{"id":3166,"date":"2012-10-25T12:26:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T12:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theweekinimaging.com\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2012-10-25T12:26:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T12:26:17","slug":"between-the-lines-the-final-12-elite-dealers-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2012\/10\/between-the-lines-the-final-12-elite-dealers-of-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Lines: The Final 12 Elite Dealers of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scott Cullen<\/p><\/div>\n

And now the end is near. Actually it\u2019s more than near, it\u2019s here as I present the final 12 2012 Elite Dealers, including the Elite Dealer of the Year. First a word about that and how that\u2019s determined; I decided to do that for the first time last year after reading a number of impressive submissions that went above and beyond all the other submissions. It\u2019s almost like being in school and handing in work for extra credit. While last year\u2019s task of was difficult, this year\u2019s was difficult squared with more than a dozen dealers whose submissions were impressive. Each made a compelling case for being an Elite Dealer, and by extension, The Elite Dealer of the Year. After much internal debate and consulting with some industry consultants who I respect, a decision was made. You can read about the Elite Dealer of the Year in the Features section of The Week in Imaging<\/em>.<\/p>\n

To be honest I continue to struggle with singling one dealer out from the many submissions that I receive, but until someone can convince me otherwise, I\u2019m going to continue next year as well because I think this makes the awards more interesting and raises the bar on the quality of the submissions.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about you but I\u2019m enjoying Art Post\u2019s ongoing series on the transition of the copier industry. It\u2019s like a history lesson and I\u2019m starting to think of Art as the Doris Kearns or Stephen Ambrose of the copier industry. I may even have to start calling him Professor Post.<\/p>\n

New content this week includes:<\/p>\n