Our December-January WatchList issue is scheduled to launch next week, but in the meantime, we invite you to take a trip back to December 2018…
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The Way We Were: The Trends We Were Watching in 2018
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenAs we put the finishing touches on our December-January Watchlist issue, which will be published later this month, we thought it would be fun to go…
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Japanese Headlines: Brother Announces New Group Vision
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboOn October 6, 2021, Brother Industries President Ichiro Sasaki announced the Brother Group Vision “At Your Side 2030” for the fiscal years from 2022 through 2030. The vision was created…
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Availability down, margins up? Or as a German manager put it: “Change your talk track. Don’t talk about how much, talk about when.”…
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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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Virtual Panel Series: A Financing Perspective from the Leasing Industry
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn the latest installment of our virtual panel series, we connect with six leasing company executives to learn about end-of-lease returns, the competitive leasing landscape and its effect…
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Japanese Headlines: Most Requested IT Tools in Japan
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboThough office demand for MFPs and printers is declining, demand for IT tools and services that digitize office workflows to make them more efficient…
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COVID-19 has brought changes to the office world we could have only dreamt of 18 months ago. It has served up quite some new challenges, too…
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Print management solutions remain integral components of MPS and office printing even as office prints continue their downward momentum. Nevertheless, there are plenty…
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Secure Print Management for the Flexible Post-Pandemic Office
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe COVID-19 pandemic has challenged a lot of assumptions about office work—and the workplace may never be the same. Many businesses are…
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Japanese Headlines: Made in Japan, but Excelling in the U.S.A.
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboRecently, Konica Minolta Japan held an online seminar for Japanese customers to promote the 29-inch sheet-fed UV inkjet AccurioJet KM-1e. The session, “Digital Print Can…
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European Headlines: How to Become a Production-print Champion
by Petra Dienerby Petra DienerSelling a printer is one thing. Selling a printer as part of a managed print services program is another thing. However, selling a production printer is a whole different thing…
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With 18,000 square feet, two stories, the latest innovations in LED lighting, a fully functional print shop, multiple meeting rooms, including space for a 100-plus person meeting, Konica…
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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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Behind every good piece of production and industrial print hardware is software that drives the workflow and manages and enhances the output. With so much attention focused on selling…
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The Way We Were: Advice for Dealers from 2017 to Offset Declining Print Volumes
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenFor this week’s installment of The Way We Were, we are taking a trip back to March 2017 and a segment from our Virtual Panel Series with the OEMs…
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COVID-19 is rapidly promoting telework as the predominant work style. Along with this, there is a demand for digital transformation (DX) within the workplace. The imaging industry…
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When A4 first burst onto the scene, dealers didn’t exactly welcome it with open arms. Fewer features, reduced print volumes, and lower speeds and selling prices compared…
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As workplaces continue their digital evolution, paper remains integral to many types of businesses. Just ask Howard Gross, president and chief executive officer of eBizDocs, a document…
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Japanese Headlines: COVID-19 Protection Products Proliferate
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboCOVID-19 has accelerated the shift to an office-agnostic work style, resulting in fewer MFPs, printers, and prints in the office and reduced profits for dealers…
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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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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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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought rapid changes to companies’ work styles, which raises questions about the ideal set up for employees who must work onsite. Those changes…
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European Headlines | Google Print: Did IT Ever Really Matter?
by Petra Dienerby Petra DienerCome December 31, 2021, it’s “hasta la vista” Google Cloud Print. Actually, it’s more like “auf nimmerwiedersehen”—until we never meet again. Having monitored IT and printing…
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Digital Content Management: a Significant Market Opportunity
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoAccording to research firm MarketsandMarkets, the enterprise content management (ECM) opportunity has grown to some $60 billion (from $23 billion five years ago), with the global…