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Issue 400:

Service and Services: MPS, how to fix your service operations, Canon’s virtual tool for dealer service techs, the A3 landscape, Hunter McCarty of RJ Young retires, and COVID-19 survival tactics. Plus, Deb Dellaposta and Doing Better Business, an interview with founder Frank G. Cannata to celebrate our 400th issue, and more.

  • Op-Ed & Commentary

    Hard Copy | From the CEO’s Desk: Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

    by CJ Cannata May 15, 2020

    Scott 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 Kubo May 15, 2020

    With 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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  • Op-Ed & Commentary

    European Headlines: No Time for Digital Novices

    by Petra Diener May 15, 2020

    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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  • General Profiles

    In Memoriam: Dave Quint

    by Frank G. Cannata May 15, 2020

    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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  • Technology Trends

    Tech Talk: Device Service Goes Virtual

    by Scott Cullen May 15, 2020

    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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  • Technology Trends

    The Future of A3 in the COVID-19 Era

    by Scott Cullen May 15, 2020

    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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  • ServiceTechnology Trends

    Is Your Service Department Broken?

    by Noel Ward May 15, 2020

    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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  • Technology Trends

    What’s Next for Mps?

    by Scott Cullen May 15, 2020

    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 ProfilesCR-Connect Dealer Tour

    CR-Connect Dealer Tour: Doing Business the Doing Better Business Way

    by Scott Cullen May 15, 2020

    There 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 CJ Cannata May 15, 2020

    Marketing 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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  • Veterans

    Veteran’s Way | Presidents Who Served During Times of War: Andrew Jackson

    by Frank G. Cannata May 15, 2020

    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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    Frankly Speaking for 400 Issues and 38 Years

    by CJ Cannata May 15, 2020

    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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  • General Profiles

    The End of an Era

    by Frank G. Cannata May 15, 2020

    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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