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Competition and Government Incentives Drive Growth

October 5, 2021/0 Comments/in Into India /by Dhruv Mahajan

Lessons learned from many struggling and failed companies reveal how difficult it is to sustain a business in India: a very large, fast-growing market, yet hyper-competitive and highly price-sensitive, says Dhruv Mahajan.

The Search for Qualified Distributors

September 25, 2021/0 Comments/in Berto /by Berto Valenzuela

RT's resident cartoonist Berto has some fun with Ninestar's mascot, the emperor penguin, as the company ramps up its search for qualified distributors around the world.

Sales: the Good the Bad and the Ugly

September 23, 2021/0 Comments/in My Word /by James Douglas

James Douglas says he cringes when he hears a retailer say, “I'll cross my fingers I won’t have an issue." They are doing their customers a disservice and the industry damage.

What Lessons can Apple PanAm and Polaroid Reveal?

September 10, 2021/0 Comments/in Business Tips /by Darren Turner

Darren Turner considers exciting ideas and decisions by entrepreneurs some of which worked and others didn't.

The Time and Tide Were on Our Side

August 31, 2021/0 Comments/in Judge's Ruling /by Tricia Judge

Tricia Judge remembers how the epic battle at the US Supreme Court definitively decided the issues of post-sale restrictions and effects of foreign first sales.

How Consolidation, Protection and Sustainability Impact Us

August 31, 2021/0 Comments/in Tech Tips /by Mark Dawson

Mark Dawson remembers back to 1987 when there was no “aftermarket” which all changed with the advent of inkjet and laser and when OEMs adopted the “razor and blades” sales strategy.

Nothing Fishy About This Dream Berto

August 25, 2021/0 Comments/in Berto /by Berto Valenzuela

RT's resident cartoonist, Berto ponders what it might have been like for residents of the village of Zhuhai when news broke that it would be transformed into a special economic zone city.

Color My World – a saintly experience

August 24, 2021/0 Comments/in Just A Minute /by David Gibbons

David Gibbons can remember the first time he saw color TV and it opened his eyes to new possibilities for his career and life experiences.

Russians, Color and New Printing Technologies

August 23, 2021/0 Comments/in Realizing Russia /by Stanislav Malinskiy

Stanislav Malinskiy reports the color laser printer supplies segment constituted 20% of the whole Russian laser printing supplies market in 2020 and continues to grow as does the demand for compatible laser printing supplies.

From Fishing Village to World Capital in Just 40 Years

August 17, 2021/0 Comments/in Just A Minute /by David Gibbons

David Gibbons has now lived and worked in Zhuhai for more than 10 years. "I have to say that the transformation, even in these short years, does not happen anywhere else on the planet."