Canon Power Champs come together in Goa

Canon Power Champs come together in Goa

Organizes an exclusive event for the dealer sales people to reward them for their efforts

New Delhi, December 11, 2006: Canon India Pvt. Limited, India’s No 1. Complete Digital Imaging Company recently held the ‘Canon Power Champ Meet’, an exclusive event for Canon Dealers. The two-day meet held at Bambolim Beach Resort in Goa is the first of its kind to be organized by any company to celebrate and acknowledge the commitment and dedication of Canon sales dealers as they represent the company to Canon consumers.

Canon dealers across the country traveled for this meet, where they were part of different team building and training programs. As a part of this, Canon organized Tour de’ Goa and a Treasure Hunt for the participants. The former motivated the team to explore the unknown with their own expertise as well as the team support, and the latter introduced them to the idea of working ’smart’ and being rewarded for their efforts.

Speaking on the ‘Canon Power Champ Meet’, Ms. Rachna Datta, Manager-Product Marketing, Canon India said, “We at Canon believe our channel partners are an extended team. We understand the invaluable role they play in our organizations success and that their support has been a key reason for our steady performance. This meet is a small gesture to acknowledge and show our appreciation for their support.”

Canon believes in building knowledge amongst their dealers through regular training programs. Hence, training sessions were an integral part of the event. The winners at the event were also declared and felicitated.

Ms. Datta further added, “Canon values partners who are looking for a long term relationship with the company. For a healthy business environment, balance of expectations and deliverables need to be met and maintained consistently to develop faith and mutual respect in the relationship. The Goa event was an initiative from us in the same direction.”

About Canon Inc

Canon Inc. is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Its global network now includes 184 companies, employing some more than 108,000 people. It is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits 10% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon has consistently remained as one of the top 3 companies to have earned the most number of patents over the last decade. Since 1993, Canon continues to be ranked as one of world’s largest corporations by the Fortune Global 500 Ranking. Guided by its kyosei philosophy, which focuses on “living and working together for the common good”, Canon delivers high performance and user-friendly products and solutions to improve efficiency both in the office and home environment. More information is available on www.canon.co.in

Canon in India

Canon India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd; a world leader in imaging technologies. Set up in 1997, Canon India markets a comprehensive range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging products that include photocopiers, multi-functional peripherals, fax-machines, printers, scanners, digital cameras, camcorders and multi media projectors. Five imaging engines of Image Capturing, Electrophotography, Bubble Jet, Semiconductor and Display drive these cutting-edge technology products. The company today has offices in 7 cities across India and employs over 400 people. Canon has 250 channel partners, 218 retail stores, 32 canon care centers, over 100 authorized service centers and more than 2700 resellers across 300 towns in India it does business in.

Creating an industry benchmark with new technologies in the latest product range the company launched 87 new products in 2006 including the launch of 51 products on a single day which is an industry landmark for the largest number of products launched in a single day. The year 2006 also saw Canon introducing a new category of security and surveillance cameras. Overall, Canon grew 30% this year over 2005 and is planning a turnover of Rs. 400 cr by December 2006.

Canon India has a Software Development Centre located in Gurgaon. Set up in the middle of 1999, the Canon Software Development Centre is one of the six such cutting edge technology centres established by Canon Inc. globally. It is also Canon’s latest R&D Center to be set up outside Japan. It develops original technologies as well as supporting Canon marketing companies worldwide with application software. Canon India is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO14001/2004 certified and its Software Development Centre has achieved the CMM level 3 status.

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