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The Sailor Group and GreatAmerica Financial Automate Financing Process

Windermere, FL (May 5, 2020) — The Sailor Group Inc., developers of AgentDealer, a customer relationship management (CRM) tool built on the Salesforce platform for the office technology industry, announced today the release of a custom integration with GreatAmerica Financial
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XaaS and Dealers: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Monthly Subscriptions

It is easy to say that the movement toward bundled services under a flat-rate, monthly subscription model is a factor of the millennial generation taking a bigger role in customer buying decisions. It is true that millennials have now grown in size and demographic representation,
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Are Seat-Based and Device-Based Billing Models the Future for Dealers?

As we delve into our state of the industry subject of selling everything as a service (XaaS) and the elements it entails, we will begin with a look at the question of device- or seat-based billing in an industry that has long relied on meter readings to provide precise billing on
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Monitor Honors Tawnya Stone Among Top 50 Women in Leasing

Cedar Rapids, IA (Jan. 16, 2020) – In its first issue dedicated to women, the Monitor named GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation’s Tawnya Stone as one of the top 50 women in the equipment finance industry. The Nov/Dec issue selected the top 50 women for their “…industry
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GreatAmerica and Collabrance Announce 2020 Managed IT Sales Training Dates

Cedar Rapids, IA (Dec. 10, 2019) — GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation and Collabrance LLC have opened registration for three new Sales Simplicity Seminars for the 2020 calendar year. The training is presented by Alex Rogers, CEO of CharTec and designed for managed
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Collabrance Celebrates 10-Year Milestone

Cedar Rapids, IA (Nov. 20, 2019) — GreatAmerica Financial Services is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Collabrance LLC, its subsidiary technology company initially formed to help GreatAmerica channel partners be more successful in their business. Collabrance now supports a
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How to Embed Change in Your Company

This piece originally appeared on the GreatAmerica Office Equipment Blog forum. Click here to read other topics of interest to our industry. We’ve all seen it happen. A company leader shares plans for a new change, and then it fizzles out as fast as it started. The change
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Focus On Sales and Marketing Alignment and Watch Your Office Technology Business Thrive

Office Technology Providers have always been good at listening to the needs of their customers. They are passionate about innovating and developing new solutions that ultimately help their customers succeed. They learn new technologies, adopt new product lines, and develop
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GreatAmerica and PathShare HR Services Combine Forces with the Pros Elite Group to Offer Sales Management Training

Cedar Rapids, IA (April 4, 2019) — GreatAmerica Financial Services and its human resources and organizational development group, PathShare HR Services, have joined forces with Pros Elite Group to offer office technology dealers ‘NexGen’ Advanced Sales Management Training. The
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DecisionWise Recognizes GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation as 2019 Employee Engagement Best Practice Award Winner

Springville, UT (March 26, 2019) — DecisionWise is proud to recognize GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation as a top-performing organization through its 2019 Employee Engagement Best Practice Awards. GreatAmerica is one of five organizations that received the award based on
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Nate Lankford: A Tribute to a Dear Friend and Colleague

We are deeply saddened by the death of Nate Lankford, a long-time member of the GreatAmerica family and a dear friend to many. Nate passed unexpectedly on February 28, 2019, at his home in Colorado. Nate joined GreatAmerica in 2004 as a regional sales representative, building his
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GreatAmerica Wins Cannata Frank Award for Best Leasing Company in 2018

Cedar Rapids, IA (Nov. 14, 2018) — Cannata Report presented GreatAmerica Financial Services with its 2018 Frank Award for “Best Leasing Company” during its 33rd Annual Awards & Charities Dinner at The Madison Hotel in Morristown, NJ, on Nov. 8. The Frank Award winners were
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Creating Customer Stickiness Essential for Business

I had the opportunity to attend two great events in October. The first was the Seat Based Billing Roadshow held Oct. 17 in Asheville, NC. The second event was the BTA Fall Colors meeting, also held in Asheville, NC on Oct. 18-19. One idea discussed at both meetings was the need
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Office Equipment Leasing vs. Cash Purchase: What Factors Should Your Customers Be Considering?

As a dealer of office equipment, you understand that nothing in business is static. Industries change, the needs of your customers evolve, and you may experience some staff growth and/or turnover within your teams internally. When it comes time to sell office equipment or
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CIG’s Axess Program Wins the Best MPS Innovation Award for Seat-Based Billing (SBB)

Chicago (June 12, 2018) — The Managed Print Services Association announced the winners of the 2018 Global MPSA MPS Leadership Awards at the 2018 ITEX Show in Las Vegas, NV on Wednesday, May 16th at the MGM Conference Hall. Clover Imaging Group teamed with GreatAmerica Financial
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