Tagged With "quo"

HP, Samsung and the Uber Factor I am reminded of how Status Quo thinking is so attached to one's emotions. As you read this give your imagination power over your perceived reality. This will spark things you might not want to think about, but probably should. I have argued the point that it’s not about how many pages experts say are printed. The disruption coming quicker—well it’s here!—is based on how many manufacturers can survive the consolidation, how technology will reshape the printing...

I always find it refreshing to run from the Status Quo. The leader who if wore a t-shirt describing their persona truthfully would read this “Everything I hear which makes me do something different I have an excuse or reason why it won’t work.” And on the t-shirts back it would read this. “Really I am the reason it won’t work” We all know these people they find themselves comfortable and with this comfort they develop their protection zone. This protection zone keeps people that will...

Well, the Image Channel is undoubtedly heading for some needed updates. Over the last couple of years, I have been discussing the future and in search for more of the channel's leaders to help in destroying all that is status quo to a product-centric mindset. Know it's time for the channel to focus on the Customer, not just in words but in their actions. Customer-Centric approaches must replace Product-Centric mindsets. "Those passionate about approaching things differently, based on a...

So, so true... Lot of people out there with "won't-power" instead of willpower

About a month ago I had a call from an existing client to meet about upgrading two of their older copiers that they owned and were under a maintenance agreement. That call came from the new IT Director since the existing IT Director was retiring. That meeting went well and since there were four other A3 printers, service has been exceptional, I priced those two MFP's with acceptable gross profit (I'm not in this business to give **** away because we all have to eat). In addition when I asked...