Tagged With "Pandemic"

Free webinars to be held three times weekly in April at 11am Eastern Chantilly, VA — April 6, 2020 — Contex , the world leader in large format scanning, today announces a month-long, free webinar series to help customers working remotely as a result of the current pandemic. The webinars will be led by Contex scanning expert Jerry Gautereaux, who will provide assistance and answer questions about customers’ large format scanning solutions. The webinars will be held three times a week at 11am...

The times we are all navigating through are brutally devastating. The death toll across the globe is tragic, and the human suffering through this pandemic will remain long past its eradication. I am writing this article for the millions of business leaders who are being tested like never before. It is my effort to help them pass the test and prepare for the next one. "Through candid conversations, new realities can blossom." Well, I guess Amazon is finally off the hook as the pandemic is now...

The Global Pandemic has hit the Imaging Industry hard. We are not alone though. All businesses are experiencing extreme hardship, and that should make us feel better about that, correct? I agree; me neither! This Global Pandemic is a first time for everyone. No one had a playbook on how to do business in a post pandemic world, however, here are three things your dealership can do to get things started on the road to recovery: Reduce your inventory Inventory is money. Converting that...

My friends, soon we will discuss the Imaging Channel's deliverables as Pre-Virus and Post-Virus. Over the next few weeks, we will all witness many unpleasantries. However, we must prepare, and as I have done for many years, I will continue sharing my thoughts and what I envision coming. Hopefully, helping everyone prepare. In this article, I will discuss Leasing Pre-Virus and Post-Virus. Will this Pandemic cause the same problems as the 2008-09 Financial Crisis regarding Leasing in the...

CHICAGO--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Xamin , a leading provider of managed IT services for highly regulated and reputation-sensitive companies, announced today the company is temporarily offering its SOC2 secure remote solution at no cost to help highly regulated and reputation-sensitive companies securely connect their remote workforce. Due to the influx of people working remotely amidst the coronavirus pandemic, providing a secure and protected network is becoming increasingly important for...

I have been having some arguments with my three preferred leasing vendors that with interest rates now at historical lows, their rate cards have not changed since Jan 2020 and earlier. I argue that their cost of money has gone down and yet they are charging the same rates. They counter argue that it has become more expensive to raise the necessary debt to fund new leases. I counter argued that most leases are renewals so they are not really funding new debt. I realize that argument is an...

I agree! Right now leasing companies should be full speed ahead to lock in new and existing clients for more years.

In a COVID-19-afflicted business world, the office printer gathers dust as most workers truck on from home. Of the few paper-based business processes that remained, many were thrust into the digital realm with help from software platforms. At home, employees make occasional use of desktop printer units for personal use, but the nature of decentralized work is likely to do away with the need for physical copies of documents wherever it can. Despite the decline in use, the total eradication of...

Pandemic caused industry job losses Article published by Nikkei Asia magazine COVID-19 crisis has resulted in thousands of job losses at Japanese office-equipment makers Ricoh laid off about 6,400 workers through voluntary retirements of sales and maintenance personnel overseas, and by consolidating manufacturing after it opened a new factory in China in July Canon laid off about 4,100 employees during the same time, including sales staff for its office equipment and cameras business in...

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO / ACCESSWIRE / June 2, 2021 / The shift to remote working requires the use of digital records to be productive and efficient. Yet, converting paper-based files to electronic ones has been challenging for many organizations, especially for those that did not begin the process before the pandemic. Many organizations put stopgap measures in place when the pandemic first shut down offices. But as the reality of the "new work normal" has settled in, businesses need proven,...

Late March 2 nd (Monday), 2020 my wife and I arrived in Newark Airport from my Presidents Club trip to Aruba. It truly was a great week although we were peppered every day with news headlines with COVID19. I asked my wife “is this something we should worry about?” Tuesday and Wednesday of the first week back continued to be the normal selling days that I’ve been accustomed to for the last forty years. It was Thursday of that week when the North East USA when the news was stating to shelter...

Is 1 Rate aka Flat Rate Billing Passe in a Post Pandemic Business World? Since July is all about prospecting I've been able to pay many visits to Linkedin for conducting my research. Today the post below stood out from all of the others..... Yes, it seems Kyocera is going to have their own version of the 1 Rate aka flat rate billing for MFP's. For me the ad implied that the "one fixed rate subscription will be coming to a dealership near you soon". I had a rather long chat with an industry...

Konica Minolta Research Reveals Impact of COVID-19 on SMBs Pain Points Study Reveals Depth of Security and Remote Work Challenges During Pandemic Ramsey, NJ -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to share findings revealed in new research by Keypoint Intelligence, “Top SMB IT Pain Points & Solutions.” Created on behalf of Konica Minolta, the study surveyed 550 SMB IT decision makers in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, the...

I've been thinking quite a bit about the world that I now sell in. With the Delta variant picking up steam here in the East, I'm concerned that the Pandemic may have not run it's course just yet. It's my belief that this pandemic started here in the US in late November or early December of 2019. The reason I believe that is because everyone in my family got sick in December and all of us tested negative for the flu. It was nasty for us but we came out it. We'll never know since there was no...

A lot of unknows that is for sure @Art Post , but your last sentence says and means it all. Keep grinding, working hard and good things will come. Be genuine, empathetic to each customers specific scenario and requests (masks/vax card/etc) and utilize video meetings when applicable. Good luck out there, summers almost over so we're supposed to see some people coming back from vacation mode to work mode right?

Supply chain woes continue Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach in California, gave interview detailing ongoing problems - Some issues caused by consolidation of companies who own shipping containers - The top 6 container operators control more than 70% of all container capacity - As businesses try to restock after lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, they are paying 4 time more to move product compared to last year - Now are fewer routes, fewer smaller ships and fewer ports...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Konica Minolta Named a Leader in Worldwide Print for the Distributed Workforce by IDC MarketScape Vision of the Intelligent Connected Workplace Helps Clients Face Unprecedented Challenges of Pandemic and Beyond Ramsey, NJ -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced it has been named a “Leader” in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Print for the Distributed Workforce 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US48596221, January 2022). According to...

Google, Twitter, and Citigroup are merely a handful of well-known names that have officially made the call to bring employees back to the office beginning in March 2022 . According to research from Microsoft, around fifty percent of leaders noted their companies plan to require a full-time return to work within the next year. These decisions are being made despite less than a quarter (17%) of non-executive employees preferring to work from the office every day. A Hybrid Workforce? Around...

I am up against RJ Young in a Church with four copiers with their version of the One Rate program and the above gives me some good ammo to use against them.

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