The Week in Imaging

Between the Lines: Networking at Photizo Transform Global 2014

Last week I attended Photizo’s Transform Global 2014 in Louisville, KY. This was my third transform and I have found tremendous value in each one I’ve attended, including this most recent event. Attendance this year was lighter that the previous two Transforms and the exhibit
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Between the Lines: That’s Crazy

I was interviewing a dealer for another publication I write for and he was discussing his 28-year career in the industry and how he got from Point A, to Point B, and so on and so on to where he is today. He’s telling me stories, stories that I can relate too, especially as
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Between the Lines: Near Total Recall

This week I unveil another five of the Most Significant Events in the Office Imaging Industry of the Past 25 Years. Something that has always amazed me is the memory that so many in this industry have of the model numbers of the copiers and MFPs they’ve sold or reported on over
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Between the Lines: This Industry Doesn’t Sell Copiers, It Sells Technology

This week I present another five significant events of the past 25 years in the office imaging industry. If you missed last week’s first five, you can click here to see what you missed. One thing that’s been clear to me since I started compiling suggestions for this project a few
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Between the Lines: Calling All Elite Dealers

I’m finally ready to answer those dealers who have been asking me about when I’m going to be posting the Elite Dealer nomination form on The Week in Imaging Website. The time is now. Just click on the logo on the right hand side of the site or the logo that illustrates this
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Between the Lines: Events Planning

Next month The Week in Imaging will present “The 25 Most Significant Events in the Office Imaging Industry of the Past 25 Years.” I’ve been asking veteran movers and shakers throughout the industry for their thoughts on this topic, and as you might expect, I’ve received some
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Between the Lines: Where the Top Sales Reps Are

I’m pleased with the nominations that are coming in for The Week in Imaging’s and Print4Pay Hotels Top Sales Rep Awards. In case you missed it when we originally announced this back on January 10, The Week in Imaging and The Print4Pay Hotel have joined together to present the
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Between the Lines: Science Facts, Not Fictions

Occasionally a friend’s Facebook post is good for something other than being annoying. Earlier this week, a Facebook friend posted a link to an article, “27 Science Fictions that Became Facts in 2012” from the myscienceacademy.org Website. I realize that the post, which was
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Between the Lines: Be My Valentine

I guess if Valentine’s Day was a real holiday, none of you would be at work today. Then again, good luck telling your significant other that Valentine’s Day isn’t a real holiday. I wouldn’t go there that’s for sure. In keeping with the spirit of the day, I’m going to share with
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Between the Lines: Less is More

I just finished interviewing Chip Miceli, president of DPOE in Elk Grove, IL for a couple of articles I’m writing for ENX and The Cannata Report. As I was preparing for my interview, I got to thinking about how Chip is a familiar face at industry events, not just dealer meetings.
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Between the Lines: Follow the Services Leaders

This week’s news that Ricoh will acquire mindSHIFT Technologies, a Managed Services provider, from Best Buy Co., once again underscores how important services are to the imaging technology space.  Or at least how important services are to their long-term survival in the spac
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Between the Lines: Another One, Actually, Another Three Bite the Dust

If you’ve been around this industry as long as I have (28 years), and many of you have been here at least as long as I have, if not longer, you’ve seen a lot of comings and goings. Doors open and doors close. It’s the way it goes. Over the years we’ve all seen vendors, dealers,
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Between the Lines: In Search of the Office Imaging Industry’s Top Sales People

Isn’t it about time that the industry’s best sales reps were recognized in the press? Sure these folks reap financial rewards for a job well done, but how much of that recognition actually extends beyond their workplace? That time has arrived and The Week in Imaging and The
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Between the Lines: Trend Setters

Let’s get this New Year off right. The holidays are over and it’s time to get down to business. Starting this week I’ll be running a series of short pieces from some of the movers and shakers in the office imaging business as to what they view as the key trends driving their
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Between the Lines: Nice Workplace if You Can Find It

Most of us have had a crappy job at one time or another. Maybe it wasn’t the job, but the company culture or management that made a good job bad. Or maybe some of us found ourselves working in a job that wasn’t the right fit because of a lack of skills, the wrong temperament, or
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