This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago
Third Week of November 2008
Real Copier Sales
Funny Story from Jason R
Back in the days before email, I had designed a spreadsheet that did a long series of very complex calculations for our remote offices.
One of our offices called in to say their spreadsheet wasn't working. I tried to walk them through some things but it wasn't working. I wanted them to send them a new disk, but they already had all their data programmed into it..... go here for rest of article
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Ricoh, IKON, and the Next Great Bubble ''''1
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acquisitions to date - or the next big bubble. The deal is expected to allow Ricoh to surpass Xerox as the top selling office equipment manufacturer worldwide, as the company "upgrades" the estimated 720,000 non-Ricoh products that IKON has in the field. The acquisition also provides Ricoh with access to IKON's impressive Fortune 500 and public sector client list, adds 400 sales and service locations, and significantly bolsters the manufacturer's print services resume. Since the merger was first
Canon Hybrid Laser Copier Video
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Re: Some of my observations....
Art Post (Guest) ·
relegated to sell primarily to smaller businesses, why tease them with production-level devices? In addition, what is the forward-looking strategy for retaining dealers that have been and will continue to be courted by competitors, such as Canon and Konica Minolta? Despite the economy, the current environment seemingly provides a great opportunity for dual-line dealers to negotiate and push the limits of their profitability.
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RICOH AND DOCSTAR TEAM TO SUPPORT NEW JERSEY PUBLIC RECORDS SHARING EFFORTS
Art Post (Guest) ·
cost savings to businesses of any size. About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 72-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2007 sales in excess of $22 billion, a 7.3 percent increase over the previous year. Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions including their software as a service (SaaS) document management tool
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Re: Paris, Kentucky
They handle both Ricoh and Savin, and yes they sell duplicators. The name is Duplicator Sales & Service. Phone number is 800-633-8921, and ask for Mike Nash.
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Re: How you got started in the Industry?
into a Ricoh dealership. He asked if I had any sales experience, which of course was a NO. He said, I'll give you a $1000 and you go out and try to sell copiers. Straight commission is a hard way to go when you are new, but 16 years later, I have to admit I have made a good living at it.
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HP launched three new document management solutions
Art Post (Guest) ·
applications. 2. HP and ReadSoft Automated Invoice Processing which allows users to quickly interpret, validate and verify information contained in printed invoices by transforming a traditionally paper-based workflow into a seamless electronic process. 3. HP Automated Invoice Processing Solution for Manufacturing which captures invoice data for manufacturers at remote locations using HP multifunction printers (MFPs) and rapidly interprets, verifies and approves the information electronically
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Re: Ricoh Rumored to have acquired small dealer
Art Post (Guest) ·
as Connecticut since 1986. Fairfax has provided award winning service to companies large and small. Fairfax to Add to Ricoh's Strength Fairfax's operations will be combined with Ricoh's operations in Westchester and Connecticut. The service and sales staff that customers have worked with over the last 22 years will continue in their roles. The combined strength of Fairfax and Ricoh will lead to a better customer experience going forward. Amy Mills was quoted as saying, "Our customers are very
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Re: Some of my observations....
Art Post (Guest) ·
I've stated this a few years ago and still stick by it. I think Ricoh will keep all high performing dealers as Ricoh dealers. Thus any under performing dealers will be asked to take on Lanier or Savin. End result IKON, RBS to dominate fortune companies with sprinkling of mega Ricoh dealers. Lanier and Savin dealers left to compete for SBM's. My two cents worth.
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Re: Ricoh cuts Jobs
Matt Thornton (Guest) ·
"Dealers that don't perform!" Come on man that is a negative statement. There is still a market for the Lanier name and Lanier is advertising like crazy on television as well as other media. Ricoh is not the "Supreme" or the best. All of the revenue for Savin, Lanier, and Ricoh ALL goes into the "Ricoh" pot. Don't put down the smaller Lanier dealers please.
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Re: Ricoh cuts Jobs
Art Post (Guest) ·
Meaning Ricoh dealers that do not perform, maybe asked to take on Lanier or Saving (these are just my thoughts). I m sure there are many decent sized and well performing Saving and Lanier Dealers. Heck, I work for a small dealership also.
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Re: How you got started in the Industry?
Art Post (Guest) ·
I had a demo in downtown Princeton, NJ back in the early Eighties. I had a Nissan Hatchback (remember we all had to have station wagons), well after the demo I loaded the copier and gurney back into the car and left for my next appointment. Stopping at the first traffic light, and then I took off fast, not realizing that I did not close the hatchback properly. Well, the gurney and machine came out the back and the car in back of me crushed the gurney and the copier. I ad some explaining to do
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Re: How you got started in the Industry?
Art Post (Guest) ·
Here's another, again back in the eighties. Got a call from a person that ran a business out of their home. I secured the demonstration for the date and time. Loaded the copier and my partner in the car and we were off! We got there and knocked on the door, then rang the doorbell, nothing.....figured we would go around back and knock on the backdoor. We opened the gate and found a woman nude sun bathing in the back yard! She saw us, screamed and went indoors...... we had the wrong address. Ah
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award-winning EFI Digital StoreFront ASP
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Ricoh is pleased to announce the release of the new EFI Digital StoreFront™ 3.0 ASP EFI-Hosted Solution. Digital StoreFront 3.0 ASP simplifies the print procurement process by providing a custom e-commerce platform specifically designed for easing the print procurement process. The award-winning EFI Digital StoreFront ASP delivers a complete, streamlined job management and workflow solution, all hosted by EFI. The product enables businesses to create a personalized, interactive Internet or
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Re: Ricoh Offers Managed Print Services to Reduce Printing Complexity
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quote: d the MPS offering. That announcement seemed to walk in circles. Not to mention I know the branch in my region can barely sell a copier, let alone assess a real organizations output.... I guess this initiative will keep the branch guys busy trying to learn something new, while we're in their taking the corporate business. Good for them.
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Re: Error code Gelsprinter
Art Post (Guest) ·
yes, one of my customers had 6 of these with the error 999. I told him to call the number, it seems they (Ricoh) may replace all six of them, and they are all out warranty by a month or so.
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Re: Semi-Luddite
DRichard (Guest) ·
I don't think you need a new "room" for videos. I would just like to know I'm opening a video before I open it. Unless I want to watch a video for a particular reason (i.e., demonstration, humor, personal gratification, etc.) I will just close it immediately, thus a waste of time.
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Re: How you got started in the Industry?
JasonR ·
envelope in the mail. I opened it and found a single piece of paper. When I unfolded the paper, I saw a "copy" of the disk. The user had placed the disk on a copier and made a copy for me. This story actually happened to me, it is not a retelling of someone else's story that may or may not have happened, it is true.
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Re: How you got started in the Industry?
Art mentioned a demo he did back in the Eighties. I had posted a funny story here several years ago, that I had to post again for the folks that never read it. I installed and trained an Aficio 3035 yesterday to a Sheriff's Office. One of the ladies (who is a true blonde) was asking questions on the yellow key. I instructed her that before you make copies, to press the button to first clear any job that was previously run. I thought she understood that. When I was following up today, I was told
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GX3050N Error Code
Art Post (Guest) ·
In one account we have four of these printers and all have an error code of 999. Can someone help me with this? Art
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MPS Pay plan poll
Bill S (Guest) ·
Let us know how you get paid on Managed print services contracts.
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