Tagged With "Crowdsourcing Idea"
Comment
Re: A Couple of True & Not So True Humerous Copier Incidents
On a cold call I stopped in at a doctors office. The Office Manager was so glad to see me. She said that she was having fax issues and every time they received a fax it jammed. I told her I wasn't a tech but I would take a look. She escorted me to the fax and I looked down to see some questionably cheap paper. I simply asked if she had tried changing paper. She said "I don't have any control of the paper the hospital sends when they fax me." OooooK. She obviously didn't understand the...
Reply
Re: OKC-based company IMAGENET wants to keep employees’ $1,200 stimulus payments….
Good god. what a piece of work (Putting it nicely). Talk about screwing over your employees. At what point did this seem like a good idea for a company of Pats size. I know everyone is hurting but the 100 mil dealer is not hurting like the 5-10 mil dealer right now in my opinion. Glad he bowed to the pressure but that should have never been considered.
Comment
Re: The End Of The Day With Ray! Beware of the Predators!!
Which episode did you comment that everybody is trying to sell Document Mgt systems these days and why you think that is not the best idea? BTW, I purchased some eLearn courses on www.selltowin.com because of one of your SAT AM episodes. Thanks,
Reply
Re: Ricoh Copy Output Tray for MP 9002
@msaeger that's a great idea also. We tried that first and could not be ordered. in addition I found that the out put tray for the C6503 is similar in size and heard that it will work. Have someone checking to see if they are available.
Reply
Re: Will outside Sales Rep's go away?
I’m a little late to this party but had the thread open since it was posted. As a 35 year old i straddle the “millennial” and old school gap (in my opinion haha). There is value of ordering things online that can be commonly used or even basic electronics. But if it’s anything above basic, I still believe talking to someone even if on the phone, pays dividends. We recently bought a new vehicle for my wife and explored for weeks online our options, the new vehicles options, what the price...
Comment
Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
I will also add since you mentioned wanting to do this on copiers/MFPs: our industry also needs to get the idea that MPS only has to do with printers & A4 MFPs out of their heads. Output is output, & our clients don't see any difference so why should we? Properly deploy what systems meet the client's needs (or just get rid of them if that is best) & be of service in whatever way you can. Hell, our customers want all of this stuff to go away (just wait til the Millenials are in...
Comment
Re: Five Reasons Why I'm Stoked About the New Ricoh SP8400DN Printer
No, we are not doing any of those agreements with our MFP's. With the printer the device billing would not include the drum, or fuser. Client would pay for those. Device billing is a practical maintenance agreement for the new A3 ink based MFP's. Epson will be launching their 100ppm color device shortly. The only consumables is the print head and the ink. It's rumored that the print head will be warranted for 3 years. In addition the print head is very costly. The idea would be to charge...
Comment
Re: Five Reasons Why I'm Stoked About the New Ricoh SP8400DN Printer
Thanks. Interesting. I wonder what the advantages and disadvantages of those ink jets are (compared to laser MFP).
Comment
Re: You can't Manage Tranformation it must be Enthusiastically Led
Good post. I agree that enthusiasm is critical in the area of leadership. I also agree that good management is critical in driving progress...which can ultimately result in transformation. However, we differ in the idea that someone is either an enthusiastic leader or a good manager. The most effective and enduring leaders I have worked with have also had very strong management skills. They were not necessarily the ones in the trenches on a daily basis...but they possessed an understanding...
Comment
Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
Here is a report from leasingnews.org. One of their legal editors is doing a three part review of this legislation. Leasing News Exclusive: State Senator Steven Glazer and the genesis of CA SB 1235 (Part 1 of 3) By Tom McCurnin Leasing News Legal Editor This is important not only if you are doing commercial business in California, but this may affect other states. If you are new to this, here is legislation passed both the assembly and senate, awaiting California Governor Jerry Brown’s...
Comment
Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
Part Two: Leasing News Exclusive: The Opposition and How Senator Steven Glazer Got SB 1235 Passed (Part 2 of 3) By Tom McCurnin Leasing News Legal Editor The bill was "Engrossed and Enrolled" and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m., September 12th, awaiting his decision to sign or veto. How He Pushed It Through the Legislature What are the takeaways from this interview and SB 1235? ▪ First , I Was Surprised at the Overwhelming Support of Trade Groups for the Bill. When he rattled off the...
Reply
Re: "Green Jobs"
Well, I recycle as well, but my goal is mainly to prevent my trash from winding up in a landfill. As far as the trees, we're currently using more of them than we are replacing. The amount of forested area on the Earth is massive, so cutting down a tree or 100 or 1,000 trees doesn't seem like it makes any effect. Over a 5 year period, we lose about 1% of our forested areas. This means an area previously listed as "forest" has to be reclassified as something else like plain, swamp, etc. That...
Reply
Re: P4P member: Allegheny County signs 5 year contract with Amcon Office Systems
Gman - Your absolutely right...Green Initiatives have always interested me and from a financial perspective they are great investments right now for stocks. Art - Thank you -- this was the most competitive and nail bighting 4 months in my career so far. Being government this bid had to go out to the public. The bid requirements were 50 pages long, and the time spent in dotting I's and crossing t's was insane. Every company who sells copiers bid in the Pittsburgh Market. Everyone body who...
Reply
Re: RING BINDING
RING binding is not a coil but it is plastic binder. If you look at the GBC option with the different dies you may get some idea. Ricoh's ring punch is only one type and it's installs the rings at the same time. It suppose to not slow up the machine. The binders are proprietary to Ricoh.
Reply
Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
I can think of a few markets CBS isn't in now where there are Imagistics locations currently. Any idea how many locations they had in the U.S.? Distribution... That's the main thing Canon is lacking now right?
Reply
Re: Sales Management
I think it is obvious what you do with people who don't want to work. It is just as obvious what to do with people who DO want to work! Incentives can be a great way to move a product or idea, but dis-incentives are more personal and can be very disruptive for that individual (ie: income tax, sales activity micromanagement). I am a firm believer that good salespeople like to behave as if they run their own business. When governing bodies try to enforce restrictions, penalties, and/or lessen...
Reply
Re: Is there a different approach?
I think you are in for a pleasant surprise. For the second part I've quoted here, I think the idea is that as long as I'm only telling Ricoh people about Ricoh strenght's and weaknesses, that's great, as soon as I tell a Xerox person, I'm educating my cometition.
Reply
Re: Where Do You see the Copier Industry in 5 years????
good stuff, hope to hear more from you soon!! Hope things in Maryland are good for you!! Art
Reply
Re: New Toshiba 2020C A3 Color Coming to America!
Any idea what the MSRP/Street Price/CPCs will be for the 2020c? Looks like it could be Toshiba's answer to the Ricoh C2030/C2050/C2550...
Reply
Re: Does your Copier Service Contract still reflect 1970's Analog Copiers?
Can you give us some idea - just curious - what push-back (if any) you have had? Most interested in: "...reasonably protects the confidentiality of any customer information stored on the copier’s Hard Drive, in case that Hard Drive is replaced or the copier is eventually disposed of. It is the customer’s complete responsibility to manage their Hard Drive’s information security upon disposal" (maybe too soon for you to comment). and, do you get questions about ..."Whenever possible, to allow...
Reply
Re: Does your Copier Service Contract still reflect 1970's Analog Copiers?
Most copier brands now include the ability to email or fax the meter reads and service codes on a regular basis. I have never had a customer concern about this. Every Monday AM, I get a report from all of my recent copier installs. I have gotten pretty good at skimming these reports, seeing any problems and proactively dispatching a service tech. Customer really like the idea that I am electronically watching their copier.
Reply
Re: Are Step Leases ethical business practise?
Disclosure, disclosure, disclosure is the name of the game. I've not run into any step leases (yet) but know they are out there. I make it a policy to go over the T&C's of the simpliest lease agreement with the customer so that they understand full well. Can't tell you how many customers who were sold by former reps had now idea what the terms of their lease. To some it was a big surprise. Honesty and plain language is the best policy.
Reply
Re: Time in business requirements
I've got a great idea! Why don't we package all these copier leases together, then divide them into thousands of "shares" that anyone can purchase? Eventually the demand for our high-paying financial instrument will exceed our supply, but we can always supplement that by offering leases to people who wouldn't normally qualify.
Reply
Re: MFP Refurbishing & Recycling
When we have a client that asks us to dispose of a printer/MFP, I know we have our delivery driver pick up the device to properly dispose of it, but I have no idea what happens from there.
Reply
Re: Who really needs 250 GB in a Konica Minolta Hard Drive!
Almost no idea what you are talking about. In my experience, people who have workflows that would benefit from storing images to the copier also need a Fiery controller. In those types of worflows with high-res color images, its quite easy to wind up with very large files. I've seen files stored on the Fiery that were more than 1GB for a single file. So, in those specific types of workflow, yes, a larger hard drive is not only useful but necessary. For general office work, there is generally...
Reply
Re: Wireless Printing to a LAN port on a Ricoh 4420NF (Savin 3760NF)
Correct, short CAT5 cable from printer to wireless print server. Best to put in a static IP into the machine, otherwise, you'd have to print to the hostname of the printer and have something doing local DNS to map it from the name to the ever-changing IP. You shouldn't need to do anything at all with the router. Just make sure your IP for the printer is in the same range as the PC. for example, the PC's IP is 192.168.1.1, you could make the printer 192.168.1.44 For small home networks, it's...
Reply
Re: CBS NEWS REPORT ON COPIER SECURITY
more details on the new drive http://www.pcworld.com/busines...ives_turned_off.html While a great feature I expect it will have to be Common Criteria certified before it gains much traction in the market place. I would not expect buyers to give up on the idea of a Data Overwrite kit anytime soon. 90% plus of my Sales quotes these days involve copier secuity.
Reply
Re: Top 9 Blunders that B2B Sales Reps Make
Blunder #5: They give a generic sales pitch. What they do: They natter on and on about their company, its offerings, and its strategy. Why they do it: Usually they’ve been handed a “standard” presentation created by marketing people who have no idea how to sell. What happens: They never really find what the prospect wants and needs, so the pitch is just a “spray and pray”. Your Action Plan: To avoid this blunder, get “centered” before your next sales call. During your conversation with the...
Reply
Re: Contract: Dept. of Ecology spent $250k on copies never made
Does most of the business world really have *no* minimum amount of copies included? Obviously, including 30% more than you are going to run is a bad idea, but if a minimum is set at a reasonable level, it's easier to budget your expenses. Also, reconciling those overages on a quarterly or semi-annual basis would help even out the peaks and valleys.
Reply
Re: New Ricoh W3601 Prelim Brochure!!!
Interesting idea. If they could add a GDI controller to it, enable the USB, and maybe take away the scanning (or get a USB TWAIN driver), that would be interesting. I will run that by Engineering.
Reply
Re: What is pdf/a?
that is correct. The idea if to create a format that can outlast the programs that made it. There is a fear that existing file formats would become unreadable as the pace of technology leaves them behind. The PDF/A is supposed to be application independant.
Reply
Re: Can you trust the Cloud?
And here's the rebuttal for my statement: http://www.govtech.com/securit...tch-Good-Idea-020711 However, I think the idea of an internet kill switch is rather silly as well. In order for the kill switch to be used, the country would have to already be in total rebellion. No politician is going to throw a switch that costs the U.S. GDP billions a day except in the face of armed uprising.
Reply
Re: P4P Hotel offer P4P Gear!
Art, great idea. I have a very close friend of mine who does embroidery. He does all of my company shirts as well as my major clients. Send me an eps file and I will get you a sample.
Reply
Re: KYOCERA MITA ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE TRANSITION
Art, I agree. It does seem as though there has been a higher than normal executive exodus in recent months. Vendors, like the majority of us are still wrestling with this mundane economy. You do have to wonder who's idea these changes were though.
Reply
Re: For all Replublicans, or Indies
The difference between Perry's 20% flat tax and Cain's 9-9-9 is that Perry's plan does not include a consumption tax (nat'l sales tax). I haven't been comfortable with the fact that Cain's plan would have even the poorest paying a 9% national sales tax on top of their state sales tax. My view of Perry is that he would be capable and is genuinely fiscally and socially conservative. He gets a bad rap for some of what he has had to do regarding illegal immigration but unless you live in a...
Reply
Re: For all Replublicans, or Indies
Agreed...I love the idea of drug dealers helping to pay down the national debt. Maybe as he refines the idea there will be a way to provide a tax refund to low income families, at least those that file a return.
Reply
Re: Ricoh adding 70 jobs in Lawrenceville
I had no idea they were even in this business. http://www.ricoh.com/thermal/
Reply
Re: AMPV Assessments - Can you tell how Ledger pages were billed
hmmm. That makes it hard to get a good idea of historical page volume vs. actual click/impression volume. How are people ensuring that the historical and proposed AMPVs are apples to apples?
Reply
Re: Got A Situation! What would ou do?
You likely made a big profit on the first deal based on the wholesale value of used gear. Customer is screwed. Best thing to do is do the right thing. Forget the idea of "making a few bucks" on this one and do the right thing for the customer. Make the current machine right or replace it for them at no additional cost or harm to them. Be happy to keep the customer.
Reply
Re: Phone App for Service and Supply Calls
Txeagle, you are correct. Monte called me about the idea and I stated to put it out to the P4P'ers for feedback. This would be an app for smart phones, what does everyone think?
Reply
Re: Phone App for Service and Supply Calls
I like the idea, but I bet the window on something like this would be fairly small. I've got to believe that e-Automate will be coming out with an app to do this.
Reply
Re: Managed Services "Are You in or Out"!
We have been tossing around the idea of offering IT services for the last 2 years. We do believe there is enough of a market there based on our customer's inquiries. Old Glory brings up a good point that we were anticipating as well. You almost need to have 2 groups. First, your install/analysts, and second your dedicated IT services personnel. While ideal, it may not be monetarily feasible for smaller dealers to carry the extra bodies.
Reply
Re: Managed Services "Are You in or Out"!
We have the two groups, and of course we have to put in the dreaded work tickets for help. We've started our campaign with our existing accounts and to tell you the truth I'm having a tough go of it, maybe I've got too much imaging at heart and feel like more calls dedicated for MSP may take away from my bread and butter. We've been doing sharepoint, PC's, Servers for sometime now and I've sold some of these, however the time that it takes too close is awefully long. Is anyone else...
Reply
Re: Need some help on these models
What does NCPG stand for? Is that just for churches or is that all non-profits? Can you give me a idea the cost of the above configuration using NCPG pricing? I appreciate all you help!
Reply
Re: there is no end in sight to Sharp’s crisis.
(Really short version) Once upon a time...back in the day a dealer could get an exclusive for a market. Then dealers figured out that it was a good idea to have two vendors and Mfg's stopped offering exclusives. The solution, open direct operations that can never pick up another line. Here we are today. .... The End...