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Between the Lines: More Elite Dealers & Toshiba Manages Something New

Welcome back for the second round of The Week in Imaging’s Elite Dealers. This week I’m adding 11 more to last week’s first group of 10. It’s a great group and I’ll be adding an even dozen more
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Between the Lines: Meet the 2012 Elite

The nominations are in, the entries have been reviewed, and the final selections have been made and the Elite Dealer class of 2012 is ready to be unveiled. Over the next five weeks I’ll be
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Between the Lines: My Dinner with Frank

It’s been a couple of years since I last attended a Cannata Dinner. Always an enjoyable time and always for a good cause, Frank’s dinner remains one of the must-attend industry events and one of
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Between the Lines: Social Media Anyone?

The Elite Dealer nominations are closed. Amazingly, I more nomination forms this year than last year, thank you. Plus I was shocked by the number that arrived in my inbox all day Friday and
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Between the Lines: Got Mobile Printing?

I wrote an article for another publication about “How Mobile Communications is Changing the Office Technology Industry,” and after that article ran was asked by a reader if I was familiar with
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Between the Lines: A Big News Week

I hadn’t heard that rumor. The one about Lexmark exiting the inkjet business until I saw the news reports on August 29. I could swear I’d heard speculation from some of my analyst friends about
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Between the Lines: Rumor Has It

Can you believe Adele’s album 21 is still in the Top 10? I may have a reputation as a music snob, but I recognize greatness when I hear it. I even bought it on vinyl. It’s the Tapestry of the
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Between the Lines: Great Expectations

Bonjour, Messieursdames. As you read this I’m on my way to Montreal for a long weekend. I could use a break even though it’s going to be a short one. Meanwhile, I have a fun read for you this
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Between the Lines: Really, Reed?

I received an e-mail last Friday morning from Reed Melnick, president of Nevill Business Machines asking me to call him about some big news out of Carrolton, Texas. Reed’s a great source and
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Between the Lines: How the Other Half Sells MPS

Have you had enough of MPS yet? At the risk of over-generalizing, everybody’s talking about it, everybody is either doing it or thinking about doing it, and if you’re not doing it, you’re done
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Between the Lines: A Gentle 2012 Elite Dealer Reminder

There’s still six weeks left to get your 2012 Elite Dealer nomination forms in. Check out the left side of the newsletter for details on where to go to find the nomination forms. Again, I’m
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Between the Lines: Dallas, Supply Maintenance Agreements, and MPS Pricing Insanity

I started this week off in Dallas at the Sharp dealer meeting. I’ll report on that meeting in next week’s issue. For now the big news coming out of Dallas was the introduction of Sharp’s new
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