This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
Third Week of May 2012
Leads can be found almost anywhere. Since a lot of my prospecting has changed from copiers to content I'm always on the lookout for opportunities and where the low hanging fruit is. Going wider and deeper with your relationships can make a difference.
Below is from one of my clients that I follow on Linkedin. These are additional responsibilities in the job requirement section. You can view that thread here
Enjoy These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week
Konica Minolta Announces the Launch of Konica Minolta CampaignBuilder
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, and more. “Our goal is to arm our sales channel partners with the resources they need to grow their businesses and gain a competitive edge,” said Ted Brolsma, Creative Services Manager for Konica Minolta. “By offering a comprehensive suite of tools and services to assist them with their local marketing, we’re able to do just that.” In addition to customizing ads and marketing materials, users can seamlessly order and track the delivery of printed materials and direct mail pieces. “Our dealers
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Konica Minolta to Exhibit Award-Winning Legal Solutions at LegalTech® West Coast 2012
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for uniquely-tailored document management solutions with the highest levels of security.” About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services for the desktop to the print shop. For the fifth consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. BLI has named Konica Minolta 2012 “Document Imaging Solutions Line of the Year
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Sharp Optimised Services – 3 steps to the successful Managed Print Service
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in this system. Sharp Optimised Services aim to increase workplace productivity, improve the control of the printing infrastructure and reduce the costs of printing and copying in the business environment. The concept of Managed Print Services refers to the integrated, all-inclusive management of printing, copying, scanning and faxing operations, together with well-coordinated delivery and supplies of consumables, maintenance and servicing of the multifunction printers (MFPs) and the provision
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First up is a report on city-wide copier/printer usage.
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Community Development Block Grant for 2013, previously discussed earlier this week. Interim City Administrator Karl Krestler has a full report on the agenda. First up is a report on city-wide copier/printer usage. Next is an ordinance approving the purchase of a 2.5 ton dump truck for $114,331 and the designation of other trucks, vehicles and equipment owned by the city as surplus property. Spellman Ave. Phase I will be discussed, specifically an ordinance approving a maintenance agreement between the
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Digital Printing at drupa – Part 1
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orders taken that offset will have taken the larger share as companies invest after delaying orders for some as they see investment is necessary to remain competitive in their markets. In the digital printing area there were a number of different trends to be seen. The well-established toner based sheet fed presses are reaching a level of maturity where progress is slowing up. We saw some speed improvements, such as the Xerox iGen 150 and Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100, and we may be getting to
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
This was definitely an RBS branch that had adopted an IKON commission plan. What IKON was always able to do successfully was to sell customers what you didn't have. They carried Canon, Ricoh, Re branded Konica Minolta, Kyrocera Mita, HP, Oce. Now the IKON sales people who did sell for decent margin have only Ricoh. Will they have to asapt their style of selling? Good sales people will ALWAYS find a company that wants to hire them, even in bad times. The problem is starting over again to build
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Provision of Copier Machine (Digital laser Multi Functional MX-M620N sharp, 62CPM)
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Pacific Office Automation, which sells printers
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An office technology company will move its 25 employees from Fife to downtown Tacoma this summer. Pacific Office Automation, which sells printers, copiers, faxes and software to business, will lease about 11,000 square feet on the ground floor of 1114 Pacific Ave., as first reported by the Tacoma Daily Index. Fife branch manager Russ Meyers told me this morning that he thinks downtown Tacoma is growing, and he wants his business in the thick of it. “We’ll get better exposure” downtown, he
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Epson launches four new models to the powerful Z Series large venue projector range
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Designed for corporate, higher education, staging, museum, and digital signage applications, the Z series includes the Epson EB-Z10000/EB-Z10005 with 10,000 lumens of both light and colour light output. Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, has added four new models to its Z Series large venue projector range designed for corporate, higher education, staging, museum, and digital signage applications, including the Epson EB-Z10000/EB-Z10005 with 10,000 lumens of both light and
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Ricoh New Color Tabletop
fisher ·
Called the MP C305. 31ppm Standard copy, print, scan, fax Optional one-bin tray touch screen Respectable first copy out at 6.9 seconds Standard PostScript Touch Screen
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Leading EFI Fiery Technology Drives New Ricoh Aficio MFPs
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than ever, mobile workers need to be able to access and print their documents not only from their desktop computers, but also from their mobile devices. The Fiery system provides a built-in mobile print option for no additional cost, enabling users to print directly via Wi-Fi from their iPad, iPhoneand iPod touch applications to the Ricoh Aficio printers. The Fiery software automatically discovers the printer and presents users with print options for fast and easy printing. Spot color reproduction
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Managed Print Services Boom as M2 Hits Record Revenues
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opportunity. We are saving customers money at a time when all businesses are looking to save and we are increasing service experience for those coming to us at the same. Our proposition and delivery is being well received despite the economic climate.” To download the global report from Quocirca “Vendor Landscape: Managed Print Services” visit http://www.m2.uk.com " href="http://www.m2.uk.com/" target="_blank" target=_blankhttp://www.m2.uk.com or call 0845 263 7262. About M2 M2 is the Europe’s
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FileBound Integrates ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 to Improve Document Recognition
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Government of Canada. Companies that license ABBYY technologies include BancTec, Canon, EMC/Captiva, Hewlett-Packard, KnowledgeLake, Microsoft, NewSoft, Notable Solutions, Samsung Electronics and more. ABBYY OCR applications are shipped with equipment from the world's top manufacturers such as Epson, Fujitsu, Fuji Xerox, Microtek, Panasonic, Plustek, Ricoh, Toshiba, and Xerox. ABBYY is headquartered in Moscow, Russia, with offices in Germany, the UK, the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Cyprus
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Despite Strong Demand in Emerging Markets, Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Shipments D
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. Kodak 301,858 5.5% 308,764 5.0% -2.24% Others 763,941 13.8% 871,797 14.0% -12.37% Total 5,521,180 100.0% 6,227,357 100.0% -11.34% Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, May 2012 Notes: • IDC tracks A2-A4 devices in the Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals • Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, printer-based multifunctional systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar
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Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
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Vince is the man! Love it! Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus I received a call from a Ricoh sales guy in another state who read a 2009 post on my blog. http://theconnectedcopier.word...-the-ikon-aquistion/ We spoke for about a half an hour. He said that Ricoh just adopted the IKON comp plan for their Sales Force. He had submitted his monthly comp plan work sheet before they made the change, then had to rework it based on the new comp plan and he said it cut his commission in half! He was
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
GMAN ·
This talent exodus already occurred at Ricoh Corporate in NJ, wherein legacy Ricoh / Savin / Lanier employees and executives were pushed out as IKON came in...the new Sheriff in town. Now, with a fractured Direct Sales organization that they put all their money on for the future, as they maligned the Dealer channel, the Ricoh slide continues...
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Muratec America, Inc. honored by the Business Technology Association
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Muratec America, Inc. honored by the Business Technology Association PLANO,TX (May 15, 2012)—Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, announces today that the company has received the “Outstanding Performance – Secondary Product Line” award from the Business Technology Association (BTA). This is the ninth time Muratec has been recognized as the top secondary product line by the BTA. The company received the honor in 2003, 2004
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Sally Bartlett’s need for a new copier.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Britton asked the court to address Economic Development Coordinator Sally Bartlett’s need for a new copier. Her copier no longer functions and Bartlett would like to obtain a new copier lease with IKON paid under the Title 3 program. Webb clarified that IKON is the same provider the county has been using. MSP: Britton/Webb -- to approve a new lease agreement with IKON and allow Judge Webb to sign the agreement when available. http://www.bluemountaineagle.c...ce
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All Covered continues to buy IT service providers,
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All Covered plans to extend into emerging markets (cloud, VDI), vertical markets (health care, legal, education and much more) and industries that complement All Covered parent Konica Minolta (managed print services and document management). read more here
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April 2012 Sales Quota Poll!
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Please take the time to vote every month, I'll post a new poll for each month! We'll even do a quarterly!
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May 2012 Sales Quota Poll!
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Please take the time to vote every month, I'll post a new poll for each month! We'll even do a quarterly!
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eFileCabinet Debuts e-signature Capability for Document Management Suite
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documents, eliminating the pain of printing, coping, and faxing, to collect a signature." eFileCabinet's eSignature is now available. Learn more and request a demo at http://www.efilecabinet.com/es...re-for-efilecabinet/ . Current customers can purchase by contacting their Account Manager at 877.574.5505. About eFileCabinet, Inc. eFileCabinet, Inc. offers a suite of document management software (DMS) products and services that help businesses and individuals work quicker, smarter and more
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New Ricoh B/W Tabletop Coming Soon
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Got this screen shot from a power point in the launch of the new color unit. The new B/W version will be called the MP301. Looks like this will be the end of the road for the LD220.
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Cary School District 26
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The state has awarded Xerox of supplying copiers, with their bid being the lowest at $107,000. With state funds being used for bond payments and ending the lease on copiers, beginning fiscal year 2013, the administration has recommended hiring five teachers. http://cary.patch.com/articles...rs-lower-class-sizes
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Re: Managed Services "Are You in or Out"!
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quote: Originally posted by Printfun: We have been tossing around the idea of offering IT services for the last 2 years. We do believe there is enough of a market there based on our customer's inquiries. Old Glory brings up a good point that we were anticipating as well. You almost need to have 2 groups. First, your install/analysts, and second your dedicated IT services personnel. While ideal, it may not be monetarily feasible for smaller dealers to carry the extra bodies. We have the two
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Re: Managed Services "Are You in or Out"!
If you're going to sell I.T. you have to know I.T. and be able to speak their language. I take our I.T. Sales Specialists on a lot of calls, and once they start speaking geek, I know enough to somewhat understand, but the conversation eventually gets to areas that are completely Greek to me. It's just like if we were to get some sales guys from IBM and tried to train them to understand and sell imaging. It would be completely foreign to them.
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Re: Auxilio Loses another 1.6 million
provider does not understand the types of jobs that are being printed, they can end up barely treading water. For example, if doctors choose to print X-rays (90% coverage) for patient files, a few printers can kill the profitability of the entire account. At some point, Auxilio's older clients will start to reach profitability, particularly if they do a decent job of fleet optimization. The challenge is going to be for them to determine how much business they can handle so they are not constantly
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Re: Envelopes
fisher ·
Not with the sugar cane paper. We run Vellum finish envelopes on the one in out print shop. Its important that they be edge glued rather than having the v-fold across the center. The results are just OK......like everything else on the great white elephant.
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Re: Envelopes
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We had our do or die moment today at the in house CRD. It was looking real bad for a while. We then tried the .eps file with the ps rip, played with the contrast and brightness and we had an image print that was more than acceptable to the print manager. We're not done yet, has to go before a managers board and if approved it goes to the exec board. They want to do away with all of the presses and everything else that goes with it. Comcolor is going to be used for envelopes only. The company
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Re: Ricoh Convergence
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BTW for all Ricoh Corporate folk, it's a shame there was no invite for Convergence this year so instead of writing many awesome blogs about new products and new systems and great stuff for Ricoh, there will be none of that this year! I'll be taking the show to the Global Transform Conference and writing awesome blogs about MSP, MPS!!! See ya!
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
60lost ·
The email had me thinking it might have been a "dealer" Mass Exodus. Wheew, I'm relieved it's only the disgruntled Ikon and RBS sales reps......go figure!
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
Jrlz ·
I would be interested to know if the sales rep who complained about thier new comp plan was at quota for last year. My experience has been that the reps who complain the loudest about comp plans are the underperforming reps. They look for a reason to justify being way below quota. The performers amongst us will figure out a way to make the money we want or move on. Sitting around complaining does not generate sales or income. An underperforming rep, no matter how good the comp plan, will
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Re: Canoga Park, CA 91309-9095
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Thanx for calling me, I hope the lead works out and looking forward to the Premium and your story about selling to that certain industry. Art
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
Art Post (Guest) ·
I can't believe they went to the IKON comp plan, not saying it's good or bad but just seems like IKON bought Ricoh US instead of the other way around.
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
largely (if not completely) on profit. If a rep has been on a revenue plan, chances are pretty good that their compensation would have been less on a profit plan because there probably wasn't any profit in their sales.
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
Chuck ·
Old Glory has hit the issue on the head. If RBS reps were compensated based on revenues rather then the total profit then a savvy rep sold to maximize the revenue - profit being a concern of stockholders and their stakeholders. When a company wants to increase their marketshare to benefit from the economies of scale (greater production=lower unit cost) and compensates salestypes for succeeding in this effort their customers benefit UNTIL its time to renew/update that equipment; if the
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Re: Kyotier color meter question, please help!
JasonR ·
Could always use http://avpsoft.com/products/apfill/ worth the money if you are a printshop, not worth it if you are just a average user though.
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Re: Ricoh – Prepare for a talent exodus
Good question! Hopefully I kept this Sales Rep contact info. I will see if I can reach out to him.
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Digiscribe Expands Enterprise Content Management Capabilities - Ryan Kadri Hired to D
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more people throughout these organizations, from operations to accounts payable to human resources. As an award-winning salesperson with a long track record of meeting client needs with customized solutions, Kadri joins Digiscribe with eight years of experience utilizing technology to increase efficiency and cut costs for Fortune 500 companies. His achievements include earning a #1 ranking out of 128 commercial reps throughout the nation for Lanier Worldwide. Kadri was an 8-time District Manager
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Buyers Laboratory Gives Top Marks to MaxxVault Enterprise 5.2
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Laboratory LLC Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) is the world's leading independent provider of analytical information and services to the digital imaging and document management industry. For over 50 years, buyers have relied on BLI to help them differentiate products' strengths and weaknesses and make the best purchasing decisions, while industry sales, marketing and product professionals have turned to BLI for insightful competitive intelligence and valued guidance on product development, competitive
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Lexington science teacher receives INSPIRE: Lexmark’s Teaching Award
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Lexmark launched INSPIRE: Lexmark’s Teaching Award in 2011 to highlight and salute exceptional middle and high school teachers who teach science, technology, engineering and/or math in designated Central Kentucky counties. During each academic school year, one teacher per month will be awarded $1,000 to be used to promote STEM education for his/her classroom. About Lexmark Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products
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Kyotier color meter question, please help!
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I know that on the new Kyo'if you are in doubt of the color page coverage you can scan the document and get some type of page coverage report, right? If so, then here's another question for the kyo guru's. What happens if you want to check page coverage before you print a document? Would you have to print the page first and then scan it? Art
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