Green Thinking 2012
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Is the stylus mightier than the pen?
With the pinch being so keenly felt, it continues to be rather surprising that there has been so little consolidation in the writing instruments market, especially in the US where Newell has a strong hold....
Mobile trendsetter
Certain eras – often even fairly short-term – conjure up associations with certain topics and trends. The OP industry is no stranger to these – think MPS a few years ago when it first became...
On the move
EuropeSimon Larard has joined Floortex as European Sales and Marketing Director.Larard was most recently VP Sales and Marketing for Bi-silque. He also spent more than 20 years at ACCO during his 25-year career in...
5 minutes with…
Describe what you do in about 20 words. Bring sales and profit opportunities to the independent dealer channel and manufacturers within the office products, office furniture and related industries. If you weren’t doing your present job,...
And Finally
Comment What do you think of Staples’ new tagline  ‘Make More Happen’ Tom Bersch, President of Veteran Toner ServicesStaples and Quill have changed their taglines and now we shall see if it works. They need to...
Calendar
MAR 02-06AOPD Annual Meeting Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables (FL), USA MAR 04-06Paperworld Middle EastDubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE MAR 06-07DPCG Annual  Catalogue MeetingBiltmore Hotel, Coral Gables (FL), USA MAR 11-14CeBIT 2014Deutsche Messe, Hanover, Germany APR 09-13Istanbul Stationery Office...
Final Word
Be RemarkableUnited Stationers’ Diane Hund says dealers need to make their brand stand outSeth Godin is sort of a czar in the world of marketing. What I like about his approach is his ability to...
Trying to make it happen
Staples announced details of its brand relaunch at the beginning of January, as it focuses on its expansion beyond office supplies or what it calls ‘BOSS’.The company’s new tagline is ‘Make More Happen’, marking the...
Vendor consolidation continues apace
2014Â was barely a week old and we had seen two major OP players enter agreements to sell off manufacturing operations, first with ADVEO in Europe, followed closely by Esselte in North America. OPI takes...
The stuff of fantasy
The spirit of this year’s CES event can be traced back to 1999 and the remarkable mind of one of the seemingly inexhaustible supply of British technology pioneers.Not content with harnessing the power of...
Editor’s comment
Since our last issue published in mid-December we have seen three further examples of vendor consolidation with Pukka Pads acquiring Concord Filing in the UK, ADVEO selling its Spanish production facilities (not really ‘consolidation’,...
