PMA releases custom framing and photo book reports

The 2009 PMA Photo Book Report provides businesses with an overview of the consumer photo book market. The report, designed to aid firms in business planning and product development, contains near-term market projects, PMA Marketing Research information and a feature on binding a high-quality hardcover book. The 2009 PMA Photo Book Report also displays the results of the second DIMA Photo Book Showcase, held at the PMA 09 International Convention and Trade Show March 3-5, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nev. This event is designed to allow attendees to compare various aspects of photo book production including user interface, templates and binding options, and overall quality. The four categories that were evaluated include Software, Covers & Paper, Binding, and Finished Books.

The 2009 PMA U.S. Custom Framing Report provides businesses with an overview of the custom framing market. The report, designed to aid firms in business planning, measures the spending of U.S. families and consumers on custom framing services. Locations where custom frames were made, uses for custom frames and previous purchasing patterns were also discussed in the report.