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On a Shoestring: Dealers Offer their Strategy on Assisting Non-Profit and Budget-Conscious Organizations

“Can you do any better on the monthly payment?” This is a refrain that has been repeated ad nauseam since the beginning of time, or more specifically, since 1895, when banking mogul Frank J. Mackey’s Household Finance Corp. became the first financial company to offer installment
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Office Dealers Ponder Post-Pandemic Leasing Trends to Watch

Since interest rates have shot up as the Federal Reserve continues to battle inflation, which has reached a 40-year high, tomorrow’s borrowing trends have certainly been impacted. But to what degree remains to be seen. Factoring in supply chain disruptions—the inability of OEMs
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Making Allowances: Dealers Discuss Leasing Forgiveness During Pandemic

As we open this month’s State of the Industry report on in-house leasing, one of the most popular talking points among our panel of dealers was the need to provide those end-users who were hardest hit by the pandemic—read: the most cash-strapped—with options to navigate their
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Dealers Take Great Care Vetting Future Office Technologies

As we put a wrap on our June state of the industry focus on the future office/smart office platform, we’ve asked our dealer panel to provide their views on what tomorrow may hold for their product and service portfolio. A dealership such as DOCUmation is quite methodical when
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Offering the Smart Office/Future Office Platform: A Dealer’s Sales Approach

Our June state of the industry look at smart office/future office innovations provided a glimpse of tools off the beaten MFP path, from interactive white boards to virtual receptionists, cloud-based services, VoIP and conference room management solutions. To further the
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Home Field Advantage: Plus Inc.’s David Carson on Selling Production and Going Up Against Bigger Competitors

It’s common knowledge that there is often a home field advantage for many local dealers even when competing against manufacturer direct branches who aren’t hesitant about giving away the store in order to win the deal. That’s why local dealerships often emphasize the community
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