Christmas

This is a special book (combination of blogs) chronicling the last twelve days of my selling journey in 2014. It's a story of pressure, victories, and learning as I close out the year, striving to meet ambitious goals and celebrating the wins along the way. In this book, you’ll follow my daily reflections and sales highlights—from the challenges I faced to the surprises that kept me on my toes.

Each day is an opportunity to share a glimpse into what it’s like to push through in the high-stakes world of sales, and the tips I’ve learned to stay on track. I hope you find inspiration in these final days of selling as I close out the year with my best foot forward.

Enjoy the count-down to last day of my sales year leading up to Christmas 2014.

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I always like to start these Christmas blogs with a post with some snippets about Christmas tradition in other countries.

Poland

3 Days of Christmas!

In Poland, Christmas does not just last for one day, but for three! Christmas celebrations begin on the 24th with Wigilia. The 25th is Christmas Day, known as the First Day of Christmas in Poland, is more relaxed. People will usually visit other family members and share another meal together. The 26th, Boxing Day, is known in Poland as the Second Day of Christmas......you can read more here

This blog will mark the seventeenth blog that I've posted over the years for "What I Want for Christmas" from Ricoh. Over the years I've asked Ricoh to supply me with new products, and services that could help me sell more Ricoh stuff! There's a couple of re-treads from last year because I still need these! That's all I want is some cool new stuff for Christmas that will garner me more sales?

To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas 2024"

1. I'd like to have some new A4 color MFPs! IM C300f, IM C400f and IM C530 are so old that our clients are calling them dinosaurs. Can you bring us a refresh for Christmas?

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” —Garrison Keillor

2. I would be thrilled to get a 70/80/90 page a minute A4 black MFP's? Ya know something we can crush the market with? But they would have to come with finishing capabilities and have the cost per page model of A3 devices!

“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” —Mary Ellen Chase

3. Please, please embed TWAIN Direct in all of our new MFPs this year! TWAIN Direct has the potential to significantly enhance the functionality of MFP scanners for end users and increase client satisfaction

“At Christmas, play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” —Thomas Tusser

4. Can you get us a new stacker for the IM & IP CW2200 color wide format. No one wants a one position stacker and one document stacker, were the prints roll up into a ball!

“And numerous indeed are the hearts to which Christmas brings a brief season of happiness and enjoyment.” —Charles Dickens

5. How about some more videos of your products on YouTube. However not those generic ones with the nice music and graphics. I'd like to have more detailed videos that show features and how they will help my clients with their business processes. The world is all about video now.

“I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet, The words repeat, Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

6. I'm wishing for AI into all of our Ricoh copiers this year. Is this something you can bring us?

"AI can be used to improve copiers in several ways. For example, AI can be used to optimize the printing process by analyzing the content of the document and adjusting the printer settings accordingly. This can help reduce the amount of ink or toner used, which can save money and reduce waste. AI can also be used to detect and correct errors in the printing process, such as smudging or misalignment. Additionally, AI can be used to predict when maintenance is needed and schedule maintenance accordingly, which can help prevent breakdowns and extend the life of the copier". (Special thanx to P4P member Sales Service Guy for a request from last year!

“Sometimes the best Christmas present is remembering what you’ve already got.” —Cathy Guisewite

7. Ricoh, label printers are hot, especially color label printers, Can you start with entry level color label printers and then move to production. This is something I really, really want!

“Times change; years speed by; but Christmas continues sacred.” —Thomas S. Monson

8. Can we please get wifi added to all of our devices as a standard feature? This would make life so much easier in hybrid work office environments.

“Angels come down, with Christmas in their hearts, Gentle, whimsical, laughing, heaven-sent; And, for a day, fair Peace have given me.” —Vachel Lindsay

9. Can you please give is some additional scanning features for our MFPs? By know you must know that clients scan more than they copy! I would to have our next MFPs with these additions! You could easily do this with Embedding TWAIN Direct!