{"id":10680,"date":"2014-12-10T10:48:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=10680"},"modified":"2016-09-15T10:02:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T17:02:06","slug":"meet-two-more-2014-elite-dealers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/elite-dealers\/2014\/12\/meet-two-more-2014-elite-dealers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Two More 2014 Elite Dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/EliteDealer-Elite-ENX-logo-Med.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10681\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/EliteDealer-Elite-ENX-logo-Med.jpg\" alt=\"EliteDealer Elite ENX logo Med\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/EliteDealer-Elite-ENX-logo-Med.jpg 250w, http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/EliteDealer-Elite-ENX-logo-Med-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/EliteDealer-Elite-ENX-logo-Med-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Sometimes the best laid plans don\u2019t always work out according to plan. Case in point, our 2014 Elite Dealers. We just found out that two of the submissions, FlexPrint and Offix, submitted well before the deadline, ended up in a spam folder, the only submissions that met that fate. Fortunately, having the luxury of a digital publication in addition to the print publication, we\u2019re able to honor FlexPrint and Offix in this week\u2019s issue. We apologize for the oversight, and we hope you\u2019ll enjoy reading why we chose these two \u00a0perennial Elite Dealers once again in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10642\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Frank-Gaspari.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10642\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10642\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Frank-Gaspari-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Gaspari, founder of FlexPrint.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Frank-Gaspari-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Frank-Gaspari-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Gaspari, founder of FlexPrint.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>FlexPrint, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mesa, AZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year Founded:<\/strong> 2005<\/p>\n<p><strong>Principal\/President\/CEO: <\/strong>Frank Gaspari<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Employees: <\/strong>190<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Vendors:<\/strong> Brother, Dell, HP, Lexmark, OKI, Ricoh Family (Lanier, Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner), Sharp, Xerox XPPS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Solutions Offerings:<\/strong> \u00a0FM Audit, ROI Print Manager, PaperCut, National Managed Print Program<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Supplies Vendors: <\/strong>MSE, Clover Technologies, West Point Products Azerty, Supplies Network<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Leasing Partners:<\/strong> GE, GreatAmerica, US Bank, Wells Fargo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approximate Yearly Revenues<\/strong>: $38 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fastest Growing Segments of FlexPrint\u2019s Business:<\/strong> For the past three years, its MPS business has grown more than 96 percent, year over year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest Accomplishment of the Past Year<\/strong>: Recognized in the Inc. 500|5000 list for the 5th consecutive year for organic growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 Reasons We Consider FlexPrint Elite: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Its founding business principal of providing strategic management of its clients\u2019 existing document output environments rather than services as an afterthought or support for hardware sales, which is the primary area of FlexPrint\u2019s organic growth.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s success with MPS with fully 100 percent of its customers under an MPS contract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The effectiveness of its 1 to 1 marketing efforts, particularly this past year. One successful example is a \u201cSurvivor Pack\u201d created for C-level executives attending a national conference, which had a response rate of 95 percent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The way FlexPrint takes great pride in providing excellent benefits and unusual perks to keep employees engaged and motivated in taking care of its customers. And the company sincerely believes that Happy Employees = Happy Customers. Some of the interesting incentive programs FlexPrint provides include: Flex10 Incentive Awards \u2013 60 employees receive $300 gift cards to places of choice, in addition to being eligible for a vacation to Cabo San Lucas and $10,000 in paid bills (awarded to top 10 employees at the end of the year); dream vacations of choice to 10 employees and their families; car payments for a full year to 20 employees.<\/li>\n<li>National and industry recognition, including the Inc. 500\/5000 list for the fifth time, a nine-time winner of the \u2018Best Place to Work\u201d award (the latest for the Chicago marketplace), Perfect Image Award for Best MPS Program, and inclusion in the CRN 500 list as a top technology integrator.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Offix-new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10654\" src=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Offix-new-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Offix new\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Offix-new-300x293.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Offix-new-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Offix-new.jpg 2031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>OFFIX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gainesville, VA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offix.com\/\">www.offix.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year Founded:<\/strong> 1999<\/p>\n<p><strong>Principal\/President\/CEO: <\/strong>Stephen Valenta<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Employees:<\/strong> 446<\/p>\n<p>Primary Vendors: Canon, Sharp, Konica Minolta, Samsung, Oc\u00e9, KIP, HP, FP Mailing Systems, Secap, MBM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Solutions Offerings: <\/strong>MPS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplies Vendors: <\/strong>Canon, Sharp, Konica Minolta, KIP, FP, Collins Distributing, Supplies Network, Digitek, DCS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Leasing Partners:<\/strong> Canon Financial Services, GE Capital, DLL, Everbank<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approximate Yearly Revenues:<\/strong> $10-$15 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fastest Growing Segments of Offix\u2019s Business:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wide Format (approximately 200% growth), MPS (approximately 50% growth), Mailing equipment (approximately 100% growth), Color MFPs (approximately 20% growth)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest Accomplishment of the Past Year:<\/strong> Celebrating 15 years of Offix being in business and providing high quality products and exceptional service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 Reasons We Consider Offix Elite:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It has a 94.5 percent customer retention rate.<\/li>\n<li>Its Service Smart<sup>TM <\/sup>Guarantee list with multiple guarantees, proving its clients\u2019 happiness is Offix\u2019s number one priority. Guarantees include: 15 month equipment and\/or money back guarantee; 36 month lease upgrade guarantee; Guaranteed certified technicians; Service response time guarantee; 95% uptime guarantee; Free delivery, installation and training &#8211; guaranteed; Free maintenance contract for any laser printer; Referral program guarantee; Loaner equipment guarantee; Lifetime performance guarantee.<\/li>\n<li>Its success in vertical marketing to real estate companies, mortgage companies, title companies, car dealerships, law firms, CPA firms, and private schools.<\/li>\n<li>The Free Offix Managed Print Evaluations it offers. Offix works directly with customers to devise a strategy that allows the customer to control and manage the costs of their print environment, maximizing productivity so they can focus on core competencies.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s community involvement and corporate citizenship. Offix participates in the Save-A-Child program through CASA by providing financial support for at least two children again this year. CASA is a non-profit organization that works with the court system to provide advocates to abused and neglected children. In addition, the Offix staff has worked together to help many causes over the years, including raising over $5,000 in cash and Christmas gifts for Acts Turn Points, a local abused women\u2019s shelter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the best laid plans don\u2019t always work out according to plan. Case in point, our 2014 Elite Dealers. We just found out that two of the submissions, FlexPrint and Offix, submitted well before the deadline, ended up in a spam folder, the only submissions that met that fate. Fortunately, having the luxury of a digital publication in addition to the print publication, we\u2019re able to honor FlexPrint and Offix in this week\u2019s issue. We apologize for the oversight, and we hope you\u2019ll enjoy reading why we chose these two \u00a0perennial Elite Dealers once again in 2014. \u00a0 FlexPrint, Inc. Mesa, AZ Year Founded: 2005 Principal\/President\/CEO: Frank Gaspari Number of Employees: 190 Primary Vendors: Brother, Dell, HP, Lexmark, OKI, Ricoh Family (Lanier, Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner), Sharp, Xerox XPPS Primary Solutions Offerings: \u00a0FM Audit, ROI Print Manager, PaperCut, National Managed Print Program Primary Supplies Vendors: MSE, Clover Technologies, West Point Products Azerty, Supplies Network Primary Leasing Partners: GE, GreatAmerica, US Bank, Wells Fargo Approximate Yearly Revenues: $38 million Fastest Growing Segments of FlexPrint\u2019s Business: For the past three years, its MPS business has grown more than 96 percent, year over year. Biggest Accomplishment of the Past Year: Recognized in the Inc. 500|5000 list for the 5th consecutive year for organic growth. 5 Reasons We Consider FlexPrint Elite: Its founding business principal of providing strategic management of its clients\u2019 existing document output environments rather than services as an afterthought or support for hardware sales, which is the primary area of FlexPrint\u2019s organic growth. It\u2019s success with MPS with fully 100 percent of its customers under an MPS contract. The effectiveness of its 1 to 1 marketing efforts, particularly this past year. One successful example is a \u201cSurvivor Pack\u201d created for C-level executives attending a national conference, which had a response rate of 95 percent. &nbsp; The way FlexPrint takes great pride in providing excellent benefits and unusual perks to keep employees engaged and motivated in taking care of its customers. And the company sincerely believes that Happy Employees = Happy Customers. Some of the interesting incentive programs FlexPrint provides include: Flex10 Incentive Awards \u2013 60 employees receive $300 gift cards to places of choice, in addition to being eligible for a vacation to Cabo San Lucas and $10,000 in paid bills (awarded to top 10 employees at the end of the year); dream vacations of choice to 10 employees and their families; car payments for a full year to 20 employees. National and industry recognition, including the Inc. 500\/5000 list for the fifth time, a nine-time winner of the \u2018Best Place to Work\u201d award (the latest for the Chicago marketplace), Perfect Image Award for Best MPS Program, and inclusion in the CRN 500 list as a top technology integrator. OFFIX Gainesville, VA www.offix.com Year Founded: 1999 Principal\/President\/CEO: Stephen Valenta Number of Employees: 446 Primary Vendors: Canon, Sharp, Konica Minolta, Samsung, Oc\u00e9, KIP, HP, FP Mailing Systems, Secap, MBM Primary Solutions Offerings: MPS Supplies Vendors: Canon, Sharp, Konica Minolta, KIP, FP, Collins Distributing, Supplies Network, Digitek, DCS Primary Leasing Partners: Canon Financial Services, GE Capital, DLL, Everbank Approximate Yearly Revenues: $10-$15 million Fastest Growing Segments of Offix\u2019s Business:\u00a0 Wide Format (approximately 200% growth), MPS (approximately 50% growth), Mailing equipment (approximately 100% growth), Color MFPs (approximately 20% growth) Biggest Accomplishment of the Past Year: Celebrating 15 years of Offix being in business and providing high quality products and exceptional service. 5 Reasons We Consider Offix Elite:\u00a0 It has a 94.5 percent customer retention rate. Its Service SmartTM Guarantee list with multiple guarantees, proving its clients\u2019 happiness is Offix\u2019s number one priority. Guarantees include: 15 month equipment and\/or money back guarantee; 36 month lease upgrade guarantee; Guaranteed certified technicians; Service response time guarantee; 95% uptime guarantee; Free delivery, installation and training &#8211; guaranteed; Free maintenance contract for any laser printer; Referral program guarantee; Loaner equipment guarantee; Lifetime performance guarantee. Its success in vertical marketing to real estate companies, mortgage companies, title companies, car dealerships, law firms, CPA firms, and private schools. The Free Offix Managed Print Evaluations it offers. Offix works directly with customers to devise a strategy that allows the customer to control and manage the costs of their print environment, maximizing productivity so they can focus on core competencies. It\u2019s community involvement and corporate citizenship. Offix participates in the Save-A-Child program through CASA by providing financial support for at least two children again this year. CASA is a non-profit organization that works with the court system to provide advocates to abused and neglected children. In addition, the Offix staff has worked together to help many causes over the years, including raising over $5,000 in cash and Christmas gifts for Acts Turn Points, a local abused women\u2019s shelter. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[81,1638],"tags":[1374,2407,186,277],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10680"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10684,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10680\/revisions\/10684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}