Toshiba Difference Maker Scott Robinson Praises, Encourages Team Contributions

Perhaps in another life, Scott Robinson would’ve made for an excellent football coach. The vice president of managed print-as-a-service for Toshiba America Business Solutions believes in the importance of every role within an organization. A high-performing business, like a
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Top 2022 Elite Dealer Challenges: Hiring, Retaining Team Members

This week’s installment of the most significant challenges facing our 2022 Elite Dealer class turns its attention to another issue that has vexed the office technology sector, particularly during the past three years: hiring and retention. Recruiting and poaching (depending on
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Specialization, Product Marketing are Twin Passions for Distribution Management Difference Maker Jay Schofield

Being the go-to guy has its advantages. Just ask Jay Schofield, the business development manager for AIDC/barcoding at Distribution Management. Thriving in a specialization means all eyes look your way whenever a client or team member has a question beyond the superficial level.
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Top 2022 Challenges: Supply Chain Easily Foremost Concern for Dealers

Each year, we poll our Elite Dealer honorees on the subject of the greatest challenges they faced during the previous 12 months, and ask them to provide insights on how they handled these issues. Virtually all of the challenges are universal, but every now and then, we’ll unearth
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From Pfizer to Toshiba, the Fascinating Journey of Difference Maker Clarence Baker

There’s a fun yet convoluted argument to be made that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s desire to acquire Warner-Lambert and lay claim to the billion-dollar, cholesterol-controlling wonder drug Lipitor paved Clarence Baker III’s path to Toshiba America Business Solutions’ (TABS)
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Brother Leverages NYC Event to Promote Eight New Business Laser Printers

Brother International Corporation announced the upcoming release of eight new business laser printers, marking the company’s fastest, boldest, and best output color laser printer lineup to date. In advance of the rollout, Brother invited about a dozen press and analysts for a
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Elite Dealers: $5 million to $10 million

A.D. SolutionsOrlando, FLwww.myadsusa.com Year Founded: 2009President/Owner: Lynda N. Lizarazo (president), Moody Hamdan (CEO)Number of Employees: 55Primary Vendors: Sharp, HP, Canon, Formax, LexmarkPrimary Solutions Offerings: PaperCut, ConnectWise, DocuWare, Google, Microsoft,
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Elite Dealers: Under $5 million

4 The OfficePittston, PAwww.4theoffice.net Year Founded: 2006President/Owner: Carmen PitarraNumber of Employees: 5Primary Vendors: Xerox, HP, Formax, OneScreen, Lenovo, Lorell Furniture, X-ChairPrimary Solutions Offerings: PaperCut, AxessPrimary Leasing Partners: Xerox Financial
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Elite Dealers: $10 million to $20 million

American Business MachinesBakersfield, CAwww.abm1.com Year Founded: 1925President/Owner: Ryan JonesNumber of Employees: 120Primary Vendors: Canon, Duplo, Formax, DellPrimary Solutions Offerings: Intermedia, Verkada, Axis, IT services, apparelPrimary Leasing Partners: Canon
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Elite Dealers: $20 million to $50 million

Advance Business SystemsCockeysville, MDwww.advancestuff.com Year Founded: 1964President/Owner: Jeff ElkinNumber of Employees: 140Primary Vendors: Ricoh/Savin, Canon, KIP, MBM, DellPrimary Solutions Offerings: DocuWare, Kofax, PaperCut, EFI, Treeno, Objectif Lune, Microsoft,
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Elite Dealers: $50 million to $100 million

Access SystemsWaukee, IAwww.accesssystems.com Year Founded: 1986President/Owner: Shane Sloan (CEO), Jay Agard (president of operations), Jon Joynt (president of sales)Number of Employees: 229Primary Vendors: Sharp, Ricoh, Toshiba, Lexmark, HP, Dell, LenovoPrimary Solutions
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Elite Dealers: $100 million to $300 million

All Copy ProductsDenver, COwww.allcopyproducts.comwww.verticomm.com Year Founded: 1975President/Owner: Brad KnepperNumber of Employees: 480Primary Vendors: Konica Minolta, Sharp, Canon, Muratec, KIP, Océ, HPPrimary Solutions Offerings: Verticomm, Verkada, Intermedia, FP Mailing,
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Elite Dealers: $300+ million

DEX Imaging, LLCTampa, FLwww.deximaging.com Year Founded: 2002President/Owner: Dan Doyle Jr.Number of Employees: 2,000+Primary Vendors: Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Canon, Ricoh, HPPrimary Solutions Offerings: PaperCut, Canon, DFI, PrinterLogic, Kofax, Patrol, DEX MPS, Staples
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2022 Elite Dealers: Forging the Path to a Brighter Future

There are those who would lead you to believe that our industry—and really, the business community as a whole—is a victim of circumstances. Four million Americans flock from job to job each month in search of greater pay, autonomy and personalized working conditions (read: work
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Top 10 Stories of 2022

M&A Madness Takes Hold as Industry Lays Groundwork for Success As we close the book on another eventful calendar year, we can’t help but marvel at the volume of M&A activity that continues to take place. Even as you read this, significant transactions continue to alter
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