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This past Thursday night I was delighted that the great people at Muratec (thank you Lou & Jim)had invited me to sit at their table for this years The Cannata Report Awards & Charities Dinner. This was my third time in as many years attending the event, and it never fails that this event brings back all of those memories from when I started in the copier industry back in 1980. Starting at as technician, forced into sales (because I wasn't that great at...

The Boston Red Sox top the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS , and win the series after being down 3-0, winning four straight games in the greatest comeback MLB playoffs history. The Red Sox continue on to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series....

Kinda hard to believe that the Canon imagrePRESS 7000v is now ten years old. Man does time fly by. Speaking about time flying by, we're into the last six weeks of 2017 also. Work hard because if you're not someone else is outworking you. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week on the Print4Pay Hotel Weekend Copier Notes from 11/18/07 11/19/079:14 PM market worldwide, the fact that it is a Korean company apparently gives it handicap it can not overcome. - Sharp announced it has renewed...

If you have some extra time make sure you check out Brian's post from ten years ago. It was pretty awesome. Print4Pay Hotel Member "Biggest Deal of My Life!" Enjoy these awesome threads from 10 years ago this week! Canon U.S.A. Announces Availability of The COPYblue MEAP Kiosk Version 2.1 Solution 10/20/097:46 PM Providing storefront and hospitality businesses with an opportunity to generate additional revenue from copying, scanning and faxing, CanonU.S.A., Inc., a leader in advanced digital...

While updating our weekly blogs post for " This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (First Week of April 2007) ", I ran across a thread that was started by "salesserviceguy" that was titled "The Office Copier Turns 50". Salesserviceguy is a valued P4P'er that's been with us for more than ten years and if was quite a bit of fun to review some of those threads. I thought it would be appropriate to re-post those threads for the Office Copier Turns 60. One of my favorite threads is from...

Thanksgiving week is now here, the end of the year is just 6 weeks away for most of us. Put the pressure to metal, finish strong, leave no prospect unturned. Weekend Copier Notes from 11/18/07 11/19/079:14 PM market worldwide, the fact that it is a Korean company apparently gives it handicap it can not overcome. - Sharp announced it has renewed its GSA contract with the U.S. Federal Government on Schedule 36 through 2011. - IKON won a bid to install a Canon imagePRESS C7000VP, a Canon...

The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Third Week of October 2015 It's Sunday afternoon somewhere around 3PM in New Jersey. Within the hour I'll be back to work trying to figure out a plan for the last week of the month. Enjoy these great copier threads from 5 years ago this week! 3D and wide format colour printing to be showcased at Konica Minolta’s The Future of Design Seminar Art Post · 10/22/1510:20 PM the new innovations can help them turn their ideas into profitable projects. The Future of...

I believe it's important to document as much as our industry as possible before the age of the internet. Not much has changed in sales over the years. Selling is still about prospecting, finding pain and building relationships. Thus I was able to connect with Larry Coco for our next interview of what it was like to sell copiers in the eighties. Selling Copiers in the Eighties with Larry Coco Art: How did you find your way into the copier industry? Larry: During college I worked as the...

This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago First Week of March 2017 Yes, it is the last month of the first quarter for 2022. How the frack did we get here so quick? Our weekends are nothing more than idle time that gets us to the end result. The never ending cycle of sales quarters give us the feeling that time travels two to three times as fast as those in 9-5 jobs. Personally I would not want this any another way because I get to call my shots every day. Enjoy These Awesome Copier...

Let's all think about this quote for a moment... The feeling is often the deeper truth - How are you making your client's feel and the way they feel, could this be their truth about you? Philosopher William James was one of the leading thinkers back in late 19th century. He was one of the most influential philosophers of the United States, and the "Father of American psychology" . He once wrote, Let's face it, we all want to feel appreciated, as this elicits the idea that our existence...

This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Second Week of January 2013 Interesting thread I picked up this week from @SalesServiceGuy from 10 years ago this week. Are Photocopiers potential infection points for the flu virus . SSG goes on tho make these notes, "As a copier sales rep I like to be proactive and mention to all of the accounts that I touch in the course of a day that photocopiers, fax machines and printers can become an infection point for the flu virus for up to three days. I recommend...

This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Second Week of October 2013 Real Copier Sales I had scheduled the last stop of the day about a mile from my home. For almost three years I've been calling, emailing and dropping off production information for a net new account. Three years with nothing, I was beginning to think that the company set up a false DM, had an email account and voice mail account and just dumped all of the sales calls there. But low and behold, I walked in and the DM was..... read...

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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago First Week of December 2018 Real Copier Sales About four weeks ago I was told that that Global Imaging was going to be absorbed by Xerox in the next few months. In addition it was mentioned that this absorption would result with the loss of many managerial positions. In fact one of those managers called me to ask a favor in reference to a past issue that was posted on this site. .....more here View These Awesome Copier Threads Below Lake trustees...

This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Third Week of January 2014 Real Copier Sales Posted below is a blog I wrote about a year ago on the old blog site. I'll be moving these over from time to time. A good way to remember that we need to shorten the term of leases that we are presenting and then if there is an objection on price, we can then propose a longer term with out decreasing the price... . read more here Check These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week 31 Ways to Close More...