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Re: Marco Acquires New Jersey Copier/Printer Company
Art- the # of your competitors didn’t change , their fingers and toes are now a whole lot farther away from their head. I picture you as Yankee Doodle Dandy and they are the Red Coats. Perhaps they will be as successful as .....Danka or IKON or RBS/AOE or GlobalXRX or ....
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Re: Print Copy Tool versus Plotworks
John, The PrintCopy Tool compares pretty favorably to Plotworks. I attached two documents to this post. The Product Support Guide lists differences between the two products. The PowerPoint has screen shots of all the settings in PrintCopy Tool. I hope this helps.
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Re: A Few Copier Vignettes from the Late Eighties & Nineties
Art, You and I are from similar professional backgrounds and times. We started in 1980 selling Sharp and Juki typewriters. Everything sold near MSRP. Then the fax boom came and we caught that wave perfectly. We sold Ricoh thermal faxes for full list ($2995.00). The only issue was cash flow; we sold them faster than we could order and purchase them. Copier Maintenance agreements went from .022 up to .035 and did not include drums, developer, toner, fuser rollers or lamps! Also, like your...
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Re: A Few Copier Vignettes from the Late Eighties & Nineties
Yup we have the same issues with cash flow. It was a great problem to have. The Hunt for Red October was a great book, even found the movie awesome too! Ty for the comment, we should connect for lunch one day
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Re: Around the Word with Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Again Joins the Fight against Childhood Cancer Ramsey, NJ, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc . (Konica Minolta) today announced they will again support Tackle Kids Cancer, a philanthropic initiative on behalf of the Children’s Cancer Institute at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center. As with last year, Konica Minolta is partnering with THE NORTHERN TRUST...
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Re: Best Fishing Lakes in NJ
I envy you. That is beautiful country up there...and close to the Canadian border! We can cross over and smoke a few Cubans, baby!
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
SCENARIOS-Will Canon succeed in its bid for Oce? * Canon offering 730 million euros to buy Oce * Shareholder Orbis with 10 percent stake opposes offer * Oce shares remain above Canon's 8.60 euro offer By Harro ten Wolde AMSTERDAM, Nov 20 (Reuters) -Japan's Canon (7751.T) plans to buy Dutch copier and printer maker Oce (OCEN.AS) for 730 million euros ($1.09 billion), but large Oce shareholder Orbis said the offer undervalued the company. In response, Oce shares passed Canon's 70 percent...
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Re: Is there a different approach?
Check this thread out: http://p4photel.com/eve/forums...76084491/m/162102322 What we need more of is open discussions for all. We're all in the same boat, whether we're selling Ricoh, Canon, Xerox, KonicaMinolta, Sharp...etc. Sharing our ideas how how to sell more, learn more about the competition, how certain third party software will enable a solution will all help us in the long run. Having a better group effort will help all of us, there are only a handful of us that will stay at one...
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Re: PostScript Vs Fiery
I agree, processing on the machine has advanced to the point that getting a Fiery is not a necessity. You may still encounter times that it is. If you need Pantone, you must have a Fiery. If you want to expertly adjust colors, you must have a Fiery. If you want to swap back and forth between "Pleasing Color"(when it doesn't matter what red it is, as long and it looks red) and "Accurate Color" (when it doesn't matter if it looks good to you because it's not their logo's red), you need a...
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Re: The reason why Ricoh Bought Ikon
Geesh, so where does that leave the likes of KonicaMinolta, Toshiba, Kyocera and Sharp?
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Re: Q. How does your company handle networking charges?
1st 90 days, all inclusive, with no time limit on hours required to get the customer to say they are happy. Thereafter, billable at $95.00 per hour onsite. Dealer, Canada
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Re: Printing Envelopes Reliably on MPC300
I think Old Glory means A4. Remember, 4 is less than 3 (it's a metric thing). You should be able to create an "envelope printer" by installing a second instance of the printer with the same IP address. In the PCL 6 driver (not universal), you can go into the printer properties, print preferences, detailed settings and rotate the image 180 degrees. When you say the printer "red lights", what is the error? Is it a paper type mismatch? If so, what is it calling for? How may envelopes are they...
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Re: Unfair practice of providing startup supplies on state and federal contracts
Good point. But I do not think that Ricoh or any manufacturer wants to lose out up front. They want that money just like anyone else. So they can include the consumables but then they just raise cost to the dealer. In my opinion gov't contracts and bids are a waste of time. You work so hard to earn the business and there are 10 people bidding. Then you have provided the best long term solution that is proven to save them the most over 5 years. But guess what? The gov't entity is 7 million in...
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Re: Wells Fargo Lease reduces Monthly Lease Cost!
I don't use WF but had a lot of problems with DLL negotiating new terms with my customers once the letter was recieved. Caught them red handed a couple of times. Now GE gets most of my business.
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Re: Managed Network Services discussion
This is an interesting topic. I'm confused as why copier dealers/mfg think we can manage networks? Why don't we just get a lift and do car repair too? Or while we are at it repair game consoles, watches and diswashers they all have some kind of computer in them. This is a totally different Industry and there is little to no cross synergy. ASK HP!
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Re: Managed Network Services discussion
The company I work for has a full staff IT, programmer, installers, on-site engineers, a manager, I think we have a staff of 5 or 6. We are also Certified Cisco, MS GOLD partner, dell partner and have realtionships with many of the tech distributors. I guess management thought it was a natural evolution for us. I'm learning, I'm not happy with the commission plan. 6% on going is pretty pitiful when it takes longer to close, more meetings and I have to then work with possible 2 or more staff...
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Re: Managed Network Services discussion
Sounds like you guys have started a completely new division. As I said earlier there is no synergy, you had to completely start from scratch except for maybe billing, the overhead is incredible and let me guess none of them work on MFP's and the sales people don't want to sell it because its a PIA for little return. Next, let me guess, (if its not already) will be a quota on MNS tied to MFP payouts. If you sell $30k MFP's with no MSN Commission rate is X% if you sell some contracts it is...
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Re: Managed Network Services discussion
I was being facetious when I mentioned Sears. Just trying to make the point that its not that easy. MPS is easy. Cross train tech guys on HP and Lexmark, that already know imaging basics and turn them loose. Then your synergies take over. Your regular reps sell it and you don't need a stable full of specialists that are persnickety to say the least maintaining it.
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Re: Hurricane Sandy Highlands NJ
HIGHLANDS - After weeks of stress and struggle following Hurricane Sandy, Highlands residents will gather together tomorrow afternoon for some serious fun at a free benefit concert. The concert, starring many well-known Jersey Shore musicians, will raise funds and awareness to help rebuild their town. The Hope for Highlands benefit concert will take place Sunday, November 25, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Seastreak Ferry terminal, 325 Shore Drive in Highlands. Although the concert itself is...
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Re: Patent infringement for scanning from copier.
It is sort of a scam....sort of. But not really a scam per se'. It's a real law firm. It's a real patent. And it's a real threatening letter. More of a cross between extortion and ambulance chasing. So what do you do when your client calls you about this since you sold them them the copier.
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Re: Toshiba invests R&D into smart paper technology
Similar to the map that was used on Red Planet, http://movies.amctv.com/movie/2000/Red+Planet, very cool!!
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Re: Data Destruction
I'm a security guy. As soon as this client mentioned an end-of-lease security concern my first thought was to shred the drive. I've seen quite a selection of software on the market with claims of getting rid of the data for good but upon further investigation it's not 100% reliable. We're only as reliable as the solutions we offer. The obstacle here is that, apparently, leasing companies don't care to have hardware returned to them with the HDs in 1000 pieces. I have a good friend that runs...
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Re: Folders
From: Jim Stocker Sent: 11/25/2002 10:56 AM I have to agree with "mug"(?), Duplo (800-255-1933) makes a fine folder, best in the market in my opinion (especially for heavier stock and cross-folding). However, none of them offer a perf/scoring attachment, although they do offer a stand alone unit that does just that. I've been dealing them for close to nine years now, and they do offer great support, sales and service. MBM is still the best bet for an all in one application. Jim Stocker
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Re: Wells Fargo Rates
From: Ted Sent: 11/21/2002 8:03 AM The provision that rolls them over for a year has got to be in the fine print. I've dealt with enough lawyers to know that leases can be ammended. I've only had one law firm that didn't cross out (and initial) and make amendments to some of the terms. All my RMAP Leases with attorneys and a couple with Fleet have been "amended". I bet that you could cross out the provision that automatically rolls them over for a year and change it to monthly. Just make...
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Re: XRX Refinancing debt
Xerox Posts Net Loss Under Old Accounting By Franklin Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - Xerox Corp. (NYSE:XRX - news) on Wednesday posted a first-quarter net loss versus a year-ago profit and an 11 percent drop in revenues -- unaudited results that are subject to change under an agreement with federal regulators. ADVERTISEMENT Three weeks ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Xerox, known for its printers and photocopiers, with using accounting tricks to distort financial results from...
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Re: Soaring
We have had several meetings on it and was supposed to be on board by now but back-to-back-to-back bad months put things on hold. Are you operating on OMD or La Cross? The real power is the relationship this can have with your service and sales records. If you are looking into this seriously, I would like to maintain an open dialog as we tip toe down this path together. jim@cbs-digital.com
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Re: 400 DPI IMAGE MOVEMENT!!!
I don't know how much you have worked with these but some things to keep in mind with dig. dups...The print will move some on every sheet and every pass. It just isn't noticed with a single color or on the first pass. Therefore, on a two-color of red and black for instance, the black has moved alittle "+" on some sheets and alittle "-" on others as did the red on the second pass. The problems come in on those sheets where the black went alittle "+" on the same sheet where the red went...
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Re: Halftones w/JP8500 & Quark
Quick note about Quark and LPI. First the obvious thing, changing LPI will change the size of the dots in your Photo. a low LPI, like 60 will make the dots in the photo readily apparent(not always a bad thing). A high LPI like 133 will make the dots so small many pictures will come out as a big blob of ink on the duplicator. Secondly, Quark will downsample any TIFF image to twice the resolution of your LPI, so a 65LPI setting means you are printing 130dpi TIFFs, again, this isn't such a bad...
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Re: I need a leasing company for a new customer
Canon Leasing! They will take any machine. I will get you the info. We had a new startup company and DLL, Fleet, and Ricoh Leasing said no. We sent the info into Canon Leasing and they said OK. Go figure. We are leasing a Ricoh Machine through Canon Leasing. We have already let Ricoh (a.k.a. DLL) know. Boy were they red faced.
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Re: JP 4500 Duplicator coming soon
Gestetner version of the brochure is at the uploads section for posting in the documents area. MSRP is as follows: JP4500 (CP6244) $9995 Type 45L Color Unit $1025 Type 40 Controller $2195 (Same DF, cabinet and platen as JP3000 (5430)) Masters $175/bx (2 rolls) Black Ink $92 (5x600cc) Color Ink $126 Available colors - red, blue, brown, green, navy, purple, gray, yellow, teal, maroon, orange I'll post more info when I get some. Cheers, Jim Stocker
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Re: HP 9000MFP and HP 4101MFP
Think of the 4101 as a 1013F that is 25 ppm and had color scanning. What I mean is the 1st copy time is a SLOW 12 seconds!!!The platen is 8.5x11 only, 30 sheet ADF (not ARDF), it only ways 70lbs. where the 2022 is 188lbs. w/o the ARDF. It appears to not have any speed or quick dials, no finishing...I don't even think it has zoom. Maximum paper capacity is only 1600 sheets (600 standard). The dispay is an LCD with navigation buttons like our Aficio 200/250 used to be. It does have color...
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Re: B2C defined
Allow me to comment on this for a moment. Ricoh B2C is a strategy, not a product. The conecpt of B2C came about as an effort to transform B&W customers into color. The B2C strategy was to offer a system that was equivalent to B&W systems in every feature and function, with comparable B&W CPC. Most importantly, systems like this did not need a color specialist to sell as typical customers were just looking to make sure reference colors were in place (ie red apples, blue sky, and...
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Re: Big Tom Out as Prez at Ricoh
It is becoming clearer that Lanier is taking over Ricoh. The new name will soon become Ranier. With X/Global hitting Ricoh hard and Sharp taking a couple of distribution points (so far), it could get interesting at the big, red "R."
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Re: Salespeople Get No Respect?
First, if I was the salesperson I would send the sales admin a gift certificate for a nice dinner for two. Second, I'd come in Monday morning and start hitting it hard to have a great start to the new year. Third, I'd take Red and my sales manager out for a drink after work on Monday and ask them when writing and booking business is a bad thing. Fourth, I wouldn't think about it again.
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Re: Salespeople Get No Respect?
so in conclusion to the story, management blamed sales person for cc'ing Red in an email to management. Salesperson thought it would be GOOD that they know also. Nothing is being done about the nasty vm's. Salesperson then stated they will just not acknowledge Red anymore. So, it is almost two weeks later nothing is delivered, backordered from Ricoh on accessories, and no delivery in site for at least 7 or eight more days. Salesperson is now looking for a NEW job!
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Re: Gas Price Check
I gotta move to Tennesse, I mean cheaper gas, red state, probably a lot more good things also!
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Re: Email from Canon P4P'er "Ricoh Direct Pricing"
I have mentioned before that all resources are being invested in IKON / RBS and support (field and financial) is being scaled back on the Dealer side at Ricoh. Just wait until April 2009! The current Ricoh leadership would applaud this situation and toast to it with an expensive glass of red wine.
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Re: White Papers?
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Re: Vision
I agree try telling the owner of my company that ....also we just hired one guy and will be hiring another and they are under my responsibilty. Most importantly on Sat the 8th I have Red Sox tix so I need to get to Boston
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Re: Ricoh sponsors Yankees vs Tampa Bay in Japan!
For anyone who hasn't seen Ricoh's huge presence at the baseball's season opener in Japan, the Ricoh name is everywhere - bacstop, outfield, and the players uniforms. Just read Mike Mussina's comment abount the Ricoh patch on his sleeve: When players got to their lockers, they found white 3-inch patches on their shirt sleeves with the words "Ricoh" in red. Just like when the New York Mets met the Chicago Cubs four years ago in the first Japanese season opener, major league baseball sold...
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Re: 1060 and Twain driver
Wow... I thought I was the only person who discovered these "new" problems. Yes, it does seem suspicious that you are the first person reporting the problem, but a "Tech Alert" really is the best way to go. This will require tech support to actually attempt to duplicate your issue and issue you a written response on what they found. Of course, on the last one they sent to me they flat-out lied on the written response and I caught them red-handed. They said they tested a feature, but when I...
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Re: How do you manage Letter of Intent dates for your customers?
The only time I send them in is if I am going to switch leasing companies or when it is absolutely necessary. The letter of intent triggers all sorts of monkey business at the leasing companies.....all of which the leasing companies will deny ever happens....even though I've caught them red handed several times. You have to figure out if your leasing company will give you "Penny Quotes". Basically there is a tiny window between when the last payment posts and when the next payment is...
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Re: How do you manage Letter of Intent dates for your customers?
The only time a letter of intent is required is if you are moving to a new leasing company and taking out your competitor. If you are the paper holder then no letter of intent is needed as you can upgrade to return or keep and all the transaction is internal with the leasing company. If a letter is needed make sure it is sent in certified to protect the customer. Leasing companies like to play games after they get these letters. They will call the customer and try to convince them to buy the...
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Re: Introducing the Ricoh(R) AC104,
This retagged Samsung product is in my opinion below Ricoh's standards. As an independent distributor, we have sold some of the Samsungs over the past year and a half and found them for the most part to be a disappoinment. I believe Ricoh is targeting the same SOHO prospects we were when we began implementing the Samsungs. My conclusion is that these prospects are better off purchasing from retail stores if they want inferior products. There has to be a line we won't cross, and under $1000...
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Re: Firmware Issues That Need To Be Resolved
Speaking from a small/mid sized dealership point of view (which it sounds like your are), it looks to me like a 100% problem with your Service Manager (or whoever is in charge of your service department.) 1) Are you ordering parts overnight because the campany's not stocking properly? Or could it be because your techs are "shotgun" troubleshooters? A "yes" to either of these questions falls on the Service Manager's shoulders (poor initial and ongoing training, as well as not keeping an eye...
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Re: Sox vs. Yanks
Schilling shelled in Game 1 Mussina flirts with history Matsui ties ALCS RBI record Rivera got Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series. "It was tough, leaving my family there," the soft-spoken Rivera said. "My fans and my teammates helped me out big time. ... That was something special." Hideki Matsui tied an ALCS record with five RBIs,...
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Re: Pay Plan
Jim: My thoughts precisely! I believe that 100% commission on printers is a good idea, we haven't done that at our company and a lot of times it's like "you want to buy a what?", great that means 5 hours of work on cross product comparisons and figuring out how our product is going to save money in the long run, trying to explain it to the customer, fighting the IT guy, etc... and all for $50 if you're lucky. Then, the company reaps the aftermarket revenue and as sales reps we hope that they...