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Product Reconditioning Services: A Makeover for Your Machine AUGUST 29, 2018 The term “one size fits all” rarely stands true in any scenario. But, in the industrial automation market, it’s never the case. Each business has its own set of unique needs – and budgets – when it comes to equipment. With evolving technology, challenges […]

Vote By Mail Numbers Continue To Grow AUGUST 22, 2017 Every day, more and more voters in the U.S. are participating in elections via vote by mail. In fact, in states such as California, more than 60 percent voted by mail in 2014, according to the state secretary’s website. And that number is growing across […]

Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation JULY 26, 2017 Since forming after the Soviet Union collapse in 1991, Estonia has forged an identity as a tech-savvy Baltic nation that is creating innovations that are revolutionizing communications, file-sharing, e-commerce and government. Now you can add Cleveron, a postal technology innovation company from Viljandi, Estonia, to that list. Cleveron is […]

Research Insights: Ranking the Top 200 Direct Mail Service Providers APRIL 18, 2017 U.S. businesses sent 81 billion pieces of direct mail in 2016. This created several touch points with their prospects and customers. It also accounts for roughly 53 percent of all mailpieces delivered by the United States Postal Service. In an era of omni-channel […]

Bell and Howell Ranked 99th Best Training Organization in World FEBRUARY 15, 2017 Evolving into a premier, flexible and customer-focused organization has been Bell and Howell’s focus for some time now. So, it comes as no surprise that our company was ranked as the 99th best training organization in the world by Training Magazine, the leading business […]

E-commerce Holiday Spending Fuels Seasonal Records JANUARY 05, 2017 ‘Tis the season to be spending. Retailers rang up a record $91.7 billion in online sales over the holidays, with Amazon.com and Walmart being named the biggest winners, as consumers flocked to their websites in record numbers. According to Adobe Digital Insights, which measures 80 percent […]

Vote by Mail Continues to Gain Ground OCTOBER 26, 2016 Election Day: less than two weeks away. But, for millions of Americans, it already arrived. More and more voters in the United States participate in elections via vote by mail. And if the trend of recent presidential election cycles continues, the number of people voting […]

Local Students Help Bell and Howell Validate New Market Opportunities SEPTEMBER 06, 2016 One of the most valuable things about Bell and Howell’s headquarters is access. Located in Durham, NC, headquarters lives near three Tier 1 research universities – North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since […]

Girls Engineering Change Workshop a Success MARCH 25, 2016 Last month, Bell and Howell employees helped girls between the ages of 10-14 make calculators that are going to be donated to a school in Rwanda. The workshop, which was held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Venture Lab, was part of Girls […]

Building the National e-Commerce Infrastructure JUNE 04, 2015 At the recent National Postal Forum in Anaheim, California, I presented my thoughts on how technology and cooperation will be the keys to realizing a vision for a national e-commerce infrastructure. In 2013, use of mobile devices to access the Internet surpassed that of desktop devices. Today, […]