Editors Blog

The Patriots Pack to Embark on 5K Trip in Support of The Jillian Fund, Veterans

Members of the Patriots Pack will take to the road beginning May 15 for its annual journey to support The Jillian Fund and help raise awareness for veterans. The trip, which kicks off in
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Selling MPS During a Pandemic: The Pressures on Business as Usual

As we have seen during the course of conducting business, the sales cycle for MPS can be a bit more extensive in comparison to other products and services. Factoring in a pandemic, with its
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The Digital Workplace is a Cybersecurity Disaster

New data reviewing how the 2020 shift to a remote workforce impacted organizational security shows all too well that since the pandemic onset, cybersecurity has become critically worse. We all
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Satisfied Customers: The Art of Maintaining MPS Accounts for the Long Haul

Business perpetuity is a beautiful thing. People, by nature, seem to gravitate toward developing long-term relationships with those entities they do business with, but it can be a fragile bond.
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Sneak Peek: A Few Interesting Facts About the 2021 Difference Maker Class

I’ve got to be honest with you, the last few weeks have been a bit of a grind. We put out the call for our annual Difference Maker issue, and in the last couple of weeks of the submission period,
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Golf, Laughs and More Golf: Longtime Sales Pro Paul Youngberg Remembered by Friends

Those members of the imaging industry who knew and loved Paul Youngberg have two things in common: the game of golf and humorous stories. Youngberg, 77, passed away on Feb. 11 while on a
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Hybrid Working: Getting it Right

I have always considered myself a well-organized person, someone who is quite adept at managing tasks around deadlines. Prior to the pandemic, however, I believed that this could only be possible
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Konica Minolta Sells Certain Sales Offices to Dealer Partners

Konica Business Solutions U.S.A. announced strategic changes to accelerate its business transformation and execute on its promise to deliver exceptional value creation for its customers and
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Two-Minute Drill: James Loffler Determined to Extend Legacy of Customer Service and Operational Success

Last week’s announcement that James Loffler would assume the mantle of president for Loffler Companies represented not so much a changing of the guard—after all, his father, Jim, remains at the
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Recent Phishing Scams Managed to Bypass Email Security Filters

Researchers at Armorblox describe several recent phishing scams that managed to bypass email security filters. The first attempted to gain access to users’ Facebook accounts. “Recently, the
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What’s Next: Dealers Ponder Future Additions to their Product Lines

As we put the March State of the Industry theme of ancillary products and services to bed, we’ll conclude with a few thoughts from our dealer panel as to what their dealerships may be looking to
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Blockbuster: Synnex Corp., Tech Data Join Forces in $7.2B Deal

The IT distribution network was shaken by Monday’s announced merger between Synnex Corp. and Tech Data, a deal valued at (including debt) approximately $7.2 billion. Synnex shareholders
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