Digitol Platform Workflows Explained

Digitol Platform Workflows: What It Is and What It Isn’t

What the Digitol Platform Does

The Digitol Platform is a fully integrated, cloud-based ecosystem designed to support independent dealers in transitioning from legacy, fragmented IT and ecommerce infrastructure to a unified digital business model. It consists of four core technology components, each purpose-built and tightly integrated to deliver an end-to-end solution:


1. Vendor-Agnostic E-commerce Platform

  • Description: Digitol offers a unified ecommerce platform that consolidates products from multiple dealer-preferred vendors into a single searchable and transactable catalog.

  • Function: Enables dealers to offer their customers a seamless shopping experience without being tied to a single vendor.

  • Key Benefit: Flexibility and freedom to control product mix and pricing across multiple suppliers.


2. AEO/SEO Optimized Websites with Integrated AI

  • Description: Dealer-branded websites built from the ground up for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and traditional SEO.

  • Capabilities:

    • 300+ pages of structured, schema-marked content.

    • Dynamic, expandable content libraries updated monthly.

    • Integrated local AI chatbot for instant, conversational answers.

  • Function: Drives organic visibility, enhances user engagement, and captures leads directly on the site without dependency on Google.


3. 2CLIXZ Mobile App

  • Distribution: Digitol, through E&S, is a non-exclusive distributor of the 2CLIXZ mobile app.

  • Function: Provides dealers a mobile channel to extend ecommerce capabilities and customer engagement beyond the website.


4. EKM Insights DCA Monitor

  • Function: Offers device-level data collection for Managed Print and Business Equipment environments.

  • Benefit: Real-time visibility into device status, usage, and service needs for proactive service delivery and automated supply fulfillment.


Back Office Accounting:

QuickBooks Integration

  • Scope: Full integration with all versions of QuickBooks.

  • Capabilities:

    • Seamless financial reporting (P&L, balance sheet, etc.)

    • Real-time syncing of ecommerce, customer, and invoice data.


Accounting System Flexibility

  • Policy: E&S (Digitol) will evaluate requests for integration with additional accounting platforms on a case-by-case basis.

  • Focus: Prioritizes complete replacement of legacy systems over integration with outdated software.


What the Digitol Platform Does Not Do

  1. No Integration with Legacy Systems

    • Digitol does not integrate with traditional dealer systems such as DDMS or other legacy ECi software products used in the Office Products channel.

    • Reason: The Digitol platform has been developed to replace these systems entirely to eliminate inefficiencies and limitations.

  2. Not a Patch or Plugin

    • Digitol is not a layer on top of existing infrastructure.

    • It is a comprehensive replacement—a clean slate for digital transformation.

  3. Not a Generic Web Builder or App Store Tool

    • Digitol websites and ecommerce infrastructure are purpose-built for office product dealers, managed print providers, and business equipment resellers.

    • This is not a plug-and-play tool or CMS like Wix, Squarespace, or Shopify.

  4. Does Not Rely on Google for Functionality

    • While SEO is supported, the platform is designed to bypass Google’s dependency model with integrated AI that answers user queries directly.

    • This approach reduces exposure to the declining value of organic traffic in the “no-click” and AI-Ask search era.


Conclusion: A Platform for Complete Dealer Transformation

The Digitol Platform is an all-in-one business operations and e-commerce engine explicitly designed to replace legacy dealer systems, not coexist with them. Through its four integrated components, it offers:

  • A unified tech stack

  • End-to-end control of customer engagement

  • Next-gen ecommerce and content delivery

  • Real-time business insights and accounting

For dealers looking to transform, not just digitize old processes, Digitol is the platform for the job.