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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 Read More

The Ricoh acquisition of IKON wasn’t kind to Canon. The company took a pounding as a result, losing some serious business. Canon isn’t sitting back and waiting to see what’s going to happen next with the Canon equipment that was originally placed by IKON, knowing full well that Read More

2012 a not so good year for the MFP copier industry or a good year for the MFP copier industry.  I’m thinking that most will answer a not so good year at least for the industry as a whole. I guess the biggest question that will need to be answered in 2013 is related to Read More

This week we speak with Brian Kempke, vice president and general manager with Martin Whalen Office Solutions in Tinley Park, IL to find out what’s hot and what’s not in their markets. Martin Whalen Office Solutions was acquired by Global Imaging earlier this year. What’s hot? Read More

What’s the Golden Rule when selling office equipment? Know your competition or least what they are quoting. Ever notice every time you walk the dog that he or she stops at every tree or fire hydrant? Ever wonder what they’re doing? They are checking out the Read More

This week Scott MacGregor, VP of sales and marketing for Flo-Tech in Middletown, CT, shares what hardware, solutions, and/or services are currently hot and what’s not in his market. Flo-Tech sells Canon, HP, Xerox, and Lexmark devices and also offers a wide range of solutions. Read More

There’s a few key trends taking place in the office technology space today and one of the most prominent is mobile printing. It’s the wave of the future although it’s drawing plenty of interest here in the present. Hardware and software manufacturers are taking this trend Read More

This week John Kuchta, president of SolutionOne in Omaha, NE shares what’s hot & what’s not in his market. SolutionOne is primarily a Canon and Konica Minolta dealer. What’s hot? Kuchta: From a solutions perspective we are finding great customer acceptance of a PDF tool that Read More

This week we touch base with Tarek Hafiz, President of CBE in Irvine, California about what’s hot and what’s not in his market. CBE sells Sharp, Ricoh, and Canon products. What’s hot? Hafiz: We’re seeing a lot more activity with software solutions, MPS, and color MFPs. What’s Read More

Following are the big and small news stories for the month of November. BEI Services and Preton Host Webinar Dec. 12 BEI Services will be hosting a free Webinar December 12th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 p.m. Pacific in conjunction with Preton to educate BEI Services’ Read More

FRASER ais West Reading, PA www.fraser-ais.com Year Founded: 1971 Approximate Yearly Revenues: $25+ million Most Significant Accomplishment of the Past 12 Months: Fraser sold, booked, and executed more than $4-million in equipment and services in the month of December of 2011. Read More

It’s my pleasure for the second consecutive year to present The Week in Imaging’s Elite Dealer Awards. This award honors the best and the brightest in the dealer community. The dealers being honored each week starting today and throughout the month of October aren’t necessarily Read More