The Week in Copiers 5 Years Ago the 3rd Week of September 2015
How many of you would be willing to roll the clock back to 5 years ago? There's no doubt for those of us that still selling these are difficult times. The only thing we can do is remain calm, keep putting in the hard work and this will pass. Try and see this as a character building moment and a chance to try all of the those marketing ideas that you never put in place. Now is the time to build for a great 2021.
Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week.
Konica Minolta bizhub(R) PRESS Ranks Highest Among Leading Competitors in Head to Head Quality Comparisons
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Konica Minolta attributes surpassed the quality of high priced devices. Solidifying its premiere position within the industry, test runs from the cost-effective Konica Minolta digital presses consistently scored at or near the top. This clearly debunks the myth that commercial printers need expensive solutions to produce high quality printing. ITL conducted independent evaluations at commercial printing plants, collecting empirical data from press runs in production environments, not from a
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Konica Minolta bizhub(R) PRESS Ranks Highest Among Leading Competitors in Head to Head Quality Comparisons
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Konica Minolta attributes surpassed the quality of high priced devices. Solidifying its premiere position within the industry, test runs from the cost-effective Konica Minolta digital presses consistently scored at or near the top. This clearly debunks the myth that commercial printers need expensive solutions to produce high quality printing. ITL conducted independent evaluations at commercial printing plants, collecting empirical data from press runs in production environments, not from a
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Ricoh brings innovative, new production print and communication capabilities to GRAPH EXPO 15
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, expand their production printing programs and meet organizational goals. RICOH Pro C9110 is a high-speed, heavy segment production color digital printer that prints up to 130 ppm and supports paper weights of up to 400 gsm in simplex and duplex. It simplifies and expedites print production and allows printers to offer their customers more options, giving them time and flexibility to expand their business. RICOH Pro 8100e is a series of monochrome production printers that give users the
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago 4th Week of September 2005
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2035 9/21/05 2:38 PM Topic by Guest They scan docs and they are compressing - when they print they get lines and skewing. Tech says it is not the copier but in the software.Anyone know what the fix is? Scanning is reducing the orginal - Ricoh 2035sp 9/22/05 4:12 PM Topic by Guest and causing a line to appear on the prints. Tech has no idea what is the problem - says it is not the copier but in the scanner or software. Any clues guys? RE: 3260 Cost Fact Sheets 9/27/05 9:51 AM Reply by Ted
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Konica Minolta and Solimar Systems Deliver End-to-End Workflow Management with Strategic Partnership
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placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit: www.kmbs.konicaminolta.us and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook
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Kyocera to buy German office software maker
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government agencies and other organizations where security is highly prized. Ceyoniq's software to guard against data leaks will complement Kyocera's multifunctional document centers, which save scanned data to external servers. Kyocera Document will first market the products developed by Ceyoniq alongside its own machines in Germany, before expanding sales to other European nations, North America and Japan. The company hopes to grow salesin its solutions division from the current 40 billion
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What's Not to Like about the NEW Muratec MFX-3535
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demanding,” said Jim D’Emidio, President, Muratec America, Inc. “The MFX-3535 is positioned to take a central role in electronic document capture, workflow and storage efforts by acting as the document onramp to workflow solutions, while delivering cost savings in relation to other office requirements such as printing, faxing and copying.” The MFX-3535 shares the same powerful feature set as the MFX-3530; however, it also includes such enhancements as: Scan-to-cloud: Scan directly into Dropbox
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Xerox Introduces Xerox Revolution Digital Photo Paper
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developers.” Other digital photo printing technologies require a varnish to be applied after printing to make the image permanent, but Xerox Revolution Digital Photo Paper was engineered to eliminate the need to add any specialized coating. Because there’s no longer a need for a second production step to achieve permanence and archival quality, the products are compatible across a wide range of xerographic printers from production presses to large format desktop printers. That means you can
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Canon Solutions America Launches the Performance Resource Center
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-media services to print centers without the burden of purchasing expensive software. "Canon has put in place the Performance Resource Center to address key challenges that the industry is facing with an arsenal of valuable tools and information for the in-plant and CRD sector," said Barbara Pellow, group director at InfoTrends. "This tool set is designed to support and enhance in-plant operations of all sizes." The portal comprises content sections dedicated to Business, Sales, Marketing
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Ricoh expands production print portfolio to help printers capture more business
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-line finishing. As clients’ needs continue to become more time sensitive and require the flexibility of printing on larger sizes with thicker stocks, these additions help printers deliver the information their customers want affordably and effectively. The RICOH Pro 8100e series features both multifunction RICOH Pro 8100se series models and printer-only RICOH Pro 8100e series models with speeds up to 135 pages per minute. These models enable printers to churn through high-volume jobs quickly and
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Leading Equipment Manufacturers Showcasing Mohawk Substrates at GRAPH EXPO 15
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towers. Mohawk (Booth # 3002c) will occupy a 10×20-foot booth within the Materials Matter area, where attendees can obtain samples of high quality envelopes, innovative digital substrates and a new line of swatchbooks . Mohawk’s extensive digital portfolio will be showcased both in the Mohawk booth and by original equipment manufacturers in attendance at GRAPH EXPO, including, Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, MGI, Ricoh and Xerox “Our OEM partners attend GRAPH EXPO to present their equipment in the best
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Ricoh Europe to showcase RICOH Rapid Fab 3D print manufacturing innovation at EuroMold 2015
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. Customers can use RICOH Rapid Fab as a showroom to experience 3D printing products, and also take advantage of the 3D printer output service using their own data. The capabilities of RICOH Rapid Fab relieve customers of often time-consuming, costly tasks, allowing them to focus on core business activities. This year, Ricoh Europe will resell a range of 3D printers in Germany, Italy and the UK, with the intention to expand this offering across EMEA. The company has a number of technologies in
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Buyer 2.0 Couldn’t Care Less About Your Sales Funnel
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Posted on September 16, 2015 by Print Audit By West McDonald, Vice President of Business Development, Print Audit Owner, FocusMPS On Tuesday September 15th, I co-hosted a webinar that was presented by Aaron Dyck and Matthew McGuire of Digitek. I don’t usually write posts about webinars but this one really struck a bunch of nerves in all the right ways. The title session was “8 Ways to Generate More Sales Leads” and as vanilla as that sounds it was one of the most potent sessions I’ve sat on
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Request for Proposal (RFP) 15M-0924 Digital Copiers, Multifunctional Devices, 3D Printers, Supplies, Maintenance and Managed Print Services
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Request for Proposal (RFP) 15M-0924 Digital Copiers, Multifunctional Devices, 3D Printers, Supplies, Maintenance and Managed Print Services Due Date Time: Thursday, September 24, 2015, at 3:00 P.M. (Local Arizona Time) Pre-Proposal Conference: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at 10:30 A.M. (Local Arizona Time) RFP 15M-0924 Pre-Proposal Conference Notes Deadline for Questions: Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. (Local Arizona Time) Direct Questions to: Nancy L. Colbaugh, CPPB, Contracts
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New Ricoh MP C306ZSP & MP C306ZSPF Spec Review
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Smart Operation Panel that is offered on Ricoh's A3 MFP Color devices!! Woohoo! Want some additional juicy info? There's going to be an MP C406ZSPF too!! Hold them horses ....., it seems for now these systems are only available in Ricoh Europe, but, I'm thinking these units will be available in the US market soon, and the "Z" will be dropped for the US market. I have no clue what the "Z" represents, maybe the Smart Operation Panel? Here's a few of the specs: 10.1 inch Smart Operation Panel (Color
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Canon EXPO 2015 New York Lives on in an Interactive Website
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capture the action and bring memorable events to life. The Imaging Journey Zone highlights the evolution of imaging including a 4K projector capable of 8K projection, under development, as well as museum quality printing technology. The Professional Printing Zone provides visitors with information on a range of large format printers including the OcÉ Arizona Series flatbed printers, the OcÉ varioPRINT i300, and the award-winning Canon imagePRESS C10000VP Digital Press, which sets a new quality
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Loma Terrace wins free Eco-friendly copy machine from Toshiba
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Loma Terrace Elementary School was named one of 250 schools across the country to win a free eco-friendly color copy machine from Toshiba America Business Solutions. The new machine will help Loma Terrace reduce its carbon footprint, reduce waste, save money on printer-related costs, all while teaching students the importance of being environmentally friendly. The school is one of two winners in the El Paso region to have the new system donated. This prize is another example of the district’s
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Multiple Copier Lead (RFP) for Ontario
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Multi-function copiers Closing Date: Oct 13, 2015 2:00:00 PM (local time) Town of Halton Hills Reference: P-090-15 Prequalification required: No REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Town of Halton Hills invites the submission of Proposals for the purchase and maintenance of multi-function copiers/printers/scanners/faxes. Proponents shall bid on the following: • the purchase of the new multi-function equipment and its service • the equipment that is being sold/traded-in (could be outsourced to a third-party
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Epson Introduces New SureColor P-Series Large Format Printers
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CHICAGO , Sept. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- (Graph Expo, Booth #841) -- Epson is once again redefining large format commercial ink jet printing with the announcement of the SureColor ® P-Series line-up. Incorporating the latest imaging technologies, including Epson's PrecisionCore ® TFP ® printhead, the new P-Series printers deliver extraordinary performance for the professional printing industry along with unparalleled color matching capabilities. Leveraging Epson's UltraChrome ® HD eight
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Re: 8 Ways to Generate More Sales Leads for your Sales Hungry Organization
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I'm out on sales calls all day, dang!
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See what the New Ricoh MP C306ZSPF and MP C306ZSP can do for you:
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Wow!!! Check out these cool units!! Love the display!! http://www.ricoh-europe.com/pr...ion-panel/index.aspx
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GreatAmerica Uses Salesforce to Streamline Financing Process with Quoting Integration
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a great financing partner of Epicor,' said Kevin Hingley, Director of Sales at Epicor, a long-time GreatAmerica customer. 'With the new integration of Salesforce, it will be easier and more efficient to process finance applications and gain approvals.' GreatAmerica customers using Salesforce will be able to quote monthly lease payments within the application and submit credit applications. “Our integration with Salesforce streamlines the financing process for our customers,” said David Pohlman
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OneTouchPoint Embraces the Inkjet Movement with Installation of the New Oce VarioPrint i300
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quality and robust prints that can withstand the challenges associated with finishing.. "It's an exciting time for both our company and OneTouchPoint as we work together on this momentous installation," said Mal Baboyian, executive vice president, Large Format Solutions/Production Print Solutions, Canon Solutions America. "Our relationship has yielded great success in the past, but this is an unprecedented moment for both of us." "Our company is very appreciative of Canon Solutions America's
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Copier Lead RFP for Canada
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Photocopier – Our copier is broken beyond repair – Jen will look at the cost of purchasing a new one, purchasing a used one and see if anyone has one to donate http://www.cremona.ca/minutes/sep1515.pdf
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3D Printing Automotive Market Application Worth 1.56 Billion USD by 2020
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printing and reluctance towards new technology. However, Europe is projected to account for the largest share, in terms of value (2020), followed by Asia-Pacific, North America, and the rest of the world. The expiration of key patents has prompted several manufacturers to enter the 3D Printing Market. The prices of 3D printers are also declining, which could lead to a sudden spike in demand from the consumer segment. The 3D Printing Automotive Marketing Europe is estimated to grow at the highest
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Canon Expo 2015
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Well I had a great time in NYC this past week at the expo. It was mind blowing the things Canon is doing with their other divisions. I also had a great time taking the ferry over toHighlands, NJ and having dinner with Art and his wife. Most of the copier stuff was geared towards the Oce' production and Oce' wide format. The new Canon gear was placed around other areas being used to demo software products/solutions but none was actually in the Copier area being shown. The one new machine that I
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Re: Ricoh & Blake Envelopes (Must see Video)
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Here's the link for Blake envelopes http://www.blake-envelopes.com/
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Samsung National Printer Dealer Summit to Showcase Launch of MultiXpress 7 Series
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Technology, enterprise level security for safe printing, powerful paper handling and maximum monthly duty cycle of 120K. With Samsung’s MobilePrint App, users can quickly scan and print email. With its Dual Scan Document Feeder technology, users can scan dual-sided documents at speeds of up to 60 ipm. Users can work efficiently by tailoring their solutions via the Open Architecture-Embedded (XOA-E) platform. “The MX7 is the newest addition to Samsung’s innovative print portfolio that addresses the
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Re: Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE 500i
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Czech is absolutely correct. Compared to the other systems from canon and the market they are overpriced. We have placed some of the 1750/40if's and they have been just as good or better than the 400/500.
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The 7 Deadly Sinners: Far From Expendable
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The 7 Deadly Sinners: Far FromExpendable by Print Audit If you’ve been in the Managed Print space for as long as I have you will recognize every one of the following experts: Doug Johnson, Greg Walters, Ken Stewart, Brian Stevenson, Gregory Brisco, Robert Palmer, and yours truly. Anytime one of them has a session at a trade show you can be guaranteed the room will be full and the conversations will be lively. Read more of this post
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New sales hire goals
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We are a very small dealership in a rural area. I handle most of the sales myself. I don't have any formal sales training, I come from the service side of the industry. So I am not sure exactly what goals / expectations I should set for a new sales hire. We are expanding to a new territory, so there will be virtually no customer base. This is a large city, where we are from a more rural area. What sort of goals should I set for this hire? How many cold calls a week? Appointments? How many deals
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The Risks of Email Blasts and How the "Junk" Button Can Hurt Your Business
against multiple blacklists: http://mxtoolbox.com/blacklists.aspx ) Why We Stopped Sending Newsletters in 2009 In 2004 we ran a newsletter service for copier dealers across the country. Back then, email marketing was an effective strategy. Every year, we noticed email open rates continued to decline. At the same time, more companies started implementing robust SPAM filters. We even started noticingthat some of the emails our sales people would try to send to prospects wouldn't get delivered
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A0 size corresponding MFP " RICOH MP W8140 / W7100 series "New release
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Read Press release here
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Re: 3D Printing Automotive Market Application Worth 1.56 Billion USD by 2020
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Dang a CAGR of 26.58%!
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