Scott Cullen

Between the Lines: Doctor’s Orders

I just got out of the hospital late Thursday morning after being there since Monday. You don’t need the gory details, but the not so gory details are I’m still recovering from what was a serious infection, and I’m still focused on getting The Week in Imaging out this week. I
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Between the Lines: Mark Your Calendar

Dates, I have dates for you. First, The Week in Imaging is hosting its second Webinar with Prosperity Plus Management Consulting on Wednesday, April 17 at noon EST. The topic is “Increasing Your Team’s Production.”  I expect this to be a good one. What you’ll learn is how to
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Between the Lines: Let’s Socialize

I’m ramping up my social media efforts. Please like The Week in Imaging on Facebook. We’ve got our own page. I’d also love to personally link in with you on Linkedin. I’m easy to find there too. In the meantime, I’m looking forward to BTA’s summit on patent trolling
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Between the Lines: What’s Hot? Believe it or not, Fax Machines.

Thanks to everyone who joined our first Webinar this past Wednesday. It was great having you. I hope to do many more of these in the future. I was reading The New York Times last week and came across this article, “In Hi-Tech Japan, the Fax Machine Rolls On.” You can find the
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Between the Lines: What Can I Tell You?

I’m running out of ideas of topics to write about. Help me out here. Okay, I’m exaggerating, I’m not really out of ideas about what to write about, but I would love to get your input about some of the topics and issues that you’d like me to pursue in the coming weeks and months.
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Off the Record

After I published the article on the latest Canon Canonball program designed to take down IKON accounts, I received this off the record comment from a Canon dealer. They felt that the program they’re offering a little bit late to the table, like too little too late. I thi
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Martin Whalen Office Solutions Goes Global

This year Martin Whalen Office Solutions in Tinley Park, IL celebrated their 76th anniversary. However, there was an interesting twist to that celebration as the spirit of ’76 found the company acquired by Global Imaging Systems, marking the end of one era and the beginning of a
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Document Management in the Real World: The DocuLex Perspective

This is the second installment on Document Management in the Real World, an ongoing series that looks at document management from the perspective of document management providers, dealers, and end users. The purpose is to erase some of the confusion that exists about document
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Is MPS a Commodity?

I keep hearing over and over again that MPS has become a commodity. I’ve been hearing it so much lately I’m starting to believe it. But what do others in the industry think? Earlier this week I asked Doug Johnson, senior vice president, Supplies Network, if MPS has become a
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Between the Lines: Growing TWII & Canon’s Canonball Program

In case you haven’t heard, The Week in Imaging is branching out and partnering with Prosperity Plus to present its first Webinar on February 20, 2013 at 12 p.m. The topic, “Improving the Structure of Your Dealership – The Cure for the Overworked Exec” will provide dealers with
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Get Ready for Photizo’s Transform

Last year I attended Photizo’s Transform conference in Orlando, FL for the first time. I found it a terrific networking and educational event—an event with a full menu of seminars that created quite the dilemma for attendees who had to make some tough decisions as to which
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Between the Lines: Who’s On Your Most Influential Top 40 List?

It’s time once again to think about “The Week in Imaging’s Top 40 Most Influential People in the Imaging Industry.” We’ll be presenting our Top 40 throughout the month of May, but we are just now reaching out to folks in the industry to solicit their nominations for the people
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Between the Lines: Something Else for Office Technology Dealers to Worry About

It seems only yesterday that the industry was in an uproar over data security at the MFP thanks in large part to that CBS News story. The industry banded to together, and with the help of BTA, alleviated a lot of fears and concerns some of which were valid and some of which were
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Between the Lines: Big Acquisitions & Hot Trends

There’s a lot going on this week in The Week in Imaging, including four more trends pieces. I’ve got four more on the docket for next week and may include another two or three in the Feb. 1 e-mail blast. Of course, if you don’t want to wait until Friday’s blast, check the
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