Sales & Service

Ricoh to Cease Selling Hardware, Software, Accessories Through IT Distribution Partners, Resellers

Last November, Ricoh made it abundantly clear during its annual ConvergX conference that its Ricoh Family Group dealer partners are an integral part of the manufacturer’s current business and
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Relationships Do Matter: Don’t Become Relationally Vulnerable With Your Clients

I’d like for you to grab a sheet of paper and a pen. Write down your top five clients. Now, I’d like for you to think about them for a moment. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate
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Beyond Compensation and Benefits: Promoting Your Dealership as an Employee Destination

Being a few ticks north of the mid-century mark, this reporter clearly remembers the time when the previous generation removed its graduation cap and gown—or mustered out of the service—then
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M&A Roundup: Repeat Business Systems, Hyland, Kyocera and ImageNet Consulting Swing Deals

Business was brisk over the past week-plus with deals that touched various segments of the document imaging world. No less than four deals were consummated: Repeat Business Systems obtained Ed
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Making the Leap into Employee Engagement: Dealers Provide Insight into Value Proposition

Last week, we considered some of the factors that come into play for employment in 2020, including the “ghosting” practice that, while not strictly a 21st-century phenomenon, is indicative of the
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Gordon Flesch Company Acquires ITP, Creating One of the Midwest’s Largest and Most Capable Managed Service Providers

Gordon Flesch Company (GFC) has agreed to acquire Information Technology Professionals (ITP), a managed service provider based in Madison with locations in the Appleton and Milwaukee area. With
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M&A Roundup: Flex Technology Group Adds Ultrex; Fraser AIS Tabs DocuSense

The M&A funnel remained fertile this week with two more acquisitions, as Flex Technology Group picked up Ultrex Business Solutions to operate under the Caltronics Business Systems flag in
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Epson Rolls Out DS-32000 and DS-30000 Large-Format Document Scanners

Epson America, a leading provider of digital imaging solutions, today expanded its lineup of commercial document scanners with the powerful and flexible DS-32000 and DS-30000 large-format
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