Editors Blog

Epson Difference Maker Debra Merritt Remains Grounded as Career Continues to Soar

The enormity of her career growth and continued success is not something Debra Merritt takes for granted. Her twin sons like to point out that she used to work in the mailroom, and is now the
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In Crowded Online Retail Field, Dealers Market Ecommerce to Expand Reach

There’s no debating that the office technology dealer community has been slow in embracing the use of an ecommerce platform to supplement and accentuate its existing salesforce. Late to the party
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TSG Difference Maker Lindsay Keller Finds Networking Opens New Business Horizons

Lindsay Keller has a valid point. The operations manager for The Swenson Group (TSG) in Livermore, California, points out there’s no lack of meetings, programs, webinars and consultative
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Canon U.S.A. Shares its “Jams” with Dealers at Summit in Nashville

Mason Olds laid out the ground rules from the very beginning of the Canon Dealer Summit that took place at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, from June 19-21. One, attendees were there to
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No Safety Net: Image 2000 Difference Maker Jeff Rudisel Skirts Comfort Zone

It’s been long said that one runs the fastest when being chased. Jeff Rudisel has long appreciated that notion, but in his case, the only thing that was hot on his heels was the fear of failure.
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Fight On, DBB: Difference Maker Brandi Noye Embodies Nittany Lions’ Spirit

Not that it matters, but it may be the case that Brandi Noye never attended a Penn State football game when she was a student. But when you listen to the phraseology used by the school’s alumna
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Lexmark Replacing Ninestar as a Supplier Globally

Editor’s note: The following statement was posted to the Lexmark website on June 22 in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s import ban on goods manufactured
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Lexmark BSD Summit Offers Dealers One Bourbon, One Dew and One Vision

There’s little doubt that Clark Bugg represents everything that we love about Kentucky and its reputation for congenial folks who make you feel right at home. The easygoing, Mountain Dew-swigging
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Never-Ending Knowledge Quest Fuels Passion of Canon Difference Maker Matthew Baroletti

Much credence for success in the business world has been attributed to “who you know”; e.g., leveraging relationships to get ahead. Every now and then, we’re reminded that “what you know” likely
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Pain Points: Dealers Prove Adept at Addressing Vertical-Specific Needs of Clients

While the pandemic may be an unpleasant memory, the damage left in its wake continues to provide an opportunity for office technology dealers that serve particular business verticals. Many of the
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Technology Passion Proves a Career Catalyst for ECMSI Difference Maker Dave Galioto

One of the common denominators among millennials who have embarked upon a career in information technology is a passion early in life for video games. Whether it’s the Atari 2600, the Nintendo
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Two-Minute Drill: TABS’ Larry White Shares Vision of Joint Venture with Ricoh

We’ve all heard it before, and Larry White is well aware of the talk track. The topic in question is the notion that the OEM pool is simply too big to support the office technology reseller
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