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Lessons Learned, Volume Two: Dealers Talk Insights Courtesy of 2021 Teachings

When certainties are few, the office technology dealer network must rely on the most recent of trailing data, because 2019 (and even 2020) offered a short shelf life for actionab
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Industry Mourns Loss of Copier Fax BT President and Founder Al Scibetta

The dealer community is saddened by the loss of Al Scibetta, president and founder of Copier Fax Business Technologies, who passed away Jan. 2 at the age of 72 following a brief illness, the
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RJ Young Expands Footprint with New Tallahassee Office and Distribution Center

RJ Young, an industry-leading business technology solutions provider in the Southeast, recently opened a new office and distribution center in Tallahassee, Florida, to accommodate growth in the
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Doing Better Business, Eakes, Frontier and ACM Technologies Ring in 2022 with Deals

We could see it coming, but the first week of 2022 was greeted with the announcement of three acquisitions on the dealer side and another involving distributors. The M&A parade was so long,
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Applying Lessons Learned from 2021 to Forge Path to Brighter Year

We’ve all heard the adage about life being a cruel teacher that gives you the test first, then teaches you the lesson. In that sense, it probably doesn’t matter that the test administered by 2021
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Hollywood Dreams: Image 2000 CEO Joe Blatchford’s Past Life as Chuck Barris’ Exec Runner

These days, Joe Blatchford finds much reward and satisfaction in being the CEO of Image 2000, a $30 million dealership nestled in Valencia, California. But way back in the day, during his
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LDI Color ToolBox Rebrands as LDI Connect

We are excited to announce that LDI will officially be changing our name to LDI Connect to better represent who we are as a company, now and into the future; and, more importantly, what this
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That’s a Wrap: 2021 Elite Dealers Reflect on Various Challenges as They Look Ahead

The year 2021 will be remembered for a myriad of reasons that run the gamut of reactions, part positive and negative, inspirational and disappointing, encouraging and frustrating. It was the best
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Vale: Elite Dealers Pay Respects to Lost Team, Family Members

Perhaps it is only fitting that as we sign off from this year’s iteration of Elite Dealer challenges, not to mention a 2021 that was remarkable in oh-so-many ways (very few of them good), we
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The Will to Win Stokes Competitive Fire for Stratix Systems Difference Maker Art Post

If you’re reading this, chances are quite good that you’ve already heard of Art Post. He has become a ubiquitous presence in office technology circles through his blogging, motivational speaking
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Organizations Worldwide Experience Over 722 Million Attacks in the Last 30 Days

Analysis of data collected by Internet and security services vendor Akamai shows an unimaginable number of cyberattacks, demonstrating how frequently these attacks are happening. If you’ve been
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Best of 2021: The Year’s Biggest Shockers in the Office Technology Universe

We continue our year-end look at the Best of 2021 with a Top 5 of the most surprising developments in the industry. Feel free to send along your own Top 5 list, and if we have enough responses,
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