As I write this blog I’m doing some prep work for Print Audit’s annual Strategic Planning week. Soon, I’ll be with fellow executives at Print Audit, and we’ll be locked up in a room together for 2 days as we reflect on the year that was and plan for the year ahead. Next to spending Christmas with my family, it’s one of my favorite things about December.
Topics: strategic planning, strategy, business growth, business planning, Business Tips, business strategy, workplace culture, culture, employee satisfaction, net promoter
What is a QBR? A common definition on the internet is: “A Quarterly Business Review is, as the name suggests, a meeting with your client on a quarterly basis where you discuss their business and how you can support them.”
Topics: business review, business success, Business Tips, business growth, business strategy, QBR, premier members
Work moves fast these days. Not only has technology sped up how we work, but it’s enabled people to oversee approximately twice as much work (projects, people, issues and events) vs. only a few years ago. But not all work is created equal – there are different kinds of activities, and as such, different tools to meet various needs. With the incredible clutter of technology solutions available to make us more efficient, it’s important to understand what kind of work you’re doing before you load up on tools.
Topics: digital transformation, Document Management, content management, placepoint, business growth, Business Tips, Workflow, process management
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went live in May of 2018 and it has the entire planet in a stir. Why? Because no matter where you live, if you do business with a company in the European Union and you’re not compliant, you could face massive fines and lawsuits if you breach one of its tenants.
Topics: convergence radio, convergence, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, business growth, Business Tips, business strategy, office equipment channel, Office Equipment Dealers
One of my dreams (and one a lot of you might share) was to be a published author. Not blogs or articles, but published in a book. A book with a hard cover and pages and a forward by somebody who is a big deal. That dream, for me, came true last week. You should care less about that. Now, I’m not saying you shouldn’t care about the book. I am one of fifty-two contributing authors in this book and the stories within are highly personal and inspiring.
Topics: something new, something good, mentorship, print audit, launch, standing o, Growth, business growth, Business Tips
As far as working with office technology goes these days, for many, this is about as hard as it gets. Consider what the average office worker is currently facing…
Topics: Document Management, content management, managed services providers, digital transformation, Office Equipment Dealers, office equipment channel, business growth, Business Tips, business strategy
I’ve always been fascinated by the power of a new year to inspire people to make big changes in their lives. Dogs don’t do it, fish don’t do it, palm trees don’t do it. Just us bipedal homosapiens at the top of the evolutionary food chain. The “New Year’s Resolution” is one of the most human of all human things to do in the new year. The top 3 New Year’s resolutions: Eat better, start going to the gym and make more money. I don’t have any scientific basis for what I just said, I just know it’s true. Tell me at least one of those wasn’t on your list, or more.
Topics: 2018, new years resolutions, learning, business growth, Business Tips, print management, print tracking, Managed Print Services, goals
2017 has been an incredibly busy and exciting year for Print Audit and as the year draws to a close we are excited to share some of the highlights. For this year’s “Year In Review” you get to meet and hear from the senior management team members for both Print Audit and NeoStream. There are some new faces on the executive team and we thought you’d like the chance to get to know them a little better. Everybody was asked to share one highlight from 2017. Here they are:
Topics: print audit, Document Management, Managed Print Services, managed print, business growth, business, seat based billing, SBB, content management
What you are about to read is “Eyes Only” and contains content not designed for consumption by a general audience. It contains statements and forward thinking content that are highly ambitious and bold in nature. Those not looking to grow in 2018 should stop reading now.
Topics: Managed Print Services, seat based billing, Per Seat Billing, Cost Per Page, print costs, print management, Growth, business growth, Business Tips, sales, infinite device management, print servers
If you’ve been following the news you may have discovered, like I did, that Toys “R” Us has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company employs over 65,000 employees around the world and operates over 1,000 brick and mortar store locations as well as being a giant online retailer. Somehow they’ve accumulated over $5 billion dollars in long-term debt and find themselves having to restructure or die. Child’s play this is not.
Topics: selling, sales, business, business growth, business model, business strategy, new business, Business Tips, SAAS, toys r us
