Reprographics 101
(more than you ever wanted to know about the reprographics industry)
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Before you make the decision to extend your business into “managed print services” (MPS) and before you announce to your customers and prospects that your company is going to offer MPS, I’d encourage you to do your homework! And, for that matter, lots of homework! Although that business may “sound easy” and although many reprographers…
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Right after Xerox (Xerox, Business Groups, Public Relations) sent me an e-mail that contained a statement from Xerox about its intentions regarding its “wide-format” business (where in that e-mail Xerox drew a distinction between its decision in the U.S. vs. its decision in Europe, I contacted a close friend of mine, who is involved in…
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Reprographics 101 was visited by a total of 626 visitors, March 2nd & March 3rd, 2011. (Visitor statistics are provided courtesy of Google Analytics.) Those 626 visitors did 1,154 page views. The two most widely read posts were the ones about a) Xerox discontinuing wide-format and b) the Commentary and Opinions about that subject that…
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This post is for “reprographers” only. I visit a lot of blog-sites and web-sites – related either directly or indirectly to the reprographics business and industry – in order to find news and issues that I think might be of interest to people who visit Reprographics 101. That’s the reason why I visit the blogs…
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Reprographics 101 was visited by 262 visitors on March 2, 2011, which set another record for Reprographics 101. (Visitor statistics are provided courtesy of Google Analytics.) Those 262 visitors did 642 page views. The two most widely read posts were the ones about a) Xerox discontinuing wide-format and b) the Commentary and Opinions about that…
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On February 24, 2011, after the market closed, Autodesk issued a Press Release about its Q4 2010 and Full-year 2010 results. Reprographers, consider what Autodesk said in these two paragraphs, which appeared in that Press Release: “We closed the year with solid momentum and double-digit quarterly revenue growth in all of our geographies and all…
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A “Newforma” A/E-firm customer says that printing work is reduced by the use of Newforma I visited Cathy Cushing’s blog (Cushing & Co, Chicago) yesterday evening, and, while I was there, I noticed that there was a link on the blog to “Newforma”, which is a software product (I guess I should say, a “suite”…
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Okay, okay, okay, yet another post that pertains to the “Managed Print Services” business. Here’s very recent press release from Office Depot …. Thursday, March 03, 2011 Press release from the issuing company Venlo, Netherlands – Office Depot, celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider of office supplies and services, today announced a partnership…
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This morning, I noticed an article posted on printceo.com, and, after I make a couple of wise-guy comments, I’m going to give you the link to that article. This is the title of that article: “Investor firm petitions for sale or turnaround at Kodak” In the article, it says that Kodak’s CEO’s compensation has “averaged”…
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Well, as to the subject of “managed print services”…. Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 17 January 2011 – Under the slogan “Stronger together”, Canon and Océ will have a joint presence in the Managed Print Services Park in Hall 3 at CeBIT in Hanover (1-5 March 2011). By doing so, Canon and Océ are drawing…
Reprographics 101 