Dealers

Patrick Flesch, president of Gordon Flesch Company was unanimously elected at the recent Board of Directors meeting as the company’s new CEO. He will now carry the dual title…

In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata reflects on the challenges Hurricane Ian has created for dealers in the hard-hit areas of…

According to a recent Bloomberg Law article, private-equity (PE) acquisitions of small to mid-sized businesses have continued, even during the…

Search engine optimization (SEO) can be the difference between running in the middle of the pack in your market and leading it. It doesn’t have…

What are dealers’ top concerns? Leveraging key insights and analyses derived from the results of our 34th Annual/2019 Dealer Survey…

What will the Dealer of the Future look like? Using graphics along with insights based on research and discussions with thought leaders, The…

Everybody talks about workflow. You have to have one; you have to document it; you have to improve it continuously; no workflow, no profit; and so on. Let’s…

When Frank and I stepped into Applied Imaging’s headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday, August 25, we were  immediately impressed by our…

CJ Cannata and Scott Cullen provide top-line insight into current security trends and offerings, including device monitoring, managed fire walls, multi-factor…

Today’s Burning Question is…why do dealers need to diversify? Scott Cullen: There are plenty of reasons why dealers should be diversifying. Declining print volumes is a big one; as a…

CJ Cannata and Scott Cullen provide top-line insight into current diversification trends, including Security, Smart Office Solutions, and Production and Industrial…

Have you been following the stories we’ve been covering and tracking at The Cannata Report in April? There were a few big stories, including the acquisition of EFI and our interview with…

As our 33rd Annual Awards & Charities Dinner draws to a close early this morning, The Cannata Report launches our November 2018 Special Survey Issue,…

Two months ago, Sam Yoshida returned to Canon USA as executive vice president and general manager of Canon’s Business Imaging Solutions Group (BISG). He is…

Go on set and behind the scenes of our 5th Anniversary Women Influencers issue cover and cover story photo shoot in New York City with this month’s featured…

Reflecting on our four previous Young Influencers issues, The Cannata Report featured 34 young professionals in these pages, as well as on thecannatareport.com. In…

As we wound our way through Cincinnati, our second day was spent with owner Jim Donnellon and President Jim George of Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises (DME),…

As we plotted out our 2018 Dealer Tour, we made sure to include the Stewart Organization in Dallas/Fort Worth with headquarters in…

If there’s such a thing as warp speed, Doug Pitassi, president of Pacific Office Automation (POA), is cruising at it. Recently,…

It was a landmark year for The Cannata Report’s Annual Awards & Charities Dinner with $188,000 raised. A total of…

In partnership with AMETEK ESP, official sponsor of the Women Influencer franchise””and as represented at the…

The year 2017 has been a monumental one for Smile Business Products, Inc. (Smile) and the company’s founder and CEO Joe…

This June marks a truly amazing milestone in the history of Waltz Business Solutions””it’s 125th anniversary in business in the greater Cincinnati area…

A visit with Systel in Fayetteville, North Carolina, reveals that diversification and thinking big have their advantages, especially when starting out in…

As part of our ongoing commitment to visit with as many dealers as possible, CJ and I traveled to Salt Lake City, UT for a visit with Les Olson Company…