The What’s Happenin’ Report
Industry Analysts, Inc.
January 2012
 

Featured Article

Lexmark Q4 Earnings Down 21%
Restructuring Looms 

 

 
Current Links…

-Ricoh A4 VS Canon A4  

 

-Xerox Expands Cloud Services for SMB 

 

-Ricoh Expands Capability in Legal Market 

 

-Lexmark Launches New MFP Series

 

-Canon Inc. Chairman Returns to Role as President 

     

-Ricoh Makes ‘Global 100’ Sustainability List for 8th Year in a Row 


-Canon Continues Relationship with NY Yankees  

 

-Production Resumes at Ricoh’s Thai Plant 

    

 

Popular Reports
 
 

-Dealer Service Manager Survey; Color Devices 

-Dealer Service Manager Survey; Monochrome Devices 

-Black & White MFP Customer Survey 

-Sales Rep Performance & Comp

-Color MFP Customer Study-Black & Color MFP Discount Levels  

-A3 Hardware Margins

-A3 Service Margins

-A3 Supply Margins

 
 

Do You Want to Sell Workflow Apps to Your Customers?

(New Link, Check it out)

 
Did you know…

10,000+
The number of industry subscribers this newsletter reaches twice each week

1974
The year Industry Analysts, Inc. began serving the office equipment industry

17,000+
Average number of visitors our website receives each month

125+
The number of countries in which this newsletter is read

90,000+
Average number of page views on our website each month

485,000+
Average number of hits our website receives each month

 

The ulitimate app for the copier/MFP/printer sales force

(New Link, Check it out)

 
Previous Links…

-Xerox Reports 4th Quarter Earnings 

 

-Europe Puts a Hurt on Xerox Q4 Sales 

 

-HP Announces New Color LaserJet     

 

-Ricoh Ireland on Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 


-Canon Announces Upgrade to Print Management Software  

 

-Xerox Retires ACS Name 

   

-Lexmark & Anheuser-Busch Ink MPS Deal  

 

-Transitioning Towards a New Delivery Model 

 

Copier MFP LinkedIn Group Passes 2,000 Members

 
 
 
…
This Group Currently Has 2,441 Members
…

We’ve created a LinkedIn group called Copiers, Printers & MFPs.  Please feel free to join.  We welcome any relevant conversations and will do our best to moderate and keep spam, recruiters and ads from watering things down. 

 
Join Our Mailing List
 

Proud Member of

 
Previous Links…

-Konica Minolta Dealer Show Review 

   

-Lexmark Recognizes Teachers with $1,000 Awards     

 

-Xerox to Host Live Audio Call to Discuss Q4 & Full Year Results 


-OKI Data to Present MPS Seminar at Lyra Imaging Symposium

 

-Patent Filings Rank Xerox Among the World’s Top Innovators  

 

-Copier Industry Hard Drive Shortage? 

   

-HP Optimistic they Can Sort Out UK Downturn  

 

-Kodak Gets 2013 Deadline to Reorganize   

  

-Toshiba Debuts World’s 1st Self Encrypting Hard Drive for MFPs 

 

-Canon Finds Wide Format Opportunities as Photo Kiosks    

 
 
Quick Links…
 
 
 

Copier Dealer Channel Study
The 475 page report contains critical information broken down by brand, by dealer size and more. 

Topics include hardware, service, supply margins, dealers using OEM and non-OEM parts/supplies, sales rep productivity and compensation levels, placements by speed category and much more.

Click this link to learn more about this report and to access the Table of Contents.
 

 


Dealer A3 Hardware
Margins Report

We contacted over 100 copier dealers and asked them about hardware margins for A3 copiers. This 9 page report contains hardware margins comparing 2008, 2009 and 2010 figures.

Brands Included 
  • Canon
  • Konica Minolta
  • Kyocera Mita
  • Ricoh Family 
  • Sharp
  • Toshiba 
 
Price: $29.99

Buy Now

 
Sincerely,


Andy Slawetsky
President
Industry Analysts, Inc

 

Thank you very much for reading our newsletter.  We hope you find it helpful and full of valuable information.  Please feel free to contact us with industry questions.
 

We Need Partners in Other Markets


If you are outside the US and have good relationships with local copier/printer dealers, resellers and concessionaires, we have a great opportunity for you.  IA, Inc. is looking for companies to resell our products in other markets, especially Latin America, Africa, and Asia. 

Contact us for more information



Dealer A3 Service Margins Report

We contacted over 100 copier dealers and asked them about service margins for A3 hardware. This 13 page report contains hardware margins for color and black & white copiers, comparing 2008, 2009 and 2010 figures.

Brands Included 
  • Canon
  • Konica Minolta
  • Kyocera Mita
  • Ricoh Family 
  • Sharp
  • Toshiba 
 
Price: $29.99

Buy Now

   
Greetings!

Thanks for reading our newsletter.  We hope you find it informative and interesting.  Please feel free to contact us directly with any comments, ideas or if you’d like to contribute to our column.

 

Dealer Training Programs


Click image to download details
 

Specification, Side-by-Side Comparisons, Test Reports, Solutions


Side-by-Side Comparisons
Finally, an alternative to BLI

The only competitive research service that
includes a customer helpline

It’s like having your own personal assistant!

Special Pricing for 2012
The What’s Happenin’ Report
Industry Analysts, Inc.
January 2012
 

Featured Article

Lexmark Q4 Earnings Down 21%
Restructuring Looms 

 

 
Current Links…

-Ricoh A4 VS Canon A4  

 

-Xerox Expands Cloud Services for SMB 

 

-Ricoh Expands Capability in Legal Market 

 

-Lexmark Launches New MFP Series

 

-Canon Inc. Chairman Returns to Role as President 

     

-Ricoh Makes ‘Global 100’ Sustainability List for 8th Year in a Row 


-Canon Continues Relationship with NY Yankees  

 

-Production Resumes at Ricoh’s Thai Plant 

    

 

Popular Reports
 
 

-Dealer Service Manager Survey; Color Devices 

-Dealer Service Manager Survey; Monochrome Devices 

-Black & White MFP Customer Survey 

-Sales Rep Performance & Comp

-Color MFP Customer Study-Black & Color MFP Discount Levels  

-A3 Hardware Margins

-A3 Service Margins

-A3 Supply Margins

 
 

Do You Want to Sell Workflow Apps to Your Customers?

(New Link, Check it out)

 
Did you know…

10,000+
The number of industry subscribers this newsletter reaches twice each week

1974
The year Industry Analysts, Inc. began serving the office equipment industry

17,000+
Average number of visitors our website receives each month

125+
The number of countries in which this newsletter is read

90,000+
Average number of page views on our website each month

485,000+
Average number of hits our website receives each month

 

The ulitimate app for the copier/MFP/printer sales force

(New Link, Check it out)

 
Previous Links…

-Xerox Reports 4th Quarter Earnings 

 

-Europe Puts a Hurt on Xerox Q4 Sales 

 

-HP Announces New Color LaserJet     

 

-Ricoh Ireland on Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 


-Canon Announces Upgrade to Print Management Software  

 

-Xerox Retires ACS Name 

   

-Lexmark & Anheuser-Busch Ink MPS Deal  

 

-Transitioning Towards a New Delivery Model 

 

Copier MFP LinkedIn Group Passes 2,000 Members

 
 
 
…
This Group Currently Has 2,441 Members
…

We’ve created a LinkedIn group called Copiers, Printers & MFPs.  Please feel free to join.  We welcome any relevant conversations and will do our best to moderate and keep spam, recruiters and ads from watering things down. 

 
Join Our Mailing List
 

Proud Member of

 
Previous Links…

-Konica Minolta Dealer Show Review 

   

-Lexmark Recognizes Teachers with $1,000 Awards     

 

-Xerox to Host Live Audio Call to Discuss Q4 & Full Year Results 


-OKI Data to Present MPS Seminar at Lyra Imaging Symposium

 

-Patent Filings Rank Xerox Among the World’s Top Innovators  

 

-Copier Industry Hard Drive Shortage? 

   

-HP Optimistic they Can Sort Out UK Downturn  

 

-Kodak Gets 2013 Deadline to Reorganize   

  

-Toshiba Debuts World’s 1st Self Encrypting Hard Drive for MFPs 

 

-Canon Finds Wide Format Opportunities as Photo Kiosks    

 
 
Quick Links…
 
 
 

Copier Dealer Channel Study
The 475 page report contains critical information broken down by brand, by dealer size and more. 

Topics include hardware, service, supply margins, dealers using OEM and non-OEM parts/supplies, sales rep productivity and compensation levels, placements by speed category and much more.

Click this link to learn more about this report and to access the Table of Contents.
 

 


Dealer A3 Hardware
Margins Report

We contacted over 100 copier dealers and asked them about hardware margins for A3 copiers. This 9 page report contains hardware margins comparing 2008, 2009 and 2010 figures.

Brands Included 
  • Canon
  • Konica Minolta
  • Kyocera Mita
  • Ricoh Family 
  • Sharp
  • Toshiba 
 
Price: $29.99

Buy Now

 
Sincerely,


Andy Slawetsky
President
Industry Analysts, Inc

 

Thank you very much for reading our newsletter.  We hope you find it helpful and full of valuable information.  Please feel free to contact us with industry questions.
 

We Need Partners in Other Markets


If you are outside the US and have good relationships with local copier/printer dealers, resellers and concessionaires, we have a great opportunity for you.  IA, Inc. is looking for companies to resell our products in other markets, especially Latin America, Africa, and Asia. 

Contact us for more information



Dealer A3 Service Margins Report

We contacted over 100 copier dealers and asked them about service margins for A3 hardware. This 13 page report contains hardware margins for color and black & white copiers, comparing 2008, 2009 and 2010 figures.

Brands Included 
  • Canon
  • Konica Minolta
  • Kyocera Mita
  • Ricoh Family 
  • Sharp
  • Toshiba 
 
Price: $29.99

Buy Now

   
Greetings!

Thanks for reading our newsletter.  We hope you find it informative and interesting.  Please feel free to contact us directly with any comments, ideas or if you’d like to contribute to our column.

 

Dealer Training Programs


Click image to download details
 

Specification, Side-by-Side Comparisons, Test Reports, Solutions


Side-by-Side Comparisons
Finally, an alternative to BLI

The only competitive research service that
includes a customer helpline

It’s like having your own personal assistant!

Special Pricing for 2012