
Konica Minolta Business Solutions India has been conferred with the SME Channels Award for being the Best A3 Printer Brand during the award cer- emony held in New Delhi’s Hotel Shangrila on 13 November 2013. SME Channels – India’s first IT magazine for SMEs has over the years created aware- ness regarding the business solutions of- fered by a number of small and large en- terprises throughout various Indian cities. Further to the channel’s numer- ous efforts to recognize the leading play- ers in the market, the SME Channels Awards have been known to consistent- ly felicitate the outstanding perform- ances of the companies for three years in a row.
V Balakrishnan, executive general manager – marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions said, “We are happy to receive the A3 Printer Brand award. It is a proud moment for the entire team at Konica Minolta Business Solutions India. We are thankful to our channel partners who have worked hard to position our product in the leadership position.”
Marked by an extensive process of evaluating the nominees, SME Chan- nels conducted a survey with 1150 part-
ners of A3 category and Konica Minol- ta came out to be the winner with a sev- en-point average. The parameters on which the companies were evaluated were service support, vendor relations, brand value, availability, training and convenience and marketing support.
Apart from the survey, the decision to award Konica Minolta was based on the feedback taken from IDC and Gart- ner, and viewpoints acquired directly from the various stakeholders in the in- dustry. Balakrishnan further added, “This award gives us impetus to work harder in the future and continue to add value to our partners and customers.”
Konica Minolta has always been rec- ognized for its remarkably high image quality and consistent results through the entire print run. A leader in the A3 printer segment, the company aims to create new value with their digital print- ing systems and solutions for produc- tion print professionals