Applied Imaging

NetSmart Plus Adds VoIP Products and Carrier Services with Recent Acquisition

NetSmart Plus, a division of award-winning office technology provider Applied Imaging, has partnered with Holland-based Blackport Solutions, effective Dec. 14, 2020. With this partnership, NetSmart Plus is able to offer voice over IP (VoIP) systems and carrier services under the
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Help Wanted: Dealers Assess Market for New Employees During the Pandemic

What the pandemic has done to the business landscape, among other things, is to add a variable layer to the quest for finding and maintaining quality employees. The pool of competent, industry-specific applicants was quite thin at the onset of 2020, but with millions of people
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New Southfield, Michigan Office Grand Opening Enables Applied Imaging to Accelerate Growth in Eastern Part of State

Applied Imaging, one of the country’s largest independent office technology dealers, recently opened a new office in Southfield, Michigan. This office will be their East Michigan HQ, accessible to most businesses in Metro Detroit. In addition to this East Michigan flagship
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Applied Imaging Division NetSmart Plus Partners with Western Michigan Christian Schools to Provide Interactive Educational Experience

NetSmart Plus is honored to work with Western Michigan Christian Schools on a unique opportunity to increase student engagement, ease the minds of parents, and streamline technology for teachers. With the school year recently starting, there had been several challenges with
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M&A Roundup: Kelley Connect and Applied Imaging Swing Deals; Investor Group Acquires Area Distributors

The calendar may read mid-September, but a surge of recent deals seem to indicate an M&A Spring in the office technology dealer community. Kelley Connect of Kent, Washington, rung the acquisition bell again in 2020 by obtaining a Montana company with multiple offices, and
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Life’s Gift of Lemons: Managed IT Dealers Explore Takeaways From COVID-19

It’s tough to discuss COVID-19 in the past tense when it continues to linger well beyond its “welcome,” like a drunk uncle at a holiday cookout an hour after everyone else has left. However, roughly four months into our shared experience, industry dealers of IT-based goods and
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No Day at the Beach: The Art of Delivering IT During a Pandemic

Anyone who has visited the beach with a young family in tow knows the experience can be taxing. It’s not a gas-and-go proposition; the level of preparation involved in delivering more than one child to the shore for a day of fun can be time-consuming.  Sunscreen is only the
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IT Sales in a Pandemic: Ensuring Message Speaks to Client Needs

When business-as-usual takes a sharp veer for the unusual, tact and diplomacy become two of the most critical assets in a salesperson’s toolkit. Talking less and listening more, an approach espoused by sales consultants since the dawn of selling takes on greater significance in
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Applied Imaging Reinforces Commitment to Businesses with Personnel Kiosk with Body Temperature Scanning

Grand Rapids, MI (June 10, 2020) — As businesses throughout Michigan and Northern Ohio begin to reopen following the COVID-19 stay-at-home directives, Applied Imaging has added Personnel Kiosks with body temperature screening to its product offering as part of their “Healthy
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Hosted Events Advice: Laying Foundation for Future Deals

One of the many benefits derived from hosting events is the experience one takes away from previous efforts. Planning is obviously essential, but the adage “you don’t know what you don’t know” comes into play for those initial efforts. It manifests itself in the form of attendee
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Reaping Benefits: Dealers Talk Return on Investment with Hosted Events

The irony of discussing hosted events during the current novel coronavirus pandemic is not lost on us. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued ever-shrinking guidance in regards to social distancing, a figure that dwindled from about 250 to 50, and now 10.
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Applied Imaging Acquires Longtime Michigan Competitor Hasselbring-Clark

Grand Rapids, MI (April 26, 2018) — Applied Imaging, Michigan’s premier independent office solutions provider, has acquired Hasselbring-Clark of Lansing, MI. Effective immediately, the combined companies will operate under the Applied Imaging brand and management team. Applied
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Dealers Address Obstacles Encountered in Process of Adding Managed Services

In the world of managed services, the path an office technology dealership takes during the ramping up process can often be marked with potholes. From staffing and contract considerations to process implementation, challenges can arise beyond the core competencies required to
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Mike Dudek, Zygoquest Group & Chris Ryne, Growth Achievement Partners Advised Lowery Corporation on Acquisition of ZenaComp, an MSP

(January 2017) – Mike Dudek and Rich Wisniewski of Zygoquest Group “seeking to unite” and Chris Ryne of Growth Achievement Partners served as the advisor to John Lowery of Applied Imaging on its acquisition of assets of a managed services provider (MSP) named
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Popular Video by Applied Imaging Perfectly Captures the MSU and UOFM Rivalry

An online video graphically displaying the charged-up emotion and intensity that the Spartan/Wolverine rivalry creates statewide has been receiving a lot of notice prior to their October 29 match-up. The playful video was produced by Applied Imaging employees and stars Applied
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