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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
When talking with your client(s) do you have that come to Jesus moment with them? That would be the talk track about what makes your company (dealership) unique and different in your market? If not maybe it's time to add it. Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago this week and check out the one about Great Sales People and how some great peeps at another dealership helped me out. Konica Minolta Significantly Reduces CO2 emissions in Fiscal Year 2014 Art Post · 9/3/1511:17 PM product...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago First Week of November The election is over. Covid19 is still with us, I dread to think what will become of the copier industry if this lasts much longer. Better yet what happens when the next one hits? The threads below are from Five years ago please take some time to read and enjoy! These great copier threads from 5 years ago this week Konica Minolta Significantly Reduces CO2 emissions in Fiscal Year 2014 ART POST · 9/3/1511:17 PM product development.
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MSP, MSSP & IT Industry Notes for November 15th, 2020
November 15th, 2020 MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by 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...
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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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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Last Week in January 2016 Just like that the first month of 2021 is about to end. When you earn a living based on your month to month performance it seems the time does really fly. However that month to month evaluation of your performance means that you have a new chance to excel 12 times a year. Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 6 Years Ago This Week Konica Minolta Ranked First Place for Two Consecutive Years at the 19th Nikkei Environmental...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago First Week of February 2016 I just finished the first month of 2021. Thus the first month of 2021 is in the books and so far so good even with no end of our Health Emergency being lifted in New Jersey. We must look to the future an accept that change is good and we're going to change. Because without changing we can't move ourselves or our industry forward. Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago this week Managed Print Services Account Manager...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Second Week of February 2016 We hate to lose right? Nothing grinds my gears more, than losing a prospect. I expect that I should be able to secure an order from all of my prospects. I expect to bat 1.000, however the reality is far from that. I definitely lose more deals than I win. Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from Five Years Ago! In fact, I lose about 65% of the time. Bid results for Xerox_Kyocera_Ricoh_Konica Minolta.pdf Art Post · 2/10/168:58 AM...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Third Week of February 2016 It's 7:20AM and I've been awake since 5AM because of our anticipated snow storm in New Jersey. As I write this the snow is coming down heavy and I would say it;s about an inch an hour. I do enjoy the snow days because they give me a chance to finish up odds and ends along with prepping for the next few days. Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from Five Years Ago this Week Who would have thought that Canon, Ricoh, Sharp &...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago The First Week of March 2016 Hard to believe we're about to end the first quarter of 2021. Thus far 2021 is off to a bang in a state that still has many businesses shuttered in New Jersey. Yes businesses are open most businesses with more than 50 employees are still working remote. I hear that all of this could finally come to an end in late April or May. I hope and pray! Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago this week! Konica Minolta Reveals...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Second Week of March 2016 In an effort to get ahead of the changes coming to our industry. I thought it would be good to start posting some information about digital services so that we can start learning more about the transition of our industry over the next 10-15 years. What are digital services? The term Digital Services refers to the electronic delivery of information including data and content across multiple platforms and devices like web or mobile.
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Third Week of March 2016 What Is Digital Transformation? Digital transformation is the process of using digital technologies to create new — or modify existing — business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements. This re-imagining of business in the digital age is digital transformation (from Sales Force) Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 5 Years Ago This Week! Konica Minolta Acquires Meridian...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Last Week of March 2016 The month of March has not been good for me. In fact it seems to be a replay of March 2020 when the pandemic started. With two days left in the month a goose egg could me my tale for the month. WTF I've got two days left and I won't quit, I end with the goose egg at least I'll be building a solid funnel for the upcoming months. Enjoy These Awesome Threads from Five Years Ago This Week Print4Pay Hotel Road Show Visits East Texas Copy...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago First Week of April 2006 Fuji Film thoughts........... Mega dealers could align with Fuji and relabel their own mfp’s, solutions and supplies. Those mega dealers can then further their brands via Fuji, in addition Fuji would not need a large operation in the US market place. Xerox partners with or buys Ricoh? Xerox needs and OEM, Ricoh made mention they want to align with others players to boost revenue and profits. Enjoy these awesome copiers threads from...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Second Week of April 2016 Last week I released my first video series dubbed "Better Call Art". The plan is to produce at least one video per week that will with other industry veterans who are still in embedded in our industry. We'll chat about the industry but more importantly have discussions that will share our collective knowledge. In addition I plan to also bring in third party solution providers that I believe can make a difference in our every day...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Last Week of April 2016 Tough week this week along with a tough month. Being under the weather for a full week does not help, but rather than calling out sick I stuck to the plan. In the end the I was not able to eat the bear this month. However May looks to be stacked! Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago this week Why I Am Now a Social Selling Believer Art Post · 4/26/1611:12 PM Why I Am Now a Social SellingBeliever by Print Audit Last week...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago First week of May 2016 May is off to a slow start couple that with a so so April and it has me a little bit concerned moving into a post pandemic world. The first two months of the year was a record breaker but at least here in NJ have been interesting to say the least. Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 5 Years Ago This Week Top Twenty Old Copier Manufacturers that FADED Away! Art Post · 5/3/1611:29 PM five market share leaders were Canon 29.1%, Sharp...
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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Third Week of May 2016 Geesh, I'm looking for something to make mention of and I'm coming up with nothing until just a few seconds ago. Summer...., a time when we would all like to take it down a notch and enjoy the fruits of our labor. Summer...., a time we need to pick it up a notch because the prospecting that we do now will carry us for the third and fourth quarters of the year. There is limited time to rest, pick and choose those days carefully because...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry May 22nd, 2021
Sponsored by May 22nd, 2021 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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The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago Last Week of May 2016 Memorial Day Weekend is finally here and the weathing is miserable! Fifty-two degress, wind and rain for the last 16 hours and that's the forcast for another 24 hours. At least I can catch on my my P4P Stuff. Remember that this weekend is to honor those that have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Enjoy These Copier Threads from 5 Years Ago This Week! KYOCERA Announces 31 New MFPs & Printers, Six Business Apps Art Post ·...
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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 August The run of the slump is still continuing, but there has been some light that I can see from the end of the tunnel. Next week should see a some action with some opportunities finally moving to the order side. Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago this week! Ricoh named a global market leader in Managed Print Services by Quocirca for fifth consecutive year Art Post · 8/2/1610:23 PM TOKYO, August 1, 2016 - Ricoh...
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Sharp to make electric cars?
August 29th, 2021 Sharp to make electric cars? - Sharp’s owner, Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan (aka Foxconn), had its founder, Terry Gou in interview state: o “If we can make iPhones, why can’t we make EVs? It is an iPhone with four wheels.” - Young Liu, current chairman, announced plans to build factories in the U.S. and Thailand that will assemble electric vehicles, and looking for locations in Europe - Already supplies electronics to electric car makers, such as Tesla and BMW - Plans to...
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Sharp reports last quarter’s earnings
August 29th, 2021 Sharp reports last quarter’s earnings - Sharp is a division of Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan (aka Foxconn) - Total net sales up 18.9% to 611.5 billion yen ($5.6 billion) - Operating profit up 86.3% to 18.3 billion yen ($169 million) - 8K Ecosystems division (which includes MFPs, PPS and printer) had net sales increase of 36.8% to 137.6 billion yen ($1.3 billion) o Operating profit up to 4.1 billion yen ($38 million)
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This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago Last Week of March 2017 Good things happen to those that wait? How are about good things happen to those that get older and wiser, or good things happen to those that get older, wiser and can still take direct. It was pretty cool because I implemented a plan for going deeper and wider, that deeper and wider found me a $600K content opportunity. We're only two week into the process, will keep everyone updated on this one. Enjoy These Great...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago Last Week of March 2012 With the end of March, it's only nine months until I can start posting the threads and links for the last 20 years in the copier industry. Transformation for us started about 5 years ago and now I like to state that we offer almost anything and everything for the office technology guru's. Come and enjoy! Enjoy These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago purchase a new Kyocera color copier/printer/fax machine for $11,049...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago First Week of June 2017 We are six months away from creating 20 years of original content for the copier industry. Yes, the change in those twenty years has been awesome and it's exciting to see where are our industry will be in the next twenty years! Enjoy These Copier Threads from Five Years Ago Australian label printer targets further growth with Konica Minolta bizhub Press C71cf Art Post · 6/1/1710:22 PM By Henry Mendelson 31 May 2017 Read...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
sponsored by The year 2023 will mark 43 years of sales in the office technology space. I've spent all of my years in down the street (SMB) office technology sales, even when I had my own small dealership for 12 years. I was never the flashy type, never the bull ****ter or one that made promised of gifts and dinners. I just went about my business and exercised a great work ethic to win more than I lost. I never minded losing because I was able to learn from those losses and always kept the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago Second Week of August 2017 sponsored by I think the number of copier brands in the US market in 1984 was 29 brands. Now that is a hell of a lot of brands. Brands like Sanyo, AB Dick, 3M, IBM, KIP, Monroe, Oce, Olivetti and many more can only be seen or remembered in print. Only five of those brands 1984 still market copier aka MFPs today. It was also interesting to see that Konica was not a marketed brand in 1984. Canon, Ricoh, Sharp, Toshiba...
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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 August 2012 sponsored by On my previous blog I wrote about the many players offered copiers in 1984 and how many of them are around to this day. One thing many may forget is that many of the copiers offered in the eighties was a mix of A3 and A4 devices. Some or one will say that the A4 revolution started 6 years ago, but in reality that revolution started closer to 1980. The manufacturers realized they could capture more clicks...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago Third Week of August 2012 sponsored by Some of the headlines for the office equipment channel 1o years ago. Sharp has Serious Money Problems! Final Five Predictions? Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses Sharp enters crucial stage of rehabilitation Seems it was a tough week for Sharp, many even me thought that Sharp would exit the MFP business. Ten years later Sharp is still in the MFP business and doing...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago Last Week of August 2012 sponsored by A customer was demo'ing a canon color copier with fiery in their office. I stopped by on the second day to check to see how everything was going. The office manager asked me if there was any way that images or pictures would just randomly print off the hard drive of the system. Apparently, some very explicit images had been printed on the copier right before I got there. Rightfully so she was absolutely...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago First Week of September 2012 sponsored by Lately I've been fighting with my next step. It's no secret that I'm at the age when you're not sure of how many more summers will come your way. Over the years I've always been able to express my creative side when interacting with clients and painting them a picture of why I should be their partner for office technology. I've always stated that the best reps are those than can paint a picture of the...
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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 September 2012 sponsored by Digital Transformation, digital transformation and it's time we all started to embrace and understand the advantages our clients can expect when they start incorporating DX applications to their daily way of doing business. -=Good Selling=- Here' the Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week COPIER/FAX (SHARP) DATA SECURITY KITS & INSTALL Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/121:43 PM Solicitation Number:...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago Second Week of September 2017 sponsored by Some of you reading this have probably been in sales longer than I’ve been alive. If that’s the case, some of you are really, really old! Some of you reading this could be new to a career in selling and looking for ways to increase your wins. Either way, you are lucky enough to be in one of the most incredible careers you could have hoped for. No 2 days will be the same, the money can be phenomenal,...
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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 September 2012 sponsored by I'm off to BTA "Capture the Magic" event in Las Vegas on Tuesday of this week. I'll be posting events on here, Twitter and Linkedin. I'm in need of connecting with dealer principals that resell Toshiba, Lexmark, HP and KonicaMinolta. Please give me a shout if you're going to in Vegas and if not please send me an email. -=Good Selling=- Some Great Copier Threads from Ten tears Ago This Week ! Konica...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago Last Week of September 2012 sponsored by I may have to throttle back a bit on posting and writing because Kathy and I have family member that is in ill health. Family is more important and I need to focus on helping. I'm looking for help, I need to reach out to KM, Toshiba and HP principals. I'm willing to offer free Premium/VIP memberships for the team along with some other stuff. Please contact me for details apost@p4photel.com -=Good Selling=...
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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 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 the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago First Week of December 2017 sponsored by We're do the last four weeks before the start of 2023. 2023 will enable us to post a weekly thread titled....."This Week in the Copier Industry Twenty Years Ago". hard to believe that twenty years have passed. It will be interested to read the titles and topics of those threads back in the early 2003. For more the start of 2003 also marks the "golden age" for Digital MFPs. Enjoy These great Copier Threads...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago Second Week of December 2017 sponsored by In addition the when asked "are there any issues or problems we need the address with the new IT Director the answer was "everything great". More to come on this in my next blog..... Part 2 Over the next 3 or 4 weeks this client when dark and all of my attempts to get connect via call, email and stop in lead to zero responses. It was a few days ago when I hear from my AR person about the dialog they had...
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MSP & MSSP, IT Industry Notes for January 16th, 2023
MSP & MSSP, IT Industry Notes for January 16th, 2023 Sponsored by January 16th, 2023 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...
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This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago First Week of January 2013 On Monday I'll finally be back to work to kick off my 43rd campaign for selling office technology. Originally I planned for one week off during the Christmas break, however we had a death in the family which set me back another week. I'm excited to kick off what might be my last year. Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 15 years Ago This Week Konica Minolta bizhub C224 series – Editor’s Choice Award Review Art Post (Guest) ·...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago Last Week of December 2012 We're down to the last week of the month (at least for me) for some of us, while others will end on the last day of this month. My month ends on the 23rd of each month. At first I was annoyed when that model was implemented many years ago, however I've now grown to love it! I now have two weeks to drive business because that's what our industry have driven for end of the month business. In fact we've conditioned about...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Third Week of January 2013 Ask your DM if they are involved with an Association for their industry, if so ask for the contact name of that person. Call the Association and ask about sponsorship initiatives, speaking opportunities for educating their members, or showing your wares at one of their meetings. Enjoy these awesome copier threads from Ten years ago Print Audit Releases Major Update for Rapid Assessment Key Art Post (Guest) · 1/22/1310:18 PM...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Last Week of March 2013 Real Copier Sales A fun survival book I've written for prospective customers eying me through the web! Thoughts and opinions welcome. I love these forums and have gained some valuable advice from them that are helping my cold calls and sales. The Zombie Copier: 10 Survival Tips For Meeting With A Copier Salesman Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 10 years ago Mail-O-Matic Enhances Direct Mail Business with Six Konica Minolta...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago First Week of April 2013 Real Copier Sales I’m digging into the memory banks for this. From 1986-1998. I was the Founder of Atlantic Office Systems in New Jersey. In the beginning Atlantic Office Systems was not an Authorized Dealer for any manufacturer. Atlantic Office Systems rose from the ashes of Copy Machine Specialists (Authorized Minolta copier dealer in central New Jersey) after they closed their doors in early 1986. I still remember the end quite...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago First Week of August 2018 Real Copier Sales Just a short note for all...... I tend not to post as much during the summer, it's kind of like my vacation time in the evenings. Come the second week of September I'll be back to full time posting. Is it too early to start talking to our clients about Section 179? Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 5 Years Ago This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The First Week in August 2008 Art Post ·...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago Last Week of October 2018 Real Copier Sales "Distance Yourself from The Pack" Whew! I must say that they last ten years selling for a Ricoh Dealership has been interesting. When I first started with my dealership back in 1998, Ricoh had just purchased Savin and..... more here View These Awesome Copier Threads Below Selling Copiers in the Seventies with Darrell Leven Art Post · 10/30/1811:18 PM . If you worked for a dealer please tell us what...