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The Key Point Blog

03/24/2020
Eve Padula

bliQ Subscribers Speak Out

Keypoint Intelligence conducted a survey of its bliQ subscribers to determine how dealers, vendors, salespeople, and others are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.
03/23/2020
Lee Davis

Demand Is Steady, Supply Chains Are Mostly Intact, and Everybody Is Working from Home

We’re still early in the game, so it’s difficult to predict just how much of an impact the virus will have on the industry. But based on my conversations with folks in the office scanning marketplace, I feel confident in saying that the COVID-19 outbreak is going to be a painful, costly ordeal.
03/20/2020
Randy Dazo

Presenting Our Interactive Map of the Ongoing Pandemic

As the cases of COVID-19 increase, it can be hard to keep track of all the numbers and the effects occurring in our communities. Through DOMO—the visual data analytics tool that we here at Keypoint Intelligence use— and the data John Hopkins University is aggregating from various sources, we have developed an easy-to-use and interactive map to help you follow the changes and understand the impact of the spread of the coronavirus. Refreshes to the map happen in near real-time as JHU updates its numbers.
03/19/2020
Riley McNulty

Testimonials of Commercial Printers

Keypoint Intelligence asked printing establishments about the demand and supply side shocks they are experiencing due to COVID-10.
03/18/2020
Colin McMahon

Examining VR’s Place in the Workflow of the 21st Century

Enter virtual reality—a relatively new tool that has experienced enormous breakthroughs over the last several years. While VR has yet to catch on commercially, it has found success in multiple business verticals. The coronavirus has given businesses a new perspective on VR and its capabilities, which is in turn helping businesses to shift into the digital economy and allow employees to work from home more efficiently.
03/17/2020
Colin McMahon

Gamification Takes Center Stage at (Relatively) Quiet PAX East 2020

Despite fears of the coronavirus, tens of thousands of attendees flocked to PAX East at the Boston Convention Center from February 27th to March 1st. The event, which managed to be held before numerous tradeshows and industry events were either postponed or cancelled, marked the continued celebration of video game technologies and the gaming culture. Compared to years past, however, this PAX felt quieter than usual.
03/16/2020
Randy Dazo

Be Sure to Sign up for Our Coronavirus Content Feed

By now, everybody in the world is following the COVID-19 pandemic. The personal and emotional effects it is having on us—not to mention the social, business, and economic ramifications—will be felt for a long time. With all the uncertainty, including how long it will last and what the future will look like, one thing is certain: We will all be affected, business will change, and the world will shift, good or bad, based on this global situation.
03/13/2020
German Sacristan

Huge Show on 2020 Calendar Falls Victim to Pandemic

For the past few weeks, the business and financial worlds have been reacting to fears surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19) by implementing measures that will increase public safety and slow down the spread of the disease. As a result, numerous tradeshows have been cancelled or rescheduled. The much-anticipated drupa 2020 event was the latest victim of this trend and has now been rescheduled to April 20–30, 2021.
03/12/2020
Anne Valaitis

How Will The Corona Virus Affect The Way We Work?

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03/12/2020
Anne Valaitis

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Way We Work

As the news and information surrounding COVID-19 or coronavirus becomes more frequent and urgent, many people are faced with the decision regarding how and where to work. If businesses are shut down, for indefinite periods of time, how will employees continue to get work done? If workers do work from home, will they have everything they need to continue operating as if they were in the office?