It was sad to report Tuesday that Alon Bar-Shany is leaving HP. Many in the industry saw Alon as the face and heart of HP. His allegiance to the HP Indigo product line, its employees, and its customers is legendary. And, that loyalty seems to be what is leading to his surprise departure as HP management’s restructuring plan focused on firing hundre...

The events, emotions, and concerns around George Floyd have triggered a time of reckoning that seems to resonate with caring people of all political, economic, and faith communities. Join us in taking the No Place for Hate® Resolution pledge as a giant step toward solutions.

We are in uncharted territory as we prepare to interact with clients, prospects, and employees in this disinfected-time of social distancing mentality. We are all learning more daily about managing the post COVID environment. In this article, we discuss enhancing relationships with stakeholders by blending the best of the old with the safety needs...

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A joint letter to shareholders from HP’s CEO and Board Chairman shared that now is not the time to be dealing with Xerox’s takeover maneuvers. More than ever, the current COVID-19 pandemic environment, makes Xerox’s highly leveraged bid unsustainable and threatens the future of both companies.

The printing industry is not an isolated industry; the impacts of the Covid-19 virus on it will affect many different industries. Question, should chemicals that are used in printing be saved for sanitizers and disinfectants? My first response, yes, of course. But there is a dilemma, without the chemicals, ‘food packaging’ cannot be printed. Read t...

Keeping printers, suppliers, and analysts operating during Covid-19 times requires exactly the creativity our industry is known for. What innovative ideas are you and your firm considering to keep revenue flowing and staff employed? Share your thoughts with fellow print stakeholders on this LinkedIn forum >>>

Xerox’s attempt to buy HP and now HP’s possible buy of Xerox has been a twisty, curvy story to analyze and report. One day the financial analysts say combining the companies would be a disaster, and later, they are describing the value that to be realized from a combined company. Shareholders will gain but how about the rest of the industry stakeho...

How will the growing acquisition/consolidation trend affect the long-term health of the $79.3bn print industry and its tens of thousands of stakeholders – employees, employers, shareholders, suppliers, financial partners? Let’s look at the good, the bad, the ugly and then the opportunity. Change can result in havoc or opportunity based upon the att...

While many clients are requesting price reductions to help manage their cost of doing business, print suppliers are being hit with price increases for ink, paper, personnel, utilities, equipment, and cybersecurity to name a few. Their print clients have options: they can reduce quantities, switch providers, or move from print to social media. All o...