When analyzing our Survey results, we do not base our findings on profitability and choose to examine revenue. This year, the total dealer revenue of our entire…
Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.’s (Konica Minolta) journey started 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. The company innovates for the good of society and the world. The same purpose that kept it moving then, keeps it moving now. Konica Minolta aims to partner with clients to Give Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation through its expansive Intelligent Connected Workplace portfolio. Its business technology offerings include IT Services, intelligent information management, video security solutions and managed print services, as well as office technology and industrial and commercial print solutions.
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: The $7.5 Million-plus Club is Growing
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenUp until our 32nd Annual Dealer Survey in 2017, we tracked the numbers for the $5 Million-Plus Club, dealers with revenues of $5 million or greater. During the…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Managed Print Services
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenSince we began tracking dealers’ engagement in MPS, it’s been fascinating to watch the evolution of this offering. As much as MPS has become seemingly…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Managed Network Services
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenProviding managed IT or managed network services continues to be the most golden of opportunities for the dealer channel. (We’ll refrain from using “managed…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Employment Trends
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIf service is core to a dealership’s business, then there is great value in examining the makeup of a dealership’s technical operations with an emphasis on…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Acquisition Trends
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenSince we began conducting this Survey, there hasn’t been a single year where acquisitions were not shaping the dealer landscape in one way or another. The days…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Greatest Growth Opportunities
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenEven before we started asking dealers to identify their greatest opportunities for growth, the dealer channel has been constantly on the lookout for the next…
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Op-Ed & Commentary
Hard Copy | from the Editor’s Desk: September 2018
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIf this is the first time you’re hearing your dealership should consider taking a closer look at production and industrial print, then you haven’t been paying…
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From September 30 through October 3, The Cannata Report is set to attend PRINT 18 in Chicago. Ever since we began covering this show in 2001, the conference has…
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You probably have a photo printer in your home or office that does a fine job of printing sharp, clear, durable photographic images on glossy papers. So, you…
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The Cannata Report is gearing up for a very busy few months, but then again the past few months couldn’t have been…
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You might think August would be a slow news month, but looking back over the past month, it was anything but. Admittedly, some of these stories aren’t going to rank in the…
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Op-Ed & Commentary
On the Record | from the Publisher’s Desk: Access Japan 2018
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataWe are so pleased to be publishing our first-ever SIP (special-interest publication) as a Special Bonus Issue, exclusively sponsored by GreatAmerica Financial…
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During our trip to Japan in 2018, we observed several common threads among the Big Six regarding their future global strategies. Despite these similarities each is forging its own path in accordance with its respective strengths, R&D, and business perspectives.
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For Konica Minolta, Inc., the future is data, not hardware. Don’t get us wrong, Konica Minolta is not abandoning the print business, but it is transforming itself from…
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It was our pleasure to host our third annual elite partner dinner at Tiro A Segno of New York, a private club and the oldest Italian American heritage organization in the U.S….
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Taking a look back on our four previous Women Influencers issues, The Cannata Report has featured 12 senior women executives in this editorial franchise’s…
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General ProfilesCR-Connect Dealer Tour
CR Live | 2018 Dealer Tour: All Pros at Prosource
by Frank G. CannataThe final stop on our dealer tour of Cincinnati was with one of the largest dealerships in the city, Prosource. Mainly due to an aggressive acquisition strategy, as…
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
Rising Stars: the Young Influencers of 2018
by Sharon Tosto EskerFive years ago, in 2014, The Cannata Report launched its first initiative to highlight our industry’s diverse workplace with our first Young Influencer themed issue. Our main…
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General ProfilesCR-Connect Dealer Tour
CR Live | 2018 Dealer Tour: How the Pacific Northwest Was Won
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIf there’s such a thing as warp speed, Doug Pitassi, president of Pacific Office Automation (POA), is cruising at it. Recently,…
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CR-Connect Dealer TourGeneral Profiles
CR Live | 2017 Dealer Tour: from Salt Lake City to Woburn
by Frank G. CannataAs we continued on our dealer tour across the country, it gave me pause to reflect about where we started, where…
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
2nd Annual Women Influencers Brunch Officially Becomes Annual Affair
by Sharon Tosto EskerIn partnership with AMETEK ESP, official sponsor of the Women Influencer franchise””and as represented at the…
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Awards & Charity
Ink: Konica Minolta and Toshiba Dominate the Frank Awards
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataAs determined by The Cannata Report’s Annual Dealer Survey, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) and…
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General ProfilesCR-Connect Dealer Tour
CR Live | 2017 Dealer Tour: Solid As Steel
by Frank G. CannataOne of the genuine pleasures of conducting this year’s dealer tour has been meeting with people who were in the business…
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In last month’s annual Women Influencers issue, we provided a Frank Award nominee preview in the category of “Best…