Editors Blog

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
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Between the Lines: Trend Setting

I can’t believe I’ve been doing this since 1986. What, who am I kidding? I believe it. I started in this industry with a publication called Office Systems 86 in February of that year as
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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
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Between the Lines: Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Last week I was among the press and analyst contingent at the Kyocera dealer meeting in Las Vegas (My recap is in this week’s issue.). There’s always a lot of news, big and small, going down at
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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
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Between the Lines: Sold on Social Media

In last week’s column I wrote about social media mediocrity and how the office imaging industry, at least on the dealer side, hasn’t done a very good job of leveraging these new tools. Count me
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Between the Lines: Social Media Mediocrity

I had an interesting conversation the other day with a marketing person from an office imaging solutions provider. I was interviewing her for another publication and during our conversation she
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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
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Between the Lines: The Power of Power Protection

I’m not sure why, but the month of March, which usually comes in like a lion, and depending on where in the country you live, it most certainly did, and goes out like a lamb, has become power
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Between the Lines: Fear of HP

As regular readers may know, I contribute to various other industry publications, including Independent Dealer magazine www.idealercentral.com, a publication for the office products dealer
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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
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Between the Lines: Continuing the 3-D Printer Discussion

  I’m not going to stop until you get enough about 3-D printers. You know what I mean? Might as well keep beating this horse until there’s nothing left to beat and then start beating it all
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