Roundtable

Second-Hand News: As Supply Chain Backups Ease, Remarketing Space Continues to Evolve

One of the many business consequences of the pandemic was the impact on second-hand equipment—used, off-lease or repossessed units—for the dealer community. End-users held the line on new equipment acquisitions, choosing to extend current gear leases or opting for buyouts. Other
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Adapt and Accommodate: Industry Lessors Focus on Long-Term Picture

In conjunction with this month’s State of the Industry focus on leasing, we’ve assembled an august group of standalone financing companies and industry manufacturer leasing arms to provide some behind-the-scenes perspective. They’ll shed insight into the modifications that have
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Building Back Better: OEMs Address Print Management Challenges for Dealers, End-Users

In tandem with this month’s State of the Industry report on managed print services, we’ve culled the thoughts of several major manufacturers about how dealers can optimize print management in the wake of the pandemic and the challenges it has visited upon end-users. The panel
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The Lease of Dealer Worries: Leasing Companies Talk Protecting Resellers, Accommodating End Users

As the realities of business grinding to a halt weigh on the minds and bottom lines of end users, leasing companies such as GreatAmerica Financial Services and LEAF Commercial Capital are caught between a rock and a hard place. There are the end users, requesting some level of
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OEMs Outline Mobilization Tactics to Better Serve Dealers, Resellers

As a complement to our overview of how office technology dealers are handling the state and federal quarantine measures, we asked members of the manufacturing community how they’re adjusting internally while ensuring they serve the interests of their reseller partners. Our
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Forecast 2020: Foresight, Not Hindsight, Key to Vision of the Future

It can be said that the future rarely arrives unannounced, at least from a technology standpoint. Revolutions begin as murmurings among a select few, then gradually increase before reaching a crescendo of full-blown evolution. The business world consists of people who detect
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