Advanced Office has announced its acquisition of Pacific ConnecTeq headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The purchase will extend Advanced…
May 2020
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
PRINT INDUSTRY VETERANS UNVEIL ADVANCED PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS AND DATA COLLECTION SOLUTION
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenPrint industry veterans Edward McLaughlin and Shawn Cashmark have announced the formation of Predictive Insight to bring advanced predictive…
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Op-Ed & Commentary
BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL: THIS WEEK’S READING, WATCHING AND LISTENING SHARES
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIt’s time once again to discover what individuals from different segments of our industry as well as someone from The Cannata Report team are…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
KONICA MINOLTA APPROVES SYNTHETIC PAPERS FOR ITS DIGITAL PRESSES
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenKonica Minolta has announced the testing and approval of Hop-Syn XT Synthetic Papers for use on its AccurioPress C14000/C12000…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
CANON EXPANDS EOS WEBCAM SOFTWARE TO ACCOMMODATE macOS USERS
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCanon’s EOS Webcam Utility Beta software has expanded, and is now available for macOS users. Unveiled by Canon U.S.A., Inc. for select EOS…
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Awards & Charity
TOSHIBA WINS KEYPOINT INTELLIGENCE PACESETTER AWARD
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenAnalyst firm Keypoint Intelligence has awarded Toshiba America Business Solutions with the Buyers Lab 2020–2021 PaceSetter award in Logistics…
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Events & Meetings
BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL: 5 SURVIVAL STRATEGIES FROM OUR FIRST DEALER SURVIVAL TACTICS WEBINAR
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenLast Thursday, May 21, The Cannata Reported hosted the first of its two Survival Tactics in a COVID-19 World webinars featuring members of…
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General Profiles
BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL: WHO’S READING, WATCHING, AND LISTENING TO WHAT THESE DAYS?
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenEach week we reach out to folks from different segments of our industry to learn what they are reading, watching, and listening to as a way to…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
KONICA MINOLTA LAUNCHES MICR VERSION OF ACCURIOPRESS 6136
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenKonica Minolta has introduced a new addition to its product line-up – a MICR version of the AccurioPress 6136. “While personal checks are on…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
CANON ROLLS OUT NEW imageRUNNER MFP AND uniFLOW UPDATES
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCanon U.S.A. has introduced the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX series and updates to uniFLOW Online 2020. “In a time of digital transformation…
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Technology Trends
BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL: THE MOST RESILIENT INDUSTRIES POST-PANDEMIC
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenI continue to receive a steady stream of COVID-19-related editorial pitches. Most are not directly related to the office imaging industry. But some of those pitches…
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Issue Announcements
MILESTONE MAY ISSUE EXAMINES SERVICE AND SERVICES IN A CHANGING WORLD
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataWe hope that everyone is safe and well during this challenging time. It seems like business will continue as unusual for the rest of the year. We appreciate…
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Op-Ed & Commentary
HARD COPY | FROM THE CEO’S DESK: DON’T STOP THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataScott graciously lent me this space typically reserved for his editor’s letter so that I can mark our milestone 400th issue. While I say this with tremendous…
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Technology Trends
JAPANESE HEADLINES: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON JAPAN AND THE IMAGING INDUSTRY
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboWith the rapid spread of infection in Europe and the United States, the coronavirus pandemic is driving major transformation in the imaging industry, and it…
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The first time I heard the coronavirus alarm bells go off was around mid-January while spending a couple of days in Munich to celebrate my dad’s 91st birthday. We talked…
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Life is a precious commodity and should be celebrated by the living, and those that have departed should have their lives remembered…
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Service is not an option, even in a pandemic. Just ask Lee Farrell, vice president and general manager, Canon U.S.A., who oversees Canon’s Engineering Services…
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Overall, the office equipment market for A3 MFPs was relatively flat even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit our industry. There were some pockets…
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Given the generous margins on the sales side of the copier/printer dealership business model, it is easy to focus on sales. Still your dealership’s long-term profitability…
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How many dealers were making money with MPS prior to the pandemic? According to The Cannata Report’s 34th Annual Dealer Survey published…
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General Profiles
CR—CONNECT 2020—DEALER TOUR: DOING BUSINESS THE DBB WAY
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThere are no signs of sibling rivalry at Doing Better Business (DBB). The dealership, based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with offices in six locations, is led by Deb Dellaposta…
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Marketing & Social Media
PROMOTING YOUR DEALERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL MARKETING AGE
by Kate Graggby Kate GraggMarketing is one of the most fraught line items on a company’s budget. How much to spend? Where to spend it? How much revenue will it bring in? While traditional advertising…
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Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767–June 8, 1845) served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before he was elected to the presidency…
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We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the release of the 400th issue of The Cannata Report, than by interviewing the man who made it all possible, Frank Cannata. It was a fun…
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Earlier this year, we learned Hunter McCarty, executive vice president at RJ Young in Nashville, Tennessee, would be retiring in April. He has had an amazing…
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