Impact Networking

Dealers Offer Glimpse of Digital Marketing Plans for 2020

As hard as it may be to fathom, a New Year and a new decade are just around the corner. In less than 50 days, dealers across the industry will embark on their 2020 initiatives. Suffice to say, inbound and outbound marketing strategies will be the ignition to adding net-new
Read More

Social Media: Inbound Marketing’s Sherpa for the Online Frontier

Marketing in the 21st century has become a high-stakes game for the office technology dealership community. Traffic on the information superhighway (now there’s a 20th century term) is cluttered at best, and bumper-to-bumper action can make it difficult for a business’ message to
Read More

Tracking Recurring Revenue Opportunities with Smart Office/Future Office Sales

As we dig deeper into the topic of smart office/future office opportunities for office technology dealers, the conversation invariably turns to post-sale revenue. Certainly, the opportunity to go wider and deeper with clients on MFP box alternatives can open the conversation to
Read More

Growing Pains: Elite Dealers Seek to Implement Internal Processes to Reconcile Growth

The 2018 campaign has largely been a rousing success for the office technology dealer universe, aided to some degree by a healthy economy (the December stock market swoon notwithstanding). Beneficial though it may be, dealer growth is always tempered by the need to have an
Read More

Impact Acquires Lance Allen Document Solutions

Los Angeles (Oct. 23, 2017) — Impact, a leading national business process optimization provider, announces the acquisition of 100 percent of Lance Allen Document Solutions (LADS), an established and trusted Los Angeles-based provider in the document management sector. Founded in
Read More

Post-sale Service and Support Critical in Delivering Full Value of ECM, Software Solutions

Closing the sale on enterprise content management (ECM), document capture and other software solutions marks only the beginning of a relationship between office equipment technology dealers and their client base. The ability to deliver customer service and support on the back end
Read More

Impact Networking Wins ITEX Perfect Image Award for Outstanding MPS Program

Las Vegas (May 23, 2017) — Impact Networking was presented with a 2017 ITEX Perfect Image Award for Outstanding Managed Print Service Program by Marc Spring, ITEX founder and Chief Business Officer and owner of Evolved Office and Copylite companies. Spring presented seven awards
Read More

The Value of Finding a Niche for Your Managed IT Services Offering

The ability to excel in a specific area can give dealers an advantage when selling managed IT service. Specialization might include a vertical market, an application or technology, or a methodology. Whatever niche you chose should align well with your abilities and market, and
Read More

Impact Networking Sales Manager Promoted to Partner

Lake Forest, IL (August 30, 2016) — For Michael Lepper of the Darien, IL, branch at Impact Networking, six short years have been extremely rewarding. Today, Impact wishes to offer congratulations to Mr. Lepper for rising to the level of partner at the company. After graduating
Read More

Impact Networking, LLC Named On The 2016 Inc. 5000 List

LAKE FOREST, IL (August 25, 2016) – With a three-­year sales growth of 79%, Inc. magazine has ranked Impact Networking on its 35th annual Inc. 5000 for the sixth time. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-­growing private companies and represents
Read More

Impact Networking, LLC Named a Lexmark Platinum Partner

LAKE FOREST, IL (August 25, 2016) — Impact Networking, LLC has been named a Platinum Partner in the Lexmark Enterprise Software Global Partner Program which is designed to help partners win business in new markets, expand opportunities in existing ones, and provide exceptional
Read More

Impact Networking, LLC Named Number 1 DocuWare Dealer In The Americas For Second Year In A Row

(Lake Forest, IL) January 26, 2016 — Impact Networking, LLC, the largest independent office equipment and document technology provider in the Midwest, was named the No. 1 DocuWare integrator based on overall 2015 sales revenue in all of the Americas for the second year in a row.
Read More

Impact Networking Celebrates the Holidays by Helping Those in Need

Last week I wrote about how the independent dealer community gives back to their communities all year round. This week I want to share the story of how one dealership truly makes a difference during the holiday season. Impact Networking based in Waukegan, IL and with a total of
Read More

Chicago Tribune Names Impact Networking the Chicago Area First Place Winner in the Small Business Category of the 2015 Top Workplaces Award

Waukegan, IL, November 23, 2015 – Impact Networking has been awarded First Place in the Small Business Category of the 2015 Top Workplaces honor by the Chicago Tribune. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by
Read More

Impact Networking Raises $4,500 for Latino Community Development Event

Indianapolis, IN, November 20, 2015 – The Impact Networking Indianapolis branch found an innovative way to use their annual Technology Showcase to benefit their community this year. They incorporated a Silent Auction into the event, which raised $4,500 for one of their charitable
Read More