Tagged With "Advanced Business Methods"
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
Here is a report from leasingnews.org. One of their legal editors is doing a three part review of this legislation. Leasing News Exclusive: State Senator Steven Glazer and the genesis of CA SB 1235 (Part 1 of 3) By Tom McCurnin Leasing News Legal Editor This is important not only if you are doing commercial business in California, but this may affect other states. If you are new to this, here is legislation passed both the assembly and senate, awaiting California Governor Jerry Brown’s...
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Re: State of the "Art" Sales Technology
Hey Jeff, Art's Box Approach (I believe) is using 4 different methods of communication: Phone Call LinkedIn Email In-Person Cold Call You "box" the prospect in until they finally give you the time of day. Using all 4 methods of communication ensures that you are optimizing your ability to reach the DM via his preferred method.
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Re: Imaging Channel, 2019 the year of DaaS - My suggestions to help you Implement.
Anders good questions. Flat Rate billing is simply a billing method. The most vital component is understanding cost. Our industry has known customer volumes for decades. We also know it’s declining. Customers’ will not change printing behaviors based on billing. Obviously, each dealer will determine their T&C. The smart ones will focus on controlling cost of labor and increase their FCE, they will sell the right equipment in the right volume band, and they will understand the importance...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in January 2014
Some great threads here, especially the blog series I wrote for "31 Ways to close more copiers sales". Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! Pacific Office Automation Helps Local Children by Matching Donations in the Fox 12 Holiday Toy Drive Art Post · 1/2/1410:14 PM Pacific Office Automation Pacific Office Automation ( http://www.pacificoffice.com ) is a leader in managed printing solutions and document management software. Since 1976, Pacific has grown to become the industry’s...
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ConnectWise, Continuum, and Thoma Bravo. Oh, the possibilities are becoming probable
Well, it’s not just Office Supply and Print Service Resellers who are witnessing changes which pose both opportunities, and threats to their Status Quo. When Sycamore Partners the Private equity firm who owns Staples bought the office supply wholesaler Essendant - many office products re-sellers became gravely ill knowing that their product’s wholesaler was now owned by their competitor. As the dust was settling on the Essendant deal. Staples buys DEX Imaging a mega copy/print dealer. It is...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Second Week in January 2014
One of my goals for this year is to garner more leads. You can do that with generating educational documents. I wrote this blog a few years ago, hope this helps. 31 Ways to Garner Net New Copier & Managed IT Business (2 of 31) Enjoy the threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago (2nd Week of January 2004) Art Post · 1/12/143:32 PM it... Ricoh Dealer Meeting 1/8/04 9:48 AM Topic by Boston Mike Ricoh Dealer Meeting - Las Vegas, NV...
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Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
First off, I'm no expert in the equipment leasing business; however, but I have some peeps that are. A few days ago I caught a thread on Linkedin reposted from @KeithHachey (Americorp Financial LLC). See the pic below. The first item that caught my eye was the hashtag #leases and then the text at the bottom for "Impact of Senate Bill 1235 on Equipment Leases. Of course I followed the link and it lead me to the web site for the State of California Legislative for Senate Bill 1235. Bill 1235...
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How to Implement Your Own Flat Rate Program "registration link"
We're pretty excited about the response from P4P'ers. As of today we have 52 RSVPs. If you're interested and have not RSVP'd we can add another 23 members now. I expect this to be a max event so please make sure you RSVP here and I'll send you the registration link. For those that have RSVP'd the registration link is below. The date is set for November 19th at 4PM Eastern Standard Time. I copied the below content from the Webinar registration page. " In this highly anticipated webinar event,...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Last Week in October 2003
Wile reading through the threads I re-read a post that I wrote about my brother fifteen years ago. It was this week fifteen years ago that he passed away. Even though we had our differences he is missed. Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Scan & Capture From the Copier 10/28/036:57 PM alike. When scans replace printouts and copies, it often translates into lower lease charges for dealers and diminished (high-margin) consumables revenue. In addition, selling and integrating...
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Color Label Press University "Glossary of Terms" Part Nine, Course One
Yes, Since Summer is winding down, I thought I'd get back in the groove with the glossary of terms for Color Label Presses. It was a few months ago when I went cold calling in South Jersey. I was on the lookout for copiers but also wanted to keep my eyes open for companies that could benefit from a label press or a corrugated press. If you're not familiar with a corrugated press that device will allow a user print graphics for use on card board boxes. I was able to find three companies that...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Last Week in August 2013
I thought it would be time for something new. Each week we post threads from the last 10 year and 15 years on the Print4Pay Hotel. So we're going to give you another one. This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago. Enjoy these most excellent threads from just 5 years ago! Who Makes the Best Multifunctional Copy Machine? Art Post · 8/28/1310:23 PM manufacturers for multifunctional copiers. Here they are in the tiers. Tier I: Canon (includes Oce), Ricoh (includes Savin and Lanier), Xerox and...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Second Week in September 2013
Here they are. Our top threads from five years ago in the Print4Pay Hotel RICOH UNVEILS NEW AWARD-WINNING SOLUTIONS AT PRINT 13, PROVIDING SUPERIOR CONTROL FOR PERSONALIZED DOCUMENTS Art Post · 9/9/138:07 PM shops today and allows operators to easily implement logic-based ticketing, and choose media and finishing options that apply to statements of variable lengths - achieving identical output across Ricoh , Xerox and Kodak devices, saving time and increasing asset utilization in the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Second Week in November 2003
So it was fifteen years ago that Ricoh launched the first GBC puncher. I remember it well, chads were evenly distributed through out the entire device! One of my accounts had to vacuum their GBC puncher once a week. Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Toshiba America Business Solutions Introduces the Flagship Model in its Workgroup Color Printer Line Boston Mike · 11/10/036:05 PM in TABS color printer product line. Boasting a powerful 600 MHz processor and 256 MB of standard RAM...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 15 Years Ago (Last Week of February 2004)
Just a short story from an order I had last week. The client was an existing account, almost five years ago it was net new. Thus I had some promo's I could throw at the client in order to secure the order. Now it comes time for the renewal almost 5 years later, there are some payments left in the lease. There is no way I can sell them at the same lease price per month. I also made an early mistake on the pricing when I met with the client. I never presented the lease price for the new...
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This Week in the Copier in Industry, Third Week of November 2003
My sales month ended today, thus allowing time for our beloved bean counters the chance to close the month on the calendar end of month. don't mind and I'm kind of use to it. I figure that closing the month early gives me two end of the month chances to close some orders. Of course one is our actual close and the other is calendar end of month. December this year is a little frightening since Christmas falls on a Tuesday. Which means most will not be working on the 24th. Thus December only...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2015)
For each of the next few blogs I'll be inserting some tips from what other dealers and sales peeps are doing on a daily basis from around the globe for staying relevant with their clients and prospects. 1. Promote yourselves and our business daily on social media Enjoy these incredible threads from 15 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of April 2005 Art Post · 4/12/157:15 PM . Built-in Wi-Fi in printers could make a tech's 4/18/05...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago for the Last Week in April of 2015
Below are some of the threads that were popular 5 years ago this week. One thread that's great for newbies is State of the "Art" Sales Technology. Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago today! Multiple Copier Pricing Spreadsheet Art Post · 4/30/1511:12 PM Topic Fuji Xerox and Ricoh for the the Provision of Print and Imaging as-a-Service PlaaS Art Post · 4/30/1510:13 PM an option of two (2) one year extensions. The combined purchasing power of the Queensland Government has enabled the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Third Week of February 2010)
Still chatting about today. It was an awesome day for me. For something that I didn't think I would perform well in, let's just say I nailed it. Yes, there's still plenty of fight in this old dog when it comes to selling! Enjoy these threads from Ten Years Ago This Week! Océ and Konica Minolta revise production print alliance Guest · 2/17/1010:21 PM marketing manager for production printing at Konica Minolta Australia, told ProPrint the two companies will continue to sell OEM products under...
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Color Label Press University "Glossary of Terms" Part Sixteen, Course One
Over the last few years I've blogged about the importance for dealers to diversify to other avenues of print. Especially if they want to stay in the "break and fix" model for servicing and selling devices that print. One of those opportunities is color label printing. The list of the types of color labels is enormous. Bumper stickers, political stickers, custom groceries, branding, safety, food labels, CBD, beer & wine, cannabis, the list goes on and on. Post COVID19 recovery will...
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Re: How Can a Scanning Workflow be Created on a Copier?
FYI: Most IT managers don’t like scanned documents sent using email or saved in Exchange. Exchange is not a document management systems. Attaching, replicating and storing large files can cause issues. Preferred method is to scan to folder or directly to the DM solution if that is an option.
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Prospecting doesn't have to be a Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams is a 1989 film, about an Iowa corn farmer who hears a voice telling him: "If you build it, he will come." He interprets this as an instruction to build a baseball diamond in his fields; after he does, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other dead baseball players emerge from the cornfields to play ball. Ok, what the heck does this have to do with prospecting? Ask any sales representative their strategic plan for developing business and listen for stone cold silence.
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What is Unstructured Document Scanning? Workflow Part IV
A recent press release from Konica Minolta SA (South Africa) prompted me to further explain why structured scanning is a must when scanning paper based documents. I would have to say that ninety percent of all SMB's (small, mid size business) are scanning the "old fashioned" way with multifunctional copiers. What is the "old fashioned" way? That would be scanning back to one's email address, scanning to a desktop folder, scanning back to "your" folder on a shared drive and even...
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Top Secret Tip for Locating a Prospect's Email Address
Copier prospecting without having contact information? How can you locate an unknown email address? I believe the year was 1995. I had taken my first copier sales job working for a Lanier direct location. Sales was a pretty straightforward...
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How I Revolutionized my Sales Results, and you can too!
I absolutely love the personal relationship building aspect of sales. Based on building these personal business relationships, I discovered the secret power behind LinkedIn. It’s the personal connection that makes the difference ...
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It's the 21st Century, Is your Sales Team Stuck in the 1990's?
1988 has some great significance to me. As a raving Los Angeles Dodgers fan, I cringe knowing this was the last year they won the World Series. Kirk Gibson’s infamous homerun trot is a distant memory. More importantly, this was the year I...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago 1st Week of November 2005
Kudos to the Kansas City Royals!!! I thought the inexperience of the Mets playing in the World Series would be a strike against them, and it was. After many years of being cellar dwellers, my Mets came around this year to at least gain the...
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What is a Searchable PDF & Why it's Still Important with Copiers
Sometimes we need to educate right? At all of my appointments, I will mention that our devices will scan documents to searchable .pdf's. I will then follow up with, "do you know the benefits of being able to create...
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How can healthcare organizations choose and use email encryption?
Email Encryption has become an important asset for healthcare organizations in a world where cybersecurity is a necessity. Although it doesn't seem like the most fancy or complex protection tool, it can be an amazing resource for email...
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Data breaches in healthcare costing millions
The healthcare industry is undeniably a target of cybercriminals. With the increased usage of electronic health records, healthcare organizations have large volumes of data stored in data centers, on employee devices and sent through email. However,...
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Top Ten Copier & MFP Proposals for February 2015
I can' tell you how much I enjoy seeing copier proposals and quotes from around the country. I especially like seeing the ones from my competitors!!! What's included, what's not included, what rate factor they are using, the cost per page...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of January 2005
U.S. President George W. Bush is sworn in for his second term , with a pledge to seek " freedom in all the world ". Konica Minolta Business Solutions Leads Two...
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Top 10 Copier & Printer Proposals for May 2014
So, a few weeks ago I posted Top 5 Copier & Printer RFP's for Second Week of May 2014 . I thought that I would have the time to post these each week. However, the weather has been so beautiful these last few weeks that I've taken a great liking to sitting on my favorite couch in the evenings. No computer, no phone, and no ipad. The thought of another terrible winter has swayed me to enjoy more time outside. The amount of quotes and proposals that we've been...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago First Week of August 2004
Scientists speaking at a news conference on natural disasters raise the alarm that the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma , Canary Islands , could erupt at any time, sending a 250 km 2 . rock crashing into the Atlantic Ocean and producing a...
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The Harder I work the Luckier I Get
I wrote this just about 11 years ago. This may have been one of my first blogs, but was posted in the forums section of the Print4Pay Hotel. When I wrote this I had 24 years experience in down the street sales. Enjoy! Is a...
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BTA Grand Slam 2014 Kicks off in Baltimore
So, so glad I came down on Saturday with the wife to Baltimore. We arrived about 2PM, checked in to the Marriot (which is right across the street from Camden Yards) and were pleasantly surprised that this was the week for The Star Spangled...
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Reps: Start using the ‘F-word’
Note from Art : in the past few months, I've been pushing our sponsors to get more involved with blogging on the site with informative information that will help us SELL MORE and understand new technologies. Right now, UDOCX (Fenestra), ...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of October 2004
Every week I look to Wikipedia to see what was going on in the world ten years ago. Every week according to Wikipedia the War in Iraq dominates every day and every week. So, since I'm tired of reading about war, I thought I would pull something...
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The "Your Price is too High" Objection
What a day, last 72 hours of the month, and we get hit with a killer snow storm in New Jersey. What gives with the naming of winter storms? It's just more media hype right? I though I would write a little about what happened to one of our...
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3 Powerful Things Successful Major Account Copier Reps Use to Help Them Crush Quota
One enormous challenge major account copier sales reps face centers around securing net new meetings with C-level executives. Gaining a first meeting with senior level executives is relatively straightforward, as you must have a strategic plan along with some personal chutzpah . Of significance is gaining return access to those same executives over and over again as this becomes the real sales art form. Executives don’t waste time with people who add or bring zero value. Even more...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Fourth Week of April 2006
I scrolled down on the list of threads and noticed a thread for the Aficio 1022 Digital copier. The 1022 was a 22 ppm A3 device, got me to thinking how many models of copiers have been introduced in the last ten years by all of the manufacturers. What do you think? I'm thinking a thousand or more? Enjoy the threads and links from ten years ago for our industry! Bates Stamping w/Ricoh Copiers 4/24/06 7:01 PM I've had a few people ask me about this the last few days. I have recomended a few...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The First Week of May 2006
Boy, do I have a lot of gripes, was a thread I posted on the forums ten years ago. That thread brings back memories of some of the bs that I've muddled through over the years. Thinking back, I remember what my wife tells me, "don't sweat the small stuff". In the grand scheme of things commissions, money, sales, is the small stuff in life. Family, and health is the BIG stuff, and is something I care about most. Enjoy the threads from Ten years ago this week! Sales positions in SE Wisconsin...
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9 New School Approaches To Help Copier Sales Reps Prospect In All The Right Places
In all copier sales departments across the country and yes even in Australia, there is not a week that goes by where you hear this, “Nothing happens until a sale is made." Yes, sales is the life-blood of any organization but I submit to you the following... "Absolutely nothing happens in these modern business times until a prospect says show me how you can help" How are copier sales reps looking to help prospects these days? As a recovering copier rep, I know how tough it is to prospect for...
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Why We Love 21st Century Sales Transformation (And Copier Sales Reps Should, Too!)
Throughout my career as a copier sales rep, I was always frustrated by the perspective that copier sales reps were not viewed upon positively like other professionals — accountants, engineers, financial planners, marketers – and instead they were viewed as lone wolves, undisciplined rebels, spoiled brats used car sales reps who functioned independently of the rest of the organization. I believe most of my own success inside the office equipment world was deeply rooted inside one word...
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3 Things Sales Reps Must Use So They Don't Look Like Sales Monkeys With A Loaded Gun
In my prior my post, 5 Things Top Sales Reps Do And Why Most Just Shoot Themselves With Complacency Bullets , pinpoints what makes sales reps so successful. Great salespeople do the same thing every day. They are purpose driven. They focus on the success and happiness of their prospective and current clients. They are able to see the business world through the eyes of the other party. They are naturally curious and love serving their clients. The silent killer to sales success lies with one...
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3 P's Major Account Copier Reps Must Embrace To Crush Quota In 2017
Congratulations if you’re on track to meet or exceed your sales goals this year. Even if this year has been challenging for you as a major account rep, now is the perfect time to make a few adjustments, tweaks and commit to a successful 2017. Set aside quality time to do some serious sales planning so next year you get extraordinary results. As you reflect and start working on your business plan, think about one word... "TRANSFORMATION" As a major account copier rep, how can you transform...
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Five Awesome Linkedin & Web/Contact Email Address Hacks
The time is now to add more contacts to my database. I use a box marketing approach to reach out to those accounts that I would like to do business with. Thus, today I picked up a magazine that listed the Top Ten Engineering Firms in NJ. My method of madness is to reach out to them in a variety of ways. One of those ways is with LinkedIn. (email me if you want my box marketing approach art@p4photel.com) Today, I use the free version of LinkedIn, if you asked why? It's because I believe the...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Third Week of July 2006
The thread titled Caught this in my email "Sales Process Questions" , the thread has two different talk tracks. One with the sales person asking the VEEP of Sales for help and the other is the VEEP looking to the sales rep for extra effort. It's a good one. Konica Minolta Biz Hub vs. Ricoh 3035 7/18/06 8:40 AM download attached file This document has been archived, you can unlock this document and many others with an elite membership. Please send me an email if you are interested.
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It is the 21st Century… Are you integrating social into the sales process?
Throughout my career as a copier sales rep, I was always frustrated by the perspective that copier sales reps were not viewed upon positively like other professionals — accountants, engineers, financial planners, marketers – and instead they were viewed as lone wolves, undisciplined rebels, spoiled brats, used car sales reps, who functioned independently of the rest of the organization. I believe most of my own success inside the office equipment world was deeply rooted inside one word…...
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How To Use New School Prospecting Methods To Crush It In Sales In The 21st Century
Face to face interactions are typically viewed as the single most valuable activity by any sales rep. However, opening the door and gaining a seat at the business table is tough. "How does a sales rep in a highly connected, digital business world capture the attention of an executive buyer?" The primary differentiator of today's successful sales reps is their ability to prospect. Prospecting for new business or securing more within existing clients; both difficult but this is where the...
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Are you Customer Centric or Product Centric?
Most in business would say “Of Course We Are a Customer Centric Business.” However with today’s rapid rate of disruption caused by organizations and Industries who continuously out innovate legacy organizations. I would say they are lying to themselves and here are my reasons for saying this. A company is built to sell a product which solves a problem. What happens when the problem the product solves is not an issue anymore? Or what happens when someone else circumvents your products...