Mar 14, 2018 - Nieuwegein

ALSO International expands its services for resellers with WePrintSmarter-SmartSupplies

ALSO International is launching WePrintSmarter, ALSO’s state-of-the-art print market places first service, SmartSupplies. SmartSupplies, allows resellers to generate recurring revenues with value-added services such as fully automated printing supplies re-ordering.

WePrintSmarter has been developed by ALSO and is a state-of-the-art online print marketplace that delivers value-added services to help print resellers expand their printing business. “With this initiative, ALSO is growing its extensive services portfolio. The innovative WePrintSmarter market place will have a modular build-up to its service offering, helping more and more resellers and vendors to optimize the management of their customers’ printing needs,” said Marc Nijhof, Chief Customer Officer of ALSO International. The first service on WePrintSmarter is SmartSupplies, an end-to-end web-based solution that fully automates the ordering and delivery of toner and ink cartridges for all brands of printers and multifunctional devices. It gives resellers a continuous flow of supplies orders without customers having to manually order from the reseller’s web shop or know the required part numbers.

Signing up and using SmartSupplies is free of charge. After registering, end users can access the SmartSupplies portal 24/7, which gives them insight into all printers on their network. The detailed view of each printer displays the remaining usage of toners and ink cartridges. It also offers resellers new business opportunities since they can identify and offer customers new print solutions for outdated hardware on the printer network.

The main benefit of SmartSupplies is that it allows resellers and their customers to set printers to automatic supplies re-ordering. When printing supplies of connected printers run low, an automatic order is generated and shipped directly to the customer by ALSO International on behalf of the reseller. There are no complicated contracts, customers pay as they go.

For more information visit www.also-int-smartsupplies.com or contact your ALSO International account manager.

Contact person:
ALSO Holding AG
Niek von Reth
Tel.: +31 (0)24 357 99 63
EMail: niek.vonreth@also.com

ALSO Holding AG (Emmen/Switzerland) brings providers and buyers of the ICT industry together. The company offers services at all levels of the ICT value chain from a single source. In the European B2B marketplace, ALSO bundles logistics services, financial services, supply services, solution services, digital services, and IT services together into individual service packages. ALSO's portfolio contains more than 250 000 articles from some 525 vendors. The Group has 4 058 employees throughout Europe. In fiscal year 2017 (closing on December 31), the company generated net sales of 8.9 billion euros. The majority shareholder of ALSO Holding AG is the Droege Group, Düsseldorf, Germany. Further information is available at http://www.also.com

Droege Group
Droege Group (founded in 1988) is an independent advisory and investment company under full family ownership. The company acts as a specialist for tailor-made transformation programs aiming to enhance corporate value. Droege Group combines its corporate family-run structure and capital strength into a family-equity business model. The group carries out direct investments with its own equity in corporate spin-offs and medium-sized companies in "special situations". With the guiding principle "execution - following the rules of art", the group is a pioneer in execution-oriented corporate development. Droege Group follows a focused investment strategy based on current megatrends (knowledge, connectivity, prevention, demography, specialization, future work, shopping 4.0). Enthusiasm for quality, innovation and speed determines the company’s actions. In recent years Droege Group has successfully positioned itself in domestic and international markets and operates in 30 countries. More information: https://www.droege-group.com

Disclaimer
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