“Our industry doesn’t appeal to young people.” Since reading these words in our 34th Annual Dealer Survey last year, they’ve stuck with me. When…
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At a business briefing for analysts and press, held by Seiko Epson Corporation in early May, Chairman Minoru Usui and President Yasunori Ogawa presented…
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Things were going reasonably well for the next generation(s), at least until a few weeks ago, when the coronavirus pandemic caused significant disruptions to…
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The Cannata Report recently hosted a two part webinar series titled “Survival tactics in a COVID-19 World” moderated by CJ Cannata and Scott Cullen…
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The economic data reveals that the various safety net and stimulus measures adopted so are working to cushion some of the losses in income and employment suffered during…
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If there were any office imaging industry lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that dealers who had invested in managed services were better positioned…
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The remarkably clueless MFP residing six feet from my desk refuses to differentiate between A4 and letter-size pages, opting instead not to print at all. The print driver insists…
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It is impossible to minimize the impact of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. By any measure, it has been catastrophic—untold lives lost, staggering unemployment…
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Over the past 38 years, I have had the privilege of interviewing many of our industry’s leading dealers and manufacturer executives. In this interview, I was anxious about fully capturing…
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
Young Influencers 2020: Guardians of Our Galaxy
by Sharon Tosto Esker & Kate GraggWhen Meghan Acciavatti, regional solutions manager at ACDI, graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science in biology, the U.S. economy was caught…
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General ProfilesCR-Connect Dealer Tour
CR-Connect Dealer Tour: Shore Business Solutions’ Road to Succession Reinvigorates Dealership
by Sharon Tosto EskerTwo years ago, Shore Business Solutions President George Krebs was at a crossroads. With his Farmingdale, New Jersey, dealership’s 40th anniversary approaching in 2020, he knew…
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If there is a bright side at to the coronavirus pandemic, global pollution levels have declined due to the massive number of people under quarantine. But that doesn’t mean…
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What better way to celebrate the release of the 400th issue of The Cannata Report, than by interviewing the man who made it all possible, Frank Cannata. We hope you…
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Veteran's
Veteran’s Way | Presidents Who Served in the Military: Ulysses S. Grant
by Frank G. CannataThis is the third in a series of columns about U.S. presidents who served in the military, following our profiles of our first president, George Washington, and…