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M&A Roundup: Marco, imageOne and Canon Swing Deals in Flurry of Activity

Following a relatively quiet summer, industry M&A activity is starting to heat up just in time for the fall season. In a trio of deals, Marco obtained Wisconsin Imaging Solutions and imageOne netted Quantum Technologies. Meanwhile, on the manufacturer side, Canon is adding
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Marco Acquires All/Pro Office Technology of Alton, Illinois

Marco announced its acquisition of All/Pro Office Technology, a copier and printer company in Alton, Illinois. Marco’s sales and service team will serve and support All/Pro’s clients from Marco’s current location in Fenton, Missouri. Bill Moyer, one of the founders of All/Pro
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No Discounts: Pandemic Makes M&A Pricing (and Selling) a Tricky Proposition

The wait-and-see approach to making deals—a factor of the pandemic and dealers not wanting to base selling prices off of a trailing 12-month period—is as obvious as it is frustrating. The earnouts option has helped a number of deals get to the finish line, but some sellers don’t
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As M&A Activity Accelerates, Dealers Assess Pandemic’s Impact on Sellers

Whoever was holding Dan Doyle Jr.’s proverbial beer has to be impressed, as is the rest of the office dealer industry, with DEX Imaging’s acquisition of 10 Konica Minolta direct branches this week. But a quality fireworks display wouldn’t be complete without a few surprises that
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Marco Solidifies End-to-End Document Journey with West Central Shredding Acquisition

In an effort to strengthen its reach in providing document life cycle services for clients, St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Marco announced the acquisition of West Central Shredding Inc., a shredding specialist based in Willmar, Minnesota. The employee ranks of West Central Shredding
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Selling MPS During a Pandemic: The Pressures on Business as Usual

As we have seen during the course of conducting business, the sales cycle for MPS can be a bit more extensive in comparison to other products and services. Factoring in a pandemic, with its logistical workarounds and the need to coordinate with the proper departments internally
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Satisfied Customers: The Art of Maintaining MPS Accounts for the Long Haul

Business perpetuity is a beautiful thing. People, by nature, seem to gravitate toward developing long-term relationships with those entities they do business with, but it can be a fragile bond. One tragic misstep can undo years of fostering goodwill between a vendor and end-user.
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Smooth Sailing: Ensuring the MPS Implementation Checks Off All Boxes

On the heels of last week’s look into how dealers took potential managed print services program implementation disasters, this week we’ve charted the measures dealers put into place to ensure the implementation process is a positive one. As is the case with any project, there is
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MPS Implementations: From Sweet to Sour, Dealers Chart Challenges, Lessons Learned

Managed print services…an ideal program whose very name indicates three distinct elements. And as much as it can represent a recipe for success, missing any one ingredient can also spell disaster or, in a best-case scenario, a learning opportunity that can benefit the dealer’s
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Signs of Success: Jeff Gau Set the Target, and Marco Obliterated It

It may seem difficult to fathom, but there was a time, not all that long ago, that Marco was a mid-sized, Midwestern office technology dealership struggling from a profitability standpoint. In fact, the company had become stagnant as growth had become a major challenge. When Jeff
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Making Most of Clouded Future: Charting the Great Unknown

Our collective vocabulary saw something of a boost in 2020, as did the office dealer’s product portfolio. Outside of the health care world, few people were familiar with the term personal protective equipment. Face masks were for professionals and the ill. And hand sanitizer’s
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Lessons Learned, Part Two: Even the Worst of Years Provided Beneficial Moments

The oft-repeated adage about life, that it gives you the test first and teaches the lesson after the fact, certainly holds true. During 2020, we learned on the fly from the comforts of home but certainly weren’t always thrilled with how adversity was reconciled on a broader
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Marco Assists Nigerian Books for Africa Campaign

St. Cloud, MN (Dec. 28, 2020) — Marco recently provided volunteer assistance and support to help ship more than 20,000 books to universities across Nigeria through Books For Africa. Marco employees stepped up to volunteer hours of their time to package the books for a major
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Into the Unknown: Maximizing Sales Opportunities in the Future

Optimism abounds as we approach New Year’s Day. In a year marked by frustration, the changing of the calendar signifies an opportunity to begin anew with a fresh slate. In the world of business, few positions are compelled to lean more Pollyanna than pessimistic than the humble
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Prospecting During a Pandemic: The Ins and Outs of Securing Net-New Business

An entire “During a Pandemic” how-to series could be published that is aimed at the business community—hiring during a pandemic, growing sales during a pandemic, maintaining corporate culture during a pandemic. As much as anything, COVID-19 has elevated our ability to construct
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