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Celebrate ESOP Month with MSI

Posted on October 4, 2022

In 1969 Jerry Mathwig established Metro Sales. As the business grew, Jerry added more employees and locations and emerged as one of the top document technology companies in the United States. Jerry considered his options for continuity of the business...

From Paper to Password Authentication

Posted on September 21, 2022

MSI’s journey over the last 53 years In 1969 Founder Jerry Mathwig started Metro Sales by selling paper and toner to offices in the Twin Cities. He built that company on the philosophy of providing clients with "cutting edge products...

Managing cybersecurity in an evolving landscape

Posted on September 28, 2021

As stories of large scale cyberattacks like the recent T-Mobile data breach become more frequent, cybersecurity and security infrastructure is more important than ever. While it may seem like a “big business” problem, according to the Verizon 2019 Data Breach...

Leveraging Document Scanning to battle labor shortages

Posted on September 1, 2021

In a modern office, physical documents can bog down day-to-day operations. According to the International Data Corporation, a 21.3% of loss of productivity is caused by document challenges. These challenges include access issues due to time or location and in...

Manage your printing fleet, don’t let it manage you.

Posted on August 9, 2021

Across the industry, studies have shown that organizations spend 3-6% of their revenue on printing. That means a $5 million organization will spend between $150,000 and $300,000 on printing each year. Even spending this much, nearly 90% of companies don’t...

Don’t Fall into the Copier Commodity Trap!

Posted on July 12, 2019

Beware the Copier Commodity Trap So often we hear about businesses that discuss their new copier as a commodity. Once the sale is completed, they think, the relationship with the copier vendor ends. This is what we call the Copier...

Metro Sales Receives 2017 National Award of Excellence

Posted on July 6, 2018

Metro Sales is pleased to announce that Ricoh has once again recognized us with the National Award of Excellence. Ricoh specifically selected Metro Sales from a group of 400 national independent dealers. The National Award of Excellence recognizes Metro Sales’s...

5 Signs That It’s Time for a Print Assessment

Posted on June 28, 2018

Print assessment benefits Most organizations already understand that print assessments are extremely beneficial when shopping for a new office technology vendor; print assessments provide insights into your current workflows and help optimize your print fleet. Unfortunately, many organizations only perform...

4 Useful Ricoh Integrated Cloud Environment (ICE) Features

Posted on May 16, 2018

Why Ricoh Integrated Cloud Environment? As the workplace evolves, the technology supporting document management and printing will change with it. Today, mobile printing and cloud access are must-haves for businesses looking to maximize workplace efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, many businesses...

5 Low-Cost Tips to Improve Color Print Quality

Posted on April 19, 2018

Can I Improve Color Print Quality Without Buying a New Printer? Customers commonly ask if we have any low-cost tips to improve color print quality. While investing in a new multifunction printer is the quickest way to improve color print...

How to create a HIPAA Compliant Office: Printers & Copiers

Posted on February 23, 2018

Unfortunately, one of the biggest shortcomings we see when working with healthcare organizations is a lack of attention to the role that printing technology plays in HIPAA compliance. In fact, office printing technology is often the weakest link in an...

How to Choose the Best Printer Repair Service

Posted on January 30, 2018

How to Choose the Best Printer Repair Service You have finally had enough; the printer repair service you’ve been using is slow, gives you poor customer service and doesn’t value your business anymore. You’re ready to move on and get...

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