Category: Sales

Drones are definitely here to stay as US sales increased 117% in 2016

John Aldred

Some drone manufacturers didn’t have a great holiday season last year. But that hasn’t stopped people from buying them. According to a new report from market research company NPD, “premium” drone dollar sales are up. And up in a big way. They’ve more than doubled on the previous year, rising by 117%. NPD define “premium” as […]

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Camera sales report for 2016: lowest sales ever on DSLRs and mirrorless

Dunja Djudjic

2016 wasn’t exactly the best year ever, and it appears it was also pretty bad for photography. LensVid has issued a report on the camera industry facts from 2009 to 2016. When you compare camera manufacturing, sales, and shipment, you will get pretty unexpected and drastic differences. 2016 seems to be the worst year for […]

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Nikon sales are down, but profits are up. Study suggests this will pattern continue

John Aldred

Nikon have released the financial results for the Image Products Business for the first quarter of the year. The report mentions that sales have dropped 8.9%, although net income has increased 176.2% over the same period last year. Another report by Credence Research suggests that this may be the beginning of a trend. They cite smartphones and tablets […]

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One Simple Tip To Up Your Sales

Lisa Robinson

As photographers, we have a pretty awesome job. Take pictures & make people happy. Unfortunately, we also have to find ways to sell, and upsell, our work to pay for that equipment, that studio, food, mortgages, and well, just about everything else. Problem is, these days imagery is so prevalent, many consumers fail to see […]

Film beat out GoPros and drones as the best-selling photo gear on Amazon this holiday season

Gannon Burgett

Amazon has become the go-to place for holiday shopping. This year was no exception, with the Seattle-based web retailer raking in record numbers of Prime subscriptions, hardware purchases and, most importantly, overall revenue. One of the most interesting tidbits in Amazon’s annual holiday sales report is the product that takes the top spot in the […]

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