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Re: "You've just WON Presidents Club, What Are You Going to D0 Now?"
"I Love Cold Calling!" Don't worry - I haven't lost my mind. (Yet.) Cold calling isn't fun. You know it and I know it. So why did I say that? Because I can remember countless times when I heard someone say, "Cold calling is fun!" In fact, I even did it once. It's true. Early on in my sales career, when I was going from job to job, failing by cold calling, and not understanding why it wasn't working - after all, my managers all said it would work - I began deluding myself into believing that...
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Re: "You've just WON Presidents Club, What Are You Going to D0 Now?"
That last posted comment of mine, was a "Never Cold Call" email I got from Frank Rumbauskas, who we discussed briefly early on ?
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Re: ESP/Surge Hits Home Run with New Remote Portal for Real Time Power Events
BTY, here is the link to the Press release and the comments https://www.p4photel.com/topic/...ower-diagnostic-tool
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Re: A Morning With Darrell Amy of Dealer Marketing Systems
You can download Darrells presentation here https://www.p4photel.com/clip/ma14amy-pdf
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Re: Nine Reasons Why I'm Going to BTA's Winter Break in Orlando!
I am out of the office on annual leave until the 26th Jan. In my absence please contact 01983 406522. Thank you
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Re: ITEX 2017 "Day One"
I'm thinking of doing the premium membership I'm in The dfw area of Texas. Do you get a lot of copier leads for the state of Texas?
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Re: ITEX 2017 "Day One"
Hi Karl, I've seen at least a couple over my time here. The real benefit (IMHO) of the premium membership is the pricing and proposals you are privy to. It really helps to get an understanding of what street pricing is for certain brands and models.
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Re: ITEX 2017 "Day One"
Hey karl there are leads for Texas, and Texas is so massive there are spread out. Czech hit the nail on the head if you're just in it for the leads you maybe disappointed, it's the other stuff that has more value. Don't get me wrong their will be leads I just can guarantee how many and where they will come from
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Four Glorious Reasons Why You Should Attend BTA National Conference in NYC
Every year I try to attend at least one BTA event. This year I'll be attending my first ever BTA National Conference in New York City on September 19th through the 20th. I haven't decided if I'm going to take the SeaStreak ferry from Highlands or have a Uber buddy of mine drive me in on the 19th and pick me up on the 21st. I'm pretty lucky that I think I have the best view of the NYC skyline in all of New Jersey, others might disagree, but I've got one heck of a view. One of the events that...
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COVID19 "Remote Working" Day Seventeen of Sales
Before I get started on my day I'd like to share a Youtube video from BTA and Brent Hoskins. BTA has some excellent resources for dealers to navigate through these tough times. COVID19 Today in New Jersey we had our highest one day death toll to date. I believe it was somewhere around 246 souls that passed in the last 24 hours. Today our Governor notified us that all non-essential construction will be shut down as of Friday at 5PM. There goes the next to last bit of the economy that was...
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Re: BTA East Grand Slam 2013 "My Top Six Likes" Part 2
Thanks for the kind words, Art. It's amazing what can be done with the new social networking tools when they are used the right way. See you on Oct 9 at our webinar! www.dealermarketing.net/specialwebinar
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Re: BTA East Grand Slam 2013 "My Top Six Likes" Part 2
Darrell, you should populate that on our calendar of events which is located on this site
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Re: Stolen Container of KonicaMinolta Bizhubs
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Re: Stolen Container of KonicaMinolta Bizhubs
A friend of mine owns a trucking and warehousing company that only deals with containers off the ships. It's amazing how many of these containers get stolen or end up "missing." Just from his yard i have heard of containers of TV's for best buy, Underwear, socks, and many other containers filled with elctronics.
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5 Reasons Why I'm Going to Spring Break BTA in New Orleans in March!
I'm about to make my first ever trip to New Orleans for BTA's Spring Break event. A fewmemories come to mind when thinking about New Orleans, The Super Bowl (many of them, in fact the first ten), Mardi Gras, NOMDA Show, and Katrina. Since I'm going to be a newbie in New Orleans for March 18th & March 19th, I'll be staying at the BTA recommended Intercontinental New Orleans. Similar to last years event at the Grand Floridian, IBPI is hosting their event on March...
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Five Take Aways from BTA Spring Break in New Orleans
BTA SOUTHEAST REVIEW SPRING BREAK- NEW ORLEANS March 18 th and 19 th 2016 This was the main focus and theme of the BTA Southeast event in New Orleans this year. Are you embracing the managed IT services opportunities within your customer base — or are you leaving money on the table while risking having your customers stolen by the competition? Managed IT services cannot only provide a new revenue opportunity, but can also help to diversify your services offering and protect your base. Many...
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Dam the Manufacturers Quotas Full Speed with Generic Options
Today was awesome day, as long as you're a Met Fan!! First win of the season and just maybe, just maybe we won't stink this year. Winning is an awesome thing, whether it's winning at sport's, winning with games or winning the sale! ...
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Stolen Container of KonicaMinolta Bizhubs
I love getting emails, in fact I never opt out from anyone. I'll do a quick glance, see if anything is interesting, if so, I'm gonna click an if not, I'm gonna move on. People get so upset about receiving emails, geesh get a grip! Case in...
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Nine Reasons Why I'm Going to BTA's Winter Break in Orlando!
I missed out on the Winter Break event last year due to a snowstorm here in Jersey! I was pretty bummed, who from the northeast wouldn't want to get to Florida in March. March is one of my least favorite months of the year in Jersey, on...
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A Morning With Darrell Amy of Dealer Marketing Systems
If you've never had the chance to meet with Darrell Amy, then you're missing out on collaborating with an Industry Pro. Darrell is the driving force behind Dealer Marketing Systems. I thought I had an unequaled passion for the...
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BTA East Grand Slam Event in Baltimore "A Don't Miss Event of the Fall"
I'm going to Baltimore again this year for BTA East Annual Grand Slam Event! I'll be bringing the wife along again this year, since it's a rather short ride from Central New Jersey. We'll be driving in Saturday morning and we'll...
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ESP/Surge Hits Home Run with New Remote Portal for Real Time Power Events
One of the more interesting products I saw at the BTA Grand Slam event in Baltimore was the ESP/SurgeX Remote Portal. I'm going to use this paragraph from the recent Press Release. "The remote portal is designed to provide remote access...
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BTA Grand Slam 2014 Kicks off in Baltimore
So, so glad I came down on Saturday with the wife to Baltimore. We arrived about 2PM, checked in to the Marriot (which is right across the street from Camden Yards) and were pleasantly surprised that this was the week for The Star Spangled...
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BTA EAST Grand Slam Event Review
It's about the Vendors. Thus, I'd like to focus this blog about the Vendors who support the BTA Channel and the Print4Pay Hotel. The BTA East Grand Slam events is one of my favs!! No need to fly, a short three hour drive and...
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BTA East Grand Slam 2013 "My Top Six Likes"
Baltimore was awesome! The BTA event had excellent attendance by Office Equipment Dealers plus all of the vendors that I spoke to were in agreement that they thought the show was well attended and the quality of contacts and meetings were top...
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BTA Grand Slam Event Baltimore (Thursday)
It was a nice an easy drive down the New Jersey Turnpike this afternoon, the wife and I made the drive in about three and a half hours. This year the Grand Slam Event is at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore inner Harbor. This is my first to...
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BTA East Grand Slam 2013 "My Top Six Likes" Part 2
If we were took take a look at the copier industry in 10 year snapshots, I would name the snapshot from 1981-1991 as the "Decade of Expansion", 1991 -2001 as the "Decade of Digital", 2001-2011 would be the "Decade of Color" and...
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"You've just WON Presidents Club, What Are You Going to D0 Now?"
I'm going to Disneyland!! I'll be heading down south to the Walt Disney World Swan Resort for the BTA Southeast Winter Break for the 14th & 15th of February and then grabbing a few extra days for the Presidents Day Weekend!! For those of us that have to deal with winter, enjoying the sunshine, warmth and heat in Orlando will be a treat. Better yet, you'll get to network with other dealers, mingle with some excellent sponsors, win prizes and take in some...
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BTA EAST Event "5 Reasons Why You Gotta Attend"
Figured I would use some Jersey slang for the "gotta attend" part. I was able to attend the BTA event last year in White Plains, NY and was impressed.This years event is Thursday & Friday in late September at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. The Inner Harbor of Baltimore: I've heard so much about it and I've never been there. The harbor is within walking distance of Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium . A water taxi connects passengers to Fells Point, Canton,...
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Five Reasons Why You Should Attend BTA Spring Break @ The Grand Floridian
I'm all in when it comes to an educational event, especially when it's at The Grand Floridian located in Disney World. I'm also a big fan of getting out of cold and damp North East in late March. Maybe think about booking a few extra days and make it a mini work vacation trip. The BTA rate for the Hotel is pretty incredible. Reason One: BTA is offering two for one registration for BTA Members. Thus two attendees can attend for the price on one. Reason Two: Where their is mystery there is....
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of January 2015)
Hard to believe we're in a new decade. What will the next ten years be like for the copier industry? Who will rule the roaring 20's? Will there be enough print to go around? Who's out and who's for this decade? All sound like a blog I need to write, stay tuned! Enjoy these wonderful threads from 5 years ago this week! Information and Data Security With Konica Minolta bizhub SECURE Art Post · 1/8/1511:12 PM perform at their optimal, productively and securely. Konica Minolta Business Solutions...
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Why I'm Stoked About Selling Standalone Scanners Again
For years and years I wanted nothing to do with selling desktop and workgroup scanners. I learned the hardware many years ago that selling desktop and workgroup scanners an exercise in wasting my fraking time. Years ago when I first saw those desktop scanners from Fujitsu I thought they would sell like hotcakes. I thought, I could sell these to everyone that had a desk and processed paper. I had the talk track down, I was able to get the decision makers to buy in, however when it came down...
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BTA Grand Slam NYC Notes for Day One
I thought that keynote speaker Chris Messina (technologist and inventor of the hashtag) was awesome! I guess I’m a technology geek at heart and his talk track about the past, the present and the future of user interface technology coupled with AI was enlightening. I posted a few of those talk tracks on Linkedin earlier and since I’m using my iPad tonight it won’t be as easy as I thought to capture and post them tonight. According to Chris user interfaces change almost every ten years and the...
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Muratec America at BTA East Grand Slam in NYC September 2019
I took these videos at BTA East last week. It was my first attempt and I know I need to get better. Some had lighting issues, another was the sound and another was me with not setting the camera at hi res. I apologize for the no9t so good video's. However these for the most part are from P4P Hotel Sponsors. Listen closely, turn up the volume and I promise new video's will be much better.
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Spending Time with Greg Walters and ArcDrive @BTA East GrandSlam NYC 2019 (Video)
I took these videos at BTA East last week. It was my first attempt and I know I need to get better. Some had lighting issues, another was the sound and another was me with not setting the camera at hi res. I apologize for the no9t so good video's. However these for the most part are from P4P Hotel Sponsors. Listen closely, turn up the volume and I promise new video's will be much better.
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Spending Time with Kelly & Arlington at BTA Grand Slam in NYC
Please excuse the poor video quality, I forgot to set the camera to hi-res. I will get better at this!
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Spending Time With Chris Polek at BTA Grand Slam in NYC
Please excuse all of the background noise, we had no idea it was that loud, listen closely and you will hear and excellent message from one of my favorite people in the imaging industry. The only source for toner, toner cartridges, drums, mfp, copier, printer supplies, parts, staples, power protection and more.
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ITEX 2017 "Day One"
General opinions from the show floor was that the first day was much better than last years event. There was some issues with registrations in the AM, I heard that many attendees had waited almost an hour to get their badges. I was not able to secure a badge until mid-day, however Jessica went above a beyond the call of duty to get me on to the show floor asap. There was a small problem with my registration not being finished. Hard to believe when someone with ITEX walked me through the...
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BTA Grand Slam Event in Times Square NYC Less Than 30 Days Aways
Who loves the Big Apple, The Center of the Universe, The Capital of the World, The City That Never Sleeps, Gotham, The Melting Pot and Empire City? All of the above are nicknames for New York City. In less than 30 days BTA Grand Slam Event will be off and running in one of the coolest cities in the world. More impressive about this years event is that the conference will be held in the heart of Times Square at the Times Square Sheraton. Equally as impressive will be the spectacular evening...
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ITEX 2019 Review
Hey, what can I say. ITEX 2019 was awesome for a number of reasons. I arrived late Monday evening and was picked up at McCarren by my new brother Pete. We had no more than 30 minutes to chat that night on our drive to the MGM Grand, however we spent the entire next day to getting to know each other better. This was my first visit to the MGM and I thought venue was incredible. I could have done without the forty-five minute wait to check in though. Wednesday Wednesday morning and I'm up at...
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The Imaging Channel's Changing Business Model Must be Profit Over Revenue
"Regardless of industry, those who have participated in an obsessional quest for revenue regardless of disciplines towards profits will eventually find themselves without adequate liquidity." Unfortunately, it does seem as some are still desperately chasing revenue over the importance of profit. There has never in the history of the Imaging Channel been a more critical time than now to control cost by aligning all the industry's business processes to the realities of the marketplace. Nearly...
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The Week in Copiers 5 Years Ago This Week In 2015
The Week in Copiers 5 Years Ago This Week In 2015, the Second Week of August This would be the time of year when I'm looking forward to attending the BTA East Dealer Event that's usually held in late September or early October. One of the reasons I look forward to the event is because it's local. For the last three years the event was held in NYC. The year before that it was Baltimore, and before that it was in Connecticut. BTA East will not be happening this year do to COVID19. Kinda sad...
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Thinking About The Second Quarter As Third Quarter Will Be Published Soon
Thinking About The Second Quarter As Third Quarter Will Be Published Soon "Blind Optimism Takes Realities Out of Focus" Well, the document Imaging Channel just finished another quarter, and soon the numbers will hit the street. One does not need a degree in finance to realize the numbers again won't be pleasant. The question is, will the manufacturers discuss the realities of the numbers? And will those dealers who bet on those manufactures for their deliverable (meaning their livelihood)...
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BTA Capture the Magic in Las Vegas for 2022
Most of my day was taken up with traveling and answering and sending emails on my 5 hour fight to Las Vegas. I was able to chat with CJ Cannata while at the Newark Airport this AM. I did take the wrong terminal to get my luggage which ended up to me a major drag. I was one of the first to get off the flight and then one of the last to get my luggage. Arrived at Caesars around 1PM and within an hour I was hooked up with Earl Everson for the rest of the day. Great chats about the industry and...
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BTA Capture the Magic in Las Vegas for 2022 Day One
Day one saw us with a 2PM start with Sharp's Mike Marusic (President and CEO) opening our event with a short welcome and some general statements about the industry. A few minutes after 2PM we rolled into the Keynote Workshop for Part One, which centered around disruption and how it could affect our industry. I found it to me interested because I believe our industry is ripe for disruption. Thus we worked in groups and cam up with a list for Amazon, Google, Uber an then that magical company...