Tagged With "Grand Slam East"
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Re: "Green Jobs"
Correct. We'll find a way to drill on the moon to sate our appetite for oil. I don't see the question as "will we run out of oil?" so much as "do we want to give billions of dollars a year to Hugo Chavez, Russia and the Middle East to finance THEIR agendas or should wee develop an American-produced replacement that we can export?"
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Re: The reason why Ricoh Bought Ikon
Art stated: "Geesh, so where does that leave the likes of KonicaMinolta, Toshiba, Kyocera and Sharp?" This specific Ricoh Press Release is a direct response to Konica Minolta acquiring All Covered, Inc. If you read carefully, there is no real newsworthy 'event' or 'announcement' in the Press Release, which is a statement in itself. The Press Release announces an 'intent' rather than an 'action' that has been taken. Sources tell me that this 'dog-and-pony' show was dressed up at an event held...
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Re: Quake in Japan
(Updates with Honda, Nissan closures beginning in fifth paragraph. See {EXT2 } for reports on the quake.) March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Companies including Sony Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. halted output at plants after an 8.9- magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, damaging production facilities and causing power outages. Sony halted and evacuated six factories in northeastern Japan, said Yasuhiro Okada, a spokesman at the Tokyo-based company. He said the company was assessing the...
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Re: Should you ever sell something for nothing?
I am just about....37 yrs young. Started with in 1993, SR year of high school part time servicing printers. After 2yrs of serving printers, married for 1 yr to my high school sweetheart I was envious of all the "copier reps" driving nice BMW's etc...I asked if I could start selling. When I first started selling in 1995 we carried Canon/Mita. I had an uncle who sold copiers and typewriters back in the early 70's and managed a large dealership in CA until his retirement in 1990. When I went to...
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Re: Ricoh Loses another Top Exec
As yet another East Region DSM resigned this week, along with a talented Sales Trainer within Marketing, Ricoh executives were making preparations to unveil the new VP of Dealer Sales. David Greene is now happy to have moved over to Direct, and appreciative that Bottoni left his position because he could not stand the pressure and politics. Other IKON underlings are now becoming more vocal with their discontent as the power struggle continues and IKON darlings begin to feel the heat. Get...
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Re: For all Replublicans, or Indies
Old Glory: I see Perry just came out with a plan for a flat tax for 20%, not sure exactly what that means.....you're from East Texas, what are you thoughts on Perry? I have relatives in Mass that state Romeny is a train wreck.
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Re: is panasonic still selling copiers?
Panasonic has been out of the industry for about 3-4 years now. There is no parts or R&D from them. There are only 3 distributors in the US...one on the west, east and midwest. All of their support people have taken other jobs with the distributors or in other areas. It was very frustrating dealing with the middle man because many times they did not know the answers and there was no other resources. If anyone is selling these boxes they are off lease systems or units that are sitting in...
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Re: BTA East 2012 District Event
check out the banner ads for the BTA east event. It will be my first, but I think I'll enjoy it!
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Re: Protest in China
Just to provide some additional information.... Very little information in the US or on the news. Without naming names, yes, our manufacturers were impacted. This is just an article as an FYI that appeared in the The Irish Times - Thursday, September 20, 2012. China cleans up after Japan riots CLIFFORD COONAN, in Shanghai CHINA HAS said that Japan bears “complete responsibility” for any impact on trade over the dispute between Asia’s two powerhouses after tensions flared over a disputed...
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Re: Managed Network Services discussion
Art, We looked at All Care through Konica Minolta but the contract T's & C's were so one sided we thought it was written by the Mafia. The bottom line was they got paid (by the Dealership) whether or not the customer paid you or not. I was speaking to a VP of a large independent dealer on the east coast who had a discussion with the principal of his company. What it would take for his company to do Managed Network Service. His answer was we can: 1) Hire people 2) Partner with a company...
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Re: Ricoh acquisition ‘bolsters’ IT services strategy
From what I learned at the BTA East Grand Slam event in Rye Brook, NY on 10/3/12, Ricoh will not adopt this strategy in the U.S. However, they are preparing the RBS locations to pursue Managed IT Services in certain markets. They have no intent to offer any type of offer to Ricoh Dealers, like XEROX has with ACS and Konica Minolta has with All Covered.
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Re: BTA's Capture the Magic District Event - Nov. 15-16, 2012
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Oct. 10, 2012 Brent Hoskins Executive Director Business Technology Association (816) 303-4040 BTA West to Host Capture the Magic Nov. 15-16 in Las Vegas Kansas City, MO — On Nov. 15-16, 2012, the Business Technology Association’s (BTA; www.bta.org ) West district will host its second annual Capture the Magic event at the Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas, Nev. Dealers who register by Monday, Oct. 15, will receive a $50 on-site...
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Re: Does it matter what a presidential candidate promises?
watch out for CHINA, no other country has anywhere near the population, nor the revenues that China is accumulating. the next war may not be a war of the military but a war of crippling a nations economy and stealing data/secrets/intellectual property. While everyone is watching the arab spring, Iraq, Afganistan, the europe debt crisis, CHINA is the sleeper that is on it's way to become a military and econmoic powerhouse. They are already flexing their muscle with loaning money to the world.
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Re: Ricoh Dealership in Minnesota will buy.......
Ricoh just did the same in four East Canada provinces. RJ Young was certainly not a one time event.
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Re: Over Holding On MFP Lease Costs Unnecessary Dollars
Yes, AC68 that is exactly what we do for leases that go past expiry. We increase the cpc to what we call "market rate". Unfortunately, this makes the account easier for a competitive vendor to swoop in and "slam" the account with a new lease.
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Re: Need Good People
From: Greg Sent: 12/9/2002 5:00 AM But that stayed West of I-95. This is on the south-east coast
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Re: Need help!
I don't know what you guys are talking about. We have tons of both 850's 1050's and 1085's (at least 50 from within my branch location) in the field. Mostly in schools (which I personally think is the worst environment to place a copier-due to too many hands on the machine by teachers who can care less about do's and don'ts.). But they quite often run PM to PM without any calls. And I've found that the majority of "in between calls" are due to user mishandling and abuse.Most of the...
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Re: XES?
Xerox also scaled back a business that makes wide-format printers for engineers and architects. That was one reason the company completely vacated two buildings in East Rochester with 170,000 square feet of space. Xerox’s cutbacks also resulted in extra space at company-owned buildings downtown and in Webster and Henrietta. And Farnan said Xerox is spending millions of dollars in Rochester to improve and renovate those sites. Some of the leased space is being vacated to fill the empty...
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Re: Weekend Notes from the copier industry!
WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES 8-5-07 The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from industry publications. - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is legal for manufacturers to create a mandatory minimum selling price for their product. The case was decided regarding a store that sold women’s clothing, that ran afoul of the clothing manufacturer’s rules. Unknown if any copier manufacturers will adopt this policy. - A group in Australia at Queensland University, is claiming that...
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Re: Gas Price Check
I spotted $3.75 for 87octane today! Is it ever going to stop? Will big oil and the Mid East ruin our economy?
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Re: Gas Price Check
Snopes says: Origins: The two most important basic facts about this misguided scheme for lowering gas prices are: • It was written several years ago, when the world oil market was considerably different than it is today. • It wasn't accurate even at the time it was written, containing many gross statistical errors and exhibiting a severely flawed grasp of oil industry economics. Although the message quoted above doesn't address where (outside of the Middle East) we import oil from, many...
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Re: Gas Price Check
$3.98 for regular unleaded....Messiah Obama goes to the Middle East and gas drops .20 a gallon....is he great or what?
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Re: Gas Price Check
Well, we're already proven that the economy doesn't shut down when gas hits $3 or even $4. I think a tax which sets the price of gas near $3 with the proceeds going toward developing alternative energy sources would be a good thing. Don't you want to stop borrowing money from communist China to send to the islamic middle east? Why do you hate America?
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Re: Gas Price Check
120 miles west of Nashville, 250 miles east of St. Louis, about 200 miles northeast of Evansville. My directions may be off, but Western Kentucky borders Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, & Tennessee. We are also about 5 hours from Cincinnati.
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Re: Gas Price Check
Heard this morning that oil jumped $3 a barrel in overnight trading, supposedly due to unrest in the middle east (how can it get MORE unrestful than it already was?).
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Re: Network Services
Knoxville, TN: imageSource magazine, the leading information source for the document solutions channel, announced that Thermocopy, East Tennessee’s largest business technology company, was awarded the national 2009 Perfect Image Award for Outstanding Sales Program. The Perfect Image Awards are the annual awards given to dealers chosen as best in their industry. These (8) awards honor companies that are committed to providing a quality benchmark for ongoing success and reflect excellence...
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Re: Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"
HP, Canon Expand Printing Alliance HP will rely on Canon for multifunction device technologies and Canon will provide technical support for jointly produced devices. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek September 15, 2009 08:50 AM HP (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd announced an expanded alliance with Canon (NYSE: CAJ) Monday to supply a broader variety of managed print services and multifunction devices. HP will rely on Canon for multifunction device technologies and Canon will provide technical...
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Re: Ricoh 2035 vs Mita 4035
What I posted above is not any kind of slam on Greg, any of the others that have posted or the Ricoh system....Simply the way that I would respond as a salesperson if asked those questions... Hope it helps..
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Re: Vision
I am strongly considering not going. The main reason is they are not going to have anything new out for a long time (end of yr) and I just went to Connected East and Technology Portal in NYC for a launch. Everything was covered by the product managers so it came from the horses mouth. I might change my mind...who knows. -=Mike=-
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Re: Around The World with Ricoh II
Ricoh keeps Adidas International in Full Swing Ricoh Australia is again sponsoring the Adidas International, Sydney’s largest annual international sporting event. For the fifth consecutive year, Ricoh is the Official Supplier of office automation equipment to the tennis tournament. Servicing areas such as the Media Centre, Tournament Organisers’ offices and Player Services offices throughout the event, Ricoh network printers, MFDs and faxes will assist in maintaining efficient and effective...
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Re: Global buysCOMDOC...yes you heard correct!
Canon seems to be going the route of signing up new dealers up to this point, which is likely being done quietly. This past year and 1/2 has been crazy....
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Re: Global buysCOMDOC...yes you heard correct!
Geez, what's with old dog copier guys and Algebra - took it twice in High School and passed it once then had to pass it again in college and barely passed. At RxR crossings I break out in a cold sweat waiting for Train A which left Peoria at 25 mph heading east and Train B which left Detroit heading west at 35 mph to collide 'cause I can't figure out where they'll crash . . .
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Re: RBS vs RBS "Who Wins"
Art, try sending to your ASM & DSM. Also look in the regional directory for teh east coast it should be in there.
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Re: Where Do You see the Copier Industry in 5 years????
all industries evolve and a business must evolve with their industry or be left behind. Studebake made coaches and buggies and moved to the automobile. Those who sold the coaches and buggies either changed or went under. Many companies in our business started out as typewriter companies and took on copiers or as Fisher's old company, went under. If you are planning on the "copier" industry to last, then think again. It's evolving at a pace that is fast and furious (sorry Vin Diesel). From...
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Re: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
Chuck, with the current "troubled times" (words from Frank Cannata on the latest Live Wire / Cannata Report) at Ricoh, it now makes sense that either Savin or Lanier, or both brands, get elimintated. Just as GM sells Hummer and gives Saturn to the Penske group. It is a shame that on the 50th Anniversary of Savin, started in 1959, it's existence may disappear. I thin it will be Lanier for Dealers and Ricoh for IKON and RBS. The other option is Ricoh only, all the way, for both Dealers and the...
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Re: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
Another Lanier East Digital Solutions Specialist who supported all three brands (Ricoh, Savin, Lanier) just resigned. Word on the street is that this person is on their way to RISO.
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Re: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
In the continued dumbing down of Dealer support, the RFG (Ricoh, Savin, Lanier) East Region will now only provide phone support (occasional webinars and multi-dealer meetings) to lower revenue RFG Dealers, as per attached letter:
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Re: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
In the latest, latest 'transition' for the RFG (Ricoh, Savin, Lanier) Region, one monumental change was announced today regarding Dealer field sales support. The Savin Brand Manager for the RFG East Region has "resigned" effective immediately. At least that's how the message was delivered. Apparently, the same 'resignations' may take place in the RFG Midwest and RFG Southern Regions very soon. I'm not sure if this speaks to the elimination of the Savin brand (being closer than we think), or...
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Re: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
As an update, after the RFG East Region Savin Brand Manager was forced out (official spin = "resigned") an Internal Posting for the position was all set for distribution. So, the position may not be eliminated, just the person who formely occupied that position. My money is on a 'Ricoh' or IKON employee filling the role and I also bet they will just be managing the revenue downward.
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Re: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
It appears as if they had the candidate who supported IKON waiting in the wings to fill the position of Savin Brand Manager, when the former Savin employee was forced to leave. There are only six legacy 'Savin' and 'Lanier' Dealer Division employees remaining in the ever-changing RFG East Region (Indirect) and the 'cleansing' is almost complete.
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Re: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
Luckily, the talented former Savin Brand Manager that was forced out of the RFG East Region by the RVP, has landed a new position within RISO: http://beta.bertl.com/web/news...AF56094BEB9A?id=2862 The 'Ricoh' memebers of the RFG East Region are now sipping Margaritas on their Prestige Club Trip and no 'Savin' or 'Lanier' Sales / Support team members were awarded the trip (and they HAD the numbers). Just one 'Savin' salesperson got the Trip and she enjoys Margaritas. Smoke those Cubans while...
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Re: Another Ricoh Dealer Takes on Konica Minolta
Now, the RFG (Ricoh, Savin, Lanier) East Region is starting to lose Dealer partners to Konica Minolta. KenMark Office Systems, formerly a dedicated SAVIN (only) Authorized Dealer for over 25 years, added the Konica Minolta product line. Founded in 1983, Ken Pedicini and Mark Brainson established the company to provide everyday office needs to companies across Cape Cod and The Islands. KenMark will now offer Konica Minolta’s complete line of award-winning office systems, production print...
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Re: Funeral Home
Sounds like you hit a home run, congratulations. Now that they have all this equipment, have you introduced them to an electronic paper management solution to complete a grand slam? If not, you may want to consider Virtual Copier. Great reason to meet with your customer again. Virtual Copier Web Site Download the trial and give me a call. Steve Breault 703.385.0101
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Re: New Ricoh MP C2003 & C2503
Dear Lanier Dealer: Please be advised that all inventory for the Lanier LD620C, EDP Code 415511 has now been depleted. We expect to fill all orders that are currently in our system. If you have any questions regarding order fulfillment, please direct them to Customer Administration: East: indirecteastopsprocessing@ricoh-usa.com / 800-659-7500 South: indirectsouthopsprocessing@ricoh-usa.com / 800-777-4264 West/Central: indirectwestopsprocessing@ricoh-usa.com / 866-937-8734 The replacement...
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Re: BTA East to Host Grand Slam, Sept. 26-27, in Baltimore
I'll be there, how about everyone else???
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Re: Looking for great BBQ in NC
Not sure about Henderson NC, but if your going over the mountains to east TN you have to go to Ridgewood Barbecue near Elizabethton. It is world famous. Movie Stars and many famous people have and continue to eat there.
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Re: Backorders! Why?
Jim - I only get this report when I scream loud enough to our corporate office about backorders (like I've been screaming about the 240W). I will make available every time I see one. I think...our purchasing agent gets this info from our East Region Allocations people at Ricoh - I would think they would provide this info to anybody on an allocations list for backorders?