. Paul Worthington talks with the founders of the company about this new, innovative service.

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Thanks to affordable technology, today’s hobbyists are producing professional work — and many are asking, “How can I make money at this?” Erin Manning, professional photographer and successful entrepreneur, is pulling back the curtain to reveal what it takes to develop a photography hobby into a part-time business in her new book.

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Abandoned shopping carts are the bane of online retailers everywhere. But SeeWhy, a company that offers real-time shopping cart recovery services, says remarketing and promotions can dramatically increase the percentage of recaptured sales -- and even lead to a sale greater than the one originally planned by the consumer. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Charles Nicholl, founder of SeeWhy, explains how to do it.

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How will Social Imaging impact the photography business? Many new startups are exploring the intersection between pictures and socializing — and so is a leader in the imaging industry, Adobe. Photoshop senior product manager Bryan O' Neil Hughes discusses the company’s work in this new area.

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One of the many challenges in managing people is dealing with employee dishonesty. The stakes are high, since the wrong approach can lead to problems from low morale to angry customers to lawsuits. On this episode of the AIE Imaging Executive podcast, labor and employment attorney Laura Innes, of California-based law firm Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi provides insight on how to handle those breaches of trust.

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The Millennial Generation, which is generally defined as people born between 1984 and 2002, is being shaped by a world of rapid technological advances, a tough recession, a new environment of sharing and collaboration, and a lot of global tension and conflict. If you’re wondering who these strange creatures known as Millennials are, and how on earth you’re going to attract their business, be sure to tune in to this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast. Tina Wells, author of the book “Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right: How Millennials Will Reshape Our Future,” answers those questions and more.

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Elizabeth Etienne explains how to run a successful wedding photography business, and what distinguishes the field from other types of shooting: handling hectic clients and dealing with a myriad of demanding circumstances.

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Online photo aggregation service Pixable enables users to keep up to date
with the photos they care about on the go. The company’s “WonderRank”
technology analyzes dozens of variables, to act as a personal “photobot”
scouring for the photos that you will find most interesting, Pixable says.
It now works with Facebook, Flickr and Instagram photos.

CEO and co-founder Inaki Berenguer of Pixable tells us about the company’s
origins and future pans.

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Alexandre Buisse has hiked and climbed the mountains of Europe, and now he’s put that experience into Remote Exposure, a book detailing how get great photos from exotic locations. He provides information on planning, equipment, composition, and the enthusiasm photography adds to outdoor excursions.

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Facebook’s new messaging platform -- simply called Facebook Messages -- has been considered an email killer by some. On this episode of the AIE Imaging Executive podcast, Jeff Rohrs of social and email marketing firm ExactTarget discuses the impact this new communication tool will have on email marketing. 

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How to steer your business in the best direction — ethically: Business Ethics For Dummies examines ethical theory and discusses the moral issues facing corporate America. The book promises to give you the tools to make black-and-white sense of all those morally gray areas that might otherwise trip you up. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, co-author Norman E. Bowie, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, tells why ethical choices are important to long-term business success.

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The number of baby boomer business owners who will soon be of retirement age is growing at a rapid rate. Globally, as many as 125,000 people celebrate their 65th birthdays every day -- a demographic trend that will continue for the next nineteen years. Richard Morris, principal of succession planning consultancy Resource for Ownership Intelligence, known as ROI Consulting, says the number of owners looking to sell or hand down their businesses to the next generation is larger now than at any other time in history. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Morris offers advice on making that transition successfully.

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These days, many business owners and managers are marketing to consumers through social networks -- but fewer use those powerful social tools to reach out to B2B customers. Paul Gillin, co-author of the new book, “Social Marketing to the Business Customer,” joins the AIE Imaging Executive podcast to explain how social networks can be even more valuable for reaching business customers than for consumers.  

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Unhappy customers have always presented both a problem and an opportunity for businesses. Social networking sites have amplified each of these aspects, but the opportunity to turn around a poor customer experience through social networking vastly outweigh the damage a displeased customer is likely cause. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Brian Curran, vice president of RightNow -- a company dedicated to ridding the world of bad consumer experiences -- explains how.

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Having set problem solving processes in place is critical to good decision making, says Dr. Todd Dewett, author of The Little Black Book of Leadership. In this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, he explains why, discusses one such process, and offers advice for making good "gut" decisions.

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An interactive photo guidebook in the palm of our hand — that’s the promise of iFotoGuide. This week in the Imaging Executive podcast, co-founder Bret Edge tells us what goes into making an iPhone photography app.

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Author Susan Carr discusses how professional photographers must find the delicate balance between art and business.
Carr, a pro shooter herself for twenty years, is education director and former president of the American Society of Media Photographers. Her book, The Art and Business of Photography, is available here .

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One-third of workers plan to look for a new job when the economy gets better and, of this group, 48 percent cite a loss of trust in their employer as the reason according to a survey from Deloitte. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Michelle Reina of the Reina Trust Building Institute and co-author of the new book “Rebuilding Trust in the Workplace” explains how trust is lost, and how it can be regained.

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Just about everyone in business today understands the value of embracing an entrepreneurial spirit -- but making an entrepreneurial spirit an everyday, company-wide business practice, however, is something different— and something extraordinary. Today, Jennifer Prosek, CEO of CJP Communications and author of the new book, “Army of Entrepreneurs,” explains how to accomplish that remarkable feat.

Photograph by Arnie Adler

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Tracer Imaging launches a mass-market high-speed, high-quality lenticular
service providing a new print product for the retail channel. Steven
Spiro, CEO and founder, and Stan Freimuth, chairman, discuss the potential
profit margins it promises.

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Author and photographer George Barr analyzes 52 striking images by some of the world's top photographers. Accompanying Barr's analysis of each image is an explanation by the photographer describing the circumstances of making the image, including not only the how, but also the why. Living in Calgary, Canada, George Barr has been an avid photographer since age 12. He is a family doctor with a special interest in psychiatry, but his primary passion has always been the fine art photograph.

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In this episode, The Imaging Executive podcast welcomes back Rick Dacri of Dacri and Associates. He joined the podcast last year to talk about the advice he shares with business owners and executives in his new book, Uncomplicating Management. Now, he’s back with us again to discuss his top workforce predictions for 2011.

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Today, PMA presents a special, combined DIMAcast and Imaging Executive podcast. Ted Fox, executive director of PMA, reveals what CliQ is, and how it will benefit both PMA trade members and photo enthusiasts. Along with PMA publisher Gary Pageau, and Chad Munce, group executive of new markets for PMA, Fox provides a glimpse into the exciting changes happening now, and at PMA 2011. Listen, and discover how PMA is paving the way to your future in the imaging industry.

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Most leaders of small and medium businesses seek growth - but finding the right opportunities can be a challenge. On this episode of the Imaging Executive podcast, Dr. Frank Hoy, professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, offers his advice on assessing opportunities for growth.

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