New Breakroom Flyer Launches
Q4 2008

United's new Breakroom Essentials Flyer was developed for you to use as a tool to break into the burgeoning market for breakroom supplies. To generate sales and build awareness of breakroom and food service capabilities the flyer features 200 of the most in-demand breakroom, foodservice and coffee items; a two-page spread focusing on "green" breakroom products; and full customization capabilities. The flyers launch in Q4, but orders are due by July 21 so that you will receive your flyers by the 9/15 in home date. Be sure to contact your account manager to order your Breakroom Essentials Flyer.

Big Savings on HP Large Format Media

Now through JULY 31st, purchase select HP Large Format media skus at a discounted price. Click here for a list of eligible skus. Contact your account manager for special pricing on these items. Order NOW to make the most of this limited-time offer!

Coming Unit of
Measure Changes

Here are several dozen Unit of Measure changes, some with dates of July 1, some later. Check on the full list, which is posted in the Classified Zone, in the Product and Pricing Information section. These items will be reflected on the July Unitape and in the Dealer Net Pricer.

Mobile Devices
Increase Repetitive Strain Injuries

As office workers take an increasingly higher proportion of their work on the road and spend an hour or more each day working on mobile devices, Repetitive Strain Injuries are on the increase. RSI injury cases for office workers have soared 30 percent since last year costing employers almost $500 million in lost working hours, according to research from Microsoft. The research shows that 68% of workers today suffer from back aches, shoulder and wrist pain likely to be caused by awkward or cramped positions.

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Recording Everything a Trend for Workers

Sixty percent of knowledge workers in the U.S., U.K., and Australia will have effectively stopped deleting documents, e-mails, audio, and video files from their hard drives by 2010, and we will soon see this taken to another level with widespread proactive recording in the workplace, according to Australian research company S2 Intelligence. Falling storage costs are an important factor. S2 Intelligence forecasts that one terabyte (1000 gigabytes) of digital storage will retail for around $80 by March 2010, and will be standard issue on new mobile phones before 2015. Click here for full details.

How to Stay Well-Informed

If you’re not receiving OfficeLine magazine from United Stationers you’re not getting all the latest information on new products, new promotions, merchandising developments and everything you need to know about how to make your dealership more productive and more profitable. Subscribing is easy. Just log onto the OfficeLine Web site, fill out the form, click on “submit” and you’ll be sure to receive the very next issue.

What can we
do for you?
97% of customers remain with the reseller who originally signed them up for PurchasEdge. And, on average, customers who join the program increase their HP supplies purchases at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 36.5%. Visit the Web site to learn more about the latest member promotions.

Your customers can get a
CASH REBATE
for buying Motorola XTN Series or new RDX Series Walkie-Talkies (up to $30 per unit). They can get an additional Cash Rebate for Trading-In qualifying models toward new RDX Series units (up to a total of $60 per unit). Motorola Walkie-Talkies & accessories transform individual workers into highly effective teams. Businesses can increase safety & productivity while taking advantage of Motorola’s CASH REBATE Promotion. Complete details and rules can be found here.
 

When independent office products
dealers want to grow, they turn to software from ECi. Whether growth means adding new accounts or boosting the bottom line with improved operational control, ECi has solutions for dealers of every size and business model. Support for additional lines of business like furniture, equipment and jan/san; employees with practical industry experience; customer involvement in development — these are just a few of the reasons why more dealers rely on ECi software than all other industry-specific software packages combined.

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