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RetailNOW 2015: Distributors Focus On Managed Services, So Should You
9/3/2015
When BlueStar and ScanSource, the two most powerful distributors in the point of sale and data collection space, commit significant resources to an initiative, everyone in the channel better pay attention or risk falling behind.
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A Managed Services Tsunami In POS/Bar Coding Is Coming. Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned.
8/7/2015
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Business Solutions channel content for this message: Resellers in the point of sale and data collection channel need to embrace managed services soon or their business will suffer, maybe even die in the next decade.
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RetailNOW 2015: Initial Impressions
8/4/2015
With much of RetailNOW 2015 still to come, a great deal has already happened at the retail and hospitality IT channel's most important conference.
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Top Quotes From “Retail Survival Of The Fittest”
6/23/2015
I’ve learned quite a bit from reading business books, but here’s something I realized when my nose wasn’t stuck between pages: Less-known authors with vertical market knowledge can provide VARs just as much value (if not more) than general business best sellers. Recently-published Retail Survival Of The Fittest: 7 Ways To Future-Proof Your Retail Store, is one of those books.
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From ASCII Chicago: 5 Hiring Don'ts
5/27/2015
I was honored to kick off the ASCII Success Summit today at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago with my hiring best practices presentation titled “Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer.” It’s always great to connect with solution provider executives and try to solve important small business problems.
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Don’t Overlook This Amazing Channel Resource
5/16/2015
If there are angles or topics we’re missing or something you’re struggling with in your business, please email me.
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Never Overlook Payment Security
5/15/2015
EMV is just one part of the payment security equation and VARs and ISVs need to have a holistic view of retail payment and data security.
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What’s Your Plan For Sustained Growth?
4/15/2015
Well, it’s May (or soon to be depending on when you’re reading this), and the year is nearly half over. Late last year, I challenged readers to get out of their comfort zones by making some changes in 2015. How’s that going?
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How Unsafe Is Android?
3/18/2015
Webroot classified 51 percent of Android apps as either suspicious or downright malicious.
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Managed Services Really Are Right For You
2/11/2015
Offering recurring revenue-generating services is the key to longevity and profitability. Figure out how to make it work for your company.