--- title: 15 Steps for Office Products Resellers to Transform their Business description: The world of commerce is swiftly changing from analog to digital. For office products resellers this is a strange environment and many are struggling to adapt. --- [![Digitol Services](https://info.digitolservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Digitol%20%26%20E%26S%20Co-Branding%20Logo.png?width=131&height=64&name=Digitol%20%26%20E%26S%20Co-Branding%20Logo.png "Digitol Services")](https://www.EandSsolutions.com) - [Home](https://eandssolutions.com) - [About Us](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/) - [About Us](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/) - [Endorsements](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/endorsements/) - [Privacy Policy](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/privacy-policy/) - [Expertise](https://eandssolutions.com/expertise/) - [Business](https://eandssolutions.com/business/) - [Finance](https://eandssolutions.com/business/finance/) - [Planning & Strategy](https://eandssolutions.com/business/business-planning/) - [Operations Management](https://eandssolutions.com/business/operations-management/) - [Supply Chain](https://eandssolutions.com/business/supply-chain-for-small-business/) - [Intellectual Property](https://eandssolutions.com/business/intellectual-property/) - [Mergers and Acquisitions](http://eandssolutions.com/business/mergers-and-acquisitions/) - [Sales & Marketing](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/) - [CRM](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/crm/) - [E-commerce](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/e-commerce/) - [Digital Marketing](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/digital-marketing/) - [Social Media Strategy](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/social-media-strategy/) - [Sales Channel Development](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/sales-channel-development/) - [Technology](http://eandssolutions.com/technology/) - [IT Systems](https://eandssolutions.com/technology/it-systems/) - [Software Development](https://eandssolutions.com/technology/software/) - [Digitol](https://eandssolutions.com/digitol-solution/) - [Free Tools](https://eandssolutions.com/free-tools/) - [Blog](http://blog.eandssolutions.com/blog) - [Contact Us](http://blog.eandssolutions.com/contact) Search … Search ![keyboard2.jpg](https://info.digitolservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ExecutiveStrategicSolutions_Sep2016/Layout/keyboard2.jpg?width=1280&name=keyboard2.jpg "keyboard2.jpg") # The Great Office Supplies Caper ## 15 Steps for Office Products Resellers to Transform their Business by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 4/12/17 7:55 AM Find me on: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Executive-Strategic-Solutions/235034643185168) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliottian) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/elliott_ian) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Over the past few months one of our main blogging themes has been the topic of generating relevant traffic to office products resellers websites through the use of inbound digital marketing and to quantify the costs incurred and resources required for building a successful program. This latest blog post has been created to visually summarize this material into a custom infographic. **There are three stages to a Digital Business Transformation:** - Build the Foundation - Information technology and actionable business intelligence - Leveraging the Platform with Inbound Digital Marketing   Some may view these three stages and fifteen steps as overwhelming. For sure it's no easy task but there's no way to implement a successful transformation without investing time and hard work. However, the stakes are high and for those still seeking an office products growth opportunity there's little alternative but to go down the digital transformation path. The bottom line is that this is the way business is being increasingly conducted. Stick with the old analog methods and continue to see your business erode as digital competitors chip away at your existing customer base. 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