July 27, 2017

Managed Services is a Term as Clear as Mud for Marketing Purposes

The phrase managed services can be tempting to use when marketing your business because it’s been heavily used and branded in the minds of consumers for years. However, if you employ the term managed services when selling IT support, it will only confuse your prospects. The
Read More

Eight Ways to Know If You Have a Job or Own a Business

So how do you know whether you have a job, or if you actually own a business? I’m willing to bet that this is a question most dealership owners haven’t considered. However, the answer will have a tremendous impact on your short- and long-term success. Whether you’re considering
Read More

Combining Passions Proved the Right Recipe for Difference Maker Jordan Darragh

The timeless cliché follows that if you do something you love for a career, you’ll never work a day in your life. When Jordan Darragh found that not to be the case when it came to making a living in the printing industry, he walked away from it. “I lost passion for the print
Read More

Microburst Tears Away Roof from DPOE’s Elk Grove Village Headquarters

A summer thunderstorm that moved through the Chicago area on July 21 brought high winds, hail and heavy downpours, and in the process tore the roof off of a prominent office technology dealership’s headquarters in Elk Grove Village, IL. Des Plaines Office Equipment (DPOE) was one
Read More

PrintReleaf Announces Reforestation Rate Soars

Denver (July 24, 2017) — PrintReleaf has announced that its reforestation rate, reflecting the broad acceptance of its service among print service providers, nearly tripled in the last twelve months, to nearly a quarter-million copier pages per month in June 2017. Since the
Read More

Compass Sales Solutions Announces New Enhanced Integration with HubSpot

Boise, ID (July 24, 2017) — Compass Sales Solutions, the industry leader in sales opportunity software, now offers an API integration with HubSpot, keeping Sherpa up to date with added and edited information in HubSpot and giving users access to HubSpot contact info quickly and
Read More

SAP North America Taps Friedrichsen, Monday to Lead SMB Channel Efforts

Newtown Square, PA (July 24, 2017) — SAP North America today announced the appointment of industry veterans Eric Friedrichsen and Marc Monday as the new heads of SAP North America’s Small and Midsize Business and Channel segment, and SAP North America’s Channel Ecosystem,
Read More

Image Matters Appoints Industry Veteran Scott Acuff as Vice President of Sales

Knoxville, TN (July 24, 2017) — J.D. Sullivan and Bob Lovelace, co-owners of Image Matters, an office technology and services company based in Knoxville, are pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Acuff of Knoxville as vice president of sales. In his role, Acuff will be
Read More

Atera Expands Management Team by Adding Talia Schmidt as Vice President of Marketing

NEW YORK (July 25, 2017) — Atera, developer of the cloud-based IT automation platform that combines Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM), Professional Services Automation (PSA), and remote access into one powerful solution, today announced that Talia Schmidt has joined the
Read More

Beta Testers Sought for New CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam

Downers Grove, ILL (July 25, 2017) — CompTIA, the world’s leading technology association and the leading provider of vendor-neutral skills certification for information technology (IT) professionals, today issued a call for beta testers for a new version of its CompTIA Cloud+
Read More

Toshiba e-STUDIO4508A Wins Buyers Lab’s Summer 2017 Pick

Irvine, CA (July 25, 2017) — Toshiba America Business Solutions’ e-STUDIO4508A has earned Keypoint Intelligence—Buyers Lab’s Summer 2017 Pick. Toshiba’s latest monochrome product surpassed comparable multifunction printers in reliability, usability, security,
Read More

CIG Announces Launch of Custom Content Marketing Solutions for Imaging Dealers

Chicago (July 25, 2017) — Clover Imaging Group (CIG) is excited to announce the release of its latest solution for imaging dealers. Amplify, content marketing unique to you, gives dealers the opportunity to attract customers online and cut through the clutter of search engine
Read More

ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: June New Business Volume Up 27 Percent Month-to-Month

Washington, DC, (July 26, 2017) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
Read More

Konica Minolta Deepens Partnership with Kno2 to Address Health Care’s Connectivity Challenge

Ramsey, NJ and Boise, ID (July 25, 2017) — Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA (Konica Minolta), ranked No. 1 in customer loyalty in the multifunction printer (MFP) office copier market for 10 consecutive years, and recipient of the inaugural BLI Health System Pacesetter Award,
Read More

Xerox Establishes Special Recognition for Managed Print Services-Savvy Channel Partners

Norwalk, CT (July 26, 2017) — Xerox has introduced a managed print services (MPS) accreditation program recognizing a select group of channel partners that demonstrate MPS expertise and revenue growth. The Xerox MPS Accreditation Program participants receive custom training,
Read More
12