We are excited to announce we will host our 39th Annual Awards & Charities Gala on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at The Madison Hotel in Morristown, New Jersey.
Frank G. Cannata
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Op-Ed & Commentary
Frankly Speaking: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology, a Blessing or a Curse?
by Frank G. CannataInspired by a recent article in The New York Times, Frank G. Cannata expresses his concerns about technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and growing interest in e-commerce.
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Frank Reviews the Philadelphia Ricoh Dealer Meeting
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata offers candid commentary on Ricoh’s dealer meeting in Philadelphia on February 9, including what dealers can expect from Ricoh regarding support in IT, marketing, and other segments of the business.
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CR Events
Ricoh USA Shares New Strategic Initiatives with Dealers in Philadelphia
by Frank G. CannataFrank Cannata recaps Ricoh USA’s Philadelphia dealer meeting, a meeting that covered an array of strategic initiatives critical to its dealers and allowed them to offer feedback to Ricoh executives.
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In the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata shares his thoughts on the Epson dealer meeting, including what dealers think about the company’s latest additions to its inkjet product line. He also offers his opinion on whether or not dealers should take on an additional MFP line and if Epson can successfully build a distribution channel.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Epson Nails It at InkBoldly Partner Conference
by Frank G. CannataFrank G. Cannata offers his thoughts on Epson’s 2023 Dealer Meeting, InkBoldly, discussing the highlights of the meeting, and what he considers an extensive inkjet product line that dealers did not have access to previously.
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Breaking News, Business & FinanceCR Events
38th Annual Awards & Charities Gala Honors Office Technology Industry’s Best
by Cathy O'BrienThe Cannata Report’s 38th Annual Awards & Charities Gala is scheduled for November 2, 2023 and will feature special guest, New York Yankee Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera. This year’s beneficiary will be The Mariano Rivera Foundation Mentorship Program.
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Op-Ed & CommentaryBreaking News, Business & FinanceEconomics & Business
Frankly Speaking: The Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation on the Economy and Office Technology Industry
by Frank G. CannataFrank G. Cannata shares his perspective on inflation and interest rates in the latest Frankly Speaking and how those two segments of our economy will impact the office technology industry and office technology dealers in 2023. He also emphasizes the need for dealers to participate in our 38th Annual Survey in order to gauge just how accurate his predictions were about interest rates, inflation, and a potential recession.
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Frank G. Cannata shares the eulogy he wrote for Carol Cannata’s uncle, Angelo Giambusso, a World War II veteran, and business leader who passed away last September.
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Frank Revisits and Rethinks His 2023 Forecast
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank revisits his 2023 forecast published in our December/January issue and takes a deeper dive into declining dealer revenues and what that means for the future of the dealer channel.
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CR EventsBreaking News, Business & Finance
POA’s Doug Pitassi on Planning an Annual Business Sales Meeting
by Frank G. CannataFrank G. Cannata spoke to Pacific Office Automation’s Doug Pitassi on how he and his colleagues strategized an agenda for their recent annual meeting themed “Grit.” Pitassi shares his goals for the meeting, his passion for the document imaging channel, and the importance of strong business leadership.
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Breaking News, Business & FinanceCR Events
POA Celebrates Growth and Recognizes Top Performers at Annual Meeting
by Frank G. CannataThe POA annual sales meeting was an opportunity for the company to share its 2022 successes, strategic initiatives for 2023, and recognize top sales performers.
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In the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank summarizes his trip to Portland, Oregon, earlier this month to attend POA’s 2023 sales meeting. Not to give too much away…
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In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank has some advice for dealers that will keep revenues flowing, make their businesses profitable, and position them for continued…
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Frank Responds to a Reader’s Question About Our Survey and Has a Surprising Opinion About Mega Dealers
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank responds to a dealer who questions the validity of our Survey results and has a surprising take on how the mega dealers are…
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Chelsey Bode of Pearson Kelly Looks Back and Forward with Frank and CJ
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe Looking Back and Looking Forward Fridays with Frank series returns this week with Chelsey Bode, president of Pearson Kelly in Springfield, Missouri. Chelsey updates Frank and CJ…
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Instead of our regularly scheduled installment of Manic Monday, we are presenting a recap of Frank Cannata’s Frankly Speaking columns from 2022. These columns appeared…
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Issue Announcements
Our Double December-January Watchlist Issue Celebrates 2022 and Looks Forward to 2023
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOur final issue of the year, which also happens to be the first issue of the new year, is bigger and better than ever. For those who receive hard copy versions of the issue…
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Looking Back at 2022 and Forward to 2023 with Chris & Danielle Wolowitz of Shore Business Solutions
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThis week’s Looking Back and Looking Forward special edition of Fridays with Frank features Chris & Danielle Wolowitz of Shore Business Solutions in Southern New Jersey…
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Above: Carol, Frank, and CJ with Jeff Ragusa, president of ICDA, who presented Frank with an award for his support of independent…
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If you want to get forecasting correctly, you need to know the short-term history of our industry. The best tool we have for our 2023 forecast is our Annual Dealer Survey. In our 37th Annual Dealer…
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Awards & Charity
Shake It Up: The Cannata Report’s 37th Annual Awards & Charities Gala Hits a High Note
by Cathy O'BrienAccording to online resources and dictionaries, “Shake It Up,” the theme for our 37th Annual Awards & Charities Gala, among other things, means: To do something different from one’s normal routine…
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Looking Back at 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023 with Troy Olson of Les Olson Company
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe latest Looking Back and Looking Forward special edition of Fridays with Frank features Troy Olson of Les Olson Company, who shares his dealership’s 2022 highlights and…
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CR Events
Frankly Speaking: The Secrets to a Successful ICDA Meeting
by Frank G. Cannata and CJ CannataNext month we will celebrate our 43rd year in business. Our objective since January 1979 has been to help manufacturers receive the optimum results from selling their products to the independent…
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Special Guest Jim George of Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises Joins Frank and CJ
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises President Jim George shares his dealership’s 2022 highlights and New Year’s Resolutions for 2023.