Between last year and this year, we saw a 2% dip in the percentage of dealers making acquisitions. However, there was a significant uptick in the number of acquisitions.
Features
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In our Annual Dealer Survey we ask dealers to rank their greatest diversification opportunities from a list of nine, including “other” in order of preference.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an opportune time to acknowledge the many cyberthreats that can impact your dealership and your customers’ businesses.
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Technology Trends
ACDI Aims to Revolutionize Fleet Management with KPAX
by Scott Cullen October 17, 2023KPAX software has a growing ecosystem and a promising future across multiple channels.
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Economics & Business
Succession Planning: Why It’s an Important Business Strategy
by Jim Russell October 17, 2023You never know what the future will bring and succession planning that focuses on objectives and financials will help ensure an orderly replacement or exit strategy.
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General Profiles
CR-CONNECT Dealer Tour: James Imaging Systems’ Upward Mobility
by Scott Cullen October 17, 2023From its humble basement beginnings, James Imaging Systems has grown to become the second-largest officer technology dealership in its market.
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Op-Ed & Commentary
Hard Copy | From the Editor’s Desk: Pumping Up the Volume with Production Print
by Scott Cullen September 20, 2023Production print is the focus of the September issue of The Cannata Report, and it’s a product category that remains a viable diversification opportunity for office technology dealers.
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Highlights from the Patriots Pack’s 2023 Ride for Jillian with stops at Applied Innovation and GreatAmerica Financial Services.
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Technology Trends
Japanese Headlines: Evaluating Canon’s Interim Financial Results
by Tetsuo Kubo September 20, 2023Canon’s financial results for the first half of 2023 (January–June) showed a 6.1% increase in sales to 1.99 trillion yen compared to the same period the previous year.
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Technology Trends
European Headlines: Print Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Evolving
by Petra Diener September 20, 2023There’s still a future in the print industry if you change wisely and speedily.
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Dustin Graupman, senior director of Kyocera’s new Ink Jet Division, aims to raise the company’s inkjet profile.
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Technology Trends
Industrial Print: Critical Pathways to Profitability and Success
by Mark Vruno September 20, 2023Industrial print represents a multi-billion-dollar market. Here’s how dealers with the appropriate resources can get started.
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Since last June, Frank has been interviewing dealers about their production print initiatives, focusing on how they got started, their production print partners, and how they’ve become successful in this segment.
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Technology Trends
Production Print Specialists: The Drivers Behind a Successful Production Print Business
by Noel Ward September 20, 2023The higher end the machine, the more specialized knowledge is required to sell it.
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Technology Trends
Frank Mallozzi Pinpoints Leading Production and Industrial Print Growth Opportunities
by Cary Sherburne September 20, 2023Frank Mallozzi contends that it’s time for dealers to reexamine their preconceptions about the viability of these higher-end product segments.
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General Profiles
CR-CONNECT DEALER Tour: Coordinated Business Systems’ 40 Years of Excellence
by Scott Cullen September 20, 2023Strong leadership, good people, and loyal customers provide Coordinated Business Systems with a competitive edge.
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Veteran's
Veteran’s Way: Sharp’s Chris Johnson’s Inspirational and Meaningful Military Detour
by Frank G. Cannata September 20, 2023Sharp’s Chris Johnson paused his career in the office technology industry to serve his country.
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
On the Record | From the President & CEO’s Desk: A Decade of Inspirational Women Influencers
by CJ Cannata July 20, 2023The Women Influencers issue celebrates its 10 anniversary with profiles of three of the office technology industry’s most inspirational and dynamic women dealers.
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Highlights from the Pro Dealer Meeting, June 6-8.
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Office Technology News
CLICK: Lexmark Business Solutions Dealer Summit
by Scott Cullen July 20, 2023Highlights from Lexmark’s Business Solutions Dealer Summit at Lexmark headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky in June.
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Highlights from the Xerox Partner Summit in Miami, Florida, June 21-23.
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Office Technology News
CLICK: The 2nd Annual Mariano Rivera Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament
by Scott Cullen July 20, 2023Above: Larry Weiss of Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office with Mariano Rivera and Linda Weiss. Left to right, Rick Bastinelli of Centric Business Systems,…
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Office Technology News
Japanese Headlines: Toshiba TEC’s Ambitious Plans for Sustained Growth
by Tetsuo Kubo July 20, 2023Toshiba Tec explains its fiscal year 2023 mid-term management plan and management policy.
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
European Headlines | Women in Print: You Can’t Not See Us Anymore!
by Petra Diener July 20, 2023The number of women in the printing industry is growing and these are some of the more notable women making a difference.
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AI and ChatGPT represent the hottest trends of 2023, so what happens when The Cannata Report asks it to evaluate three dealer’s websites?