It’s hard to believe that this is the ninth year that we’ve been celebrating the document imaging industry’s women influencers. In our cover…
Noel Ward
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Now is the time to explore new MPS opportunities. To many people, your employees and customers included, printing is as exciting as…
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Issue Announcements
June Issue Celebrates Document Imaging Industry’s Young Influencers
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataThis is the ninth year we’ve had the privilege of honoring the document imaging industry’s young influencers. When I first conceived…
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The healthcare market still offers a wealth of opportunities for document imaging dealers. Here’s a fun fact: About 70% of medical communications…
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Technology Trends
Diversification Row: The New Wave of Document Management
by Noel Wardby Noel WardSponsored by GreatAmerica Financial Services It’s not just storage anymore. It’s the kind of thing your customer brings up over drinks or…
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Apps are doing more than just adding value to the latest technology. As remote and hybrid work arrangements become the norm, anywhere-anytime…
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Issue Announcements
April Issue Paints a Vivid Picture of the Future of the Independent Dealer Channel
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataThe independent dealer channel is on the precipice of a seismic shift, and we examine how the channel is shifting, the trends driving these changes…
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The past three years have brought on disruption. Uncertainty is the only certainty. One uncertainty is how selling and supporting document imaging…
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The question on the table is: What separates dealers who are successful with managed IT from the rest? This being a nuanced and multilayered topic, I needed some detail…
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Dealers have been calling us to lament supply chain issues, but we realize that doesn’t give us the clearest picture of what our readers are experiencing…
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Managed IT
Managed IT: Impact Networking Expands Managed IT Offerings with DOT Security
by Noel Wardby Noel WardData security will shape the future and well-being of many businesses. Proactive, forward-thinking dealerships, such as Impact Networking in Chicago, IL, can help prevent…
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The MFPs you ordered for your five best customers are two months overdue. On a good day, you call your OEM and get vague promises. On a bad day, you get platitudes. Such…
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So, the day after the long weekend, the head of your IT group shows up in your office and tells you she is leaving. Happy Tuesday!Totally blindsided…
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In our June issue, I covered the business potential of wide- or large-format printing and how it can put money on the table for enterprising dealers. Bear in mind that “large format” is not…
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Summertime is one of my favorite times of the year at The Cannata Report. That’s because that’s when we publish my two favorite issues of the year…
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If you’re like most dealers, there may be a couple of things running front and center through your brain. First is how you can keep your business running and profitable in a world…
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Issue Announcements
June Young Influencers Issue Highlights the Industry’s Upwardly Mobile
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenI am pleased to present one of my favorite issues of the year—our annual Young Influencers issue. This year we profile six talented young influencers, including…
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From passkeys to cameras in hallways to wrist gadgets that count steps and even tell time, devices at the core of the Internet of Things have become more ubiquitous than cell…
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Everyone likes money on the table. The decline of A3 and A4 pages changes the game for copier-printer dealers, some of whom are chasing a shrinking…
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“A printer is actually a fairly sophisticated piece of computing equipment,” explained Roz Ho, vice president and global head of software at HP…
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Can revenue from services replace the losses associated with the decline in A3 and A4? Yes, but dealers need to think further outside the traditional services box….
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Around this time last year, many dealers began helping clients migrate employees to the new (and sometimes scary or baffling) world of WFH (work-from-home). The…
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Sales and Marketing
Sales Superiority: Build Stronger Relationships with Consultative Selling
by Noel Wardby Noel WardWe know, we know. Click counts are declining. This has been happening for a while, it’s one of the things that bothers you and you’re wondering what…
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Are you a good listener? Or do you just do what you think will do the job? “We are really good listeners,” affirmed Ken Knight, director of technology…
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Technology Trends
Blame IT on Star Trek: the Next Wave of Video Conferencing is Heading Our Way
by Noel Wardby Noel WardIt’s all Gene Roddenberry’s, the creater of Star Trek‘s fault. He showed us the flip phone on classic science fiction TV show way back in the…