Editors Blog

Difference Maker Spotlight: Print Audit’s John MacInnes

Almost 17 years ago, John MacInnes, president of Print Audit, ran a Lotus Notes consulting company. He recalls that at the time the company’s revenues were almost entirely service-based, so he
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Digital Signage and Content Services Go Hand-in-Hand, but How Do You Deliver?

The real money in selling digital signage is in providing services to create and manage the content that is displayed. Unfortunately, few dealers have the people and resources to do that.
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ECi Provides a Product Roadmap at Its ECi Connect Event, Improves Customer Service

ECi Software Solutions is well known in the dealer community for its e-automate ERP software for technology service providers as well as FMAudit MPS management software and Naverisk remote
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Survey: Perception of Most Important Leadership Attributes Vary by Age Group

Professionals would rather see strong personal qualities in their leaders than a hard-driving business edge, according to recent research from Robert Half Management Resources. The company
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What’s the Total Market Potential for Label Printers, Digital Signage, and 3D Printers?

In the ENX Magazine feature story for November, “Beyond Traditional Print: Three Product Lines to Consider,” we spoke with vendors and dealers about their experiences selling label printers,
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Difference Maker Spotlight: Toshiba’s Joe Contreras

After working in the networking hardware industry, Toshiba’s Vice President of Product and Solutions Marketing Joe Contreras recalls that he decided to join the organization in 2000 because it
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Pro Advice: How to Stay Current on Technology Trends

Ask any dealer what his or her top five challenges are and keeping up with new technology is likely to be one of them. Identifying and learning about emerging technology that might eventually
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Y Soft Introduces Framework that Eases Partner Transition to Software Sales and Support

A big hurdle for many dealers considering the addition of software sales to their offerings is the learning curve needed to properly deploy and support a solution. Some software vendors offer the
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HP Tells Analysts Where Growth, Opportunity Lie in Near Future

HP Inc. gave security analysts an update on how the company is doing since it spun off from Hewlett-Packard nearly a year ago. ENX has reviewed the presentation and background materials and
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Difference Maker Spotlight: TriMega’s Brian Stevenson

TriMega’s Brian Stevenson says that like many people, his introduction to the office technology industry came about by accident. He was playing fastpitch softball in New Zealand and then returned
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7 Reasons Why a Vertical Focus for Selling Software Provides the Best Returns

In the October issue of ENX Magazine (“There’s Gold in Selling Software Solutions, but You Have to Dig for It”), both dealers and software vendors touted the benefits of focusing on vertical
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Difference Maker Spotlight: Buyers Lab’s Pete Emory

Pete Emory, director of research and lab services, US/Asia at Buyers Laboratory LLC, recalls that his 11-year-old daughter once said to him, “Smile, Daddy. Always be happy and take it easy. Yes,
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