Frankly Speaking

Given the extraordinary circumstances we are all experiencing, and how the coronavirus outbreak is especially affecting the independent dealer…

For the last four years we have attempted to make our audience aware of the looming importance of industrial print. We have explored this from…

Carol and I traveled to Hawaii to attend a Select Dealer Group (SDG) meeting from Feb. 18-21. Our initial reason for attending was to watch CJ…

The end of the month has arrived and these are the top imaging stories of January, including news items as well as original articles and commentary…

As we kick off the next decade it is hard to anticipate exactly what it will be like, especially for those of us in the imaging industry. The more we think about…

It’s a wrap! December is just about done, which means it’s time to recap the top 10 stories of the month as featured in The Cannata Report. There…

While attending PRINTING United we learned that the Third Annual Women in Print Alliance Breakfast was scheduled for Thursday,…

One of the basic premises for success in the imaging business, at least for independent dealers, is staying close to the customer. That’s followed…

As baseball legend Yogi Berra once said, “it ain’t over until it’s over.” If there’s any truth to that statement, then the contentious relationship between…

Have you read all the stories we published on thecannatareport.com in October? It’s been a busy month for travel as we’ve traveled to the Sharp…

As we previously reported on www.thecannatareport.com, former Sharp President & CEO Doug Albregts joined Marco as its new…

A strong business is a sustainable one and one way dealers can create a sustainable operation in the wake of declining clicks and tighter margins is…

We are getting a head start on the holiday weekend with our monthly recap of the top stories of the month as seen on thecannatareport.com. The month…

In a surprising move, EFI announced on Tuesday, August 13, the appointment of industry veteran Jeff Jacobson as their new CEO. He replaces Bill Muir…

As we approach the fall, allow me to present a snapshot of what we have addressed and what more needs to be said. We hope our message is…

May was not a month for earth-shattering announcements in the channel. We saw a few acquisitions, a host of new product introductions, promotions, net new personnel additions…

The Select Dealer Group (SDG) held its annual owners meeting May 7-9 at the Houston Airport Marriott. Deb Dellaposta, president, Doing Better Business, Inc., invited CJ and…

We have known Mike Pietrunti since he joined Sharp in 1989 after leaving Monroe. He rose to the top at Sharp, leading the company’s dealer operations as group vice president…

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…

Kyocera Document Solutions America held its annual dealer meeting April 16-18 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.
As the meeting took place shortly after the end of the company’s…

Konica Minolta held its 2019 dealer meeting in Newport, CA, March 4-5. The theme of the conference was “Limitless.” The Cannata Report had a full contingent””CJ, Scott, and me””in…

As we head toward the third decade of the 21st century the present paints a bleak picture for the future of print. Here we are specifically referring to print within the…

In case you missed it or haven’t had the time to visit our website and scroll through every bit of industry news from the past month, what follows are links to what we consider…

Frank G. Cannata ponders the future of print in his first-ever Frankly Speaking column.

I graduated from Brooklyn’s Stuyvesant High School in February 1952. In that era, New York City students could graduate either in February or June. While college was a foregone conclusion…