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Note from Art: I'd like to introduce Nathan Dube to every one. I contacted Nathan a few weeks ago and asked him if he could write a few blogs in reference to "pull marketing" and the power of adding video to your web site and You Tube. Video is the go to choice for clients that are searching for a product or a service. It's even more popular than blogs. I sure Ray S can attest to that. Please feel free to leave a comment. In the near future I'll also be introducing video here and on You...

Wow! Hard to believe that the end of the first quarter is a mere two weeks away. Twenty five gone and Seventy five percent of the year left. How is your first quarter going? Would love to hear from you in the reply section of this blog! These were the top threads from 5 years ago this week. Enjoy Konica Minolta Honors Pacific Office Automation of Beaverton, Oregon with 2014 Pro-Tech Service Award for Service Excellence Art Post · 3/19/1410:16 PM Colorado. The company is also one of the...

What a difference 10 years can make right?  Ten years ago, I was in the money with the Ricoh 240W. There was nothing else like it, we held margins, sold a boat load of systems and make excellent commissions.  Alas, everything comes to and...

I could much of anything for 19 years ago for history.  A lot about the Iraq war, and US Presidential race.  Thus I thought I would switch to music! Check out the You Tube Video on the left.  My fav is Hey YA!     Canon...

Where oh where has the year gone?     With a mere 12 hours left of selling time for the month, the quarter and the year I was left with the daunting task of trying to enable another 20K of revenue to him my mark of 80k or more for the month....

Well,  since this is the MFP Solutions blog, I thought I would post up a You Tube video from NSI.  I'm just as guilty because there are many times when opportunities are available for reducing printed pages that I over look these and...

Finally, after 487 days I was able to experience an MFP connected to the world wide web!  Yeah, yeah, I understand that I'm a little late to the game and should have dedicated some time earlier, however I did not have access to the new MPC 8002SP...

In a previous blog from this week titled How Many Labels Did We Count on the Ricoh MP3601SP? I wrote about all of the black & color labels that I found on one of our wide format devices in our showroom. In addition I just noticed that none of the pictures uploaded to the blog! Arrgghh! Thus, I will try to get those pictures uploaded this week. My point is that there are labels everywhere and we're just not paying attention them because we never thought that we could play in that market.

Enjoy these awesome threads from Ten years ago this week! Topic Konica Minolta Boosts Productivity for Small- to Mid-Sized Businesses and Workgroups 9/27/0911:26 PM Newest Office Systems in Award-Winning Product Line Meet Needs of Sophisticated Color Users and Those Transitioning from Black and White Environments Ramsey, N.J. - September 21, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the...

Ah, 2008 and not one of my favorites years. The economy was tanking. Clients that were at the end of the lease were opting to buy the equipment instead of upgrading. Credit became really tight, especially for start ups, and many companies were closing, declaring bankruptcy or one day they were open and the next day they were not. Some say that the economy really didn't rebound until 2015. Any way you slice it, it was a horrendous seven years. Looking back, I would also tend to think that the...

Here's a short story for all. About a month ago my wife asked me to go shopping with her because of a recent snow storm here in the East. I don't like food shopping, but at times I do need to do my part. My wife took me to some new fangled market, and I must admit I was floored with the quality and selection of the foods that were offered. However what intrigued me the most is that 25% of all the products for sale had a custom color label. There were hundreds if not a thousand of these...

I guess this could have been my first blog! Back in 2002 I wrote a journal while on a Ricoh sponsored trip to Japan. I found it today buried in the forums when I did some searching on threads from 2003. It does bring back awesome memories and I thought it might be a good read for all. Please enjoy and feel free to comment at the end in the reply section June 4, 2002 To Japan and Back: Tales of a “Sell the Solution” Winner “Sell the Solution,” a successful nationwide sales contest organized...

It's been ten years since Ricoh introduced the W7140 and W8140, couldn't believe that when I saw this in one of the threads below. One of the threads was also about the Ricoh 760 scanner. What a difference ten years makes. Ricoh no longer offers scanners and in the US they only offer one Ricoh manufactured digital duplicator. Ah, times do change! IKON Introduces New Printer Line 5/14/087:31 PM www.ikon.com . About IKON IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com) is the world's largest...

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...

The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago for The Third Week in October 2010 I was rolling when I read one of the threads from ten years ago about "Smell O Vison". It's been ten years and it seems "Smell O Vision" n ever came to pass, however it's still a good read. I always thought it would be neat if our smart phones emit smell patterns. Wouldn't it be interesting.... Enjoy these great copier threads from ten years ago... Check this out this email and Print Solution! Guest · 10/18/107:41 PM Print...

The Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago for The Third Week in October 2005 Fifteen years ago the Print4Hotel was just turning 4 years old. What started as an MSN Community with a handful of members finally made the jump to a full web community in 2003. As I look back I'm proud of what we've accomplished to give the people in our industry the chance to communicate and share ideas with a global venue. Enjoy these cool copier threads from 15 years ago this week! Ultility Printer Models Guest ·...

COVID19 Remote Working Day One Hundred and Fifty-Two of Selling Copiers Just a few minutes ago I asked my VP of sales if he saw the video I posted with last nights blog. He stated he had not which leads me to believe that the video did not post in the email alert he received about new content. Since it's not a link those who just read the email on their smart phone would not get the full experience. I also have this posted on my You Tube Channel and here's the link if your interested in...

The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Last Week of May 2011 Tomorrow is the last day of the month for me in May. I have one small order to book, however that still leaves me $7K short of my monthly quota. I still have two $60K opps out there however one has been in the weeds for three weeks and the other opp is in the weeds for a week. Both will get calls and emails, and after 41 years of doing this I still can't fathom why and existing client or net new won't give you the courtesy of an email...

This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Last Week of January 2013 In your dog-eat-dog market, Art, to post these kind of sales (6-9) consistently every month--nothing short of amazing. What # of these 6-9 are net new? I would estimate the average at two per month or about 24 per year. Getting tougher and tougher with net new though. Different companies have different ideas about what new is. For instance..... Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago Ringdale Releases its FollowMe®...

This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago Second Week of February 2003 With all of the recent news about China with the recent the recent shooting of the SPY balloon and the downing of three "UFOs" (suspected from China), will this alert MFP buyers to ask "where are your MFPs manufactured"? I remember in the eighties when many buyers wanted no part of copiers that were manufactured in Japan. Of course that all ended when Xerox partnered with Fuji and all copiers where manufactured in Japan.

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago Last Week of April 2008 Real Copier Sales Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your mood will very likely increase as your pursue your goal because you will feel better about yourself for going after something you value. And, you will begin to see more sales, which equal more $$$$$. Enjoy These awesome copiers threads from 15 years ago IKON Introduces New Printer Line Art Post (Guest) · 5/14/087:31 PM www.ikon.com .

Three sales people garner an appointment with the same client. One of the sales people is with the incumbent dealer of the account. The other two are on the outside looking in to gain net new business. The client is at the end of a five year lease for a color A3 MFP (30 ppm). Other than the copier cabinet there are no additional accessories on the existing A3 color MFP. All three sales people had the same opportunity with the client. All three sales people paid a visit to the clients office...

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...