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Press Release Launch of Printlife

Press Release Launch of Printlife

Author: Fujifilm Print Life Admin

 

The Fujifilm Printlife movement aims to inspire, educate, and create awareness about the importance of printing digital photos. Printlife is all about discovering new and fun ways to enjoy your photographs. Launched June 2018 by Fujifilm, the Printlife movement provides consumers with fresh content so they can better organize, archive, share, and preserve their precious memories for generations to come. Printlife aims to build a community that encourages individuals of all ages to experience the rewarding benefits of printing their favourite moments.

FUJIFILM CANADA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF PRINTLIFE THE MOVEMENT

A campaign to deliver inspiration and education to Canadian consumers on all aspects of printing their digital images.

Mississauga, Ont., June 5, 2018 – FUJIFILM Canada, Inc. today announced the launch of the Fujifilm Printlife Movement. The Fujifilm Printlife Movement and the new Fujifilm Printlife website will utilize mostly video format to deliver the education and inspiration that consumers need to start their own “Printlife”.

The time is right.

It is estimated that some 1.5 trillion photos will be taken worldwide in 2018 and yet most consumers will print very few of these or in some cases not print them at all. “Our research findings indicate that while consumers want to print their photos, many struggle with organizing digital archives from various devices, lack knowledge of printing options available and worry their photos will be lost someday,” says Greg Poole, VP & GM, Photo Imaging Division. “Fujifilm is launching the Printlife Movement to provide the critical information and assistance consumers require to help organize, archive, share and preserve their precious memories for generations to come.”

Fujifilm Printlife, something for everyone.

Printlife is a movement designed to inspire, educate and create awareness for consumers to print and create more with their digital photos. Fujifilm Printlife will benefit everyone including new parents, families, travelers, DIY and crafters, brides/grooms, students and grandparents.  Our goal for the website is to develop a community that offers a “two-way street” of communication ensuring that consumers have easy access to helpful content.

How does it work?

The Fujifilm Printlife website offers a world of helpful and inspiring videos designed to help consumers learn about all the various ways to print and share their photographs. Once consumers feel comfortable, they can simply click the “order now” button to be directed to a number of different retail partner options and choose their preference.

What we learned from instax.

In 2002, the photo printing market experienced a decline even while the number of photos being taken increased rapidly with the advent of affordable digital cameras and smartphones. Children grew up seeing their photos on a screen and these same young people are the generation that gravitated in huge numbers to Fujifilm’s instax instant cameras. “We’ve learned that this generation truly values a tangible printed product even though they were born in the digital age,” says Helen Hayter, Brand Manager, Imaging Products.

A Photo Renaissance.

In February 2014, Fujifilm opened the first Wonder Photo Shop in Tokyo and has since opened stores in a number of countries that help the younger generation learn about printing in a fun and creative way. Fujifilm introduced a new way of enjoying photographs in the smartphone era and helped to educate today’s young consumers on the value of photo printing. In 2016, Fujifilm Canada opened a hybrid version of the Wonder Photo Shop in Toronto, Annex Photo. Fujifilm has used Wonder Photo Shop to research the habits of young people in different countries to develop tactics for a much wider audience.

What’s the message?

Printing your digital photographs is:

  1. IMPORTANT – Printing photos is the best way to ensure they will be here to view for generations to come. Print your Life, Live Forever!
  2. FUN – Photo printing project bring your images to life. It’s FUN. Print your Life, Enjoy it!
  3. REWARDING – Photo gifts are more personal and thoughtful than the other types of gifts. Print your Life, Be a Hero!

About Fujifilm

FUJIFILM Canada Inc., is based in Mississauga, ON, Canada. The company markets and provides services for a broad spectrum of industries including digital and instant film photographic products; industrial segments including photofinishing products, data storage, electronic materials and graphic arts products and services. For more information, please visit www.fujifilm.ca, go to www.facebook.com/FujifilmPrintLife to Like Fujifilm Printlife on Facebook and go to www.instagram.com/FujifilmPrintLife to follow Fujifilm Printlife on Instagram.

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings innovative solutions to a broad range of global industries by leveraging its depth of knowledge and fundamental technologies derived from photographic film. Its proprietary core technologies contribute to the fields of healthcare, graphic systems, highly functional materials, optical devices, digital imaging and document products. These products and services are based on its extensive portfolio of chemical, mechanical, optical, electronic and imaging technologies. For the year ended March 31, 2018, the company had global revenues of $23.0 billion, at an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmholdings.com.

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