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Hot Takes: Dealers Assess the Profit Heroes of 2024’s First Half

The early frontrunner for the 2024 pithy business observation of the year goes to the following gem: the juice has to be worth the squeeze. It’s as clever as it is true. Dealers have long been
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Golden Rules Enable Marco Difference Maker Clay Ostlund to Demonstrate Excellence, Versatility

Everyone should have their own personal board of directors, a group of individuals who can be relied upon to provide perspective. Clay Ostlund is fortunate to have just such a group of people who
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M&A Roundup: Marco Purchases Lang Company; Wallboard CMS Obtains Keywest Technology and Unified Brand

Just when you think the industry’s M&A players had decided to take the entire summer off, a pair of deals this week shattered the transactional silence. The first saw dealer heavyweight
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Canon U.S.A. Reduces Workforce at Melville Headquarters

Canon U.S.A., the industry’s largest manufacturer, has reduced the employee ranks at its Melville, New York, headquarters by more than 100 as part of a reorganization initiative. The
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The Vanishing A3? Dealers Evaluate their Future Amid Continued A4 Ascension

There’s a cute little observation in the office technology industry that the A4 can do anything the A3 can, except cost more money. Since few environments have the need for the 11×17” sheet
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Ecommerce Destiny Finds Impact Networking Difference Maker Matt Michael

Do we choose our destiny, or does it come looking for us? The answer may be found in religion or spirituality, but life also offers a random element that sends us hurtling through life on the
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Moving Forward: FUJIFILM Business Innovation, Konica Minolta Ink Shareholders Agreement to Establish JV

FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. and Konica Minolta Inc. announced Wednesday that they signed a shareholders agreement (joint venture agreement) on July 8 to establish a joint venture to
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Seven in Ten Organizations Experienced a Business Email Compromise Attack in the Last 12 Months

Despite ransomware getting the lion’s share of the tech pub headlines, business email compromise (BEC) attacks are alive and well…and having a material impact. New data from Arctic Wolf’s 2024
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Fruth Group Expands Arizona Presence with Hoppstetter’s Office Products Addition

Fruth Group Inc., a leading office technology provider of managed IT services, cybersecurity and office imaging solutions, has expanded its presence in the Yuma marketplace through the recent
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Model for Success: Fearlessly Striving for Innovation has Served Difference Maker Peter Salzano Well

Starting a business from scratch is a daunting task. It offers little in the form of guarantees, and the sweat equity that must accompany the financial commitment doesn’t always produce an
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Charles Usherwood, Founder of Usherwood Office Technology, Remembered for Kindness

Charles Usherwood, whose small mom-and-pop technology shop in Oswego, New York, grew into a $40-plus million dealership headquartered in Syracuse, passed away June 18 at the age of 90, the
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What Can A3 Devices Accomplish that A4s Can’t? Apparently, Not a Lot

Broadway aficionados and people of a certain age will remember the musical “Annie, Get Your Gun” with its catchy, if sometimes annoying closing tune, “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)” first
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