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Re: Will outside Sales Rep's go away?
Interesting thoughts, Thank you p4p. I have sold Canon for 20+ years. Many years ago they listed the imageClass line (MFP's under 2,500 dollars) and the entire scanning line and Wide Format line. As such I stopped selling those products as I have always been compensated on hardware gross profit and there was none. Todays buyer is much different and has already done homework before I even get to speak with them. The mfr uniqueness has been commoditized and they all provide the #1 buying...
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Re: Ricoh & Epson = "perfect together" NOT!
Originally Posted by Art Post: Only 16% of W3601 users turned on Plotworks!!! (from PLP) Originally Posted by fisher: The Epson thing is a joke. You can buy it on-line for less than you can buy it from Ricoh and so can your customer. I've got a customer right now who is at end of term on a 48 month lease on a LW426 and I have no choice but to go back to them with the exact same machine......oh and my cost is now higher for that same machine thanks to Plotworks (which gets thrown in the...
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days
I, for one, don't care much what Ricoh thinks about my selling options. Tariffs also have a way of redirecting business decisions. China may sease to be a viable place for manufacturing. No manufacturer has 100% of their maunfacturing being done in China. No matter what, the effect of any tariffs will be watered down by whatever manufacturing that is being done elsewhere. I would really love to see something that tells what % of manufacturing is being done in China broken down by...
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
This bill may not apply to Fair Market Value leases. There is no mention of establishing the residual value of the asset which makes the interest rate impossible to calculate. Is a .0278 rate on a 36 month FMV truly -0- interest? Of course not. If you don't end up with title to the equipment, you really haven't financed anything. What is the interest rate on a Hertz Car Rental? What is the difference between that an a 36 mth FMV other then the length of term?
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
Hello Art and the rest of the P4P members - Our industry association (ELFA), along with several independent law firms that represent many of our industry members are reviewing this legislation to determine the actual effects it will have on the industry as a whole and to provide guidance so that our members will be in compliance with the legislation. What we know at this point is that is you are involved in offering financing to businesses in California, you will be subject to this...
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Re: Ricoh brings enterprise-class workflow solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, via the cloud
Broken link- This is a neat new way to integrate workflow with cloud storage. Subscription based-
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Re: Marco expands client base in Iowa
I had to read this a second time, I thought I read a "cloud based provider of copiers". I think that would work also!
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Re: "Green Jobs"
It's hard to place an accurate count on the number of trees we lose over a span of time because of the size of the number. Easier to track the loss of areas designated as forests since that highlights the biggest change, usually from nearly 100% of the surface area covered by trees to nearly 0%. The number of trees in a forested acre obviously varies wildly (from about 200 to well over 1,000 per acre), but let's use 500 to start. 500 trees per acre would equal 44 billion trees lost over the...
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Re: Lexmark A4 lineup
Advantages: There are 16 unique products that are only available to the Business Solutions Dealers. These products have a more aggressive price point and the CPP is lower than the products that can be purchase online or thru the VAR channel. There are embedded solutions for specific verticals that can be downloaded via the web (Virtual Solutions Center) and immediately uploaded to the machine. For example, the Education Station allows teachers to create test/quiz templates along with...
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Re: KM Promo
This is just another marketing sales tool. What there are not showing is the buyout at the lease end. It is always a FMV. KM is using there own leasing arm. If you use a lease factor of .0278 this will show you a 0% interest. We have in state government accounts, what is call a deferred payment lease. This is the state price divided by 36 months. 0 interest, 0 down, 0 buyout at the lease end. But the sell price is fixed.
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Re: CBS NEWS REPORT ON COPIER SECURITY
Well... Here's the deal. There are two levels of "Format". The most common "quick" format does not actually delete the data, it just forgets where the data is. That data can then be recovered by readily available software. A "low level" format actually writes over the data. Formatting a HDD a single time this way "effectively" destroys the data. The problem arises due to the fact that all this "writing" is actually placing + and - charges onto a metallic disk to represent 0 and 1. Even...
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Re: The reason why Ricoh Bought Ikon
Art stated: "Geesh, so where does that leave the likes of KonicaMinolta, Toshiba, Kyocera and Sharp?" This specific Ricoh Press Release is a direct response to Konica Minolta acquiring All Covered, Inc. If you read carefully, there is no real newsworthy 'event' or 'announcement' in the Press Release, which is a statement in itself. The Press Release announces an 'intent' rather than an 'action' that has been taken. Sources tell me that this 'dog-and-pony' show was dressed up at an event held...
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Re: Cloud Poll
Canon's Cloud Portal - MEAP App allows you to connect a Canon ImageRUNNER-Advance to either GoogleDocs or MS Sharepoint Online. The MEAP App is free from Canon, and GoogleDocs will give you a free 1Gig of storage when you open a gmail account. The last time I checked a Terabyte of storage was ~ $250/year, which is pretty darn cheap. This allows you to Scan directly to GoogleDocs and Print Directly from GoogleDocs. You can even print MS Word, Excel, & Powerpoint docs that are stored on...
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Re: Scan to email with Office 365?
can't scan to email after switching to office365 from local exchange server rated by 0 users 4 Followers 12 Replies | This post has 2 verified answers | This question is answered Hubery Posted on 2011-Sep-29 3:05 AM Hi All, we used to have a local exchange server to handle all the emails, we just moved to the online office365. Everything is working fine except scanning stuff to emails ( from our sharp printer ). I've attached a screenshot for the settings. I have also changed the SMTP port...
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Re: Subject: Ricoh Introduction of the Ricoh Select Series
I think we all need to wait until we see the details. If this is a carryover from IKON (maybe an IKON rep can chime in) this is not anything like what we do when we "recondition" a machine for resale. These are actually reconditioned, repainted, etc. to the point that they qualify for a -0- meter again. Probably still too pricy for my company to ever buy one but I don't think we are talking about the same thing.
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Re: new C4502/5502
The attachment should answer both questions...key points and what has been launched.
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Re: WEBINAR: The Future of Print in a Digital World
sorry: http://marketing.photizogroup....5:d-0001/0/index.htm
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Re: 0% Copier Financing
I did find GMAN's post from 2008 describing a 36 month 0% lease from Konica Minolta but no real details. I even found that Apple is currently offering 0% financing on a 24 month lease worth at least $5k.
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Re: 0% Copier Financing
I was thinking more of a FMV lease. My current lease vendor is working to see if they can structure a lease where I guarantee to purchase the copier at the end of term (I must exercise my first right of refusal)at a higher than normal residual, they will offer 0% Financing.
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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: 0% Copier Financing
0% Interest financing is a popular financing tool across the board - you see it in the auto industry, furniture, IT (such as your apple example). It has never been a big seller in the Office Equipment industry business due to the business model that the dealers/manufacturers sell with. Many dealers are selling FMV leases (we like the upgrades)and not highlighting to the customer the actual cash purchase price of the equipment. 0% works best when a customer see's a purchase price (let's say...
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Re: 0% Copier Financing
Talking to several SMB business owners the objection to leasing is that they perceive the interest rate to be 15-20%. When we tell them the actual rate is around 7% because of low current interest rates, the objections seem to fall away. I appreciate making the differnce between 0% Financing and 0% leasing. I actually want to promote 0% Financing. I do think it might catch a buyer's attention in multiple competitive quotes. You are right in the copier business we are more so trying to sell...
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Re: Windows 8 Compatability
FYI. To be technical, Windows 8 introduces SMB V3, improving security features among other things. http://www.windowsecurity.com/...SMB-Connections.html Although supposedly backwards compatible with SMB V1 & V2 found on most current MFPs, the transition is not quite as seamless as Microsoft hoped for. SMB V3 will likely require firmware updates from all of the copier manufacturers to be compatible. I have no idea on the Universal Print drivers until you try them. It is only a short time...
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Re: Padded Lease Rates
Our program is: 1) 24K base. 2) 30/40/50% of GP depending on sales volume for the month. 0-35k 35-45 45+. 3)3% bonus on all leases including buyout. 4)10% on first year service. 5) New customer bonus 100-600/machine by segment. 6)Qrtrly bonus for 100% plus 7)Annual bonus for 100% plus A rep selling 40k per month average usually makes $100k ++
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Re: Scam from a Local Company
The WORST I ever hear about was a low life Salesman that would sell a 6/60 lease. They would sell a customer a lease saying that it was a six month trial and he would write a 6 in the space for months, then after the customer signed the document, he would add a "0" after the "6" and turn it in as a "60" month lease, no trial. As long as the customer didn't want t return it the sales puke got away with it, but he eventually got caught, and had to relocate his shell game. Gives Copier Sales...
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Re: Scam from a Local Company
That is the most creative scam I've heard of, it's awesome that he got caught. It's shame that this crap still happens today
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Re: Xerox Authorized Sales Agent
YOU GET 0, ZERO, NADA, ZILCH, NOTHING, THANKS BUT NO THANKS, ZERO NADA ZILCHO. For re occurring revenue. Get it? You need a lot more seasoning young one. You would be better off with Sharp's program but then you have $40k per year tech sitting around picking his nose to service your 3 clients. Peace out.
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Re: Over Holding On MFP Lease Costs Unnecessary Dollars
Its a simple saying from the 70's means nothing. And you only see the attention getting parts of my posts do you ever read the content? Yes I am competitive, grumpy, mean and laser focused to provide: 1. My customers with the best possible imaging solution they can afford. 2. My sales people with the highest standard of living I can provide. 3. My company the most profit available. 4. My customers the best service second to none. No ulterior motives, just trying to share what works and...
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Re: Data Destruction
BTW, congrats on this. Well deserved! http://photizogroup.com/2013/0...in-imaging-industry/
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Re: Doc Mall Questions
From: Lee Sent: 3/7/2002 6:11 PM MFP Requirements: Model: Afcio 1035/1045 Copy Model with 96MB Memory and NIB option. Printer Model (96MB Memory and NIB standard) Printer/Scanner Model (96MB Memory and NIB standard) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To install the DocumentMall MFP Browser please follow the following steps. Step 1. Read the Document Mall Release Note 1.01 for a quick overview.
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Re: Who to use for Leasing
I have been using Great America almost exclusively for about 4 years because I like the guaranteed residual on FMV leases (15% to customer) however, their rates are not even close to competitive. I have a meeting with Court Square Leasing on Monday morning because they are willing to guarantee residuals and have sent me some very attractive rates (.0190 for 60 mo./FMV/0 Down). I have used them on one deal and the paperwork and hassle was relatively painless. I'll post more about them after...
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Re: Scan Router and POP3
I would try calling Ron Albeck with Ricoh. He is the name I have as the go-to guy for ScanRouter V2 Pro. Phone Number is (972)882-5817
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Re: Scan Router Question
TOP ... Post ... Reply ... Reply/Quote ... Email Reply ... Delete ... Edit Previous ... Next ... Previous Topic ... Next Topic ... Entire Topic Topic: Scan Router Pro/ OCR and 1075 (6 of 11), Read 58 times Conf: ScanRouter Discussion From: Darren Alsteen dalsteen@hotmail.com Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 01:13 PM Full version Adobe Acrobat will OCR PDF documents. (as opposed to the free Acrobat Reader program). TOP ... Post ... Reply ... Reply/Quote ... Email Reply ... Delete ... Edit...
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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
I have been very pleased with American Express. They have a New Business program...stipulations are that the maximum term is 36 months and the maximum funding is $25,000 and requires 2 down or one payment plus 10% security. There also is no Propoerty Tax for any deals under $25,000, 30 day NET plus 15 Day Grace period before late penalties, Buy-out to Return is less than sum of payments, and their end-of-lease terms are better than anything I've seen. 36 month FMV with -0- Down is .0271.
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Re: Current Lease Rates
Greater Bay Capital (By the way: The best customer service I have experienced in our industry): 36M $0-Down FMV: .0273 39M $0-Down FMV: .0268 48M $0-Down FMV: .0227 60M $0-Down FMV: .0189 Above rates include $10.00 GC to Omaha Steaks for every $5,000 in funding...direct to the rep! Contact Samantha Metzler at GBC 847-580-8838
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Re: 2035/2045 SMTP Authentication
Do any of the Ricoh Products support SMTP Authentication? Answer /Currently, ScanRouter V2 Professional (version 2.0), the FAX 5510NF, the Aficio 2090/2105 (with the latest firmware),and the 60/75 CPM machines (with the latest firmware) support SMTP authentication. We expect all Networked FAX products released after the FAX 5510NF to also support SMTP Authentication. Please refer to the documentation for ScanRouter and / or the FAX 5510NF on how to enable / use SMTP Authentication.
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Re: 1200 Series User History
HOLY COW! They promised they wouldn't do this when I sold them this machine. Savin C3210SP (Aficio 1232SP) 11/17/2003 (Installed 6/6/03 meter at 0) Black Dev. 80,979 (Average @ 15,400/mo) Color Dev. 34,650 (Average @ 6,600/mo) Development unit defect evident at this time. (Expected yield 120,000) We now have to upgrade the firmware and replace the DV unit. According to our Serv Mgr there has been yet a second design change. ~~~ Otherwise, all has been well, I wonder how it will be after two...
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Re: For HP, Copiers May Not Be A Cinch
Another tool for your tool box that I haven't heard touted very often is the supply inventory issue. Our copier contracts include supplies. Therefore the supplies are being paid for in arrears and $0 cost for supply inventory. Any decent sized company is going to have $1,000's of dollars invested in HP supply inventory that is all paid for in advance. Any CEO, CFO type can latch on to that concept without any trouble at all.
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Re: 1200 Series User History
12/16/03 Black: 87,663 (13,500 mo. avg.) Color: 48,612 (7,500 mo. avg.) Replaced black development unit and updated firmware.
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Re: Service Agreements and "Free" Copies
Art: A) I understand about the pump priming method, however it seems like this is assuming the customer was not going to print any color if we didn't give it away to begin with. That is a HUGE assumption. I don't completely get your math. It seems like you're saying a 1500 volume would yield a big profit. If you look at the table below, assuming that color costs 5 cents to make and the customer pays 9.5 cents for the overages, you only make $20 a unit in profit at 1500 per month. If you...
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Re: Gas Price Check
I got this today... Are you aware that the Saudis are boycotting American products? Shouldn't we return the favor? Can't we take control of our own destiny and let these giant oil importers know who REALLY generates their profits, their livings? How about leaving American Dollars in America and reduce the import/export deficit? An appealing remedy might be to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up your car you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just purchase...
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Re: Gas Price Check
Snopes says: Origins: The two most important basic facts about this misguided scheme for lowering gas prices are: • It was written several years ago, when the world oil market was considerably different than it is today. • It wasn't accurate even at the time it was written, containing many gross statistical errors and exhibiting a severely flawed grasp of oil industry economics. Although the message quoted above doesn't address where (outside of the Middle East) we import oil from, many...
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Re: Saddlestitch on 2232
I just got back from the NYC portal launch of this and it does staple legal but it will not fold it. It does however have a hole punch. Canon has the same booklet finisher but does not have hole punch capabilities.
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Re: Vision
I am strongly considering not going. The main reason is they are not going to have anything new out for a long time (end of yr) and I just went to Connected East and Technology Portal in NYC for a launch. Everything was covered by the product managers so it came from the horses mouth. I might change my mind...who knows. -=Mike=-