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Re: Sharp to Introduce Five New Copier/Printer Models, Including a Digital Full-Color MFP
nice....care to do a write up for us and I can also list you as a quest blogger?
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Re: Marlin Does Not Disclose Possible Loss Of Evergreen Payments
Anybody who uses Marlin or buys their stock deserves what they get. My past experiences with tese scum suckers are chronicled in old p4photel posts if you care to get the details. However, this article comes from a blogger site called Seeking Alpha which is also known for holding short positions in public company stock and then exagerating or outright falsifying information so as to cause a downturn of the stock value thus creating a profit for those who have short positions. This article...
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Re: Are you a Data Miner?
Oh that's rough. When I originally started building my website I opened up a Blogger site. It didn't take long to move on to Joomla. it looks like Blogger doesn't really support Metadata. This link should be useful: http://blogknowhow.blogspot.co...-for-better-seo.html
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago for the Third Week of May 2010
Saturday night here is Jersey. Was a great day to get things done around the house. Enjoy these awesome threads from 10 years ago this week in the copier industry! Konica Minolta Contributes to Minimize Environmental Impact with a New MFP for Emergi Guest · 5/17/1011:27 PM design, and reduction of packaging materials. Having excellent eco-functions and featuring Simitri HD polymerized toner with superior image quality, Konica Minolta will provide this feature-rich 3-in-1 model -- printing,...
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Re: Xerox MFDs Replaces Charectors (6=8)
We held our Patch launch go/wait review this morning for Wave 1 products and we’re a GO. We have tested the Wave 1 products against 1000’s of test cases and have completed a field test for install and quality with over 75 machines including the original blogger. We are confident that we have eliminated character substitution. The patch is reliable and easy to load. As with any software update issues will arise and we experienced a few not related to the patch itself which involved machine...
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Re: Step 1 - Discover your Strengths and Weaknesses to Help Drive Success
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Re: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of April 2005
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What is Print Management? How will it benefit you and your customers?
Special thanks to Trevor Hoffer (Print Audit) for this article. Trevor is our featured "Guest Blogger" for the month of February!What is Print Management? How will it benefit you and your customers?Despite the fact that print management has become a...
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Color Copying & Printing Can Be Expensive (Unless....)
This months featured Guest Blogger for the P4P Hotel is David Murphy from Riso . About a week ago, David and I had the chance to speak for about an hour on some of the everyday costs associated with color copying and printing. Color Copying Can Be Expensive (Unless…) About 14 months ago, Citigroup issued a memo to its employees announcing a new corporate cost-cutting policy. The memo stated that “the use of color copying and printing dramatically increases our copying and...
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Getting Personal: Improve Your Marketing Communications
Getting Personal: Improve Your Marketing Communications It's been awhile since we had a guest blogger. About a year ago Fred and I had some great conversations in reference to target marketing, direct mail and the technology that is driving the high...
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CBS Follows Up on Copier Security Investigation
Printer Industry Called to Action – CBS Follows Up on Copier Security InvestigationBy: Guest Blogger on: May 18, 2010 in: Office Printing Share– Submitted by Larry Kovnat, product security manager, Xerox Corporation Yesterday, the CBS...
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Workflow is Nice and Provides a Ton of Business Benefits "Part Two"
It's my pleasure to introduce our first quest blogger for "What is Workflow?" Doug Gruver has been doing this Document Management/Workflow longer than I've been doing copiers. For me, Doug is my "go to" guru. Enjoy! Wikipedia has several definitions of “workflow” – look it up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow Workflow Management is the sub-definition that best describes what we in the it/content management business call workflow.
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of April 2005
Enjoy these top threads from ten years ago on the Print4Pay Hotel! Konica Minolta Cuts 05/06 Profit Target...
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The Beautiful Compensations of Corporate Philanthropy
The Beautiful Compensations of Corporate PhilanthropyBy Paul Joe Watson, ESP/SurgeX Corporate philanthropy isn’t a new idea, but it is often understated. It can be easy to forget that practicing generosity as a company can be good for...
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18 Questions to Rate Your Copier Dealership
I thought I would pull this blog from the archives on the old sight. Even though this was written 6 years ago. They are all GREAT questions! It's time for another Guest Blogger. I have know Mike Kaprinski for 6 years and I consider him...
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Inbound Marketing For Sales Reps (and Sales Vets)
Out with the old, in with the new! In the wake of today's web savvy entrepreneurs, social media-frenzy Vayniacs and full-time bloggers, "inbound marketing" has recently emerged as a way for businesses to generate inbound leads using the Internet....
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Step 1 - Discover your Strengths and Weaknesses to Help Drive Success
Welcome back! If you are reading this then I didn’t bore you too much with my first blog entry introducing the Five Step Blueprint to Running a Great Business . Knowing your company’s Strengths or Weaknesses can actually help you...
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Top 3 Challenges of Technology for Office Equipment Dealers
Our Guest Blogger for July is Rick Backus. I've been able to work with Rick on several projects in the past and with each project Rick work was awesome. Rick's got an excellent piece this month and we plan to have more from Rick in the future! The...
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Lead in Deerfield Beach, good use for PPDM!
After being asked by an independent auditor to produce millions of pages of documents necessary to review the city's finances, the Deerfield Beach Housing Authority is asking that the city pay for the agency's cost to comply. The Housing Authority...
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New EFI VUTEk GS3250 Pro Printer is Foxmark Corporation’s Fast Solution to Growth Opportunities
New EFI VUTEk GS3250 Pro Printer is Foxmark Corporation’s Fast Solution to Growth Opportunities First job off the printer is a 10,000 ft2 sign overlooking downtown Houston FOSTER CITY, California -- September 9, 2013 -- EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that Houston-based visual communications and graphics manufacturer Foxmark Corporation has installed its third EFI VUTEk® superwide format printer – a 3.2-meter VUTEk GS3250...
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Managed Print Services in the Wide-Format A/E/C Space
Thought I would share this email from Joel about MPS in the AEC wide format market place. Joel is an active blogger, has more than 40+ years experience in the wide format industry and writes his own blog @ Reprographics 101....
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A CEO's response to telemarketing
Pulled this from the web, it is an answer to a sales blog where the blogger offers up only four questions when making a cold telephone call. I thought there was some valuable insight from the CEO. Jonathan12/15/2013 2:41:00 PMSo....Aaron...
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Oh my, when selling copiers door to door was so simple?
Guest Blogger!!!! Harry's back with an awesome blog that takes us old timers back to a simpler time in the industry and all you newbies are probably wishing you had a station wagon to cart a copier around! BTW, Toyota pic on the left is what my...
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Fuji Xerox adds three Nuvera models
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Guest Blogger
I am looking to post a blog from one of our members on the P4P Blog. If you have something you'd like the world to read, pass it alomg and I will post for you. Many of us here are very passionate about our industry and I'm sure you all have some good...
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Why We Still Need Legacy Sales Skills
I'm probably going to go a little off topic here and there, however please bear with me. A few minutes ago I finished up reading "Why a Lifelong Salesperson Thinks Salespeople Are Unnecessary". That the 80%of the purchasing process will take place without human to human contact by 2020, threw me for a loop! Dang, that's only three years from now! The blogger wrote about a software company that has NO salespeople, and that they grew to 450 million in revenue in 15 years. The gist of the blog...
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Enabling Innovation is both Old and New
I'd like to introduce Mitch Filby as our guest blogger. I had the chance to catch up with Mitch at Itex 2019 in Las Vegas earlier this year. Mitch and I connected many years ago through this site and I've been asking if he would write a blog for us. Mitch is from Australia and is Managing Director of First Rock Consulting. Enabling Innovation is both Old and New Will divestment, organisational and structural splits, re-investment and a greater focus on core business help to save the office...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Third Week of September 2009)
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...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago for the First Week of June 2005
Usually I will try an posting something interested from my day when posting these reruns. Today I was an expect weed puller, fell off a ladder while painting and dumped a quart of paint on the pavers. I also spent time planting flowers and cleaning up the homestead. A full day of work and I got work tomorrow. I need a fraking vacation! (4) Ricoh 105's w/ TRSystems MX front end vs. Xerox Neuvera and Canon IR110 Guest · 6/6/054:26 PM I feel a little out gunned in this fight but feel its worth...
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The Week in Copiers 10 Years Ago This Week In 2010
The Week in Copiers 10 Years Ago This Week In 2010 Recently I signed up for my own lead service because I'd rather spend my time with those that are interested rather than making huge amounts of phone calls each week in a state where businesses are not back to normal. Yes, some of the leads are crap and most are price buyers. I realize I will lose more than I win but just having the data points for that business with DM information is worth the extra dough spent. Enjoy these beautiful...
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Konica Minolta Offers LTE Connected Chromebooks to Help Conquer the Digital Divide
September 21, 2020 12:49 ET | Source: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. photo-release Through its alliance with Sector 5, All Covered will offer LTE connected Chromebooks to its education customers, an offering that will help close the digital divide faced by students in the United States. Ramsey, NJ, Sept. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), along with its IT Services Division, All Covered ( All Covered ) is proud to...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Third Week of December 2015 For most us this is the last hurrah of 2020. I would tend to think that most of us can't wait for 2021 to get here. I'm still chasing a number and am thankful that there are still three selling days left me. I've got a plan, I have the work ethic to make this happen one more time! Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago this week! Selling Copiers "Why We Need to Step Up Our Game" ART POST · 12/28/1510:39 PM...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago
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...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago Third Week of July 2007 sponsored by In yesterday's blog I wrote about believing that the glass is half full and that was because it seems and older timer in our business was or is not happy with change. I don't think any of us are ever happy with change, but change still happens and wouldn't be a boring world if nothing ever changed? Change is good and we need to change as well! Enjoy these Great Copier Threads from 15 Years Ago This Week...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for August 8th, 2022
Sponsored by August 8th, 2022 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago Third Week of August 2007 sponsored by Is Product Discounting the Way to Go? Sure, you want the business, but is discounting the way to go? Studies have shown that once the reduced price goes away, so may the customer. Better to slowly build a base of customers who really want your product "at the regular price" and who will stay with you due to your service and expertise. Enjoy The Great Copier Threads from Ten years Ago This Week Weekend...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago First Week of September 2007 sponsored by Special Thanx to IBM for this "Digital transformation takes a customer-driven, digital-first approach to all aspects of a business, from its business models to customer experiences to processes and operations. It uses AI, automation , hybrid cloud and other digital technologies to leverage data and drive intelligent workflows, faster and smarter decision-making, and real-time response to market...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago Second Week of September 2007 sponsored by One of my threads from 15 years ago... ., I'm now experimenting with my own personal blog, you'll see the links this week when reading one of my P4P Blogs. In it each blog I'll be using keywords an links that describes a recent sale (of course I'll be leaving out the customer name), but I will be addressing the vertical market, and the solution or the reason why I was picked as the vendor of choice......
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago Last Week of September 2007 sponsored by Seems I might have pulled up a mere $3K from getting my quota for the quarter. I was supposed to have the documents via DocuSign on Thursday, then Friday and yes I emailed the client asking to send them today if possible. I should have done it the old fashioned way and paid a trip to that office and wait until the docs were signed! I'm looking for help, I need to reach out to KM, Toshiba and HP principals.
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago First Week of October 2012 sponsored by Since I was prospecting all of last week, I thought I would try something new. hard to believe I didn't think about this twenty some years ago.... Across my google alerts feed, I picked up a press release from NJ Biz. The title of the press release was NJ's best Places to Work 2022. Thus I thought I would help those prospects in my territory celebrate their accomplishment. On Linkedin I posted a thread to...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago First Week of October 2007 sponsored by No words of wisdom for this one, but a reminder about two items for the end of the year and the beginning of 2023. Section 179, mention it on every call, email an text! the first week of January 2023 will mark 20 years of copiers threads on the Print4pay Hotel , hard to believe it's been twenty years! Enjoy! I'm looking for help, I need to reach out to KM, Toshiba and HP principals. I'm willing to offer...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
sponsored by Some highlights from our industry 10 years ago this week...... Ricoh USA HQ move from Caldwell, NJ to Malvern, PA Sharp parody by yours truly Dealer demo rooms (needed or not needed) Canon profit falls 35% Future of DigiDoc Flow, Ecopy & NSI What's old becomes new again, with 40 plus years in this business it has proven to be an awesome ride. Read the rest I'm looking for help, I need to reach out to KM, Toshiba and HP principals. I'm willing to offer free Premium/VIP...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago Second Week of November 2007 sponsored by Last week I stated the countdown continues and today marks 7 weeks left until the start of 2023. That's significant for the the Print4Pay Hotel because it means we'll start a new series "The Week in Copiers 20 Years Ago". I guess that's quite an accomplishment because our data is not just press releases but more and insight as to what was on the mind of our imaging professionals on any given month or...
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This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago
Sponsored by This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago First Week of January 2003 We are delighted to present our new series of what happened in our industry twenty years ago each week. This will be a new weekly series to go along with the other three series that includes the week in copiers 5, 10 and 15 years ago! This makes an entire generation of threads, press releases, comments and much more. Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 20 years ago Rioch Press Release Art Post (Guest) ·...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Twenty Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago Last Week of March 2003 No words of wisdom today, just swamped with things at home and things at work. It's going to be a very busy spring! Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 20 years ago Planet Press & Ricoh Europe Art Post (Guest) · 3/25/039:17 PM RICOH EUROPE B.V. PARTNERS WITH OBJECTIF LUNE, INC., ONE OF CANADA'S FASTEST GROWING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES Ricoh and Objectif Lune to demonstrate the new Aficio™CL7000 and PlanetPress® in Ricoh's...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago Second Week of October 2018 Real Copier Sales Three copier 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. more here View These Awesome Copier Threads Below New to Copier Sales or Just Sales? Follow My Top 5 Linkedin Peeps! Art Post · 10/8/189:58 PM . Which is something I found out when I picked up his...
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New to Copier Sales or Just Sales? Follow My Top 5 Linkedin Peeps!
While driving to an account today, I couldn't help but thinking about a new rep that just started with us. Our business is nothing like it was almost forty years ago. My job was to pick up the phone and or cold call for scheduling demonstrations of copiers. We had maybe four different models of copiers and the only accessories that were available was additional paper trays. Back then you could focus and get results. Today is much different and I don't have to tell everyone how convoluted our...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Second Week of November 2013 Real Copier Sales Guest Blogger!!!! Harry's back with an awesome blog that takes us old timers back to a simpler time in the industry and all you newbies are probably wishing you had a station wagon to cart a copier around! ..... Oh my, when selling copiers door to door was so simple? Check These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week 10 Ways to Make your Copier & MPS Proposals Standout! Art Post · 11/10/137:23 PM...