Is the Death of the Copier Here.

I was surprised to read the headline:

"What’s keeping the enterprise from a paperless future?"

The date was August 15, 2024. Here.

2024.  I started this blog in 2008 because I saw the beginning of the end of the photocopier; printers, scanners, digital documents, faster more efficient business processes and workflows were part and parcel of the business world enabling better results: lower costs, higher revenues, and growing sales.

It's been a long time coming but reading it today is a bit nostalgic and 'analog'.

Konica Minolta and Salesforce? For Government Accounts? Case Management?

From streamlining administrative processes to improving citizen services, these solutions will help government agencies achieve greater efficiency and transparency.

This alignment will help enable Konica Minolta to offer comprehensive case management solutions.

Key features of the partnership include:

Logitech's 'forever mouse' could mean peripherals go the way of coffee beans, TVs, and printer ink by pushing a subscription

Another turn of the screw - the subscription screw, the Wheel.

Monthly revenue is never easier when the cost is less than a cup of coffee each month - spreadsheets, letters, documents, and presentations are all part of the MS world, at 10 bucks every 30 days - 

Forever.

Flexible Financing: How Leasing Companies Help Dealers Diversify

The leasing companies have their finger on the pulse of the evolutionary changes sweeping the office technology industry, leading to new financing options. 

Have you heard the one about the water purifier? 

Is There Another Kodak Moment in the Industry's Future?

"Scanning" Is Back?

As the Managed Print Services renaissance continues, the mundane and taken for granted "scan-once-print many" feature is also finding revived popularity AND relevance.

Who knew?

This @Kodak Alaris recent strategic pivot to focus heavily on Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) underscores their commitment to a smaller yet growing copier industry niche, document capture and workflow optimization.

Is "Intelligent Document Processing" a logo or an ideal? 

New to Copier Sales: The Demo Lives On. Sort Of.

Gone are the days of long, drawn-out, two-hour copier demonstrations. The mysteries of the green button are no more. Yet, there are still times when you will be called upon to show your wares, push some buttons, click a mouse or two, and close a deal.

The tidbits and advice contained in this article apply to any demonstration – from copiers to document management to toner fulfillment to IT services to luxury submersibles. It’s called “transferable skills.” You can take this anywhere.

More, here.

Americans

Remember when Americans were...well...American?

No purple hair

No DEI

No Men destroying Women Sports; for that matter, no Women destroying Women's Sports

When American flags were displayed without petty criticism...