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Building Business
May 2008
From Print Professional
Last January, Duluth, Georgia-based Data Supplies Inc. (DSI) selected DemandBridge to be its enterprise-wide software provider. DSI initially started as a business forms distributor, and has grown into a top-selling information solutions provider. In need of a customizable platform for its servers, DSI was searching for a company that would be a solid fit with its vision and message. Read on for a discussion with Scott Rich, vice president, sales. PP: How does DemandBridge support DSI’s business strategy? Rich: DSI’s business strategy is based on listening to, understanding and acting on the specific needs of our customers. ... We felt DemandBridge offered
DSI Selects DemandBridge for Operations and e-Procurement Software
February 2008
From PPr Inbox
Norcross, Georgia-based DemandBridge—formerly TopForm Software—announced it has been selected as the enterprise-wide software provider for Data Supplies, Inc. (DSI), an information solutions provider with 21 sales offices, nine distribution centers and four manufacturing facilities across the United States. The implementation of the 128-user license of DemandBridge software make DSI the largest installation to date. Ranked eighth among the top 100 print distributors in the United States, and having developed sophisticated applications for itself, DSI required a totally customizable platform that could reside on its servers within the company’s control. With the robust operations, inventory and accounting software DB Distributor, DemandBridge is able to deliver
Top Commercial Print Distributors
November 2007
From Print Professional
1 WorkflowOne Headquarters: Dayton, Ohio Commercial Print Sales $(000): 204,000 Total Sales $(000): 1,200,000 2 Webb/Mason Headquarters: Hunt Valley, Md. Commercial Print Sales $(000): 44,296 Total Sales $(000): 75,078 3 American Solutions for Business Headquarters: Glenwood, Minn. Commercial Print Sales $(000): 34,714 Total Sales $(000): 249,022 4 The Shamrock Companies Headquarters: Westlake, Ohio Commercial Print Sales $(000): 23,375 Total Sales $(000): 77,917 5 Merrill Corporation Headquarters: Monroe, Wash. Commercial Print Sales $(000): 16,400 Total Sales
Top Forms Distributors
November 2007
From Print Professional
1 WorkflowOne Headquarters: Dayton, Ohio Forms Sales $(000): 456,000 Total Sales $(000): 1,200,000 2 American Solutions for Business Headquarters: Glenwood, Minn. Forms Sales $(000): 42,807 Total Sales $(000): 249,022 3 Data Supplies, Headquarters: Duluth, Ga. Forms Sales $(000): 27,808 Total Sales $(000): 77,244 4 GBS Headquarters: North Canton, Ohio Forms Sales $(000): 19,566 Total Sales $(000): 85,071 5 Merrill Corporation Headquarters: Monroe, Wash. Forms Sales $(000): 16,400 Total Sales $(000): 82,000 6 Fiserv Direct Source
Top 100 Distributors Chart
November 2007
From Print Professional
1 WorkflowOne Headquarters: Dayton, Ohio Annual Sales $(000): 1,200,000 Principal Officer(s): Greg Mosher, Chairman; Mike Zawalski, President, CEO Locations: 140 2 Proforma Headquarters: Cleveland Annual Sales $(000): 293,933 Principal Officer(s): Greg Muzzillo, Founder, Co-CEO; Vera Muzzillo, Co-CEO Locations: 600 3 American Solutions for Business Headquarters: Glenwood, Minn. Annual Sales $(000): 249,022 Principal Officer(s): Larry Zavadil, President, CEO Locations: 455 4 InnerWorkings Headquarters: Chicago Annual Sales $(000): 160,515 Principal Officer(s): Steven E. Zuccarini, CEO
Top 100 Distributors
November 2006
From Print Professional
Rank: 1 Company: WorkflowOne, Dayton, Ohio Sales $(000): 1,000,000 Principal Officer(s): Greg Mosher, Chairman, CEO Locations: 150 Rank: 2 Company: Proforma, Cleveland Sales $(000): 293,000 Principal Officer(s): Greg Muzzillo, Founder, Co-CEO; Vera Muzzillo, Co-CEO Locations: 650 Rank: 3 Company: American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minn. Sales $(000): 239,776 Principal Officer(s): Larry Zavadil, President Locations: 410 Rank: 4 Company: GBS, North Canton, Ohio Sales $(000): 90,143 Principal Officer(s): Eugene Calabria, President, CEO Locations: 12 Rank: 5 Company: Merrill Corp., Monroe, Wash. Sales $(000): 83,950 Principal Officer(s): Mark Rossi, President Locations: 6 Rank: 6 Company: The Shamrock Companies, Westlake, Ohio Sales
Top Forms Distributors
November 2006
From Print Professional
Rank: 1 Company: WorkflowOne, Dayton, Ohio Forms Sales $(000): 338,000 Total Sales $(000): 1,000,000 Rank: 2 Company: American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minn. Forms Sales $(000): 66,178 Total Sales $(000): 239,776 Rank: 3 Company :Data Supplies, Duluth, Ga. Forms Sales $(000): 28,678 Total Sales $(000): 73,533 Rank: 4 Company: Fiserv Direct Source, New Berlin, Wis. Forms Sales $(000): 19,600 Total Sales $(000): 35,000 Rank: 5 Company: Great American Business Products, Houston Forms Sales $(000): 19,563 Total Sales $(000): 35,570 Rank: 6 Company: GBS, North Canton, Ohio Forms Sales $(000): 18,930 Total Sales $(000): 90,143 Rank: 7 Company: Merrill
Top Commercial Print Distributors
November 2006
From Print Professional
Rank: 1 Company: WorkflowOne, Dayton, Ohio Commercial Print Sales $(000): 135,000 Total Sales $(000): 1,000,000 Rank: 2 Company: Webb/Mason, Hunt Valley, Md. Commercial Print Sales $(000): 44,208 Total Sales $(000): 65,012 Rank: 3 Company: American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minn. Commercial Print Sales $(000): 23,978 Total Sales $(000): 239,776 Rank: 4 Company: The Shamrock Companies, Westlake, Ohio Commercial Print Sales $(000): 21,957 Total Sales $(000): 75,715 Rank: 5 Company: Jerome Group, Maryland Heights, Mo. Commercial Print Sales $(000): 18,604 Total Sales $(000): 44,295 Rank: 6 Company: Brown & Partners, Blue Bell, Pa. Commercial Print Sales $(000): 18,197 Total Sales
Move Over Majors, The Independents Have Arrived
November 2000
From Print Professional
Innovative technology and old-fashioned service give independents an advantage. Just try telling Tom Tabor that direct-selling manufacturers have the upper hand in the forms industry. With today's innovative technology allowing distributors to tap into high-tech capabilities, while still maintaining custom-ized service, the attempt would be futile. Said Tabor, vice president of Duluth, Georgia-based Data Supplies, "With the e-commerce applications that are available today, there is no account that is safe for a direct." In the past, direct-selling manufacturers were able to wow customers with their large size and mass-producing machinery. Their ability to handle heftier accounts and eliminate the proverbial middleman was
Top 100 Manufacturers
September 2000
From Print Professional
More Change Hits the Top 100 Changes in company ownership and product mix are having a dramatic effect on the industry By Bill Drennan, Maggie DeWitt & Danielle Litka Change has become the norm in the forms industry, as the past year has seen last year's top independent manufacturer by sales close its doors and directs going independent, in addition to the usual spate of mergers and acquisitions. CST/Star Products ceased operations last Spring. A few weeks later, American Tissue, a paper converting company, purchased CST/Star's assets and opened three of the eight plants as American Forms. With only a few months of operations, American Forms declined
News
August 2000
From Print Professional
Newsbrief American Buys CST/Star Assets American Tissue, Happauge, N.Y., has purchased the assets of CST/Star Products, Wheeling, Ill., which recently closed. The purchase includes all of CST/ Star's eight plants, presses and other equipment, accounts receivable and all brands, trademarks and copyrights. The new company, operating under the name American Forms, is led by President and CEO Alan Vosper. American has opened three of the purchased plantsWheeling, Ill.; Plano, Texas; and Leola, Pa.employing about 100 people. Approximately 85 of those employees formerly worked for CST/Star. No senior management has been retained. In addition to the three plants, American Forms has distribution agreements at several
State of the Industry Report
March 2000
From Print Professional
Large Distributors: Differentiate To Succeed Collateral printing and value-added services top the list of large distributorsÍ survival tools By Misty Byers In a highly-competitive industry one thing is certainyou canÍt survive if you arenÍt willing to differentiate yourself from your competitors. Successful large distributorships are meeting this challenge by increasing services and extending their product bases. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin-based Teuteberg is doing more commercial printing and ña lot more value-added services such as fulfillment and database managementî than five years ago, said Matt Teuteberg, executive vice president. ñInstead of just having forms in a clientÍs pick-and-pack program, we might include all of their literature,
Top 100 Distributors
November 1999
From Print Professional
Independents Forge Ahead Top distributors embrace technology as revenue continues to soar by Bill Drennan and Maggie DeWitt The independent forms industry juggernaut shows no indication of slowing its pace of growth. Last issue, we reported on the gains made by manufacturers and suppliers. This month, it is the distributors' turn to shine. Distributors had another strong year as sales for the Top 100 reached $1.756 billion, an 8.4 percent increase over last year's $1.620 billion. And productivity, as measured by sales per employee, increased by 2.6 percent to $294,737. This year the Top 100 reported that 46.8 percent of their revenue came from forms sales, with 9.6 percent
Top 200 Distributors
November 1998
From Print Professional
Riding High New growth results in record sales By Laura D'Alessandro Distributors had a great year. A strong economy resulted in fantastic growth that placed distributors on the threshhold of abundance as they round the corner into the millennium. According to figures supplied by this year's participants in Business Forms, Labels & Systems Top 200 Distributors, 1998 sales have reached an outstanding 17.8 percent growth over 1997 sales from $1.519 billion to $1.789 billion--a $270 million increase. These figures are based on sales provided by those companies listed. Not only is the amount of growth significant, but the areas in which distributors saw growth
Top 200 Distributors
November 1997
From Print Professional
Top 200 Distributors Precept Reigns Supreme 1997 Rank Company 97 Sales ($000) 1996 Rank 96 Sales ($000) Principal Officer 1 Precept Business Forms 159,335 1 110,574 David L. Neely 2 American Business Forms 136,000 3 101,000 Larry A. Zavadil 3 SFI 127,000 4 97,500 Tom D'Agostino Sr. 4 GBS 103,150 2 102,125 Larry Merriman 5 ProForma 79,700 5 74,600 Gregory P. Muzzillo 6 Data Supplies 66,516 6 62,048 James E. Combee 7 FGI Print Management 56,860 7 44,000 David A. Walters 8 Bank and Business Forms 27,956 10 26,695 Jerry M. Spears 9 Jerome Group 24,200 13 20,400 Gunther Kohn 10 FMC Resource