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Articles by Brooke Lester

Brooke Lester

Brooke is the Marketing and Sales Support Manager at Remedi Electronic Commerce Group. Brooke joined Remedi in 2012 bringing with her experience and knowledge of EDI and B2B Integration from having spent the early years of her career as an EDI consultant. She is responsible for coordinating Remedi’s marketing efforts related to blogs, newsletters, customer networking events, conferences, educational material, and the IBM Premier Business Partner relationship.

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Is Your Digital Profile Compromising Your Professional Image?

Posted by Brooke Lester on Oct 3, 2014 5:04 PM


Technology follows us everywhere.  As a Gen Xer I look back on how technology has changed our lives, our jobs, and even our children.  Do you remember applying for your first job, faxing or mailing your resume with a typed cover letter?  My first job out of college was with a government contractor and it required me to obtain a moderate level of security clearance.  That was before Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Instagram, etc. 

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Differing Perspectives...They Are Everywhere

Posted by Brooke Lester on Sep 12, 2014 3:18 PM


In personal and family relationships, neighbor and neighborhood matters, religious matters maybe at your place of worship, and certainly in politics, people's perspectives on issues differ and sometimes greatly!

They say "perception is reality" which is why you will find people vehemently defend their positions on a topic, and on occasion with the right argument be swayed to another point of view.

And why would it be any different in business...

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Are You Getting The Most Bang For Your Buck?

Posted by Brooke Lester on Aug 29, 2014 1:18 PM


In a recent article that has been circulating from Forbes.com, How Far $100 Goes In Each State And Major Metropolitan Area, I was surprised to see the differences in the value of our “buck” state to state.  Of course some things are more expensive in some areas, like Hawaii where everything has to be shipped in by boat, but what makes the value of your buck worth so much more in Ohio vs Pennsylvania when they are neighboring states? 

After reading this article, it occurred to me that this same thing happens in the B2B Integration/EDI Consulting world.  When you are faced with staffing issues or project work that needs done, are you getting the most bang for your buck?

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The Consolidation Payoff...

Posted by Brooke Lester on Aug 22, 2014 3:50 PM


In the ever changing landscape of technology, the way we did things a decade ago is probably not the most efficient or cost effective today.  There are many reasons companies may be running multiple application systems and although it may be functional for you, there are a number of benefits to consolidating redundant systems onto a single solution / platform.

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Remedi Celebrates 20 Years With Team Building And Volunteer Day

Posted by Brooke Lester on Aug 8, 2014 4:57 PM


Yesterday the Remedi team had the opportunity to step away from our desks and spend the day outside at Camp Mary Orton for team building and some volunteer work.  Our day started with various activities encouraging problem solving and communication.  While enjoying the beautiful weather, we were able to enhance our skills and connect as a team beyond the office.  

Check out what we learned and some photos of our day.......

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