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In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata discusses the hiring crisis in the commercial printing industry and what that means to dealers and OEMs who sell production print equipment to those organizations.

In the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata expresses his gratitude to the 458 dealers (the most ever) who responded to our 38th Annual Dealer Survey, and how valuable this information is to dealers and most OEMs.

In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata responds to a question from Sean Fleming of Distribution Management, who wants to know what the office technology industry will look like 10 years from now.

In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata shares his impressions of his and CJ’s recent visit to Distribution Management’s headquarters and distribution center in St. Charles, Missouri.

Women Influencer Liz Sumner, managing director, SumnerOne, shares her strategies for sustaining a family business, emphasizing the need to ensure that the dealership remains vital and lasting not only in the office technology industry but vital to customers for decades to come.

In the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata responds to a dealer’s question about the viability of the Xerox product line and if he should take on the line.

Women Influencer Melissa Confalone, president of Fraser Advanced Information Systems, identifies the attributes she brings to the company as instrumental to her success. She also shares her vision for the company, focusing on its aggressive five-year growth plan.

This week on Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata recaps his visit to the CDA meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, sharing some of the highlights, including CJ Cannata’s presentation on diversification, John Hey and Todd Johnson’s presentation on dealer revenues, along with his memories of the first CDA meeting he attended 40+ years ago.

Women Influencer Chelsey Bode, CEO of Pearson-Kelly Technology, reveals how her educational background in fashion merchandising and marketing attracted her to the office technology industry.

In the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata visits a commercial printer and gets a special preview of a new production print device that its manufacturer wants to sell through the U.S. dealer channel.

Our 2023 Women Influencers discuss the importance of role models for women in the office technology industry and how they see their organizations and the office technology dealer channel evolving to remain relevant and successful in the future.

Frank G. Cannata vents about the number of office technology industry events taking place around the same time and offers a suggestion for how vendors can reduce scheduling conflicts.

Frank G. Cannata interviews Charlie Brewer of Actionable Intelligence, who fills him in on the latest developments around the Ninestar embargo, and its impact on dealers and Lexmark.

In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata recaps last month’s Xerox partner summit, including strategic initiatives and developments that left him with a more positive impression of the company than he did before the meeting.

Before he hits the road for another industry event, Frank G. Cannata turns the microphone over to Editor-in-Chief Scott Cullen, who interviews Epson CEO Keith Kratzberg.

Frank G. Cannata shares his impressions of the 2023 TD SYNNEX Executive Print and Imaging Summit in Greenville, South Carolina, June 7-10.

RISO’s Andre D’Urbano and Frank discuss the benefits of inkjet technology in the office and an opportunity for dealers to move upstream by providing customers with a device that can handle significant volumes at a low cost.

Frank G. Cannata and Editor-in-Chief Scott Cullen share their memories of one of the first digital copiers, introduced in the early 1990s, and discuss why this was one of the most important product introductions of the past 40 years.

Frank G. Cannata is joined by special guest Mark Hart of ACDI to discuss the company’s expansion into the EV charging station space with its Terra Energy Services EV chargers.

Frank G. Cannata offers fresh new commentary on the joint R&D and manufacturing venture between Ricoh and Toshiba after attending a briefing hosted by Larry White, president & CEO of Toshiba America Business Solutions.

Frank G. Cannata revisits a technology–inkjet–that he believes offers an opportunity for most dealers, no matter how large or small.

CJ Cannata of The Cannata Report chats with Jessica Crowley with Copier Careers, about how independent dealers can make their organizations more attractive to candidates from outside the industry when hiring and recruiting.

Frank shares his formula for his recent Frankly Speaking column prediction about how many Sharp dealers will sell production print after speaking with Sharp dealers at the American CoOp meeting in Saint Lucia.

Troy and James Olson of Les Olson Company share their first impressions of the new Sharp digital presses–the company’s entry into production print–and what it means to their dealership.

Sharp President & CEO Mike Marusic presents Frank G. Cannata with a surprise birthday gift during the pre-show press and analyst product showcase walkthrough at the Sharp National Dealer Meeting.