The theme of The Cannata Report’s May issue is communications and marketing. May’s Virtual Panel Series offers remembrances from six leading…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Canon Solutions America Announces Four New Executive Promotions
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCanon U.S.A. announced new executive promotions, effective April 1, 2021. “It is an honor and privilege to announce the well-deserved promotions of my esteemed…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: News Highlights May 10-14
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIt’s about time once again for The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday, a recap of imaging industry news highlights from the previous week…
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The May communications and marketing themed issue of The Cannata Report is live. You may have received an email notification…
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Breaking News, Business & FinanceOffice Technology Acquisitions & Mergers
Marco Expands Shred Business with Purchase of West Central Shredding
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenMarco announced the acquisition of West Central Shredding Inc., a shredding company in Willmar, Minnesota. West Central Shredding…
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On November 2, 2020, HP’s new partner engagement program, HP Amplify, went live. Then came 2021, and HP partners—primarily…
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In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata examines the current state of printing in the office and makes…
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Issue Announcements
HP’s Amplify Partner Program Takes Center Stage in Our May Issue
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataIn response to the calls and emails we’ve been receiving from dealers about HP’s Amplify partner program, we are looking at both…
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Things have changed at The Cannata Report. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but we are transforming into more than just a print publication…
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Sustainability
Japanese Headlines: Epson and Ricoh Raise Renewable Energy Utilization Targets
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboThe SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), unanimously adopted by the member states at the United Nations Summit in September 2015, are international goals for a sustainable…
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It is confusing to be confronted by all those marketing communication buzzwords and strategies. Preparing for this article, I made a list of the most common slogans floating around…
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The world continues to grapple with social media’s influence as Facebook struggles with privacy woes and fake news and other platforms find themselves under closer scrutiny…
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Doing business in 2021 requires a rethink of how best to market and promote a business. This month six marketing professionals from six different segments of the…
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On November 2, 2020, HP’s new partner engagement program, HP Amplify, went live. Then came 2021, and HP partners—primarily the U.S. independent dealer channel—began…
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For the last few months, I have been hearing from dealers about HP’s Amplify program. At first, I reached out to HP and asked to speak to someone who had sufficient authority…
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Marketing & Social Media
The 10 Biggest Problems with Dealer Websites
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenYou can’t judge a book by its cover. Same is true for a dealer’s website. Just because the website is difficult to navigate and looks like it was designed by a novice doesn’t mean…
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Social media. Love it, hate it, or spend all day scrolling through it while kind of secretly hating it, you can’t live without it. At its best, it’s a way to bring people together…
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General ProfilesCR-Connect Dealer Tour
CR-Connect Virtual Dealer Tour: Digital Native
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenImagine your two biggest markets being the New York metropolitan area and Los Angeles. Then consider what would happen if those two markets were ravaged by COVID-19…
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Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday commemorating our members of the armed services who have made the ultimate sacrifice. It is observed annually on the last…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
HP Introduces Hybrid Work Print Solutions with HP Wolf Security
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenHP Inc. announced new print services and solutions with HP Wolf Security. As part of these enhancements, HP introduced…
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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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Awards & Charity
Toshiba e-STUDIO MFPs Secure Stevie Award for Best Hardware Peripheral
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba America Business Solutions’ e‑STUDIO330AC and e-STUDIO400AC multifunction printers (MFPs) earned the 2021…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Canon U.S.A. Unveils the New Colorstream 8000 Series Inkjet Printers
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCanon U.S.A. Inc. announced the new ColorStream 8000 series of web-fed inkjet printers. Comprising two models, the…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Epson Partners with Sepialine to Deliver Seamless Workflow and Functionality
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenEpson America announced a partnership with the software company Sepialine to deliver a solution across channel partners…
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Awards & Charity
Jim Loffler of Loffler Companies Named a 2021 Most Admired CEO
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenJim Loffler, founder and CEO of Loffler Companies, has been chosen as a 2021 Most Admired CEO by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal…