Andy Whyte – Whyte with a Y not an I.

I recently was asked by Dealer Support to write an article for their ‘Final Word’ section of their magazine. Below is the article I wrote about the merits of having a comfortable work place. What do you think? Are you sitting comfortably? Probably the most widely used strap lines in our industry associated to office [...]

In recent months I’ve noticed a big surge in the amount of office supplies dealers using Twitter. This is really encouraging for the independent industry. It shows dealers are getting in tune with modern technology to help drive their businesses. Whilst I would never class myself as an expert, guru or any other nonsense that [...]

Groupon is one of, if not the fastest growing online .com’s in recent years. It is certainly the fastest growing within the last year. If you’ve not heard of Groupon it is basically a group buying deal website. The general process is that A Groupon rep will contact a business owner and pitch the idea [...]

I’m feeling in a reflective mood this Christmas Eve. It is now 2 years since I entered into the software industry. Really by luck more than anything else. Previously to working in software I had run a very successful sales territory for Everest Home Improvements. I’d taken on the area sales manager role as the [...]

The time has come to drop your web page. There was once a time where I’d have preached that all businesses should have a web page. Not any more. Today all businesses should have a blog instead of a web page. Before I lose your attention a todays blog is much more than just the [...]

There should be little doubt in todays world that the internet plays a massive role in business. Any business that isn’t operating online I’d put a bet on it isn’t performing as well as a similar company that is. That said the internet can be a complicated place for business and not everyone has time [...]

Several months ago I blogged about how I found it odd that this blog was appearing on the first page of Google before Googles actual web page for searches on their online ordering system the ‘My Lyreco Portal‘. Further to this I blogged about how independent dealers in the Office Products & Supplies industry could [...]

There is no shortage of news reporting websites in the UK Office Supplies industry. And unsurprisingly there is no shortage of news stories to go with them. However, this doesn’t stop a select few suppliers to the industry from over indulging in press releases to these news providers. For example Nimans has had 29 individual [...]

Are you buying your office supplies from a National supplier like Lyreco on the My Lyreco Portal or Office Depot, Viking Direct or Staples? The above suppliers are just a few suppliers of an industry that provides thousands of suppliers nationwide. The Office Supplies industry has thousands of independent suppliers who could  not only be able [...]

Right now this blog has top 10 Google rankings for several searches. Some a are a little more weird than others. For example I have top 10 results for the following: my lyreco portal spicers vision eci ltd gym membership I can see how my blog would appear on those searches but it doesn’t really [...]