This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago

Art Post · 10/16/167:32 PM

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 nine consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for five years in a row. For more information, please visit: konicaminolta.ca and follow Konica Minolta on LinkedIn , YouTube , and Twitter @KonicaMinoltaCA .

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Art Post · 10/18/1611:04 PM

Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late Found myjacket grabbed my hat Mademy carin seconds flat Arrived at the office and had a smoke And somebody spoke and I went into a dream Ah, I read the sales board today, oh boy Fourhundredcopierssold in onemonth And though thecopiers were kind of small They had excellent spiffs forthem all Then, I woke up and it was the beginning of "Day 10". I do love

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Art Post · 10/17/169:59 PM

trip to my peeps over at National Azon. They have been awesome! Speaking of this week, I'm down to the last five selling days of the week and I got crap! So much for the past two months, when almost every opportunity turned into an order. I've lost three already this month and I'm thinking I'm losing another one tomorrow. So, it goes..... With twenty-five percent of the month left, I turned my attention to trying to wrap up a few orders before the month closed. I was able to schedule 3

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Art Post · 10/19/1611:06 PM

I'm fast approaching twenty percent of my selling days that have passed, yes, I'm feeling a tad bit uneasy, but I've learned that you can have the great months with out having a couple of stinkers here and there. I arrived at the office just a little before 8AM, made my self some coffee and went right work with doing my social media bit on Linkedin. I shared about a half a dozen threads that I thought would be interesting for my connections, made sure to check who had vetted my profile and then

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Art Post · 10/18/1611:06 AM

See attached file, seems like it's available in select locations. I heard a rumor that Ricoh will launch this in the US at Ricoh Convergence on the 24th.

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Art Post · 10/17/1610:23 PM

creation of the South Region is a great testament to the enthusiasm and confidence that we have in the future and for Matt Barnes as its leader." Click-to-Tweet: Toshiba Promotes Matt Barnes to Regional President About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) is a subsidiary of Toshiba Tec Corporation, a global leader in office printing and retail solutions. TABS provides multifunction printers, managed document services and digital signage for businesses of

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Art Post · 10/17/1610:28 PM

Xerox Lease Equipment With Option Year Matched Keyword(s) copiers Document Type Justification and Approval (JA) Solicitation No. N6893617F0003 Agency Department of the Navy Source https://www.fbo.gov/?s= opportunitymode=formid= 3e0dde5197c4... ...2016 1:28 pm The request is for the continuation of the base-wide lease of copier machines, including full service maintenance and copy charges. The Navy will continue to lease Xerox ...including full service maintenance and copy charges. The Navy

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Art Post · 10/16/167:15 PM

MELVILLE, N.Y. , Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the launch of the new Océ PlotWave 550 large format monochrome printing system, the newest offering in the company's wide format portfolio set to further enhance the AEC, manufacturing, CAD, and print service provider arenas. This latest addition to Canon's wide format arsenal was developed to meet the needs of larger workgroups and copy shops looking to efficiently handle

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JeffR · 10/18/169:02 AM

Art, I’m really enjoying this 57 Days of Selling! We have 3 new copier reps who have never been in this field. This has been monumentally helpful to them. Question: can you send me a sample of your monthly constant contact you mentioned on this Day 9? Thank you, Sue Reese Copy-Fax, Richmond and Virginia Beach

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Larry Levine · 10/16/169:02 AM

The year was 1988 and these were my two best friends as a copier sales rep... The first copier dealership I worked for in 1988, had the largest advertisement in the copier section of the Yellow Pages. Dealer principals and business owners didn't think twice as the Yellow Pages was THE SPOT where you advertised to get targeted calls from prospects. Sure it was expensive, but it didn’t matter. Consumers trusted the Yellow Pages for the information they needed. Business owners paid for what

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Art Post · 10/19/169:56 PM

MELVILLE, N.Y. , Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that the Company's partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation has helped contribute to the planting of 50,000 trees this year. This milestone is the latest outcome of Canon's ongoing support of the Arbor Day Foundation's Community Tree Recovery Program, which helps to rebuild communities affected by

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Art Post · 10/19/1610:07 PM

LEASING OF MULTI-FUNCTION DIGITAL (MFD) COPIERS /PRINTERS TECHNOLOGY, BUREAU OF Addendum(s): - LEASING OF MULTI-FUNCTION DIGITAL (MFD) COPIERS /PRINTERS Attachment(s): - Save Matched Keyword(s) copiers Solicitation No. 1630-15529 Region Illinois Agency Cook County Due Date Nov 4, 2016 Source http://legacy.cookcountygov. com/purchasing/bids/ listAllBids.... ...Download List Download Starting Available Ending Opening 1630-15529 LEASING OF MULTI-FUNCTION DIGITAL (MFD) COPIERS /PRINTERS

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Martin Hofman · 10/18/164:35 AM

9 Day' of following '57 Days of Selling Copiers' This is really great, and for me as 'external' very informative. Besides that also fun to read ! This is my 'regular' schedule: 7:15 AM (European time = 1:15 AM Jersey time) – arriving at the office 7:20 AM (European time = 1:20 AM Jersey time) – computer start-up 7:25 AM (European time = 1:25 AM Jersey time) – P4P Blog ‘57 Days’ Great start of the day! Thanks Art!

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Art Post · 10/19/169:32 AM

Kyocera Guy posted: I know feast or famine right? I feel your pain but luckily not this month. ty! I've had feasting for three months, now it's time for payback

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Art Post · 10/16/167:21 PM

of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), which manages Sharp's B-to-B operations. He joined Sharp as SIICA president in 2011 and has also held positions with Samsung, Canvyz and NEC. "The appointment of Doug Albregts to this important position is a testament to the success of the local leadership of the business solutions team at SEC over the past few years," said Tai Jeng Wu, president/CEO of Sharp Corporation. "With the many great opportunities in the B-to-B space, SEC will

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Art Post · 10/16/167:46 PM

Multifunctional Copiers and Reprographic Equipment Matched Keyword(s) copiers Solicitation No. SJ1607 Region Michigan Agency City Colleges of Chicago Due Date Oct 18, 2016 Source https://apps.ccc.edu/bid/ DetailView.aspx?id=1664 SJ1607- Multifunctional Copiers and Reprographic Equipment Description: City Colleges of Chicago invites the submission of proposals from qualified ...medium to large reprographics devices, maintenance and training services district wide. Colleges: Bid Documents

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Art Post · 10/17/1610:21 PM

This is probably a stupid question, however does any know if either of these programs can import an excel file for a mail merge?

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Art Post · 10/19/169:48 PM

Japan's Sharp Corp on Wednesday said it expects significant improvement in annual profit due to restructuring and synergies with new owner Foxconn, sending shares in the display maker soaring more than 10 percent. The statement came after the Nikkei business daily reported that Sharp forecasts operating profit of about 40 billion yen ($385 million) for the business year through March. That would compare with the 6.6 billion yen average of 11 analyst estimates in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S poll

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Art Post · 10/19/1610:02 PM

Up to 60 Month Lease of 462 Devices Germany - Save Matched Keyword(s) copiers Document Type Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Modified) Solicitation No. SP700016Q0076 Region Pennsylvania Agency Defense Logistics Agency Due Date Oct 20, 2016 Source https://www.fbo.gov/?s= opportunitymode=formid= 0feaea75a59e... ...into a contract for up to 60 months lease of 462 Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs) and copier machines (hereafter collectively referred to as devices) including installation and removal

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Art Post · 10/19/1610:04 PM

W--60 Month High Capacity Color Copier Lease and Maintenance - Save Matched Keyword(s) copiers Document Type Combined Synopsis/Solicitation / Service... Solicitation No. VA101V17Q0515 Region District of Columbia Agency Department of Veterans Affairs Due Date Oct 26, 2016 Source https://www.fbo.gov/?s= opportunitymode=formid= 17cc5d6e2d49... ...the Small Business Size limitation is $32.5 million. v. The contractor shall furnish and install 1 leased copier and all consumable supplies(except

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Art Post · 10/19/1610:05 PM

Cut Sheet Color Copier Paper Cut Sheet White for Copier - Save Matched Keyword(s) copiers Solicitation No. DASPS-2140-16 Region Oregon Agency State Government of Oregon Due Date Nov 15, 2016 Source To access the bid document, please visit the agency's website at below and search by your matched keyword: http://orpin.oregon.gov/open. dll/welcome?language=En ...and Distribution 10/17/2016 2:45 PM 11/15/2016 3:00 PM Cut Sheet Color Copier Paper Cut Sheet White for

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Art Post · 10/20/1610:04 PM

In Sales? Time To Get Your Swagger On By James Hills, Oct 20, 2016 9:59:57 AM Who has swagger? Johnny Depp, Muhammad Ali, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump? They all do of course. In fact you could say that almost every successful person has it. When you pause to think about it, however, “Swagger” is a somewhat indefinable characteristic. Google defines it as “To behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way”. I agree with that, but it’s important to recognize how people’s

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Art Post · 10/20/1611:01 PM

a new facility a few miles from the office, I checked out their web site, and found the phone number for the corporate office. In a few minutes I was dialing in, and I was copier blocked with voice mail.In a few seconds I was given options, press #1 for Sales, press #2 for Corporate Parties, Press #3 Support and that was it! Ok, I then selected 0 to get to the operator, I was then greeted with a recording that you can't leave a message here. Feeling pretty frustrated at this point, I figured

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Kyocera Guy · 10/19/169:30 AM

I know feast or famine right? I feel your pain but luckily not this month.

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Art Post · 10/18/167:35 AM

You are welcome!! BTW, I had not had the time to install the prototype you sent me, I'm hoping to complete this week. At first glance all looks well!

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NC_ACC · 10/19/167:52 AM

Canon's solution in this segment... C75XX 65ppm, 70ppm and 80ppm speed licenses

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Ricoh914 · 10/20/169:16 PM

Funny that the C6003 does not include the C5100 family. I think Ricoh has something coming.

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Art Post · 10/16/1610:18 PM

ownership stake. Albregts will also remain president of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), which manages Sharp's B-to-B operations. He joined Sharp as SIICA president in 2011 and has also held positions with Samsung, Canvyz and NEC. "The appointment of Doug Albregts to this important position is a testament to the success of the local leadership of the business solutions team at SEC over the past few years," said Tai Jeng Wu, president/CEO of Sharp Corporation. "With the many

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Digital Diva · 10/16/1610:28 PM

Ha! If that's the worst thing you do, then you have nothing to worry about! I appreciate all you do to keep this forum going year after year. I sell Sharp so this is of interest to me. And I can tell you that Doug is a great guy! He is a wise choice. Thanks!

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Ricoh914 · 10/20/169:19 PM

I have only heard about Fluorescent Yellow. I think you will see all. I also think the 9110 is able to add the 5th station(hope so anyway).

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Art Post · 10/19/168:37 AM

Just buy one box and then the speed license right?

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NC_ACC · 10/19/169:24 AM

Art, a figure of speech earlier... with this particular series, CUSA has line line itemed each "model". However, from 65 to 80, all accessories are applicable. The GBC punch unit is not available until late November at the earliest for the C75XX series.

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Digital Diva · 10/16/169:04 PM

This info is from 2013?

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Art Post · 10/16/1610:11 PM

oh boy, you are right, this came across in my google alerts, did not give it a good read, my bad.

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Art Post · 10/16/1610:20 PM

Just changed it! Thank you for the heads up on this

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Art Post · 10/16/1610:39 PM

I only read good things about him. Thanks again for being a great P4P'er and keeping me on my toes!

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fisher · 10/17/163:32 PM

What about installs?

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Art Post · 10/17/163:39 PM

I dont do installs or training

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Art Post · 10/17/1610:23 PM

Congrats Matt!

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Art Post · 10/16/167:41 PM

03:00:28 PM (MT) Close Date: 10/28/2016 11:00:00 AM (MT) If you have questions about this bid opportunity or the system, please contact Purchasing. Phone: (915) 937-0164 Fax: (915) 851-7577 E-mail: ebid@sisd.net E-mail Generated: 10/14/2016 03:00:28 PM (MT) Message type: BidIssueInvitation_Vendor_Auto

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JeffR · 10/21/1610:24 AM

I concur 100% with your call findings! The extension thing is laughable—that is such poor service for new folks trying to do business with them. I get that situation more often than not. How do these people get new business when no one can reach them. I also run into the same thing when trying to reach new businesses with buildings under construction. Their blooming unreachable! JeffR Sue at Copy-Fax, Richmond

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Old Glory · 10/21/1610:34 AM

I don't know what the right answer is but I do feel it is safe to say that if you are able to get through, you will be the only copier person they will have seen other than the encumbant.

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Deanw · 10/19/168:57 PM

We have been using sales chain for 3 or 4 years and are happy with it.