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Proficiency IndexAwards

Review of 2011:
Best Performers

Best Leaders-Best Marketers 
Best Products-Best Webstore 
Best Productivity-Sustainabilty

28 Dec’11 (Updated)

This year built on 2010  as a base year of recovery and discovery; a year of tech-refresh and mobile optimised webstores; the industry got leaner, cleaner and greener.

The Proficiency Index review of the best performers is published here now, with awards in each category announced shortly...

 

 

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Christmas Crackers;
Top Turkeys 2011

A look back at a turbulent and
transformative year of progress

23 Dec’11 (Completed 1900GMT; 1400ET))
2011 will go down as a miserable year for the ‘turkeys’ citing 'macro-economic-headwinds' as their cause of failure. For progressives, it’s been a cracking year of growth…

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Most Innovative
Products of 2011

New technology and managed
services boost productivity drive

 

23 Dec’11

2011 was a phenomenal year for innovation with new products and services arriving to help people in business save time, money and space…later today

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OPS Reseller Review

The Productivity
Champions 2011

The new growth progressives
lead the lean league of resellers

19 Dec’11 (Complete)

We have now completed our annual review of the universally accepted measures of reseller productivity and a key profitability indicator. As usual, we differentiate between stocking, stockless and pure internet resellers. Here are the results...

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Proficiency Profile

Tales of Tallgrass’
Midwest mission

Sustainability at the core of merged Iowa reseller’s growth plans

 

19 Dec’11 (Complete)

Last May, Midwest OP resellers Frohwein, Matthews and Pioneer announced a merger and celebrated the highly complementary combine with a brilliant brand name: Tallgrass Business Resources. We discussed plans with CFO, David Parsons...

BREAKTHROUGH’12 Report

Customers ‘expect response, relief, (cost) reduction’

61% users buy business supplies;
68% don’t know you! Act now!

 

13 Dec’11 (Complete)

BREAKTHROUGH’strailblazing castof speakers took delegates on a journey from austerity to prosperity by advocating personalised productivity services agenda.The leadership lessons were electric! Full report and pictures here...

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ODgate Scandal News

Shameless
in Seattle-2

City to audit Office Depot’s
fraudulent overcharging

 

13 Dec’11 (Updated)

Today the Seattle Times reported that the City of Seattle would investigate allegations, first reported in PP Newson 30 Nov’11 by whistle-blower David Sherwin, that Office Depot overcharged it by $millions. Why is CEO Neil Austrian abdicating responsibility?

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Best Buy reacts
to Amazon attack

Defensive promotional activity hits profits to preserve 'connected world' strategy

 

13 Dec’11 (Complete)
Best Buy, the world’s leading consumer electronics retailer, today reported results for Q3’12 ended 26 Nov’11 that reflected the retaliatory effects of heavy value promotions...

BREAKTHROUGH’12 Conference

7 Dec'11, Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Innovative leaders

on show at Ricoh

Gear everythingfor OPS success

 

5 Dec'11 (Updated)

Just 2 days to go before the brilliant BREAKTHROUGH Marketing Conference which precedes the spectacular Spicers ‘Everything for the Office’show at the Ricoh. We feature the most successful, the fastest growing independents in the Office Productivity Services (OPS)industry. Reserve your place today... FREE ACCESSto view the programme here...

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ODgate Scandal Breaking News

S h a m e l e s s
i n  S e a t t l e

Whistleblower claims Depot’s $Millions in fraudulent overcharges spreads west

 

30 Nov’11

Office Depot whistleblower David Sherwinhas just announced that he believes that the City of Seattle has been a victim of another $Millions overcharging scam...