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In a Challenging Climate, Dealers Hash Out the Merits of Vertical Selling

Admit it, you’re exhausted. This week’s presidential election has left our nation physically and emotionally spent. How many hours can one person spend staring at the Electoral College map? Suddenly, everyone is an expert on the voting proclivities of Wayne County, Michigan.
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Marco Purchases Advanced Office Systems in New Jersey

Marco announced this week its acquisition of Advanced Office Systems, a copier and printer company in Roselle, New Jersey. Marco’s sales and service team will serve and support clients from Marco’s current location in Somerset. Marco first expanded its presence to the east coast
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Future of Security: Dealers Wary as Bad Actors Evolve Infiltration Tactics

There may be no honor among thieves. And for those who deign to make it a career occupation, so to speak, changing the “rules” of the game is vital in order to remain two steps ahead of the white hat crowd hot on their trail. Certainly, netting big fish raises the visibility and
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Threat or Opportunity? COVID-19 Looms Large in Providing Security Solutions

Suffice to say, COVID-19 heaped an unplanned fire drill of sorts on the business community when it came to town in mid-March. Companies large and small mobilized, kitchen tables were converted into home offices, and potted plants in offices across the country wilted from the lack
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Courage to Attack the Biggest Challenges Kindles Passion in Marco Difference Maker Dale Evens

In many ways, Dale Evens represents the type of person we strive to become, but perhaps lack the courage or the focus to follow through. He likes to tackle challenges that are seemingly impossible—both inside and outside the office—and he loves to learn new things that are not
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The IT Bodyguard: Guidance, Peace of Mind Nearly as Vital as Security Tools

Let’s be honest. For the garden-variety office environment end-user, the top of security can be daunting. While most Americans have heard of cybercriminals, many of them only have a cursory knowledge regarding how business systems are infiltrated and compromised. They’re told not
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Using Security as a Point of Differentiation Among Managed IT Providers

Hardware, software and services are, at their very core, merely tools to enable an end-user to perform his/her vital functions. But dealers are not merely tool chests of the physical and virtual variety, and security solutions fall even farther outside the chest. But as security
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Marco to Launch “Let’s Tech” Podcast

Marco announces the launch of its new podcast, Let’s Tech. The podcast will begin airing July 8, 2020, and will offer timely business and technology insights from a company that specializes in business IT. Each 45-minute episode will be hosted by Marco CEO Jeff Gau and President
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Talk to Me: Corporate Messaging Takes on Greater Meaning During Pandemic

Almost in the blink of an eye, everything changed. While it came as little surprise that companies would be shut down, given how the situation seemed to mushroom around the second week of March, the impact was nonetheless jarring. Welcome to COVID-19. Companies with on-site
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Marco Names James Bainbridge Chief Financial Officer

St. Cloud, MN (May 20, 2020) – Marco is proud to announce the promotion of James Bainbridge to chief financial officer. This is the second promotion Bainbridge has received in the past two years. James joined Marco as controller in 2017 and quickly moved up the ranks in his role
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Coronavirus and Dealers: Challenges of Doing Business in COVID-19 Landscape

In the words of famed Monty Python trouper John Cleese, “And now for something completely different.” Last week, ENX Magazine announced it is publishing its May and June issues as a single publication, with plans to resume the normal editorial schedule for July. Ordinarily, we
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Marco Named One of The Best and Brightest Companies To Work For

St. Cloud, MN (Feb. 11, 2020) — Marco’s workplace culture was recently recognized by The National Association for Business Resources by being named to the organization’s Best and Brightest Company to Work For list. The Best and Brightest Program honored 540 national-winning
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State of the Dealer Union: The Virtues of Moving to the Middle

Watching Tuesday night’s State of the Union address by President Trump, I was struck by the theater of the event. These addresses are always a major production, complete with guests who personify certain talking points the commander in chief wishes to emphasize. These citations
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One Final Look Back: How Events of 2019 Shaped the Dealer Universe Going Forward

Hard to believe, but we’ve almost clicked off the first full month of 2020. For those of us who still write paper checks, it’s time to stop scribbling out 2019 and get with the New Year. Ah, but were it not for the lessons delivered by 2019, we would be ill-equipped to deal with
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Two-Minute Drill: Marco President Doug Albregts Discusses First 100 Days on Job

The Super Bowl is just around the corner, so it seemed like a good idea to name our newest editorial feature, the Two-Minute Drill, in its honor. The TMD is a bite-sized Q&A geared at providing you with an overview of our industry’s top newsmakers. You’ll get the lowdown on
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