Our Summer magazine has landed!

The Summer edition of Dealer Support magazine is now live and ready to read!

With the British weather being incredibly British, swinging from heatwaves one moment to ferocious storms the next, it’s almost impossible to make plans for days out, or even wardrobe choices. It’s a bit like being a reseller – one moment you’ve got all your ducks in a row; the next, the heavens open and everything turns grey.

But we’re a resilient bunch, and like the great Chumbawumba once proclaimed – we get knocked down, but we get up again. As we hurtle pass the summer solstice and into the second half of the year, it’s anyone’s guess what life is going to throw at us next.

This month’s edition of Dealer Support is designed to provide some inspiration to us all on those grey days. We talk to Phil Jones, managing director at Brother UK, about his vision for the future, while Steve Carter, managing director at Advantia shares why he believes that every challenge is just an opportunity waiting to be unlocked.

We take a look at the trends shaping office design today, in particular the more aesthetic and residential touches that are becoming popular in the new hybrid workplace. And with diversification on our minds, we see why some of the high-end products showcased at the London Stationery Show could well earn their place in your portfolio.

While many businesses still measure themselves against their pre-pandemic performance, tracking their recovery month-to-month, Paperstone is something of a different case study. Co-founder and CEO Jim Brown shares with us how his business broke pre-pandemic sales and profit records already, and what’s coming next.

As usual, there’s some light hearted fun in our Live It section, while we give the final word to Robert Harper, marketing director at Prima Software, to explain how we can use data-driven reporting to push more sales.

We’d love to hear all about your own success, and to be inspired by stories of resilience and agility. Please do share all your news via LinkedIn and Twitter @dealersupport.