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Elite Dealers Find Reconciling Growth, Garnering Efficiencies to Be Top Priorities

In this installment of the greatest challenges facing our Elite Dealer family, we take a wide-ranging look at a number of talking points that have office technology dealers engrossed and looking
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Free From Fear: Toshiba Difference Maker Bill Melo Unafraid to Defy Conventional Wisdom

Many a comedian has offered up variations of the quip “Trying is the first step toward failure.” But if you were to ask Bill Melo, he would probably tell you that overcoming the fear of failure
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Fund Sues Icahn for Buying HP Stock with Knowledge Xerox May Acquire HP’s Stock at a Premium

Carl Icahn, Xerox’s largest single shareholder with approximately 11% of its shares, is being sued by another Xerox shareholder that claims Icahn bought $1.2 billion in HP stock with the
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Smile Difference Maker Joe Reeves Seeks to be Problem Solver and Trusted Partner

Joe Reeves is every kid on the first day the community swimming pool opens, racing toward the edge before jumping into a full cannonball that sends water splashing everywhere. The smile on his
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Jackpot: Ricoh and its Dealer Partners Win Big at ConvergX 19

Ricoh USA Inc. announced an extremely positive response to ConvergX, Ricoh’s Partner Leadership Forum. The event took a new approach this year, designed for key decision-makers at Ricoh Family
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Xerox’s John Visentin Delivers 33-Page Presentation to HP Shareholders

As promised, Xerox CEO John Visentin has taken his case for uniting with HP to HP’s shareholders, courtesy of an exhaustive 33-page presentation outlining the merits of the proposed
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Ricoh Sounds the Strategy Bell During Annual ConvergX Dealer Meeting

Jim Coriddi made it abundantly clear during the outset of Ricoh’s annual ConvergX meeting, which took place Nov. 18-20 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The vice president of Ricoh
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Yiddish Words And Sales Reps, Oy to the Vey!

“The heaviest thing in the world is an empty pocket.” Yiddish Proverb Translated to sales: “The heaviest burden a sales rep can carry is being an empty suit.” It’s
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SIICA Difference Maker Soichi “Steve” Oda Takes Responsibility to Heart

Great opportunities are oftentimes tucked behind seemingly difficult challenges. Soichi (Steve) Oda, the senior vice president, business planning for Sharp Imaging and Information Company of
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How Can Offering A Variety of Billing Options and Solutions Help Office Technology Dealers Differentiate?

This piece originally appeared on the GreatAmerica Office Equipment Blog forum. Click here to read other topics of interest to our industry. Regardless of how you go to market, you actually have
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From the Shadow of Loss Shines a Message of Inspiration and Hope

It’s funny how this time of year can be quite taxing. A holiday is tucked in at the end of November that implores us to be thankful for what we have, cultivated by childhood visions of pilgrims
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