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Art Post · 7/28/1510:20 PM

shift and the need for increased productivity and efficiency. Konica Minolta will feature its smart, green and secure office solutions that help boost productivity. Visitors to the Konica Minolta's booth A24 in Hall A will be able to view 'live' demonstrations of the latest bizhub C3110, bizhub 4750, bizhub 754e and bizhub C221, and experience for themselves the Multi-Purpose Printers (MFPs) designed with intuition and engineered for superior performance. PrintPack + Sign (PP+S) is Singapore's

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Konica Minolta’s new bizhub Press C71hc digital production printer “promises new printing possibilities with bold, intense and vibrant RGB colours reproduced in print and unrivalled vividness in corporate and marketing collaterals,” said the OEM. The bizhub Press C71hc uses High Chroma Toner that has the ability to reproduce a wider range of sRGB gamut and offers “magnificent colours as seen on the monitor screen. Colours such as pink, purple, green and blue become significantly brighter and

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Art Post · 7/27/158:36 AM

Visual Search technology developed by Ricoh Innovations. It creates hotspots on printed images, without marking, editing, or reformatting the source documents. It links those hotspots to rich media from related, authored content, end-user contributed social media information, or calls to action such as tweets, maps, phone calls and e-mails. Barnwell Print, the European and British commercial printer is the first to adopt the new solution. Joint MD, Julian Barnwell, says: “Authoring enables us to

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against guidance for ¥50 billion profit. “If they cut the annual forecast, the company will have to come up with new measures to meet its mid-term goal of improving finances,” said Yu Okazaki, an analyst at Nomura. “Their business portfolio will need further restructuring, and not just LCDs, but appliances, copiers and TV businesses could be up for sale.” Sharp, which had net losses totaling $13.3 billion in the last four financial years, announced a recovery plan in May, including cutting its

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Art Post · 7/31/159:42 AM

Solutions America provides industry leading enterprise, production, and large format printing solutions, supported by exceptional professional service offerings. With the technology offerings of the Canon and OcÉ brands, Canon Solutions America helps companies of all sizes improve sustainability, increase efficiency, and control costs through high volume, continuous feed, digital and traditional printing, and document management solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., Canon

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Art Post · 7/27/1510:38 PM

digital color press and Canon imagePRESS C6010 digital color printing system, among others. Most recently, though, with an influx and variation of new jobs, Chromatic recognized the need to enhance its digital color print fleet through an acquisition of the Canon imagePRESS C800. “When we entered the world of digital printing, I was hesitant about certain decisions that had to be made in regards to equipment and productivity,” said Mike Sevigny, president of Chromatic. “Now, our digital printing

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Art Post · 7/27/159:24 AM

requirements/salient characteristics set forth in this document. http://www.rfpdb.com/view/docu...FDA_SOL_15_1153262_Z Title: Print Shop 1.0 Background The FDA, ORA/Division of Human Resource Development DHRD requires six copiers and one Binding System- Two high speed commercial printers, four multifunction copiers and binding system. The copiers must be compatible with existing Xerox 4127; Canon Color Image Runner C40801 and Ricoh Pro 1106Ex copy system. The following copiers will be traded in

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Art Post · 7/28/1510:48 PM

out of business along with making a huge dent in Oce wide format sales. Did you notice I did not mention Ricoh? Well, let's leave Ricoh alone for once and focus on the two leaders in wide format systems. Back to the need to know more, after a few minutes of searching I was able to find the HP XL installation guide. This was a huge find! After reading through the manual I was able to glean a few useful specs that will help me in the future. While I was researching the XL 8000, I had a call from

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GIntel · 7/27/152:10 PM

Hey Gang,   I was recently asked about some offer where KM guarantees toner yields to dealers as a relationship value-add.   I've never heard of this, but thought some of you may have.   Any insights would be great.   - Jake

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Art Post · 7/28/158:38 AM

through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83. (IV) This procurement is a 100% Small Business set-aside IAW FAR 19.502-2 (a). The NAICS code is 532420 and the small business size standard is $32.5 Million. The following commercial items are requested in this solicitation: (V) SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: CLIN 0001: The Ohio Army National is requesting rental/leasing of copier/printers for services beginning on 3 August 2015 through 28 August 2015. Location: Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver

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Art Post · 7/30/1510:59 PM

Had an email from a P4P'er today that goes into detail about the product launch of the Epson plotters and the MFP scanning kit. So, let me say, "laughable"!! Epson is dictating the Epson UMRP (Unilateral Minimum Resale Price). All I can say is the pricing I saw on the launch package for the Epson UMRP is way out of whack and I've seem many of these devices on the internet for far less than the EPSON UMRP. I ask you, when the %$#$ is Ricoh going to get their act together with wide format? Your

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Art Post · 7/27/1510:35 PM

. hospitals. This MPS contract covers more than 7,400 devices, including copiers/MFD printers, fax, thermal and label printers and scanners across more than 300 locations. The contract demonstrates the growing demand for Auxilio's unique MPS programs in large multi-location health systems. "We are honored to serve one of the nation's leading health systems and a major healthcare contributor in the Northeast. Auxilio's MPS program improves workflow and reduces costs for stakeholders, allowing

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Jason H · 7/27/158:34 PM

it's coming and don't care. Unfortunately this industry has created s monster. The customers know they can make stupid demands because there will be someone who will always say yes. I see it most with the xerox and Konica directs. I feel like at times if the customer told the directs they had to pay them to do business with them one of them would do it. Once you learn to walk away from bad business and do it a couple times it gets easier. At first I found it extremely difficult because as a

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Art Post · 7/30/1511:05 PM

have no control measures in place for printing and the financial and environmental costs might shock you. Below is a calculator you can use to show both the positive financial impact and greening benefits of printing more responsibly. Let’s look at some easy and highly effective targets for a medium sized company that prints 3 million pages a year: Moving 60% volumes from high-cost printers to existing lower-cost MFPs : You would be shocked to realize how many large jobs are printed on desktop

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Jason H · 7/27/1510:35 AM

Has anyone used Canon's in dealership SPIN sales training? I have talked with one dealer who has used it but that's about all. Any others have some experience with it?

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Art Post · 7/27/155:00 PM

I need to make a long story short,a few years ago there was a slug of a copier sales person/owner running around NJ selling equipment, doctoring leases, not returning equipment, not paying buy-outs on the equipment and who knows what else may have transpired. Eventually you get caught, that person did get caught and was indicted for several offenses, and I believe one of the counts was wire fraud. Me, I was lucky enough to get an appointment with one of the clients that had been taken to the

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txeagle24 · 7/31/155:53 PM

that Xerox developed at PARC from watching a made for TV movie called "Pirates of the Silicon Valley", but they were the only name I knew of in the copier world.

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Art Post · 7/31/159:46 AM

Photizo Group to Sponsor and Speak at Top 100 Summit July 30, 2015 Midway, Kentucky - July 29, 2015 - Photizo Group, market research and consulting firm in the imaging industry, is excited to sponsor and speak at the Top 100 Summit, September 25-27 in Park City, Utah. The Top 100 Summit , hosted by Print Audit, is a radical, new event, aimed at disrupting the office imaging industry. One hundred of the top dealers in the industry are invited to access exclusive education and insight, and

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txeagle24 · 7/31/155:49 PM

Never. They're too focused on high-end production and SoHo machines to gave a damn about anything else. Nothing in between seems to matter.

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txeagle24 · 7/24/1510:58 AM

Originally Posted by Czech: Relationships, relationships, relationships... I honestly would not be worrying about this. Focus on your local SEO and people will find your website, not Ricoh's. In major markets that's easier said than done is certainly not something that salespeople at large dealerships have any say over. Relationships are extremely important and are how those of us who have been in this business for a long time have experienced sustained success, but even the strongest

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Art Post · 7/28/154:17 PM

Here's another: With an existing vendor and salesperson. Would you rather have follow ups via phone call or email? email but you need to respond in kind. If I call you I’m looking for a call back. If I email you I’m looking for an email back If your vendor offered a once a month tech update/business trends bulletin. Would you opt in for that email? yes as long as it stayed pertinent Currently, how do you keep up to date with new technology and business trends? Industry news and mags for_____

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Art Post · 7/30/159:39 PM

Jason: They are awesome!! Especially the one of the left, givin the "eagle eye"!! Congrats.. I learned about the industry from state sponsored copier tech training course.

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Czech · 7/31/152:01 PM

Marketing is my strong suit, certainly more than sales. There probably won't be a direct ROI on your advertising, but your branding will be strong. Expect people to know who you are but not call your office. Digital is the best direct response advertising.

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Art Post · 7/24/1512:16 PM

Agreed thatno ma increase for 5 years is insane, said it before will say it again. It's the dealers that subsidize Ricoh US to sell at cost.

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Art Post · 7/27/151:25 PM

Thus, this is what the Ricoh site looked like today. I was told some changes were made due to the blog we posted on this. I was told, "we put up a line that states "contact a Ricoh dealer", I had to look four times for it and finally found it. While we appreciate the link for the Ricoh dealers, I know that most users will not even seen that link, just as I did not. If they are looking for a quote, they will press the request a quote button. Notice, the read arrow I inserted at the top of the

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kathie · 7/28/151:58 PM

Yes, I had an account who had TWO Xerox down for over two months and would NEVER do business with them again. I had been renting to this contractor for years and really made a great proposal and pretty much expected that sale. They stayed with Xerox!! You just wonder what their thought process is on these kind of deals. They will end up in the exact same boat in 5 years and go through the motions and get absolutely nowhere. Good Luck!!

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John · 7/27/151:57 PM

I concur. On most of the Ricoh units the reporting is not an issue but on others such as the mp301sfp we have had to adapt.

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jswinberlin · 7/27/152:14 PM

Yeah, hopefully moving forward Ricoh will have this worked out at least on all new models.

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Art Post · 7/24/151:47 PM

Here is the first one I received yesterday. With an existing vendor and salesperson. Would you rather have follow ups via phone call or email? EMAIL If your vendor offered a once a month tech update/business trends bulletin. Would you opt in for that email? PROBABLY NOT Currently, how do you keep up to date with new technology and business trends? CNN Tech, MSNBC Tech, Slashdot, Vendors, Friends

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Art Post · 7/29/152:06 PM

and another, however this one was from an old CFO in late sixties or early seventies: With an existing vendor and salesperson. Would you rather have follow ups via phone call or email? Follow up phone calls are more effective when there’s something important to talk about. Constant emails that serve no purpose other than advertising get deleted. If your vendor offered a once a month tech update/business trends bulletin. Updates when needed are welcomed, but monthly trend newsletters seem a

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Art Post · 7/29/1510:42 PM

Blanken, General Manager, Contex Americas. “This gives Gill Reprographics a tremendous boost to productivity and an advantage over the competition.” At any given time, staffers at each of the Gill Reprographics locations can be tasked to scan up to 1000 documents a week, primarily for customers in the construction industry that either need to scan and print marked up blueprints or to scan-and-archive documents. The Contex ScanStation, a full featured solution for professional scanning and copyingThe Week in Copiers 5 Years Ago This Week In 2015