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Are Applications the New Way of Life?
You don’t have to look far to find a tablet device pressed into service in some interesting locations. At the library? Sure. In a restaurant? You bet. In the hospital? Fits right in there, too. The tablet is such a versatile device that it has quickly transcended the...
VPG Attends Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair
The employment situation in the United States is beginning to show signs of improvement. But for some members of our society, the unemployment numbers are almost twice as high as the general public. You may find it most concerning to learn that the segment being...
Amazon Has a New Quest – Try it Before You Buy it!
The e-commerce world is abuzz with rumors about plans for Amazon to open a physical retail location. This goes against Amazon’s current business model, which has been successful since its first online book sold in 1995. Amazon originally started off as an online book...
GlobalShop: The Future of Retail Turns 20
There was a time when retail was the de facto, gold standard, only-way-possible to get your products to market in order to satisfy demands of the consumer. Oh, how the times have changed! Recent reports confirm the effect of online shopping and consumer empowerment....
VPG has Power at CES 2012
If you didn’t receive our emails and you didn’t read our blog “Lights, Camera, Daguerreotypes!” you may not know that Vanguard Protex Global attended PMA@CES this year. In January 2012, the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) teamed up with the Consumer Electronics Show...
Retail: Walking in a Pilfering Winter Wonderland
Where did the month of December go? Wasn’t it just Black Friday? Now it’s almost the New Year and we are fully immersed in the holiday season. Retail stores are packed with shoppers looking to pick up the last few items on their list. According to Robert Klara (staff...
Lights, Camera, Daguerreotypes!
Since 1924 the Photo Marketing Association International (PMA) has been the key trade association in promoting the importance of marketing photofinishing and retailing services. They have updated their identity over the past 87 years to include everything from...
Jump into the (Kindle) Fire this Holiday Season
'Tis the season for a fully saturated marketplace full of new gadgets and design twists on established products. One of the new gadgets you will see on the shelves this year is the Amazon Kindle Fire. The first thing most consumers will notice about this new tablet is...
Evolution of Consumer Electronics and VPG
When you think about the history of consumer electronics, names like Zenith, RCA, LG Electronics, Motorola, Apple, Vizio and Samsung immediately come to mind. In the not so distant past, four of those six companies were based in the United States. Up until the late...
Technology is Evolving at Such a Fast Rate, Can Retailers Keep Up?
It was not too long ago when devices like a personal computer or cell phone were relevant for at least six months to a year. Even accessories like a cell phone case and charger would last for a couple of years. Today, technology is moving at such a fast rate that at...