May 25, 2021

Adaptability and a Determined Attitude Through Pandemic Lead to Best Sales Performance in Long Career

Way back on March 2, 2020, my wife and I arrived in Newark Airport from my President’s Club trip to Aruba. It truly was a great week, though every day we were peppered with news headlines about COVID-19. I asked my wife, “is this something we should worry about?” The first couple
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All About Engagement: Epson Helps ECR Vault Offer Optometrists and Their Clients an Outstanding Experience

PROFILENAME: ECR VaultLOCATION: Atlanta, GeorgiaFOUNDED: 2008WEBSITE: www.ecrvault.com CHALLENGEFinding a cost-effective, reliable document scanning solution and vendor partner to deliver comprehensive document management hardware and software offerings for optometry offices
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Advice to Dealers as I Sign Off as CEO: Seeing the Copier Industry from a Different Perspective

When I retired from the business after 37 years, people seemed surprised to hear what I think impacted us the most: the internet. It sounds simple, and we almost take it for granted. We may even think we’ve adapted and are using it to our advantage in business. But are we? Many
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Is the Copy/Print Dealer Acquisition Wave Over?

Saying the last 15 months have left a mark on the copy/print industry would be an understatement. The pandemic we continue to navigate has led to many significant changes, not the least of which is how we interact with customers. Sales reps got used to working through video
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Full Steam Ahead: Undaunted by Pandemic, Kyocera Seeks to Build Upon Continued Success

If Óscar Sánchez could have his way, the year 2020 would be completely erased from memory. In fact, the president and CEO of Kyocera Document Solutions America doesn’t want to use the pandemic year as a basis of comparison to future performance. Nor does he want it to be an
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Rebirth of a Dealer: Cultural Change at Heart of Fisher’s Technology Transformation

The date was Jan. 9, 2006. Chris Taylor, the newly minted president and CEO of Fisher’s Technology, donned an apron bearing the company’s old logo and stood before his crew of 40 employees. These were the same people that the outgoing boss described as “40 headaches.” The former
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