One year after announcing its last round of worldwide layoffs (see “Lexmark Plans to Cut 700 Jobs Worldwide”), Lexmark says it plans to cut 1,000 more jobs over the next year in a restructuring plan the company claims is necessary in order for it to stay competitive. The Lexington, KY-based company did not provide details
At the end of April and throughout May, printer and copier OEMs reported quarterly financial results for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2018. For all the Japanese OEMs, except Canon, this period was the fourth quarter and the end of their fiscal years. For Canon and Xerox, this period was the first quarter
1. As Amazon Has Grown So Has the Number of Printer Supplies Sold on Its Marketplace Amazon’s rise has sparked a fundamental shift toward e-commerce that has altered how consumers and even businesses purchase products, including the ink and toner cartridges used in printers. Today, a huge number of printer supplies are sold on Amazon.
At Actionable Intelligence, we try to keep the focus on printers and consumables, not politics. But the looming trade war between the United States and China is something we are watching very closely. In this instance, it appears that politics may have a very real and disruptive effect on the printer and supplies market. Tariffs
You may have seen Mashable’s headline about a “massively viral” video claiming ink cartridges are a scam or maybe you follow Gregory Austin McConnell on YouTube. But for those of you who have not seen it yet, well-known YouTuber Mr. McConnell posted a new video on March 15 in which he tackles a topic familiar
In late January and throughout February, printer and copier OEMs reported quarterly financial results for the three-month period ended on December 31, 2017. For all the Japanese OEMs, except Canon, this period marked their fiscal third quarter. For Canon and Xerox, this period was the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. HP is on a different
It’s that time of the year once again! Every December, as the year comes to an end, I like to take a look back at Actionable Intelligence’s most popular articles of the year to see what insights can be gleaned from what our readers were busy reading. Here are Actionable Intelligence’s top 10 stories of
In October and November, printer and copier OEMs reported quarterly financial results for the three-month period ended on September 30, 2017. For all the Japanese OEMs, except Canon, this period marked their fiscal second quarter. For Canon and Xerox, this period was the third quarter of the fiscal year that will end on December 31,
OK Go’s latest music video, “Obsession,” is aptly named. The Actionable Intelligence staff is obsessed with this audiovisual treat featuring a wall of laser printers that create an eye-catching, ever-changing, colorful background for the American rock band, their music, and their aerial antics. OK Go has become known for creative music videos. For example, some
A big part of being an adult is admitting when you are wrong. As much as I might wish to pretend otherwise, I am too old to be anything but an adult. My September 28 post on this site, “What Ifs and Prognostications about HP’s Inkjet Printer Firmware with Dynamic Security,” had some speculation about
