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The End Of The Day With Ray! MARCO/KMBS & RICOH/Effissimo 2 Stories Regarding Infrastructure
Effissimo Capital investment in Ricoh moves into activist status, Expect big changes. I also share how I see Marco completely reinventing the infrastructure of national account sales and services. The OEMs will not ignore anything they believe can cut massive cost and streamline processes. The question is, how will the other OEMs work with MARCO's new infrastructure? It's my thinking the other OEMs should learn from what I believe Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S. did wrong.
The End Of The Day With Ray! Brother FY25 Brother Is Kicking A$$ In Industrial Print!
Brother is doing great in industrial print when you compare them to both Ricoh and Konica Minolta. It is clear year after year those two should seriously consider exiting the industrial print space as either of them seem to have a growth strategy other than hope! I also share a picture highlighting the potential power of The Workhorse! I am thinking that horse could kick a lot of Konica Minolta A3 Machines out of office windows!
The End Of The Day With Ray! When Media & Consultants Endorse KMBS Without Context It's An Issue!
In today's episode I strongly question what I see as endorsements from industry consultants and media regarding Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S. The dealers deserve more advocacy from the industry consultants and anyone who claims they stand with dealers. As share content from some of these industry leaders ask yourself do they really care what's going on or are they just so comfortable pandering it doesn’t matter to them what's going on? I am also concerned that the BTA is quickly losing its position as an advocacy for dealers. I am fearfully that the complacency that comes with comfort is crippling the associations power.
The End Of The Day With Ray! Is Ares Close In Selling Visual Edge IT To DEX Imaging? Big Rumor!
In today's episode I share some thoughts regarding the latest BIG Rumor regarding the historically non financially performing MEGA dealer Visual Edge IT The long term issues regarding Visual Edge IT, and the new issues regarding Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S. and MARCO Technologies being ignored by the so called industry media like so many other important things are truly defining a great disservice to all dealers and more importantly the industry’s next generation. I also share a strong bit of advice for the industry regarding MARCO Technologies
The End Of The Day With Ray! SHARP FY25 - Sharp Can Easily Pass KMBS In Revenues
With the dynamics going on regarding Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S. and their dealers. SHARP is positioned to seize the moment and by doing so could easily pass Konica Minolta Business Solutions Global Revenues. When U.S. dealers look at the entire SHARP product portfolio they can easily see the opportunities from SHARP far exceed the drama involved in doing business with Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.
The End Of The Day With Ray! Fujifilm FY25 Also Asking Should Fujifilm Get The Garden Hose?
Fujifilm a company who is poised to offer Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S. Dealers a great alternative. Is the time now for Fujifilm to get aggressive in the U.S. marketplace? I believe yes!!