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Re: A4s and Single Function Laser in MPS
My first thought is that your post has a lot of jargon in it I don't understand. (I'm directly responsible for MPS, so it's not that I'm unfamiliar with the terms). When Art can't understand your question about and industry he's been in for 20+ years, it's time to back up and re-write . Secondly, regarding your questions about placing supplemental A4 MFPs around, it all depends upon the customer. I have some customers that have central MFPs and NO additional MFP capability. I have others...
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Re: Questions
I would like to hear from anyone that has some insight on the new Bizhub color production 80 PPM system. I heard from a customer that they were shown this unit in a "behind the scenes" preview at Print 09 and that KM would be launching it this spring. From what I gathered, they beefed up the g/m² , changed the feeding mechanism, tighter registration and would share the accessories as the b/w 1200 unit. Very curious to see where it is positioned relative to Ricoh's production products.
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Re: Photizo Group Launches MPS Insights.com
I "purchased" one of their "insight" brochures for free and still felt like I paid too much.
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Re: Cloud Printing
We haven't been asked for it yet, but boy you sure can see it coming. Even in our own office, we are increasingly using iPads and other mobile devices that lend themselves to cloud type usage. Also, cloud computing is making certain services more affordable to to smaller companies who can't afford their own IT personnel. They will eventually, and naturally, look to cloud solutions for their print needs as well. Here is a fresh story driving home this point. I suggest reading the comments...
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Re: NY Times Article about Ricoh Japan
What is everyone seeing from Ricoh in terms of equipment availability? Any models that you are being told you cant get? Anyone have insight into the other manufacturers regarding availability?
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Re: What are some good talk tracks for Non-Xerox users?
For starters, everyone is happy to say they are happy with their current provider to get you off the phone! Believe nothing of what you hear and half of what you see is something my father always said, doesn't make much sense but he always said it! Selling today is a lot more complicated than years ago. When I started, you would whip out the yellow pages, pick a type of business and just start making cold calls. The pitch was simple something to effect "Hi this is so and so, and I'm calling...
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Re: Transform Global 2012
Day one has passed and overall, I'm impressed with the event. I actually ran into a couple of P4P members and finally after all of these years got to meet Lee Rummage from RJ Young. On Wednesday evening Oki hosted the evening reception @ Hiltons Signature Island. Food, drinks and networking, at this time I also had to the chance to meet Greg Walters (Death of the Copier) and now the newly elected President of the MPSA. I also ran across many new contacts and believe it or not many readers of...
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Re: WEBINAR: The Future of Print in a Digital World
I signed up for webinar but now unable to attend. Is there a P4Per out there that could possibly shaer some of the highlights or links if any information is provided?
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Re: Info360/On Demand Show 2012 in NYC
I had planned on attending, and even registered for the event. I was psyched that it was back at the Javitt's Center in NYC (My old stomping ground). But as is all to frequently the case life got to busy and I wasn't able to attend. Now I feel relieved that I didn't really miss anything. I use to love flipping my name tag backwards and walking into the competitions booth(s) and having some kid tell me all about their products and how they worked. Good times! I would be interested to hear...
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Re: 0% Copier Financing
A lot of confusion around this topic. The leasing companies have a beat-down coming if they continue to falsely promote their FMV promo rates as "0% leases". Example, a recent manufacturer promo offered "0% FMV Lease!" for 36 months. But the lease rate for a 36 month deal was .027777. On a $10,000 machine, the payment was $277.77. The sum of 36 payments, $9,999.72 ($10,000). Problem? The machine still belongs to the lessor. Assuming that the residual value was 15% ($1,500), plug the...
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Re: Aficio MP 9002 Series
What's new - What's Different See Attached. Just what you probably would have guessed.
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Re: BTA East 2012 District Event
There were 36 vendors at this event. I'll be posting a blog titled" my top 5 solutions/products of the event in the next day or so. Kyocera: Besides Nori have a heavy japanese accent, he was at times very hard to understand what he was saying, thank goodness for the power point slides. However, it seems that all of the manufacturers are now sharing the same slides! Business Process Optimization, find the pain, be a consultant to solve workflow and business problems with the use of software,...
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Re: ITEX, WorldExpo, or BTA?
Dr. The only event of that type that I attend regularly is GraphExpo in Chicago. Do you have any plans of showing there at all?
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Re: BTA's Capture the Magic District Event - Nov. 15-16, 2012
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Oct. 10, 2012 Brent Hoskins Executive Director Business Technology Association (816) 303-4040 BTA West to Host Capture the Magic Nov. 15-16 in Las Vegas Kansas City, MO — On Nov. 15-16, 2012, the Business Technology Association’s (BTA; www.bta.org ) West district will host its second annual Capture the Magic event at the Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas, Nev. Dealers who register by Monday, Oct. 15, will receive a $50 on-site...
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Re: GEM Promo Pricing
That does not sound right, I have put through a few city, state deals at the published GEM Promo for a few 1022's and 1055's. I know there are a few of you who can give insight, what gives? Art
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Re: PDF Printing
Official Response from Ricoh Answer (Anthony Marzano) 08/04/2003 05:48 PM Art, Currently there is a limitation in printing large size PDF files at 600 dpi. This issue should be resolved in the next version of Winprint driver software release. Question (Art Post) 07/31/2003 11:42 AM We have two new installations of the Ricoh 470W, and are experiencing some problems with printing PDF files. I can open a file and print however, I cannot print larger than a 24 x 36 document. Unfortunately, my...
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Re: RBS Continues to Dump Machines & Make Dealers Look Bad!
I work for RBS as wide format specialist, I hit my numbers selling wide format, and that quote is impossible. It's below cost, not including networking, delivery, toner, etc. No need to fire this guy, he can't make a living selling like this anyway. Some offices (and dealers) don't have anyone that understands wide format, and will try to sell them at a cut price to keep a good customer and keep someone that knows wide format out of the account. I've picked up nice business selling B2C and...
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Re: Sales Tips
WHAT IS OUTSTANDING SERVICE? To answer this question, we contacted their salespeople--more than 300 of them--and asked the following question: "What steps do you take to ensure that your clients receive outstanding service?" Before reading any further, take a sheet of paper and list 10 ways in which you or your salespeople are servicing your accounts. Then, compare your answers to the following list. 1. Discuss job with client and gather specs. 2. Prepare and submit quote. 3. Pick up...
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Re: 240w meter count?
default is LF, sounds like you may have gotten one that I let go! I beleive the drum life is 60-80K LF. You can also check in the service mode to be sure. Can anyone else lend a little more insight.
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Re: Need Input for Color Deal
I also received a copy of what they are printing. I will scan and attach tomorrow to show what the output is. I should be able to put the quote off until Monday to gain more insight.
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Re: Ricoh Rumor!! New Strategy?
We just brought in a MFX-4550 for evaluation. I printed off all the comments on this page and gave them to my service manager, and he thanks you for all the good insight. We have a tip to share back, and Ryan and Art will be glad to hear this. That annoying "confirm page size" screen that you get every time you open a paper drawer? You can turn it off. Go into the Machine Set-up/Admin Set-up screens, and poke around and you'll find it. We'll let you know how the rest of the evaluation goes.
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Re: Gas Price Check
VIENNA, Austria – While oil prices rose Monday with an OPEC production cut later this week all but certain, the price of gasoline in the United States continued to tumble. Gasoline has fallen more than a dime a gallon since Friday, hitting a national average of $2.92 Monday, according to auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. Chakib Khelil, president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, said Sunday that members plan to announce a "substantial"...
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Re: EFI to Acquire ADS Communications, Inc.
EFI Connect 2004 User Conference Set for Las Vegas; Customers Invited to Fifth Annual Conference, June 27-30, 2004 FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004--EFI (Nasdaq:EFII), the world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, today announced it will hold the fifth annual Connect users' conference June 27-30th at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. More than 800 customers, industry leaders, media and analysts are...
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Re: Vision
I'll be there, I think Ted, and Graham are also planning to attend. We all should meet on a social and business platform. Who else is going to attend. I attend for three reasons, to get hands on experience with the new products, and too see what Ricoh's Vision is for the next two years. The third reason to kick back and relax and see some country I've never seen before. Art
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Re: When selling wide format
Art, Can you shed some light on how you came up with the savings per page vs. a plotter? I haven't delved into the world of connected wide format very often in the past, so this is all new to me (but the FW240 has me psyched on breaking into this market) Also, am I right in my assumption that plotters can only produce line drawings with no fill or gray scale? (again, this is all new to me so if I'm going to make waves in this market, I guess I had better start doing homework!) Thanks for any...
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Re: 1060 and Twain driver
Just a note to follow up on my problem / solution. I installed the older version of the TWAIN driver today on the network that originally caused me the problems and everything is working great. I also did not have to run NetBEUI as Tech Services told me I would. I simply uninstalled the new version, then installed the older driver and everything worked like a charm. From now on, when I am involved in an installation, we install the software/drivers that come on the CD's that are included...
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Re: DLL to raise rates
Art, What type of lease approval percentages are you seeing compared to 90 or 180 days ago? We fund our leases internally, so I don't have an insight into the approval rate changes from the leasing companies. Thanks Sam
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Re: ARE YOU GOING TO THE SHOW???
I am happy to report that I cannot attend. Don't get me wrong I would love to and I love you guys, but hopefully we will be having a baby on or before march 8th. Please post pictures of you guys at the show and I will post pictures of the delivery. Just kidding. I will post pictures of my new baby when he or she comes. JG
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Re: ARE YOU GOING TO THE SHOW???
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Re: Start the magic of smart scanning™ with the press of a single button!
for those of you that did not attend, this was awesome info and actually showed how to configure UDOCX for sharepoint, drop box, etc. I will be posting a link here for the recorded session.
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Re: @ Remote is Here!!
Ok first of all I think @Remote is really neato and I'd love for every one of our machines to have it. Having said that. Where's the cost/benefit point for this product? As a dealer, it certainly isn't woth $650 per machine to me to collect meter readings. My customers do that well enough and if they don't it isn't me that gets hurt. As far as service calls, yes it may help my reputation if my technician shows up to fix a problem the customer doesn't know they have, but again, my customers...
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Re: Gel Jet, Ink Jet, Bubble Jet....It's All Ink!
Here's What I'm TALKING ABOUT: PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2006 – HP today bolstered its enterprise imaging and printing product portfolio and strategy, including plans to increase the size and expertise of its sales force, to provide customers with unprecedented levels of service, information and business insight. As part of the announcement, the company unveiled an ink-based printing technology – HP Edgeline – specifically designed to handle the high-volume workloads of businesses. Printers...
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Re: TSC website
to enter the tsc site you must first get a ricoh tech id. i believe you must first be certified on a ricoh product to get a ricoh tech id. you can get a self paced training package or attend a ricoh class. as for tips ricoh will provide you with modified parts and causes of problems but they will never give you get-around fixes.they wont tell you anything but fixes provided by japan.
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Re: hp news!
Editorial contacts: Sarah Steven, HP +1 650 557 9277 sarah.k.steven@hp.com Leah Gerstner Porter Novelli for HP +1 212 601 8140 leah.gerstner@porternovelli.com HP Media Hotline +1 866 266 7272 pr@hp.com www.hp.com/go/newsroom Hewlett-Packard Company 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.hp.com HP Energizes Enterprise Imaging and Printing Growth with Revitalized Sales Approach, Expanded Portfolio Unveils new inkbased printing technology for high-volume workloads PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct.
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Re: hp news!
Here's another report from LYRA that says HP will cut into market with new HP Edgeline! Lyra: HP's Edgeline To Impact Copier/Printer Market Lyra Research Alerts Copier Vendors: HP Is Coming. New Edgeline technology to lower inkjet costs, boost speed, print quality. NEWTON, MA - Lyra Research, the digital imaging authority, hosted a live Webcast called Will Edgeline Finally Give HP the Edge in the Copier Wars? on Thursday, November 16, at 2 p.m. eastern standard time (7 p.m. or 19:00 UTC).
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Re: Wide Format Color Scanner
I have a question, the brochure states w2400, w3600 and 2470 no mention of the 480W, while the statement avove states it will ork with the 480W. Can anyone else lend some insight to this?? Art
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Re: Wide Format Color Scanner
At the time the materials were developed, we wanted to make sure that the scanner worked with the 480 and the 240, technically the products utilizing the Ratio controller. Therefore, before we put any information that the 240 and 480 worked with the scanner, we wanted to conduct some testing. We basically know that the scanner will work with the 240 (based on test conducted by Contex) and the 480 (based on tests that were run by TSC). Although the launch materials do not reference, the...
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Re: Perfect Copier Webinar
We hope you enjoyed today's overview of the Perfect Copier system. Here is a sample of a working Website Widget Here is am Quote Example This week P4P Webinar Special - FREE SETUP, FREE WIDGET, MONTHLY PLANS w/ ANNUAL REBATE PRICING. We want to make this system as friendly and easy for the dealer as possible . If you could give us some feedback on the webinar - we would appreciate it!! Give Feedback For those who were unable to attend , we have slots available for tomorrow's and Thursday's...
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Re: Six Reasons Why Copiers Leases Can Cost You More Than You Signed For
I received the below message via email yesterday. It's from Kevin Clune (President of Clune & Company LLC). I've known Kevin for years and appreciate his insight with leasing. Art, we haven’t talked in years but I still follow p4p. I liked your article about copier leasing but I thought I’d show you the attached marketing piece which shines a spotlight on some of the leasing industry’s most effective/injurious revenue enhancers. It’s a constantly evolving landscape as our industry is...
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Re: Imaging Channel, Let's Become the Innovation Channel!!
Ray Good stuff, however when discussing imaging (which is a wide portfolio of devices), everyone seems to forget about the huge growth of niche imaging devices. Those devices include wide format, grand wide format, label presses, and envelope presses. While in Las Vegas in the spring of this year, I was able to attend the ISA Sign Expo. I've been to a lot of events in the past year and the ISA was the largest event I every attended. Two hundred thousand square feet of convention space with...
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Re: ITEX National Conference & Expo
Special offer for P4P Members to attend ITEX: Register with code P4P50 for $50 off All Access and Main Conference Passes. Visit http://www.itexshow.com/register to register today!
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Re: ITEX National Conference & Expo
Special offer for P4P Members to attend ITEX: Register with code P4P50 for $50 off All Access and Main Conference Passes. Visit http://www.itexshow.com/register to register today!
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Re: ITEX National Conference & Expo
Special offer for P4P Members to attend ITEX: Register with code P4P50 for $50 off All Access and Main Conference Passes. Visit http://www.itexshow.com/register to register today!
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Re: Ricoh Champs MNS
Thanks Art, I just watched some of Andy Slawetsky's stuff from the Ricoh dealer mtg as I couldnt attend this year and I heard Champs IT services for dealers about 6 times. Weird how my DSM and product manager know nothing about it.
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Re: Nuance Imaging Division was just sold to Kofax for $400 Million Cash
Vince THanx for this. I just pulled up a recent Wikipedia on them: Thoma Bravo Purchases Kofax [ edit ] Thoma Bravo , a private equity and growth capital firm , secured the July 2017 acquisition of Lexmark’s Enterprise Software business which consists of three entities: Kofax, ReadSoft , and Perceptive Software. [36] Following this, Kofax and ReadSoft would combine into a single, newly independent Thoma Bravo portfolio company. [37] The First Mile [ edit ] The “First Mile” is a trademark of...
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Re: PCS Director for cost recovery
NYCINOC I have not, but it's gunny you mention this now. Most of your questions can be answered in this webinar. The market intelligence data is un real!!! Print Audit Insight Webinar
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