CHICAGO, IL, ISSUED DECEMBER 4, 2017…Chip Miceli, President/CEO of Des Plaines Office Equipment (http://dpoe.com), a 60+ year old, second-generation family business providing document management and managed network services, was one of several dozen industry executives to participate in a conference of the Select Dealer Group, held at the Westin in Chicago.
The Select Dealer Group is an association of owners and executives in the document management industry, with members from across the United States and several foreign countries. The three-day conference included presentations from equipment manufacturers including HP and Xerox; and there were a number of panel and industry discussions on topics of interest to dealers including:
- Challenges for sales leaders
- Print production techniques and challenges
- The BTA (Business Technology Association) channel and looking ahead
- Dealer financial issues
- CRM (Content Relationship Management)
- Rebranding techniques
Speakers and panelists included Frank Cannata, Editor/Publisher of The Cannata Report, a well-respected industry journal. Additionally, there were executives from Xerox, Ricoh, Konica Minota, and HP.
Chip Miceli is a founding member and the former President of the Select Dealer Group. He has worked to help the organization expand both in terms of its membership and in some of the programming, including panel discussions, offered at the meetings.
He said, “This is a great organization which provides immense benefits to its dealer members. The opportunity for dealers from across the country to collaborate in an environment like this is beneficial to our members, and ultimately to the customers they serve. I always consider my time with Select Dealer Group and its members to be time well spent.”
About Des Plaines Office Equipment
Des Plaines Office Equipment (DPOE, www.dpoe.com), is a leader in the field of print management, including multi-function printers and IT/technology solutions, serving the greater Chicago area since 1955. Today, DPOE operates three Chicago area locations: Elk Grove Village, Chicago (211 West Wacker Drive) and Rockford (Loves Park, IL). Additionally, DPOE has partnered with several Indiana companies and maintains several locations there. Des Plaines Office Equipment (DPOE) is a leading provider of Sharp office equipment, Oki Data, HP, Kyocera and Toshiba (telephone systems). The company offers the Sharp Aquos Board, an interactive display system, and customized video wall in its product line.
DPOE provides products and services to a diverse client base that includes schools, hospitals, law offices, accounting firms, and financial institutions, among others. The firm is a consistent winner of Sharp Document’s Hyakuman Kai award for sales excellence, and has been named an Elite Dealer by ENX Magazine/The Week in Imaging every year (including 2017) from 2007 to present. DPOE maintains corporate headquarters at 1020 Bonaventure Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. The firm is active in a number of area civic organizations, including the Greater O’Hare Business Association, the Small Business Advocacy Council, the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce and the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce. For additional information, please call 847-879-6400 or visit www.dpoe.com. You can also find the company on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/dpoecompany?fref=ts.
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