Canon inkjet tops market in 1st half

MANILA, Philippines - Canon Marketing Philippines Inc. (CMPI) said its PIXMA inkjet dominated the inkjet printer category with a 35 percent overall market share from January to June 2011.

According to research firm International Corp. (IDC), Canon PIXMA led the single function printer category with a 43 percent market share, and got 28 percent in the multifunction inkjet printer segment, making PIXMA the country’s number one printer brand for the first half of 2011.

During the period, Canon PIXMA iP 2770 was the top selling single function printer in the market. The PIXMA MP258 all-in-one printer were also among the top selling products.

“We are grateful to consumers for choosing Canon PIXMA,” said Jill Santiago, CMPI marketing manager for consumer systems products. “Apart from promos and service, Canon PIXMA has always been the top-of-mind printer brand because it prints crisp, realistic photos and documents at very competitive costs.”

Santiago said sales of PIXMA further increased owing to Cano’s Best of Times promo in which customers get a free ODM watch for every purchase of a printer and ink.

Canon PIXMA printers are known for superior print quality. They are equipped with the proprietary FINE technology which allows users to print photos with the highest quality at the fastest speed.

Its professional and photo printers offer high resolution prints at 9600dpi. With its high definition (HD) movie print feature, one can print out skills from HD movies taken by professional DSLR cameras.

Canon PIXMA’s Easy Photo Print software allows users to make photo albums and other creative applications easily. Users can also access Creative Park Premium, a website where they can download free photos, greeting cards and other paper crafts.

Futhermore, Canon PIXMA printers have the patented Chromalife 100+ technology that ensures every photo printed on Canon PIXMA printers with Canon genuine ink and photo paper lasts for up to 300 years.

For more information on Canon PIXMA, visit www.canon.com.ph or call (02) 884-9090. Inks can now be ordered online through www.canon.com.ph/pixma/onlinestore.