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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago

 

This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago

First Week of November 2018

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Recently, closed quite a few orders in the last couple of weeks.  Almost all of those opportunities had some stiff competition from other vendors.  Thus, I'd like to share some of my secrets that I've used to help win the deal...more here

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Konica Minolta Strengthens its Strategic Alliance Program with New Hire

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) with its expansive smart office product portfolio from IT Services ( All Covered ), ECM, Managed Print Services and industrial and commercial print solutions.Konica Minoltahas been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for 11 consecutive years, and is proud to be ranked on theForbes 2017 America's Best Employers list. The World Technology Awards recentlynamed the company a finalist in the IT Software category. KonicaMinolta, Inc. has been
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Konica Minolta Announces Nationwide Launch of IT-Service Demonstration Centres

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showing, not telling,” said Ted Garner, President, IT Weapons, IT Services division of Konica Minolta. “We want people to see exactly how our services can support their business goals, and the best way to do that is to actually see it happen through live demonstrations. Using Yeti Capital as a closed network environment, we’re able to simulate complex IT problems many businesses face, and then demonstrate how our services solve these.” Acquired in 2015 as IT Weapons , Konica Minolta’s IT Services
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Four Sales Tips to Help you Close More Copier Opportunities

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or what he's looking for. In some cases there are some copiers and wide formats that have some real value. Instead of me offering to take a worthlesscopier back, I'll tell the prospect that I know of a wholesaler that will pick up and give them cash for thier copier.In some cases it can be a thousand dollars or more, thus I didn't have to lower my price and the prospect feels that they are getting the best deal possible. Email me if you'd like to contact my guy. 3. Print Speed: I try to never
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BIP Printing Solutions Expands Print Capabilities With Canon Solutions America Inkjet Technology

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MELVILLE, N.Y. , Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. , Inc., today announced that BIP Printing Solutions (BIP), specializing in digital printing and perfect binding solutions, has acquired an Océ ColorStream 3900 color inkjet digital press. The installation has helped the company improve its in-house print requirements, while also enabling the company to pursue additional business opportunities. Established in 2014, BIP
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Toshiba Introduces Powerful Desktop Multifunction Printer Trio

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. Toshiba’s desktop products combine the speed and performance – delivering up to 50 pages-per-minute – of larger multifunction printers within a compact, sturdy and durable design. Complementing virtually any office environment, Toshiba’s latest MFP trio feature a myriad of solutions to streamline important and common scanning, copying, printing and faxing tasks. A Google Drive ™ app enables busy users to scan and print documents from this popular cloud storage and file backup service directly
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Konica Minolta 6000 Parts availability?

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Are parts for the KM 6000 now hard to find? Is a 30 day back order on parts the normal? Art
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Two men admit to toner fraud that prosecutors claim cost Xerox $21 million

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Two men admit to toner fraud that prosecutors claim cost Xerox $21 million Gary Craig , Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 8:34 p.m. ET Nov. 2, 2018 | Updated 8:15 a.m. ET Nov. 3, 2018 Buy Photo Xerox plans to move out of downtown Rochester and relocate the to the Webster campus. (Photo: MAX SCHULTE/@maxrocphoto/staff photographer) Buy Photo CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE Two men admitted Friday to defrauding Xerox Corp. through a scheme that prosecutors allege cost the
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Catoosa County approves new copiers for two offices

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Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Catoosa County recently struck deals for new copier machines for two of its offices in need of upgrades. During the Board of Commissioner’s Oct. 16 meeting, commissioners approved two new lease agreements that allows for purchase of the machines once the leases are up. County Chief Financial Officer Carl Henson explained to the board that The Colonnade, as well as the Tax Commissioner’s Office, was in need of the new equipment. “We have agreements for two
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Ricoh stages second Interact Europe to discuss latest Ricoh workflow technologies

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Wednesday, 31 October, 2018 Ricoh Europe, London, 31 October 2018 – European Ricoh ProcessDirector (RPD) users are again being invited to participate in detailed and far-reaching discussions on the latest technology breakthroughs, best practices and trends during Ricoh’s second Interact Europe. The three day event at Ricoh’s European Customer Experience Centre (CEC) in Telford, England runs from November 27 to 29. Ricoh's European Customer Experience Centre in Telford, England will host the
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DOCUmation acquires competitor for Texas expansion

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documentWORKS and open offices in Houston and Austin. Preston Woolfolk and Hunter Woolfolk are co-presidents of DOCUmation in San Antonio. DOCUmation and its former affiliated companies in other Texas markets split in 2017 . DOCUmation was founded in the late 1980s and already covers West Texas, the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio in addition to the Texas Hill Country. Both DOCUmation and documentWORKS are resellers of RIcoh, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Canon HP and Dell products. In
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BTA’s Capture the Magic to Be Held

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, LEAF, LMI Solutions, Muratec, OKI, Panasonic, Print Management Partners, Sentry File, Static Control, Supplies Network, Supplies Wholesalers, Technology Assurance Group, TIAA Bank, Tigerpaw (lunch sponsor), TonerCycle/InkCycle, Toshiba, Unitone, Wells Fargo and Xerox (breakfast sponsor). BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration to the Capture the Magic event. BTA member dealer registration is $199, which includes the Thursday and Friday educational sessions; Thursday welcoming reception
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Document Management Solutions and Software Company in Missouri Welcomes New Director of Sales

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Information Management Securities, LLC (IMS), a document management company based in Mexico, MO , has announced that they are continuing their growth with the addition of a Director of Sales to their team. IMS has hired Doug Comerio as their new Director of Sales. Comerio is responsible for developing, promoting, and executing the strategic plan to achieve sales targets to expand the IMS customer base. Comerio will also take on the responsibility to build a full IMS sales team. Vince Fuemmeler
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Voice-Activated Printing with Amazon Alexa Available on Epson Consumer Printers

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LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 1, 2018 LONG BEACH, Calif. , Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc., a leading provider of printing solutions, today announced that Epson EcoTank ®, WorkForce ® and Expression ® printers* enabled with Epson Connect ™ are now compatible with Amazon Alexa for voice-activated printing. Built on its existing Epson Connect service, the Epson printer skill allows Amazon account holders to conveniently deliver voice commands, such as "Alexa, ask Epson printer to
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STRONG EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION FOR drupa 2020

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innovative power of print and the exciting potential of diverse print applications in a wide variety of industries and areas of life. This will include new technologies such as printed electronics and creative multichannel applications as well as the use of digital printing techniques in conventional sectors like packaging or in numerous vertical markets. At the same time, the drupa cube’s interdisciplinary approach will bridge the gap between creative agencies, marketers and brand owners across
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Canon Business Process Services On-Demand Webcast: Expanding Procurement's Influence and Value

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NEW YORK , Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon Business Process Services, Inc. (Canon), today announced the availability of an on-demand webcast that highlights key challenges and opportunities for today's procurement professionals. Does your organization have an agile procurement team that quickly responds to changing stakeholder demands? Canon's webcast provides practical information on how improving agility is pivotal in elevating procurement's role to a trusted advisor. The webcast, "Top
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Re: Four Sales Tips to Help you Close More Copier Opportunities

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step lease with the first year of payments lower than than the remaining months. If it isn't a lease you can still trygoing 5 ppm slower on the print speed. The point is, just dropping your price should be a last resort
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Re: Four Sales Tips to Help you Close More Copier Opportunities

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month term), or a step lease with the first year of payments lower than than the remaining months. If it isn't a lease you can still trygoing 5 ppm slower on the print speed. The point is, just dropping your price should be a last resort All great points OldGlory, 90 day deferred is something I always forget about
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Attention Sales Leaders... These 3 Blind Spots Could Be Holding Back Your Sales Team!

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, uncovering sales opportunities or advancing a sale. Great conversations require skill in driving business conversation.Great business conversations start with high levels of business acumen. It’s no longer enough for your team to be experts in your company offering's to be successful salespeople. It's imperative they need to be an expert in your client’s business if they want to be valued. Business acumen is understanding the combination of the way that your client's business works along with the way
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Epson's president wins government medal for colour inkjet printers

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colour inkjet printers–products that I am proud to say contributed significantly to the spread and advancement of digital photo printing. The colour inkjet printers we developed provided photo-quality prints at a price that was affordable to ordinary consumers, and this created a culture in which we empowered anyone to easily and conveniently print photos at home. Along the way, I think we were able to contribute to the popularization and advancement of the digital photo printing culture, including
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Re: Toshiba Introduces Powerful Desktop Multifunction Printer Trio

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Anyone have info on these new models?
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St. Cloud-based Marco said Tuesday it has purchased Phillips Office Solutions

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services side of the business. Over the years, Marco has become an IT services company that also sells copiers and printers, while Phillips has traditionally focused on the office supplies and equipment business. IT services account for about 5 percent of the revenue at Phillips. "This is a mature industry and the growth potential is in the IT services," said Gau, who expects opportunities in Central Pennsylvania to cross-sell those services to office equipment and supply clients. Those
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Rumor has it that Ray Morgan has been SOLD

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Northern California is a company called Ray Morgan. They are a $50 million plus dealership that sells Canon, Samsung and Ricoh. On November 1 they were sold to https://www.sentinelpartners.c...ondary.asp?pageID=23
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IntelliChief ECM Presenting at the Annual Oracle User Group Gillette Stadium Meeting

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Tampa, FL, Nov. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IntelliChief, LLC, a provider of automated document management and workflow enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, announces IntelliChief ECM presenting at the Annual Oracle User Group Gillette Stadium Meeting , November 8, 2018 in Foxborough, MA. IntelliChief’s presentation, A Peer’s Perspective – Automating Sales Order Processing with Oracle , will encompass Emser Tile’s sales order processing automation journey, highlighting discoveries

Re: The Death of Global Imaging Systems?

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Copiersales posted: The Houston branch of GIS under the name Dahill was an HR nightmare for the 4 years I was there. The lack of oversight from Xerox after multiple lawsuits was stunning to say the least. that's crazy! no wonder, seems GISX is out of control. Heardfrom someonetoday that they let go the entire acquisition team a few months ago.
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Re: The Death of Global Imaging Systems?

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Last I heard Global Dealers despised financing thru Xerox Financial Services. All of Xerox Direct is financed thru XFS....if Xerox would now force Global to use XFS, this could make XFS a MAJOR leasing source....but rumor has it they're for sale too so who knows?
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