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The Great Office Supplies Caper

Ian M. Elliott

With over 30 years of executive level experience within the printing, imaging and aftermarket industries, Mr. Elliott’s portfolio covers start-up’s, sales, distribution, reverse logistics & asset recovery, business development, executive consulting and management services. With a 15-year executive tenure at Nukote International, followed by 5 years as CEO at CertiCell and more recently 4 years as President & CEO at Print-Rite N.A., Mr. Elliott is well versed in aftermarket distribution strategies, supply chains and the effective use of information technology in business.
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​​Resellers & CRM Systems For Small Business

by Ian M. Elliott | 5/25/16 8:06 AM

The Value of Contact Relationship Management Software

The use of software has become part of our daily lives, both for business and for all other day-to-day routine activities. For a business, it's difficult to imagine an owner attempting to run...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Information Technology, CRM

​​​Small Business & Merger and Acquisition Strategies

by Ian M. Elliott | 5/6/16 9:00 AM

Why is M&A relevant to small business?

At some stage in the life of an enterprise, whether it's big or small and whether or not it's on the buy or on the sell side, there's going to be a need for the owner to deal with the subject of mergers and...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Business Planning, Small Business, Mergers & Acquisitions

Intellectual Property and OEM Toner Vs Compatible

by Ian M. Elliott | 4/20/16 9:36 AM

Why is Intellectual Property Relevant?

It was estimated that in 2012 slightly over two million patents were in-force in the United States alone. Then in 2014, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization, an additional 200,000 patent...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Intellectual Property

​​Software Development and Custom Applications

by Ian M. Elliott | 4/6/16 9:12 AM

Software and the Small Business Owner

Accumulation of data has become an unavoidable component of a modern business. Extraction and intelligent interpretation of data are key business differentiators but, without a database correctly structured and...

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Topics: Information Technology, Big Data

Small Business Marketing & Sales Channel Development

by Ian M. Elliott | 3/29/16 9:32 AM

In many instances big business no longer serves the best interests of its customers. However, real advantages built up over the years through leveraging historical value propositions, lower costs and higher efficiency, gave big business time to...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Inbound Marketing, Information Technology, CRM

​Small Business and Social Media

by Ian M. Elliott | 3/22/16 9:42 AM

Social Media & Small Business

Old school marketing may have been expensive and the returns on investment vague but the concept was simple for everyone to understand. Create an advertisement, publish it and hope someone engages. However, times have...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Inbound Marketing, Social Media, E-commerce, Small Business

​​Digital Marketing For Small Business

by Ian M. Elliott | 3/7/16 10:45 AM

In some form or other, almost every aspect of our daily lives and the products and services we use, is transitioning at a rapid pace from "analog" to "digital". The business environment and challenges we face to be successful are therefore also...

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Topics: Inbound Marketing, Social Media, E-commerce, Small Business

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