PMA Mission
Disseminate timely
information, products, services, and provide forums that
contribute to increased profitability and business growth
and a sense of community for the imaging and related industries
globally.
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Photo
Marketing Association International
2006 – 2007 Officers & Trustees
Photo
Marketing Association International
3000 Picture Place
Jackson, MI 49201Phone
517.788.8100 * FAX 517.788.8371 |
PMA® is
the trade association of photo imaging retailers and processors
worldwide. The main goal of PMA is to help more than 20,000 members,
in 100-plus countries, expand their consumer, commercial and
industrial markets and increase their profitability. As a non-profit
organization for more than 80 years, any success enjoyed by PMA
in its endeavors directly benefits the industry, as it allows
PMA to provide additional services and activities for members.
With international headquarters located in Jackson, Michigan,
PMA has branch offices in Washington, D.C.; Rosebery, New South
Wales, Australia; São
Paulo, Brazil; Ancaster, Ontario, Canada; Prague, Welwyn, England;
Munich, Germany; Milan, Italy; Mexico City, Mexico; Auckland,
New Zealand; and Moscow, Russia.
The association operates a home page on the World Wide Web, and publishes a monthly
magazine covering all segments of the industry including the digital market,
14 specialized newsletters for trade segments and international marketing, and
numerous statistical research studies. It conducts two conventions in the U.S.
each year, including the world’s largest annual photo imaging trade show.
It also conducts smaller conventions in cities around the world. Education in
management, sales, marketing and finance is offered via live seminars, CD packages
and self-instructional print materials. Individualized services include company
and personal credit card programs, business resource products and toll-free access
to the PMA “Member Service Center.”
PMA membership is open to all firms doing a substantial portion of their business
in photo imaging retailing, processing or service work. The main classes of trade
in PMA are photo imaging retailers; image processors of all types; wholesale
and mail order photofinishers; minilabs and 1-hour processing labs; in-house,
commercial and people labs; professional school photographers; professional picture
framers; scrapbook retailers; sports/event photographers; and equipment repair
firms. Cooperative memberships are held by firms who manufacture and distribute
products and services to the trade.
Related trade groups, attracted to the ability to provide service to its members,
became sections of PMA. These sections are: Association of Imaging Executives™ (AIE™) (formerly APCI), Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA),
National Association of Photo Equipment Technicians® (NAPET), Photo Imaging
Education Association (PIEA), Professional Photographic Laboratories Association
(PPLA), Professional Picture Framers Association™ (PPFA®), Professional
School Photographers Association International (PSPA), and the Professional Scrapbook
Retailers Organization™ (PSRO™).
Two professional societies also exist within PMA: the Society of Photographic
Consultants, whose members earn the designation Certified Photographic ConsultantTM
(CPC™), and the Society of Photo Finishing
Engineers (SPFE™), Professional Scrapbook Retailers Organization™ (PSRO™) and Sports Photographers Association of America (SPAA).
Members must pass an entrance exam demonstrating expertise in their field to
enter either society.
PMA has expanded its headquarters to meet the requirements of its continuous
growth. The original 7,000-square-foot headquarters building was sold and a new
15,000-square-foot headquarters located on 23 picturesque acres at 3000 Picture
Place just outside the Jackson, Michigan, city limits was opened in 1980. A 10,000-square-foot
addition was completed in 1985 and a 17,000-square-foot addition was added in
1996 – thus totaling 42,000 square feet.
Business
Hours:
8am-5pm EST April through October
8am-6pm EST November through March
Official PMA Holidays:
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Friday following Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve Day
Christmas Day
New Year's Day |
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