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I for one understand that cold calling (phone) for appointments is not an easy task.

Phone Cold Calling

A recent survey from Spotio released some eye opening facts about sales calls stats.

• Only 2% of cold calls result in an appointment (Leap Job)
• It takes an average of 18 calls to actually connect with a buyer

On average a rep can make 12 calls per hour this includes re-call research (linkedin, CRM), ring time, talk time, voice mails, and post-call (always liked the word post) CRM updates.

With a work block of 4 hours a rep can log 48 calls. Thus 4 hours of work on average will result in almost one appointment. In most cases breaks are needed and I would find it tough to hit the 48 calls with every 4 hour sales block.

These are tough numbers especially with reps that have an existing account base that needs to be maintained.

Sales Emails

In the same recent survey Spotio had some interesting stats for sales emails.

• Email marketing has 2x higher return than cold calling (source)
• 40% of emails are opened on mobile first – where the average mobile screen can only fit 4-7 words max
• Personalized emails improve click-through rates by 14% and conversion rates by 10%.   [Source: Aberdeen Group]
• Using the words “Sale,” “New,” or “Video” in subject lines boost open rates. [Source: Adestra] One of my favorites "I Missed You"
• Personalized subject lines are 22.2% more likely to be opened. [Source: Adestra]

I believe reps need to use both points of contact when trying to obtain appointments.

Embellish Your Emails

We all have or should have a signature line with your outbound emails.  The tradition signature emails look like the image sample below.

Simple right? But is simple doing the job for you?  Is simple allowing your prospects to learn more about YOU an the services you provide? Maybe it's time to embellish your signature line.

Sample 1 with minor embellishment (signature)

Below is a sample of my signature line that I've been using for years with a small bit of embellishment.  (see attachment one if it's too small)

1) Linkedin link that directs client to my profile  Art Profile Link

2) Laundry list of services that we offer

3) Reference from one of my clients

Sample 2 with increased embellishment (signature)

Below is a sample of my signature line that I've been using for years with the added embellishment for Linkedin referrals and certifications.  (see attachment two is this is too small to see)

Extra additions

3)  Linkedin references; this link goes directly to all of my references on Linkedin, the used can then choose given or received.

4)  Certifications that I've received.  This is something I'm still working on and I will be adding more shortly.

Conclusion

For the client who wants to know more about "you" the person, adding these links will allow the existing client, suspect or prospect to learn more about how you conduct your business.  Think of the referals more like have five star client reviews available 24/7.

It's not a bad thing to send clients to your profile,  because in the end people want to so business with people they trust and people they know. An embellished signature line in your email will separate you from the average rep. Who the frack wants to be AVERAGE!

-=Good Selling=-

Redefining Workspaces: The Role of Wellness Zones

Creating a positive and healthy work environment is essential for employee well-being and productivity. In recent years, especially since the pandemic, businesses have recognized the importance of incorporating wellness spaces into the workplace. These dedicated areas provide employees with opportunities to relax, recharge, and prioritize their physical and mental health.

In today’s brisk work environment, employees’ mental health should be the top priority of organizations. After all, a happy employee is a productive employee. As businesses strive to create a positive and productive work culture, incorporating wellness spaces into the office has become a prevalent trend.

The Rise of Wellness Spaces

In the late 1980s, companies focused on psychological well-being as part of their workplace wellness initiatives. In pop culture, these efforts were fueled by the popularity of an exercise video series released by Jane Fonda at the start of the decade.

Workforce wellness grew in popularity at that time due to diminished employee loyalty, resulting from tumultuous economic issues and distrust in corporations. Employees started protecting their own needs in comparison to the wants of their employer. In 1986, OSH began to encourage implementing stress-related mental health programs in the workplace.

By the new millennium, workplace wellness programs were fairly established domestically. A 2008 Employer Health Benefits Survey reported 70% of large companies in America had workplace wellness programs. It also helps that global businesses are experiencing drastic innovation due to technological advances.

The Current Landscape

As we continue the second decade of the 21^st century, the workplace wellness journey has gone full steam ahead, increasing awareness and prevention services. Today’s workplace wellness programs are designed primarily as preventative care for innumerable health conditions.

Screenings and health risk assessments accurately detect acute and chronic conditions. Mental and emotional health services have been emphasized with increased absenteeism due to the global pandemic. Teams of clinical and non-clinical practitioners include mental, behavioral, and integrative health working in partnership with health, wellness, and professional recovery coaches. Because of the isolation of 2020, the need for mental and behavioral health services has never been more prevalent. So has an increased want of wellness spaces in the workplace.

The Impact of Wellness Spaces on Employee Health

Research shows that incorporating wellness spaces into the office can significantly impact employee health. According to a study by the World Green Building Council, employees with access to natural elements and spaces designed for relaxation and rejuvenation experience a 15% increase in well-being and are 6% more productive. Furthermore, according to Gallup, engaged employees are 21% more productive than their disengaged counterparts.

Understanding the connection between employee happiness and overall organizational health is vital. By providing areas for physical activity, quiet reflection, or even a quick power nap, employers can help reduce stress, boost mental clarity, and improve overall employee health.

Designing Relaxation Zones

Creating dedicated relaxation zones within the office environment can offer employees a retreat from the demands of their workday. These spaces can be designed with comfortable seating, soothing lighting, and calming elements such as plants or water features.

For example, Google has incorporated nap pods in their offices, providing employees with a quiet space to recharge. Additionally, Salesforce has installed meditation rooms in their offices, recognizing the importance of mental well-being in achieving optimal performance. Employees can take short breaks to relax and return to their tasks feeling refreshed and rejuvenated by designating specific areas for relaxation.

Incorporate natural elements like plants and natural light to create a calming environment. Provide ergonomic furniture and adjustable workstations to promote good posture and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal issues.

Prioritizing Physical Activity

Encouraging physical activity at work is vital for maintaining employee well-being. Many forward-thinking companies have implemented on-site fitness facilities or designated exercise areas within their office spaces. These spaces are equipped with exercise equipment, such as dumbbells, treadmills, or yoga mats.

For instance, Zappos and USAA offer an on-site gym and organize employee group exercise classes. Regular physical activity improves physical health, increases energy levels, reduces stress, and enhances cognitive function. Fitbit reports that employees who engage in physical activity during the workday have 53.8% lower healthcare costs.

Embracing Nature & Biophilic Design

Biophilic design, which incorporates elements of nature into the workplace, has gained popularity for its positive impact on employee well-being. Natural light, indoor plants, and views of green spaces have been shown to reduce stress, enhance mood, and improve productivity. Amazon’s Spheres, a collection of glass domes filled with plants, exemplifies this approach. By integrating nature-inspired elements, employers can connect with the outdoors and promote a sense of calm and serenity in the workplace.

Supporting Mental Health

As mentioned earlier, promoting mental health is the most important aspect of improving employee well-being. Organizations can foster a positive work environment by destigmatizing mental health and offering support. Companies must foster a supportive culture outside of wellness spaces that encourage employees to utilize these amenities. Managers should all lead by example, emphasizing the importance of work-life balance and wellness practices. Offering flexible work arrangements, promoting regular breaks, and providing access to mental health resources can further this initiative.

Learn more about PowerMPS and their efforts to help office equipment dealers!

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ARCOA Achieves e-Stewards^® Certification

Waukegan, IL. July 20, 2023 ARCOA announces they have achieved e-Stewards^® certification. Since 1989, ARCOA has been providing clients worldwide with streamlined solutions for the recovery, remarketing, and recycling of technology assets. Adding e-Stewards allows our clients’ to not only meet their sustainability standards, but also helps their businesses with overall Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts. e-Stewards’ focus on reuse of working devices whenever feasible and to only perform materials recovery for end-of-life electronics when reuse is not an option.

"The changing needs and expectations of our clients were the primary reason we chose to move from R2 to e-Stewards and NAID certifications,” said George Hinkle, President of ARCOA. “Data security, environmental impacts, the social aspects of business policies and business governance are critical points when corporations choose to work with an ITAD vendor. Corporations need to be confident that the vendor they choose is able to meet their goals and can be trusted. e-Stewards Certification gives our clients the transparency, trust, and assurances they demand. We are proud to have achieved what truly is the gold standard of electronics recycling certifications."

e-Stewards Certification requires the highest standard for ethical and responsible processing, including NAID AAA data destruction, safe and proper reuse of used electronic equipment, employee safety and assurance that hazardous materials and non-working equipment are not exported to developing countries. As an e-Stewards company, ARCOA serves its partners with world-class, complete IT asset management services while at its core operating to the highest socially and environmentally responsible practices.

Contact Information:

Brett Apold

VP of Sales

ARCOA

(608) 719-7969

bapold@arcoausa.com

Sponsored by

July 24th, 2023

Arcoa Group

Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense
Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and nationwide resources to get the most for all your clients’ retired IT assets. Plus, positioning your clients as environmental stewards not only elevates their appeal to consumers, it meets government requirements and avoids fines.

What partnering with ARCOA looks like
Our role is to make it easy for you to bring more value to your clients. We work with you to help stretch your clients’ IT budget by reducing the total cost of ownership of their electronics. We’re experts at identifying and implementing the solutions your clients need for the end-of-use remarketing, recovery, and recycling of their technology assets. The sooner you involve ARCOA, the sooner you and your client.

PEI Named Top U.S. Managed Services Provider for the Third Year in a Row

• Cloudtango, named PEI a top Managed IT Services Provider in the United States
• Third time for PEI
• PEI secured a top ten spot on Cloudtango's Top 100 Managed Service Providers list

Asia Pacific Sees Rising Demand for Managed Services as Cloud Spending Continues to ...

• Asia Pacific ISG Index™, which measures commercial outsourcing contracts with annual contract value (ACV) of US $5 million or more
• shows second-quarter ACV for the combined market (both cloud-based XaaS and managed services) fell 18 percent versus the prior year, to US $4.0 billion, dragged down by a sharp and continuing decline in the XaaS segment

River City Data Announces Affordable Document Digitization and Storage Solutions For ...

• announced a range of document management services tailored to meet the needs of small businesses and public entities
• offers cost-effective solutions for document scanning, data storage, and retrieval
• Introducing DocGPT: Revolutionizing Document Management and AI Integration
• River City Data is an independent business service bureau based in New London, Minnesota

Introducing DocGPT: Revolutionizing Document Management and AI Integration

• web application that marries advanced AI capabilities with a robust PDF editor and secure document cloud
• users can ask any question, generate unique content, and enjoy an innovative chat functionality, all centered around their PDF documents

Cybersecurity Notes

• Gates Corporation, headquartered in Denver, CO, a fluid power transmission manufacturer, notified 11,090 people that their info was stolen after a ransomware attack
• The Town of Jackson, Ohio, notified an unknown number of citizens that their info may have been exposed after a cyber attack
• Microsoft published warning that Russian hackers are actively exploiting security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office software
  • Possible remote code execution to launch ransomware
• Politico magazine is reporting that the number of patients who have had their PHI exposed as of today, is as many as the entire year of 2022, or over 52 million
• edgeMED Healthcare Software of Boca Raton, FL, provider of revenue cycle management solutions, notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber attack
• Limbach Facility Services, headquartered in Warrendale, PA, a construction/engineering firm, notified 1,392 current and former employees, that their info was exposed after cyber attack
• Johns Hopkins Health System of Baltimore, MD has been hit by large lawsuit, alleging negligence after PHI was stolen during ransomware attack
• Partnership Health Center of Missoula, Montana notified 8,331 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack
• South Suburban Surgical Suites of Munster, Indiana notified 5,340 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack
• LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen PHI from:
  • Panorama Eyecare in Colorado
  • Eye Center of Northern Colorado
  • Denver Eye Surgeons of Colorado
  • Cheyenne Eye Clinic & Surgery Center of Wyoming
  • 2020 Vision Center of Colorado
• Kansas Medical Center notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack
• Lansing Community College in Michigan notified 757,832 students that their info was exposed after a FERPA cyber breach
• D’Youville University of Buffalo, New York notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after FERPA cyber attack
• QuickBlox, a provider of telemedicine solutions, headquartered in Holburn, England, notified millions of patients in the U.S., that their PHI may have been exposed after a cyber attack
• East Houston Medicine and Pediatric Center of Texas will be notifying an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after 200 boxes of printed paper medical records were left behind in a storage unit that was sold

Use a tax prep firm? You may be exposed

• A US Congressional probe, led by US Senator Elizabeth Warren, is accusing 3 firms of exposing personal financial info of “tens of millions” of taxpayers in the U.S.
• “On a scale from 1 to 10, this is a 15”; stated David Vladeck, former consumer protection chief at the FTC
  - Firms involved are:
• • H&R Block
  • Tax Act
  • Taxslayer

Malware in MS Office Documents

Fortinet Security published warning about the LokiBot hacking gang embedding malicious macros within Microsoft Office documents

• The macros drop the LockBot ransomware onto victim’s systems
• Allows hackers to control and collect sensitive information

Lock in on Cyber Security with ARCOA

• ARCOA, data security is a critical part of what we do
• every item received, we adhere to NIST 800-88 procedures
• strict protocols to overwrite information render all data permanently removed and unrecoverable

Verinext Named Commvault Managed Services Partner of the Year

• named Verinext Commvault Managed Services Partner of the Year for 2023
• award recognizes Verinext for being the fastest growing Metallic SaaS managed service provider (MSP) of 2023
• award was presented during the Commvault Partner Summit where the company unveiled Commvault's 2023 Americas Partners of the Year awards
• Verinext delivers transformative business outcomes through technology and services

Fax solution vendor offers new feature for HC

etherFAX, headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey, is provider of fax solutions for the healthcare vertical

• announced new email fax feature for Google Workspace users
• provides HIPAA compliant solution
• announced new slogan; “off ramp from fax, the on ramp to interoperability”
• pricing not announced

Conterra Networks Launches State-of-the-Art Managed LAN Service Powered by ..

• announce the launch of its state-of-the-art Managed LAN service, fortified by a strategic partnership with Fortinet®
• collaboration combines the expertise of both Conterra Networks and Fortinet to deliver networking infrastructure that prioritizes performance, security, and scalability
• Conterra Networks is one of the largest remaining independent broadband infrastructure companies in the United States based on its optical fiber and fixed wireless network assets and annual recurring revenues

Ricoh partners with Cisco for MFP security

sign strategic alliance to “empower digital workplaces”

• will jointly develop solutions that deliver simpler and more secure environments across three layers (cloud, network and device) to promote digital transformation and improve productivity
• Ricoh MFP Smart Integration and Cisco's cloud security solutions will connect using Cisco Meraki, a cloud-based network management solution
• Will include Cisco's information leakage prevention/detection and other advanced authentication features
• will support processes that require higher levels of security

IT Solutions Consulting Acquires Umbrella Managed Systems, Leading Midwest IT Solution Provider

• announce the acquisition of Umbrella Managed Systems. Based in Kansas City, Missouri
• Umbrella is a managed service provider (MSP) renowned for its IT support, cybersecurity and cloud solutions and healthcare sector expertise
• addition is IT Solutions' seventh acquisition and third within nine months

directprint.io adds new functionality to its SaaS platform

• Cloud ISV directprint.io has added advanced printer monitoring capabilities to its serverless print management platform

• new feature, which is available as an optional extra, is designed to reduce printer downtime and help admins stay ahead of print-related support tickets

• io is a feature-rich, transparent SaaS offering that allows users to quickly and effectively deploy, secure, control and track print management

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This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago

Second Week of June 2003

Real Copier Sales

Great threads from twenty year ago this week!

UPDATE 3-Xerox profit slips

Art Post (Guest) · 7/29/038:06 AM

percent of revenues, was down 11 percent. Xerox said revenue declines in developing markets are moderating, and it expects "continued improvement" in the second half of the year. Xerox said gross margin slipped to 42.4 percent from 42.5 percent amid plans to sell low- to mid-level digital copiers and printers as it aims to win back market share from Japanese rivals Ricoh Co. Ltd. and Canon Inc. Looking ahead, Xerox projected a third-quarter profit of 8 cents to 12 cents a share, and reiterated its

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Ricoh Q1 profit hits record

Art Post (Guest) · 7/31/037:50 PM

UPDATE 2-Ricoh Q1 profit hits record, ups 03/04 forecasts 7/30/2003 4:50:59 AM By Edwina Gibbs TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Ricoh Co Ltd (JP:7752) , Japan's second-largest office machine maker, on Wednesday posted a record quarterly net profit, spurred higher by cost cuts and strong sales of its copiers and printers. On track to notch up its 10th straight year of record results, the blue-chip imaging company also boosted its estimates for this business year. "The biggest contribution is from

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Canon 1st Half Group Net Profit Y127.7 Billion

Art Post (Guest) · 7/31/039:38 AM

Accounting Practices. Canon Inc. also released the following forecasts: GROUP Full Year Ending Dec 2003 Sales Y3.180 tln Pretax Profit 440.00 bln Net Profit 263.00 bln Per share Earnings 299.37 TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Canon Inc. (CAJ or 7751) reported Thursday strong earnings for the first six months ended June 30 on brisk sales of printers and digital cameras, and also lifted its full-year earnings forecasts. The Japanese precision equipment maker had a group net profit of Y127.77 billion for the

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Ricoh’s Award Winning Colour Range

Art Post (Guest) · 7/29/0311:32 AM

CL7000; two black & white and colour MFD’s – the Aficio 1224C and 1232C; and the FAX 4410L – a colour scan-to-email fax machine. Ricoh Australia’s National Colour Products Manager, Jeremy Plint comments, “Our innovative colour solutions range is designed for corporate users demanding cost effective output with a high level of performance. Our success in securing recognition from BERTL for so many of our new products is an important Industry endorsement of Ricoh’s multifunctional network printing

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Makes 60th Acquisition

Art Post (Guest) · 7/29/038:07 AM

Global Imaging Systems Makes 60th Acquisition July 28, 2003 09:59:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Imaging Systems, Inc. GISX announced today that it has acquired the Dallas, TX, branch operation of Copy Products, Inc., bringing to 60 the number of businesses Global has acquired during the nine years since it was founded. The Dallas branch of Copy Products is a dealer in Konica copiers, Panasonic fax products and Kyocera printers. Global Imaging President and CEO Tom Johnson

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Re: Global Lower Profits

Art Post (Guest) · 7/24/037:17 PM

as copiers from Canon and Ricoh fell 2.3 from one year ago. Looking ahead, Ikon said it sees fourth quarter earnings in the range of 15 cents to 17 cents per share, with revenue expected to decline by 4 percent to 5 percent. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call (News - Websites) had on average forecast a profit of 17 cents. Ikon shares edged up 12 cents, or about 1.6 percent, to $7.30 in moderate New York Stock exchange trade on Thursday.

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PDF Printing

Color1 · 7/31/0311:05 AM

We have two new installations of the Ricoh 470W, and are experiencing some problems with printing PDF files. I can open a file and print however, I cannot print larger than a 24 x 36 document. Unfortunately, my client saved the PDF as a 30 x 42. Any insight and help would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: USER CODES on 1055 PRINT OPTION

bmiller (Guest) · 7/30/032:48 PM

see, thats what I thought, however in user codes, you can only turn on the copier and document server features. I thought that it could be a way that it had been set up, but I called RICOH and they told me that the 55 cannot track or restrict prints. Now, I don't know, I don know that alot of times the help line guys are never sure about things

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Re: SR90

Gregory (Guest) · 7/29/038:18 AM

the sales info guide and ran it. I was very impressed. The client was even impressed with the output. Also, I was connected with my laptop to run the job. Never had to try to run it from the system. The 80lb covers were pre-printed and were fed through the Cover Inserter on the SR90. Let me know if this is the same type of scenario. By the way, Art. This is also a reply to you from your feedback last week. The 80lb cover went into this job without a glitch.

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fax user tracking

Tyler (Guest) · 7/28/0310:10 AM

I have a customer who needs a fax with user codes to track usage. There are about 80 different users. They need to be able to walk up, enter a code and have the fax machine keep track of how many pages are sent . This is a send only fax. I'm looking at a Gestetner F104, but want to keep the cost down because the actual usage is only a couple thousand a month. Thanks in advance for the help guys!! Tyler

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USER CODES on 1055 PRINT OPTION

bmiller (Guest) · 7/30/031:22 PM

Does anyone know if it is possible to set up user codes on the printer side of this unit? Thanks Brian

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Re: Paper

Art Post (Guest) · 7/31/037:30 PM

These are the specs from Ricoh TSC website CL3000 Avoid using the following, as they are not supported by this printer: · Paper meant for an ink-jet printer · Bent, folded, or creased paper · Curled or twisted paper · Torn paper · Wrinkled paper · Damp paper · Paper that is dry enough to emit static electricity · Paper that has already been printed onto, except a preprinted letterhead · Special paper, such as thermal paper, aluminum foil, carbon paper and conductive paper · Paper whose weight

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Re: User Codes on 3800C

Graham · 7/24/032:27 PM

As a rule of thumb, anything that is a printer needs a user account enhancement interface, I just ordered a CL3000 for a customer and needed the interface as well. The Ricoh Item number is...400570 Graham

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Re: Market Share Pie Charts

Old Glory · 7/31/039:04 AM

Item #CM-0347 is what you are looking for. It's a two-color single-page flyer with a Banner Line that reads "Ricoh Group #1 in U.S. Copier Market for Segments 1-6 for the year 2002!" Under that is two pie-charts...one showing segments 1-6 with Ricoh at 23.1%and the other showing just segments 5&6 with Ricoh at 33.7%.

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Re: Around The World with Ricoh

Art Post (Guest) · 7/29/0311:25 AM

Ricoh's "Project May", To arouse the community's awareness to care for each other (7/25/03) To fulfill Ricoh Office Solutions's aim in caring for the people and the community, a "Project May" was launched to help those who were affected by SARS and are now in need of assistance. Since the outbreak of SARS, ROS has planned a series of activities to help the community such as fighting against SARS for customers and employees. At the same time, Ricoh has donated 50% of May's sales to the

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SR90

Jay · 7/28/0311:26 AM

The SR 90 is much improved from the SR 85 but here is one thing it can't do. Customer has a 50 page 8 1/2 by 11 job(page count doesn't matter) and they want to print it to the SR90 paginated and with a different color cover. Seems easy enough but the 2090/SR90 puts the cover on the inside of the booklet. Not the outside. Oddly enough if you print the job with the same settings but NOT through the SR90 it prints correctly. Ricoh is now aware of the issue and hopefully will have a fix. The only

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Re: Macintosh Desktop Faxing and a 1022

Art Post (Guest) · 7/24/038:53 AM

Monte, I can't answer the question about hanging the cheap PC on the MAC network. However you can accomplish a workaround with the fax board, docuement mall, some type of efax service and a LAN Fax program for Mac (is there a WINFAX for MAC?). Have the efax service or equivulant deliver the mail as tiff or pdf to the mail address for an "incoming fax" folder in doc mall. From there the user can view and distrbute the faxes via email to the other Mac users. This will also enable them for Scan to

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Re: 35 /45 Saddle Stitch Finisher

Graham · 7/30/0311:17 AM

I believe it is made by Canon and is a proven unit. It is and operates from what I can see very similar to the Saddle Stitch finisher from the old 551 and 700. I also think that you lose the shift sort functionality with this finisher (PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG ON ANY OF THIS). There are a number of pros and cons to this finisher, if you need and do lots of saddle stitch it is fine, if you do little saddle stitch and are going to get this for the convenience of it, I would stick with a

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Re: USER CODES on 1055 PRINT OPTION

Boston Mike · 7/30/032:23 PM

In the printer driver go to the statistics tab and use smartnet monitor for admin to track for free -=Mike=-

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Re: USER CODES on 1055 PRINT OPTION

Ted · 7/30/032:37 PM

I believe you have to set the codes in the System Settings of the 1055. And then turn on the user codes for printing. It is just like the 551.

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Re: 400 DPI IMAGE MOVEMENT!!!

Art Post (Guest) · 7/30/038:59 PM

Brian: I have not experienced this and Ray Bauer is in Great Britian this week. Try to call John Reilling @ Ricoh. Maybe he can put on the path of the solution. Which way is the imaging moving (holding the paper in the portrait position ie:reading a letter or the other way? Art

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Re: fax user tracking

Art Post (Guest) · 7/28/035:18 PM

If it were not for the program Greg Crews loaded here, I would not have been abloe to access the cross reference that easily. At this time I do not have any answer for you, does anyone know if the 4410L (Ricoh) can do this? Graham, could we keep that program (the cross reference a resident feature off this site, and Greg can you upload the lastest versions as you get them? Art

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Re: Ricoh’s Award Winning Colour Range

Art Post (Guest) · 7/30/038:37 PM

Actually it was borrowed from the Austrailian Web Site of Ricoh. I thought it would be good to have Ricoh marketing info from all over the world. Those doc should be on the Aficio League. Did you all know that if you find a post interesting and find that it may be good stuff for a potential client you can email the story of the post right from our site! Select tool and then select email to a friend. I have done this may times and it has saved my butt and lots of time! Art

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Re: Market Share Pie Charts

Old Glory · 7/31/035:03 PM

Order from Ricoh just like you do brochures.

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Market Share Pie Charts

salesguru3 (Guest) · 7/30/036:04 PM

Does anyone out there have any pie charts or other marketing materials you use to point out Ricoh's place in the market versus our competition, i.e. being # 1 ranked by Gartner for 2002 in Digital Black and White. THANKS

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GREAT CROSS REFERENCE TOOL!!

Greg Crews (Guest) · 7/24/032:03 PM

Attatched you will find a small application. This is a great tool for cross referencing the ricoh family models. One of my techs found it somewhere.

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EFI Earns $8.3 Million in Q2

Art Post (Guest) · 7/24/039:04 AM

EFI Earns $8.3 Million in Q2, Plans to Close On Printcafe Deal in September FOSTER CITY, Calif.--July 22, 2003-- Electronics For Imaging (Stock Price Web Site Executives Related Articles Google), Inc., the world leader in imaging solutions for network printing, announced today that, for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, revenues were $88.7 million as compared to $83.9 million for the same quarter in 2002. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, revenues were $174.4 million as compared to $166.8

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A consistent, systematic approach around prospecting for new business is a priority in order to maintain a healthy sales pipeline. Lack of prospecting will impact your wallet as some compensation plans now have net new business growth gates. Time to set aside your big fat ego and the mentality of 'I am beyond prospecting' or 'this is beneath me.' For goodness sake you're salespeople. Part of your job is to prospect and grow your business. This is your responsibility!

Successful sales professionals have made prospecting gratifying by making one simple tweak......more here

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This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago

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What our VP stated is fact, other reps are calling to close on the phone, stopping in and in most cases offering "a deal that can't be refused".  We also need to be offering some type of calendar close, whether it's a "drop close" where you add additional service, supplies, make extra payments or drop the price to get the prospect to "fish or cut bait".....more here

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Konica Minolta forays into A4 printer market

Art Post · 7/30/1310:28 PM

After having launched Production Printers and Colour Printers, Konica Minolta has now forayed into A4 printer market. Konica Minolta has also appointed three new partners, PG Micro Systems Pvt. Ltd , Positive Systems and Anugraha Agencies for Haryana, Bangalore and Kochi regions respectively. “These new A4 series range are set to take our printing solutions offering in Indian Market to new dimensions. Both the home segment and small offices are set to benefit from these products with

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Konica Minolta Celebrates Industry Recognition in 2013

Art Post · 7/31/138:03 PM

and IT Services. The company focuses on complete business solutions including production print systems, digital presses, multifunctional products (MFPs), managed print services, vertical application solutions and related services and supplies. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition including being recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for six years in a row. For the third consecutive year, Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has

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Berlin Cutting Back On Use Of Faxes

Art Post · 7/30/137:30 AM

underused printers will be removed. It's hard to say how much savings will occur until the exact number of unnecessary printers is determined, Wren said. "We're not getting the number of faxes we used to receive," Town Manager Denise McNair told the town council prior to its approval last week of the leasing of the new machines from Office Works, a leasing firm associated with Toshiba. The new devices should be in town hall, the library, the animal control office and other municipal buildings by

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Third company wants county copier business

Art Post · 7/31/1310:54 PM

Dueling copier companies at the Falls County Commissioners Court expanded from two to three on July 22. Shawn Hunt of Documation, who represents multiple copier and printer companies but specializes in Kyocera and Ricoh, visited commissioners in late June. That was after Celina Schultz of Xerox had talked to commissioners. At the commissioners’ July 22 meeting, Brad Record of CTWP joined the parade. The county is considering various ways to reduce its overhead for copier and printer costs. Hunt

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Konica Minolta Signs Business Transfer Agreement with Panasonic Healthcare Regarding Ultrasonic Diagnostic Equipment Business

Art Post · 7/27/1311:24 PM

Healthcare's assets necessary for planning, development, manufacturing, sales, maintenance, and so on will be transferred, effective on January 1, 2014. The existing OEM-supply business relationship between Panasonic Healthcare and its customers will also be transferred to Konica Minolta. Konica Minolta continues to enhance its growth strategy in the healthcare business by expanding digital X-ray diagnostic imaging systems, including the AeroDR, its current mainstream products, fostering Healthcare IT

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Canon cuts profit outlook

Art Post · 7/31/138:06 PM

. Canon and other Japanese camera makers have already been hit by a slump in sales of compact digital cameras as consumers increasingly use smartphones to snap photos and this has weighed on Canon’s earnings and share price. “We had expected that compact cameras would be bad, but it looks like the interchangeable-lens cameras they’d been pinning their hopes on also don’t seem to be selling like they’d expected in China and other emerging economies,” said Mitsushige Akino, chief fund manager at

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Canon NP Copier (analog)

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Are you Buying HOT Copier Supplies?

Art Post · 7/28/137:55 PM

On Wednesday of last week I scheduled an appointment with one of my prospects to go see a Plockmatic Booklet Maker in action at an existing account. The existing account is one of those accounts that... how can I say was a little tardy on keeping up with agreements and had to go and find supplies and service somewhere else if you get my drift. I finished the demonstration (by the way, signed the order after the demo) and then went off to thank my account for the time they allotted me in their

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Xerox 914 - The World's First Plain Paper Copier

Art Post · 7/27/1311:12 PM

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Vintage Minolta Copiers Ad Campaign

Art Post · 7/27/1311:15 PM

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Chester Carlson's Demo "Old Xerox Commercial"

Art Post · 7/27/1311:49 PM

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Toshiba Rolls Out e-Studio 2505H, 2505F MFPs

Art Post · 7/30/138:58 PM

Toshiba Rolls Out e-Studio 2505H, 2505F MFPs 07/30/2013 IRVINE, Calif. – Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., a leading managed document services (MDS) provider and business printing solutions innovator, today unveils its e-STUDIO2505H/2505F series of feature-rich multifunction products (MFPs). With the advent of Toshiba’s new e-STUDIO products, small businesses and workgroups now receive ledger-size – commonly known as A3 – performance within a letter-size – or A4 – device. Through its

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iR3320Brochure.pdf

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Kyocera_wide MFPs circa 2003

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Xerox 5400

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Document Management, Records Management and Microfilm Conversion Solutions to be Demonstrated by BMI at ARMA Las Vegas 2013

Art Post · 7/30/1310:44 PM

demonstrating its unique microfilm conversion solution, Digital ReeL. With customers nationwide, the Digital ReeL microfilm conversion solution is an affordable, practical solution well-suited for infrequently accessed records on microfilm and microfiche. About BMI Imaging BMI has been a leader in records management, workflow, document management, document conversion and microfilm conversion services for over 50 years. BMI offers industry-leading document scanning products from Canon and e

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Closing Tip for The End of the Month

Art Post · 7/30/1310:55 PM

Below is a brief overview of an email that I sent to our sales team. Believe it or not there are additional ways to close additional business at the end of the month. We close our month early which can actually work to our advantage. Also an important point is that we all have two end of the month closes to work with, one for the bean counters (our end of month the 23rd) and the calendar end of the month, which is the last day of the month. What our VP stated is fact, other reps are calling to

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Toshiba Completes $3 Million Strategic Investment in Zadara Storage

Art Post · 7/31/138:12 PM

Companies identify and are pursuing mutual synergies in Storage-as-a-Service IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zadara™ Storage, Ltd., announced today that Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has invested $3 million in Zadara. The two companies will be working together to introduce innovative Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) products using cutting-edge technologies they have each developed. With today’s funding, Zadara has raised a total of $10 million to date, and will use the

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Develop copiers

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Art Post · 7/27/1310:49 PM

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Xerox

Art Post · 7/28/1311:22 PM

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Re: Xerox

Martyh · 7/28/1311:35 PM

This is a Xerox 4000, launched around 1971 from memory

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Mita copier ad (Australian TV) 1987

Art Post · 7/27/1310:44 PM

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1988 Team Xerox Commercial

Art Post · 7/27/1311:31 PM

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Xerox Monk Television Commercial, QDoxs

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The First Xerox Commercial,

Art Post · 7/27/1311:35 PM

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Xerox Football TV Commercial

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Xerox Olympic Sponsor Commercial

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1992 Egyptian Xerox Commercial

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Xerox & Leonardo Da Vinci Television Commercial,

Art Post · 7/27/1311:43 PM

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Joe Wilson Inspirational Speech: Xerox Employee Orientation

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Ricoh IT Services for Legal

Art Post · 7/29/139:00 PM

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Maintenance and Repair Services for Multifunction Copiers

Art Post · 7/30/137:26 AM

Solicitation Number:W912QG13R0002Notice Type:Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis:Added: Jul 25, 2013 8:50 am Modified: Jul 29, 2013 10:25 amTrack ChangesThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with...

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Worldwide Page Volume Continued Slow Decline in 2012 as Gains in Developing Regions Failed to Offset Slowdown in Developed Regions, According to IDC

Art Post · 7/30/138:26 PM

+ Printer +SFDC)** HP Xerox Canon Laser Color Laser (MFP + Printer +SFDC)** HP Xerox Ricoh Mono Laser (MFP + Printer +SFDC)** HP Canon Xerox Laser Color Laser A4 Printer HP Xerox Lexmark Mono Laser A4 Printer HP Lexmark Samsung Laser Color Laser A4 MFP HP Brother Xerox Mono Laser A4 MFP HP Canon Samsung Inkjet (MFP + Printer)** HP Canon Epson

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RICOH ProcessDirector Express PODi Product Briefing

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RICOH ProcessDirector Express PODi Product Briefing -- Part 2 Dashboard

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RICOH ProcessDirector Express PODi Product Briefing -- Part 3 Workflow

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RICOH ProcessDirector Express PODi Product Briefing -- Part 4 Acrobat

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Re: Canon NP Copier (analog)

GrantW · 7/29/135:15 AM

The NP270 had interchangeable colour, you could take out the black and swap it for Green or blue. It also had on board editing using x y co-ordinates.

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Re: Canon NP Copier (analog)

Art Post · 7/29/136:12 AM

awesome!

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Re: Question for those who work at multi-line Dealers

VinceMcHugh · 7/27/1311:19 AM

We are a Canon, Konica Minolta, recently added Samsung. We mostly sell Canon. We sell the bigger KM Color Production, and some KM color departmental models. Last month since we've had Samsung they are selling well.

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Contex Shows How Wide Format Scanner + Printer = Profit at Minuteman Press World Expo

Art Post · 7/31/137:15 AM

MEDIA ALERT July 31, 2013 Contex Shows How Wide Format Scanner + Printer = Profit at Minuteman Press World Expo Contex will exhibit its IQ4490 MFP2GO solution with the Epson T5000 printer at the Minuteman Press World Expo, August 7-11 in Chicago. This plug-and-play solution enables users to turn large format printers into user-friendly scanning, faxing, and single printer copy systems. MFP2GO users can generate revenue with as little as 4 color copies a day. At the Expo, Contex scanning

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Kodak readyprint circa??

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