2016-03-15 21:05
Earlier this month, I enjoyed a week of pure leisure in the Coachella Valley of California, home to Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Rancho Mirage, among other towns and cities. On the calenda… Read More
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Jim Lyons comments on business and marketing developments in the Printing and Imaging industry, combining many years of experience with an ever-enthusiastic eye on the future.
2016-03-08 18:02
HP artfully takes on the challenging task of Brand Positioning with their portfolio of productsThe definition of product positioning which follows, from Marketing Management (2011)… Read More
2016-01-30 13:06
For the second time in a little over a year, one of the kingpins of the imaging and printing business has announced it is splitting into two companies. Unlike HP's separation announced in Oc… Read More
2016-01-29 11:28
During mid-January this year, my attention was captured by a Quartz article titled “Amazon is selling gadgets that can order their own refills”. The story, written by Mike Murphy… Read More
2016-01-12 17:08
What constitutes a pet? Part of the fun of "Pet or not a pet?" game using Google Photos searchAs readers might know I have recently been enamored with Google Photos. It seems like a great pl… Read More
2015-12-17 14:12
As we wrap up the year, it seemed timely to check in with the Mopria Alliance, formed in 2013 to promote standards for printing from mobile devices and representing a major landmark in our i… Read More
2015-12-02 17:19
It was over 20 years ago that a future-looking strategy team at HP, one that I had the pleasure of leading, came up with some "wild cards" that could disrupt the printing and imaging industr… Read More
2015-12-01 02:26
Ten years ago, I started my monthly columns - an unbroken streak of 120 in a row!In a column I wrote 10 years ago, in December 2005, I noted that by looking back 10 years (i.e. to 1995), we… Read More
2015-11-11 18:27
In my August 2015 Observations, I raved about the new line of Epson EcoTank printers and how their mega-ink-capacity (aka #SuperTank) would ease real customer pain points, relieving the hass… Read More
2015-11-02 14:08
With the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange minutes away, and the official beginning of trading of the two companies' shares ($HPQ for HP Inc and $HPE for HP Enterprise), all the pl… Read More
2015-10-28 14:00
Today's Cheapskate Blog - via Cnet - is touting a Ricoh color laser printer for $69.99 via online retailer Adorama.That is a crazy-good deal, and not unusual for Rick Broida… Read More
2015-10-15 13:17
This is the first screen in the brief "Lifelong Learning Day" video - what a fit with my "ten year thing"!Yesterday I posted a brief note observing the 10-year anniversary of my final day of… Read More
2015-10-14 16:43
I have used this legendary band-name as a headline (but not the image) in the past, but today it seems appropriate again for my today's anniversary. Ten years ago today, I put in my last da… Read More
2015-10-12 12:49
Today's announcement that EMC will be acquired by Dell in a $67 million deal is notable for many reasons. It's the biggest tech merger ever, and the largest deal of all time where a private… Read More
2015-10-12 12:29
A rocky stock market during 2015 has not been kind to $HPQRevisiting Splitsville – it’s a good thingDuring the waning days of September, we are now just a month away from the spl… Read More
2015-09-28 15:22
"Got to get back" - to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and their Graham Nash exhibit, opening in OctoberMy July Observations were dedicated to a Graham Nash concert I had seen over the summer… Read More
2015-09-22 18:56
HP Printer Group Keeps Minding Customer Needs with new LaserJets for the EnterpriseToday’s product launch by HP is impressive as the company’s printer group continues with their… Read More
2015-09-21 02:04
I had to hit Twitter when I first heard the NPR story about the new Epson Ecotank printersMy early-morning routine on most weekdays starts by tuning in to NPR’s Morning Edition. Its in… Read More
2015-09-01 13:38
After yesterday's monthly Observations post on Epson and their focus on relieving customer pain points with their August Ecotank printer/MFP launch, it's only fair to point out HP's similar… Read More
2015-08-18 17:26
When Graham Nash, of CSNY, played Boise earlier in July, I posted on Instagram (no surprise) and I also ended up learning lots about fine-arts digital printing (big surprise)So if you even… Read More
2015-08-13 23:05
Proud to announce my first contribution to Built in Boise, a website described as "...writers, photographers, designers, builders and business-owners set out to tell the stories of Bois… Read More
2015-07-09 19:49
This AP story from 2005 references the "SpeedPass" wand - similar to the FreedomPay system I used at my local McDonald's in the early 2000'sI finally did it - used my Apple Watch to com… Read More
2015-06-26 12:32
Though it was a very warm spring where I live, I perhaps jumped the gun a bit with my “summer recipes” column. But as of a few days ago it is now finally, officially summer!… Read More
2015-06-18 13:32
I enjoyed seeing this article by Julia Love @byJuliaLove of Reuters, in Business Insider this morning. In addition to having sold 2.79 million watches, according to Slice Intelligence&n&hell…Read More
2015-05-29 14:17
Screenshot of some of the example HP Print Channel recipes on IFTTTJim Lyons Observations May 2015 Mixing up some Summer Recipes – IFTTT and the HP Print ChannelLast month, I reported… Read More
2015-05-27 17:03
I am in the final stages of completing a very fun and interesting Observations - following up from last month. (See http://jimlyonsobservations.blogspot.com/2015/04/april-observations-p… Read More
2015-04-30 21:31
April 2015 Observations – Printing and the “Internet of Things” revisitedJust a year ago, for my April 2014 Observations, I wrote about printers and their potential role in… Read More
2015-04-21 20:25
My three-year-old post comparing Facebook/Instagram to HP/SnapfishIn one of the more anticlimactic business stories of recent times, today the long-rumored disposition by HP of its Snapfish… Read More
2015-04-15 14:04
Source: http://www.cmo.com/articles/2015/4/6/adi-financial-services-companies-that-fully-digitize-tax-preparation-will-win.htmlI woke up this morning with the Beatle's Taxman playi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I am delighted to report the Jim Lyons Observations is BACK on The Imaging Channel. My March Observations, "HP Offers ‘Ink for the Enterprise’ and Innovations, Big and Small" are… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Jim Lyons Observations – March 2014HP Offers “Ink for the Enterprise” and Innovations, big and small Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As the week closes and I find myself back in the "friendly confines" of my Boise home and office, my mind is still racing with everything seen and discussed during the three days, March 4-6… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I was once again privileged to be invited to the HP Industry Analyst Summit, 2014 edition, held again at the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel and convention center, during this first week of M… Read More
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