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IN EVERY ISSUE


6 Mailbag
79 New Products & Services
84 Ad Index
85 Subscription Cards
87 People
90 Industry News
91 Team PSDA
95 Online Index
96 Classified



COLUMNS


3 433 East Monroe
By Darin Painter

8 President's Message
By Phil Schmidt

18 Strategic Sales
By Dick Gorelick



FEATURES


38 RETAIL MARKET
Giving Retail Firms a Spark
Retailers' need for tried-and-true products and target marketing creates opportunities for distributors.
By Katherine House

48 COVER STORY
Inside the Majors
Print Solutions spies on Moore Wallace, The Standard Register Company and Relizon. The majors are searching for direction, and they're vulnerable to perceptive distributors.
By Darin Painter

64 PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
Fresh Ideas Mean Sales
Distributorships selling promotional products penetrate accounts and help clients market themselves.
By Preeti Vasishtha




PROFILES


20 Spotlight
Optimum System Products Inc. relies on motivated employees and solid partnerships to meet customers' needs.

30 Adding Value
Distributorship FSi offers customers Southern hospitality and cost-saving solutions.

102 Off Hours
Andrew Kohn runs a distributorship and also hobnobbed with Vice President Dick Cheney to help small businesses grow.



INDUSTRY REPORTS


36 Promotional Products
Distributors go for the green by offering promotional products for golf tournaments.

44 E-Files
A distributorship's online ordering system saves clients time and money, and has helped the firm boost sales.

72 Manufacturing
Forms printers use vegetable inks and a unique washup combination to produce documents efficiently and safely.
 
 
 
 
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