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February 2021

Sales Professionals Capture The Morning With Purpose, Are You?

“The two most important days in life are the day you born and the day you find out why.”
Mark Twain

Have you ever stopped to think about your purpose in life? Or why you get up every morning?

Are you going through the morning motions? Or are you capturing the morning with a sense of purpose, fulfillment and joy?

I'm a firm believer that having a purpose matters more now than ever before. A sales professional thrives on being a part of a purpose. They live for becoming part of something that really matters, something that really makes a difference to the lives of their clients, their marketplace and their community.

What’s your "endgame" in sales? Is it to make a sale, collect a check or to make a difference?

Heartfelt sales professionals make a difference, are you?

Merriam-Webster defines making a difference as,

- to cause a change: to be important in some way.

- to do something that is important: to do something that helps people or makes the world a better place.

How do you feel about your work?

Why are you doing what you're doing?

If you're not making a difference in your clients' lives, then I promise you someone else will.

DISCOVER YOUR IKIGAI

In Japan, millions of people have Ikigai, a reason to jump out of bed each morning.

Ikigai, it’s often translated as “a reason to wake up” or a direction of life that makes it worthwhile. Finding your Ikigai is a continual process of self-discovery.

Ikigai is seen as the convergence of four primary elements:

  • What you love (your passion)
  • What the world needs (your purpose)
  • What you are good at (your vocation)
  • What you can get paid for (your profession)

Discovering your own Ikigai is said to bring fulfillment, happiness, and make you live healthier and longer.

No matter how successful you are, a vast majority of salespeople struggle with these questions:

  • What do I want?
  • What is the meaning of my work?
  • What is my sales purpose?
Capture the first hour of every morning with purpose, or the morning will capture you

A PURPOSEFUL PLAN

Purpose driven professional's double-down on their plan and capture every morning with intent.

They make a commitment to themselves, their career and their family.

Personal accountability is the glue that ties commitment to results

In order to live with a sense of sales purpose, intentionally capture the morning. Connect to your core values, your personal mission, and to the quiet voice inside of you.

What is your morning routine?

Try reconnecting with what matters most each morning.

Create a daily journal...

What is your mission statement?

What are your values?

What are you grateful for?

What are you anticipating?

What is one inspirational quote to propel you through the day?

A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the “why” for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any “how.”
Viktor Frankl

BET ON YOUR PURPOSE, PROPEL YOUR SALES CAREER

Having a sense of purpose is essential to your well-being. It's equally important to have a sense of purpose in your career. A sales professional continually searches and finds their sense of purpose as circumstances are constantly changing.

Those with a sense of sales purpose are passionate, they create change and they're committed. They're completely focused on serving their clients. They are all in!

Every single day, they ask themselves purposeful questions:

  • What problems do my clients encounter? How can I help them solve them?
  • How can I become more effective to better help my clients to succeed?
  • What am I contributing to my clients to help them do better business?
  • Am I making a difference in client's business lives?
Results don't inspire sales professional's, a sense of purpose does

When we seek to serve others then what we do is never finished. The purpose always pulls us.

IT'S UP TO YOU

You deserve a career where you have a sense of purpose and a plan. Sales professionals don't leave it up to their company or their management team.

It is up to you to define what you do with your sales career.

  • Uncover and understand what motivates you
  • Seek out a mentor or a business coach
  • Self-reflect and crave self-improvement

Without a sense of purpose, you're likely to wander, flounder and stumble your way through sales, with consistently inconsistent results.

Purpose allows you to:

  • Make better choices
  • See clearly through the harder times
  • See all the opportunities to grow and learn

I'd ask all of you right now, do you believe what you do matters? If so, then it's up to you to make it happen.

I believe in you and I am cheering you on!

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I understand, I get where you all are coming from. Every day, I walk in your shoes. I am fully committed to helping your sales team integrate social aspects and heartfelt strategies into your current sales process to grow new business. I want you to get results. This is why I am passionate about doing this the right way, the genuine way, the authentic way! It's about understanding value before visibility.

Selling From the Heart is making a difference! I poured my heart into every page of this book and I think you're going to love it. You can find it on Amazon in paperback, kindle and in audio. You can click on the book image below and this will take you to Amazon.

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In a world full of empty suits, I'm passionate about helping sales reps succeed by getting valuable before they get visible. I help sales teams understand the true value they bring to the market.

I appreciate getting the opportunity to share my stories. Integrating the use of social and sharing my story on LinkedIn was my “game-changer” in the highly competitive office technology world. With great pride I transform, challenge, coach and inspire sales teams to grow new business by helping them share their story and how they communicate it out by integrating the use of social inside the sales process. You can follow me on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and on my podcast by clicking on Selling from the Heart.

The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago

The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago

The First Week of March 2011

I have great news today!  Every day that passes now is a day closer we get to spring and the end of the pandemic.  One year and so many curve balls have been thrown at our industry, it's truly been curve ball after curve ball with the lockdowns, the pandemic, and recently the snowstorms. After seeing so many curve balls in row these curve balls are no surprise anymore and we have adjusted like any hitter in baseball would.  Dealers across the country are now hitting those curve balls out of the park!  Here's to a great 2021 season for all of us.

Enjoy these wonderful copier threads from ten years ago this week!

Heidelberg and Konica's local partnership sees strong sales

Art Post (Guest) ·
-up between Heidelberg and Konica remains strong despite the German press maker announcing a global partnership with Ricoh . Heidelberg ANZ managing director Andy Vels Jensen told ProPrint last week: "We have been selling two digital presses a month since we kicked off our venture with KM. It's business as usual here." Heidelberg ANZ and Konica announced the venture at Ipex 2010.Heidelberg, Konica Minolta and Kodak are set to demonstrate their alliance at PrintEx11 .
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St. Cloud based Marco, Inc. announced Monday it has bought the copier, printer sales

Art Post (Guest) ·
St. Cloud based Marco, Inc. announced Monday it has bought the copier, printer sales and service division of Office Enterprises in Eau Claire, Wis. The purchase is the latest acquisition for the business services company as it continues to expand in the Midwest. “It is a nice fit for us as we move into Wisconsin,” said Jeff Gau, chief executive officer of Marco. “It is really an effort to continue expansion into the Upper Midwest.” Marco owns offices in Bemidji, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Mankato
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Xerox to manage print operations for Kelly Services

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Press release from the issuing company Rochester, N.Y. – Xerox Corporation is deploying a managed print services (MPS) strategy across Kelly Services' North American operations to reduce costs up to 10 percent by better managing documents throughout its branch network. The five-year Enterprise Print Services PDF file (EPS) contract includes updating Kelly's fleet of copiers, printers and fax machines with more efficient technology and reducing IT infrastructure costs through the consolidation
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Office Depot Partners with Xerox to Offer Managed Print Services to Customers Across

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the remainder of the year. Office Depot’s new Managed Print Services offering, which leverages Xerox’s expertise in solution design and service delivery, will enable Office Depot to assess, optimize and manage customer printing needs, resulting in lower print, copy and IT support costs, reduced environmental impact, as well as increased office productivity. “The proven leadership of Xerox in the Managed Print Services space provides Office Depot customers with access to outstanding print service
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Canon U.S.A. Announces New imageCLASS MF4450 and imageCLASS D550

Art Post (Guest) ·
produces exceptional quality for the end-user. Canon’s imageCLASS D550 Laser Multifunction Copier possesses speeds of up to 26 ppm I at a fast first print time of six seconds*. Duplex versatility with two-sided copying, printing and scanning saves space and paper consumption, which leads to lower cost-of-ownership. Combining the high-optical, color scanning resolution of 600 x 600 dpi, color depth of 24-bit and various output file formats including Hi-Compression PDF, Searchable PDF, PDF, JPEG
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Toshiba Unveils New e-STUDIO™855SE Series with Advanced Security Features

Art Post (Guest) ·
Inc. (TABS) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company in the world. TABS is a leading provider of managed print and professional services (MPS and PS), and manages product planning, marketing, sales, service, support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. MPS and
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Nova Direct Mail and Konica Minolta herald successful TFMA show

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Nova Direct Mail, said the Smellymail product enabled the company to garner a considerable amount of attention, which then allowed them to discuss other elements of the printer's offering. "We already have around 50 client visits in place following the show so for us, it has been a massive success," he added. Nova digitally prints the mailers on its recently-installed Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6501e before one of around 50 scents are screenprinted onto the piece by a local company. The mailing
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Area Sales Manager-Wide Format Printing Systems at Océ North America

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Area Sales Manager-Wide Format Printing Systems at Océ North America • a Canon Group Company in Phoenix AZ OR Denver CO URL http://www.oceusa.com/ Overview: The Area Sales Manager for Wide Format Printing Systems (WFPS) takes leadership in realizing business objectives targeted at revenues, margin, volumes and customer retention by effectively managing the Sales team. The primary objectives include meeting or exceeding the annual budget; developing an elite, high performing team; and providing
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Sales Rep. - Print Tracking & Cost Revovery Srvs. at American Reprographics

Art Post (Guest) ·
Sales Rep. - Print Tracking & Cost Revovery Srvs. at American Reprographics Company in San Francisco, CA - Bay Area URL http://www.e-arc.com/ We are seeking a dynamic Salesperson with current, relevant experience selling print tracking and cost recovery software. Prior experience selling big ticket software solutions to senior executives in the Managed Print Sevices (MPS), a definite plus. Must have a good network of current contacts and the ability to hit the ground running. This position is
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Konica Minolta chalks up 1,300 installs with windfall sale of 11 Bizhubs

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model," he said. "One of the most useful features, and one absolutely essential for legal work, is the ability to print the full image area of documents. "This means that copies of prints done on Konica Minolta include all notations and page numbers on the original document, an important legal requirement." Konica Minolta national manager David Procter said he was "excited" about the company's growth. "We are excited about how well the local market has responded to our product offering and how
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Tall Security Print invests in Xerox Nuvera 144 digital production printer

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Tall Security Print invests in Xerox Nuvera 144 digital production printer Monday, 07 March 2011 Tall Security Print has invested in a Xerox Nuvera 144 MX digital production printer to bolster its product offering for new sectors such as transactional print. Be the first to comment Installed at the company's Runcorn, Cheshire operation, the mono high-volume machine can print up to 144ppm at a resolution of 4,800x 600dpi. According to Peter Andrew, group sales and marketing director at Tall
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Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

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Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011 Xerox According to Scott Frame, vice president, Wide Format, Xerox Corporation, "Xerox will stop taking orders for wide-format products in the US and Canada in 2011, with specific timing based on inventory levels. Xerox’s European and Developing Market operations will continue selling wide-format products and will source new products. "Xerox prioritizes each investment, allocating research and development dollars to
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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. RECEIVES “ACE AWARD”

Art Post (Guest) ·
largest electronics/electrical equipment company in the world. TABS is a leading provider of managed print and professional services (MPS and PS), and manages product planning, marketing, sales, service, support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. MPS and PS are strategic focus areas for the company, which first developed and began marketing
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NBS Print & Copier Suport Services

Art Post (Guest) ·
businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to lease print & copier block support services to support the NIH Business Systems (NBS) requirements on behalf of the National Institutes of Health https://www.fbo.gov
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Xerox buys Concept Group to expand further in the UK

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Netherlands' Veenman. The Norwalk, Conn. company has also furthered its relationships with European resellers and concessionaires. Concept Group, based in Livingston, Scotland, has nine locations in the U.K. and more than 50 salespeople. It will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox, keeping its name and headquarters. Concept Group founder Colin Paterson will continue to run the company, reporting to Douraid Zaghouani, president of Xerox's Indirect Channels Group. Xerox currently has more than 4,700
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EFI and Ricoh Advance Office Productivity and Color Quality With New Aficio MP Multif

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exactly how the finished document will look when printed, thus lowering cost by saving time and reducing waste. With a single click, users can create eye-catching booklets, presentations and other documents in-house, reducing the need for and cost of outsourcing color print jobs. "As a long-standing partner of Ricoh's, we're pleased to bring the power of Fiery technology to the new Aficio MP Series to give office workgroups and mobile workers an outstanding choice to meet their printing needs
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Business Ink Adds Canon imagePRESS C7000VP Digital Color System to Pursue New Color O

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printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. Canon employs more than 170,000 people worldwide. Global net sales in 2010 were more than $45 billion. For more information visit www.canon.com . About Océ Océ is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems
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SCICOM Data Services Installs Xerox iGen4 220

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sized transactional documents. ■Productivity: calibrates color automatically to ensure SCICOM delivers precise brand color matches. ■Application flexibility: provides a total solution for SCICOM customers. ■Finishing options: saves dollars by printing on most cost-effective sheet size and eliminates labor-intensive manual cutting and stacking with the CEM DocuConverter. SCICOM is leveraging Xerox’s Digital Business Resources to drive more print jobs to the press with marketing plans, sales
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Imatech buys first Mauritian Xerox 1000 colour press

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Bureautique, Bytes Document Solutions’ channel partner in the region. Harel Mallac Bureautique has more than 50 years’ experience in the industry and delivers the demanding post-sales service that he expects. He also chose the Xerox press because of the quality that it delivers in comparison to the competition, which he examined first-hand at the Africa Print2010 exhibition in South Africa. The press, which prints at 100ppm, can produce high-definition image quality on a wide range of paper stock
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Canon U.S.A. Launches New Cloud Portal for imageRUNNER ADVANCE Software

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the cloud, the Canon Direct Print Kit or the PS Printer Kit needs to be installed on the imageRUNNER office system.* “Addressing the rising demand for round-the-clock access to critical work product by mobile workers, Canon U.S.A. is pleased to launch the Cloud Portal for imageRUNNER ADVANCE software,” said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. “As cloud technology matures, the innovative hardware and carefully engineered software applications of
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RFQ is to supply two Digital Black/White Copiers for

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eSource Number ES-RFQ-53000-83 Agency Name 53000 COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY Contact Name Thomas, Ricky Contact Phone 706-507-8274 Contact Email thomas_ricky@colstate.edu Fiscal Year 2011 eSource Title Digital Black/White Production Copiers eSource Description Digital Black/White Production Speed Copiers for CSU Printing Services.FOB Destination. Shipping Charges included. Installation, training, service & maintenance (through 6/30/2011) included. See attached eRFQ Template, Supplier's General
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Paris school evacuated when copier begins smoking

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Paris school evacuated when copier begins smoking By Tony Reaves, Staff Writer Published Mar 04, 2011 3:11 pm | Last updated Mar 04, 2011 7:11 pm 1 Share0 tweets Retweet E-mail Print Save Sponsored by PARIS — A leased copier began emitting smoke Friday morning at Paris Elementary School, causing officials to evacuate the building. No one was hurt and there was no damage to the building. Students were bused to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, where they ate lunch. Paris fire Chief Brad
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Xerox iGen4 EXP turns jobs in hours, instead of days

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Press release from the issuing company Rochester, N.Y. - Graphic communications firm Bryant Graphics ended an existing lease on a competitive device to purchase Xerox Corporation's iGen4 EXP press. The full-service print shop in Minnesota used to outsource six-page brochures to larger printing companies and get them back two to four days later. "Now, with the iGen4 EXP press we can produce them ourselves within hours," said Joel Johnson, president and Chief Operating Officer, Bryant Graphics
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Powered by OKI Printing Solutions, Carolina Wholesale Delivers “Solutions for Success

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for digital data and signature capture. The Digital Pen uses an infrared camera to record writing motion while monitoring its position on specially formatted documents, so users can combine handwritten input with electronic copies of business forms and digitize electronic signatures captured during field sales and service calls. Total Managed Print™: OKI Printing Solutions’ Total Managed Print™ TMP offering is a flexible modular platform that can be leveraged to create and support an entire MPS
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

Art Post (Guest) ·
Just found this!!!! Is Xerox discontinuing its involvement in the wide-format, black & white equipment business? FURTHER UPDATE ..... AND BREAKING NEWS !!!! From: Quinn, Patti Subject: Xerox's Wide Format Statement Date: March 1, 2011 4:10:56 PM EST To: Joel Salus Joel, per your request, here is Xerox’s statement regarding Wide Format: Xerox will stop taking orders for wide format products in the U.S. and Canada in 2011, with specific timing based on inventory levels. Xerox’s European and
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

GIntel ·
This says to me: Xerox is not married to print. Print will fund its expansion to services, but Xerox will cut unprofitable or unsuccessful segments along the way as it continues to diversify. This is a quote from CEO Ursula Burns from two weeks ago about Xerox's plans for its printing business: "It's important not to kill this business before it dies naturally," Its hard to to go right to Monster.com to look for a job in an emerging technology after reading stuff like this, but we live in a
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Re: Aficio 2022 M5

Chuck ·
quote: IP Ignored post by GIntel posted Wed March 02 2011 12:10 PM Show Post Powered by Social Strata Please Wait. Your request is being processed... Logout: Print4Pay Hotel Message Boards Update LiveCloud Account Reply Print4Pay Hotel Home Page Print4Pay Hotel Message Boards Print4Pay Hotel Message Board Ricoh Family Group Monochrome Copiers MFP's Aficio 2022 M5 Contact Us | Print4Pay Hotel Home Page | Privacy Statement | Terms of Service copyright© 2010-2011 Print4Pay Hotel all rights
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

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quote: Originally posted by GIntel: Who's stock would you buy? I'm not sure, my question is why cut off North America and keep the others? Do they see something I don't? Double Dip coming and wide format to be down for years? I had heard through the grapevine this AM, that a few months ago Xerox had approached Ricoh to relable the W3600 model. I understand the need to change, we all have to understand and adapt to changing markets and technologies. Hmmmm, which stock to buy? I say whomever
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

GMAN ·
If I HAD to choose between Ricoh (aka IKON)and XEROX stock, I would buy XEROX. Much better leadership and they do not have the noose (IKON) hanging around their necks. I guess this is why Ricoh just established a $25M fund to help IKON protect and upgrade it's Ricoh / Canon base. IKON is having trouble maintaining those customer accounts, due to their notorious customer service attitude of the past, which is turning end users to other manufacturers. Even with Ricoh eliminating it's Dealer
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Xerox Head Lands Penthouse Condo .

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By JOSH BARBANEL Ursula M. Burns, the chairman and chief executive officer at Xerox Corp., upgraded her job title last year, and now she has upgraded her Manhattan apartment as well, property records show. Xerox head Ursula M. Burns has purchased a five-bedroom penthouse apartment for $8.15 million, property records say. .Ms. Burns paid $8.15 million to purchase a five-bedroom penthouse, with a library and separate dining room at the Brompton, a new condominium on East 85th Street at Third
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FY10 Q3 Financial Results

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Ricoh Company, Ltd. (RCL) announced third quarter financial results for fiscal year 2010 and I wanted to share some highlights with all employees. Net sales for the first three quarters of FY10 were $17.5 billion (U.S. dollars), down 2.4% from the same period last year, but up 3.3% without the effects of the currency exchange rate. Compared to the previous year, our year-to-date profit increased 34% before tax. This is a result of the solid growth in production printing and solution business
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NEW PRINT/SCAN for KM8030-6030

muleyman ·
Pulled from our last 8030 a couple yrs ago that customer decided they didn't want...MAKE ME AN OFFER!jeremy 971-404-1589Cjeremy@qosys.com
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Wisconsin-based reprographer Green Bay Blue

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." Utilizing the Oce ColorWave 600 printer, Green Bay Blue was able to print the banners – which read "Go Pack Go", "Welcome Home", "Titletown USA®" and "America's Team" – on durable Tyvek® material, ensuring they would not tear during the 40-50 mph trip from the airport or on the parade route. The printer's exclusive solid toner-based Oce CrystalPoint® technology guaranteed the banners were instantly dry, water fast and the team's colors and logo were eye-catching and crisp. Although Green Bay
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Toshiba Color Nothing Promo

GIntel ·
Toshiba is running a promo where select color MFPs (e-STUDIO4520C and e-STUDIO6520C/CT) are offered for the price of similar B&W systems. http://www.copiers.toshiba.com.../cash-for-color.html Any Toshiba dealers have any insight onto what similar B&W systems they mean, and how much of a discount this promo really offers? Has anyone seen a promo like this before?
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How Will Xerox’s Decision to Discontinue “Wide-Format”

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business with Xerox (wide-format) because their relationships with OCE and/or KIP ran amuck. Sometimes because of "terms", sometimes because of "price" and sometimes because OCE or KIP did not like how those reprographers were paying (or, I guess I should say, not paying) their bills. Those reprographers may realize the biggest adverse impact from Xerox's decision.” How Will Xerox’s Decision to Discontinue “Wide-Format” Impact Reprographers, Xerox Wide-Format Dealers, and the Reprographics Industry’s
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

GIntel ·
GMAN, I work with a Canon dealer out of San Diego that recently won a 100-plus-MFP account from IKON and IKON never knew the account was even getting bid on. The IKON techs called one day and asked if they need anything and the company told them that they have been using the Canon months. Funny how the big message behind Ricoh MPS is "change management" and this IKON transition is look colossally mis-managed.
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

Art Post (Guest) ·
A few notes on this Xerox thing: Look for dealers and direct to dump inventory. I'm thinking it's going to be tougher than ever to sell wide format over the next six months or so. Word on the street is that many Xerox dealers have placed calls to Ricoh, we'll see what happens. KIP in trouble? KIP has not posted a profit in the last ten quarters. I'm on a quest to identify all Xerox wide formats in my area and solicite them NOW! Thoughts from anyone else???
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

GMAN ·
KIP makes a great product and now I'm very curious as to why they seem to struggle, from what I have read over the past week. This is something I intend to pursue. It sounds like Ricoh may be signing up a few Wide Format only Dealers in the next few months, which may cause further marketplace distribution issues amongst current Ricoh (Savin and Lanier as well) Dealers.
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Re: Batches of PDFs ????

fisher ·
machine printed them without problems. I also brought some of the problem PDFs back to my office and they printed fine on my Oce' plotwave's web print tool and on an older Ricoh. The web tool is also quite cumbersome to drill down multiple levels over the network to find and select the files you need to print in the tiny window they give you. Quite frustrated. Not a good way to start off with a new model and with a new client. Tech support was little help.
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Brother 'Share Your Bigger Picture' Contest to Award $10K Small Business Grant

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brother International Corporation, a premier provider of office printers and all-in-one machines for small businesses, has announced a contest to highlight the importance of 11"x17" all-in-one printing capabilities for small businesses. The "Share Your Bigger Picture" contest will seek out individuals across the country to share how they would use 11"x17" printing, copying, scanning and faxing capabilities in their day-to-day business. A $10,000
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ITEX 2011 Announces New Power Packed Feature: The Technology Innovation Forum

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Control and Optimization • Compass Solutions– Salesforce MPS Automation and Management • Newfield IT – MPS Facilitators and Environment Mapping and Impact • ESP – Leader in Channel Power Filters • Global Graphics – Mobile Printing and Electronic Document Management • RIM – Pioneer in B2B Mobile Communication • MWAi – Integrated M2M and M2P Solutions and Services Important topics covered at the Technology Innovation Forum include how and why the industry is changing; who the major players are in the
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How To Make Cold Calling, Warm

Art Post (Guest) ·
a Monday morning and staff are well into their first cuppa of the day. Facebook pages have been checked and updated, and unanswered emails are being dealt with. The phone rings and the person at the other end launches into a sales pitch. “I don’t know who deals with your stationary supplies, but I wanted to tell you about our fantastic offers…” This immediately breaks the mood and instills a sense of irritation. “No, sorry, we already have an office supplies company.” End of conversation
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Re: Ricoh Ends Relationship with Ratio

Techsupguy ·
New update on this one. Ricoh will be continuing support on existing plot bases up to the latest Ricoh version. However, there is a new player. Ratio US is starting up again. They are releasing new product to support the new PDFs from Adobe and update the Plot Base software. However, this will not be done in connection with Ricoh. Ratio US will have it's own versions and they are no longer supported by Ricoh.
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Re: Interesting statistics published by the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA):

JasonR ·
quote: Originally posted by CashGap: quote: Average percentage of company revenue dedicated to printing costs = 5% This doesn't pass the giggle/snort/guffaw test. Would you believe 1-3%? (ok, how about Chuck Norris with a BB gun?)
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Re: Drum Yields

Art Post (Guest) ·
Many drums fall short for a variety of reasons. A little know secret in the industry is that you would only get "x" amount of pages based on multiple page prints. Meaning if you always printed just one or two pages you could drop the drum yield by quite a bit. I too would like to hear from others on this!
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Re: Xerox to Stop Selling Wide-Format Products US and Canada by the End of 2011

fisher ·
There is now an official notice to customers from Xerox regarding this.
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Re: Aficio 2022 M5

GIntel ·
I had a client ask me. Here is a link that mentions the M5 http://www.compredia.eu/ricoh-...-aficio-2022-m5.html Not sure if its a Europe Only SKU Not a huge deal, just thought it may ring a bell with someone

COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Forty-One of Selling

Okay it's late on Friday night on the 26th day of February and I just finished updating our site for some press releases and leads for copiers in various states.

My last blog was Tuesday evening and that day marked the end of the sales month for me for February.  I've done very well the last two months and even managed to get an order booked during the last hour of the month.

Just as I suspected the last three days hasn't produced any orders and March is a short selling month with only 20 selling days.  I don't have the final numbers for the first two months however I think the revenue is about $230K.  My goal for this month is $80K and the reason it's $80K is because I want to hit the $300K mark for the first quarter. If I do that it would be my highest revenue quarter ever in this business.

All throughout my years I'm a firm believer that you need set goals but goals that are attainable. My goal at the start of the year was to reach my revenue quote for the first quarter.  For me that means $150K in business revenue included in the $150K is $30K for net new.

Since I've reached my first goal is when I changed the new goal to $300K for the quarter.  I've realized over the years that if I don't set additional goals (like raising to 300K) that I increase my chances rolling a stinker (very bad month).  I'm no different from everyone else and I too can get caught up in the thought that I'm so far ahead that I can coast for the next 30 days. I've also learned that coasting for the next 30 days will not only cost me a months worth of revenue but it could cost me an entire quarter of revenue down the road.

Moving into March I've also attained my net new business goal for the quarter. However I'm going to set a new goal and raise that to $60K of net new business.  Will it be easy?  Nothing is ever easy and I like to say if you want easy then you need to get out of sales.

About three weeks ago I turned 64 years of age. I've been doing this same gig for 41 years in the same state, and the same territory.  I guess there's something to be said for longevity and piling up the years of expertise.  It also reminds me of the game of baseball, meaning if you get the play the game long enough you can rack up some pretty impressive stats. Even though you were not the best for all of those years the stats you acquired over those years will get you into the Hall of Fame.

For those of you that are new in this business I doubt that there will be copy machines in use forty years from now.  But consider this industry a starting point for what can be an exciting career selling technology.  I can also tell you that in the forty one years that I've been performing I've never been laid off nor fired.  One you get the basics down and all you need to do is to continue to have the dedication, desire and determination to succeed.

-=Good Selling=-

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 Beta Site for KM-1 UV Digital Press: Sub. of U.S Online Printer

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services-led business consulting, implementation and management and provides a range of world-leading printing systems and solutions. In this context, Konica Minolta’s Optimized Print Services concept (OPS) combines consultancy, hardware, software implementation, and operation in order to enhance business process efficiency and cost-effectiveness. To support customers optimally with powerful and sustainable solutions, technology leader Konica Minolta continuously invests in research and
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Second Week of March 2006

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Minolta Launches the bizhub 500 and bizhub 420 Digital Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax Devices The Konica Minolta bizhub 420/500 Printer Friendly Hardware • EFI Delivers Innovative New Fiery Server For Canon ’s New imageRUNNER Digital Imaging Systems • OKI( R ) Printing Solutions Debuts Sub-$1,000 Professional Color Printer that Balances Quality, Speed and Functionality without Compromise • Konica Minolta Launches the bizhub 500 and bizhub 420 Digital Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax Devices Topic Ricoh
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etherFAX Integrates Xerox ConnectKey Technology to Cloud-Enable Copiers and MFP Devices and Support Advanced Document Types

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Marlboro, NJ (PRWEB) March 01, 2016 etherFAX, LLC, today announced an integration with Xerox ConnectKey, providing the capability to cloud-enable Xerox copiers and multifunction printers (MFPs) and support advanced document types. Through the integration, healthcare and enterprise organizations can send and receive fax documents via the Internet with ultra-fast connections, end-to-end encryption and guaranteed delivery. In addition to printing, scanning, faxing and copying, ConnectKey
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NovaCopy Receives 2016 Pro-Tech Service Award for Copier Excellence From Konica Minolta

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. , Feb. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. , Inc. today announced that NovaCopy has been honored with the 2016 Pro-Tech Service Award . Every year, Konica Minolta recognizes copier dealerships that demonstrate the highest commitment to customer support and satisfaction. This is the 11th Pro-Tech recognition for NovaCopy. Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160229/338852 "Konica Minolta is committed to assuring the highest performance
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Konica Minolta Receives Platinum and Diamond Honors from Hyland, creator of OnBase

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all verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for nine consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for four years in a row. For more information
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Konica Minolta Brings New Functionality to Mobile through EveryonePrint Version 4.0

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cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings deliver solutions to improve our customers' speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the sharing of information to increase productivity. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by
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Lead for Ricoh Copiers in Oklahoma

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, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, the link for the lead is at the end of this thread. Copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads. The link for the copier lead is at the end of this thread. Copier leads, copier leads, high volume copier leads, color copier leads, production print copier leads. RICOH COPIER SCANNER PRINTER ⇓ ✔ Title RICOH COPIER SCANNER PRINTER Matched Keyword(s) copier Document Type Combined Synopsis/Solicitation / Indian Small
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Xerox Helps Print Providers Capture Booming Inkjet Printing Opportunities with Two New Presses

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Düsseldorf, Germany. To access a video replay of the news conference unveiling the technology visit http://xerox.bz/1UwIAIj . @Xerox helps #print providers capture booming #inkjet opportunities with two new presses. #drupa Tweet this The presses are the first in an innovative new series of inkjet offerings to come from Xerox; Brenva HD to the cut-sheet inkjet market and Trivor 2400 with the Xerox IJ Print Server powered by Fiery ® to the continuous feed inkjet market. Each will enable print providers
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SymQuest Expands in New York with Office Systems Acquisition

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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt ., March 1, 2016 SymQuest Group, Inc., one of North America's top 150 managed IT services, printer and copier providers as ranked by the CRN Elite 150 , and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. , today announced the acquisition of Office Systems. Office Systems, based in Plattsburgh and Watertown, NY , is a provider of digital office solutions including copiers, document imaging, and printers. The acquisition of Office Systems
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HIMSS® 16: Ricoh touts groundbreaking advancements in how information is captured, transformed and managed within hospitals

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sends physicians' hardcopy prescription orders directly to the pharmacy in an electronic format. The solution integrates with existing hospital workflows to give doctors, nurses and pharmacists more control over medication ordering and tracking processes. Output Manager is a solution that enables healthcare professionals to manage and monitor their printer and copier fleet for maximum efficiency, promoting faster and better delivery of healthcare information. Ricoh's Output Manager helps
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Canon launches new Océ ColorStream 6000 Chroma continuous feed inkjet press at drupa 2016

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, PostScript, TIFF, ASCII, LCDS and Metacode datastreams. Peter Wolff, Head of Commercial Print Group at Canon Europe comments: “The introduction of the new ColorStream 6000 Chroma extends the market for our leading continuous feed inkjet printing system to customers requiring higher colour quality. This makes it an even more compelling proposition for print service providers seeking increased system versatility to extend the spectrum of applications they are able to produce digitally. “The features we
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How Many Copiers Do You Sell Every Month?

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Give us your monthly average please
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3 Reasons Why Copier Sales Reps Help Your Dealership's Brand

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shared how important personal brand development is to copier sales reps. In a saturated, highly competitive and somewhat commoditized market, a quick Google search can turn up multitudes of information regarding your dealership and the sales reps who represent your corporate brand. "Personal branding is about managing your name - even if you don't own a business - in a world of misinformation, disinformation, and semi-permanent Google records. Going on a date? Chances are that your "blind" date
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PRINTANALYZE and PERISCOPE

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How to have your showroom in your pocket. Perform an unplanned presentation/demo Periscope is a live video streaming free app for iOS and Android. Their motto: Explore the world through someone else's eyes. You can really see live what others are shooting in the world. Broadcasting can be public or private. PrintAnalyze is cloud software designed to help the salesman in the Imaging business. The spark came from Art Post’s blog. Yes, of course, the idea would be to present something that
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Periscope, Let Clients Explore Your Copier Dealership & Build Lasting Business Relationships

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streaming live video via the periscope app. Gappers I thought, hey, I knowsome people at GAP, and there's some Gappers that are members of the Print4Pay Hotel. Good enough for me, I accepted the notification and there was the live video from GAP Headquarters in San Diego. Thus, there was Erin, thanking everyone for tuning in, and thanking everyone for their first inaugural periscope video. Erin brought us in through the front door, gave us a virtual tour of the office, introduced the staff, and
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Canon U.S.A. Announces New Executive Appointments

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on Twitter @CanonUSA. †Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office. Contacts Editorial: Canon U.S.A., Inc. Melissa Moritz, 631-330-4553 mmoritz@cusa.canon.com or Canon U.S.A. Web Site: http://www.usa.canon.com or For sales information/customer support: 1-800-OK-CANON
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Eleven Reasons Why Copiers Dealers Are Losing Their Top Performers

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our owner had was starting the business. They just do what the industry consultants says that should. --I'm tired of being every other rep manager's info source since the dealership provides no training other that web the free crap we get from Ricoh, they take no initiative. --Last year I was miserable reporting to an old school sales manager, so our VP has me reporting to him which I'm fine with, but his goal isn't what he initially told me (to test my ideas see if we can build something
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Print Analyze Webinar

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Epson Expands SureColor P-Series Line with High-Production 44-Inch Display Graphics Printer

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high speeds without compromising quality," said Larry Kaufman , product manager, Epson Professional Imaging, Epson America . "The SureColor P10000 is ideal for commercial printers who are not only limited by space, but who strive to more efficiently produce output to meet production deadlines and customer turn-around times." The SureColor P10000 utilizes an all-new 2.6-inch tall, high-performance 10-channel PrecisionCore MicroTFP print head capable of printing output at exceptionally high
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Lead for Multiple Copiers in California

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, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, the link for the lead is at the end of this thread. Copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads. The link for the copier lead is at the end of this thread. Copier leads, copier leads, high volume copier leads, color copier leads, production print copier leads. Title Copiers and Associated Support Services 5004786 Matched Keyword(s) copier Region California Agency City of Santee Due Date March 07, 2016 Source http
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Lead for Production Copiers in PA

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, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, the link for the lead is at the end of this thread. Copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads, copier leads. The link for the copier lead is at the end of this thread. Copier leads, copier leads, high volume copier leads, color copier leads, production print copier leads. Up To 48 Month Lease of Production Copiers ⇓ ✔ Title Up To 48 Month Lease of Production Copiers Matched Keyword(s) copier Document Type Combined Synopsis
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Re: 5 Steps I Followed To Build My Personal Brand As A Copier Sales Rep

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Peter Ryan posted: I liked the first 2 "c"s, Commitment and Competence. If we have these two components the restcan follow. You can't move to the final 3 "C'"s without the first 2 which could lead toa lot of activity with diminishing results over time as the world moves on and traditional sales guys are left behind. Peter thank you! As copier sales reps we must make a commitment to ourselves to increase our competency levels. This means we must acquire and practice some new sets of skills. It
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Re: 5 Steps I Followed To Build My Personal Brand As A Copier Sales Rep

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you thank you! Consistency is the key. Building your brand does take time but success takes time as well. As copier sales reps WE must start building our brand skill sets. Yes this means setting the time aside to learn and relearn skills to help you improve. Lets all set aside our ego's. Last month I wrote a blog about how salespeople can write. Yes, we can write and write very well. Think about all the meetings you have on a weekly basis. Inside of these meetings you are discussing issues
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Toshiba asks banks for new restructuring funds

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TOKYO -- Toshiba is seeking an estimated 200 billion yen to 250 billion yen ($1.75 billion to $2.19 billion) in additional loans from three key lenders to cover the costs of streamlining its home electronics and semiconductor businesses. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank likely will heed the request and provide the funds as early as this month. The Japanese conglomerate is working to overhaul operations by the end of the current fiscal year March 31
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Hon Hai chief in final push to close Sharp deal

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OSAKA -- Hon Hai Precision Industry ChairmanTerry Gou is in Japan holding late-stage talks on a deal to buy embattled electronics giant Sharp , with both sides seeking to conclude by Monday. He is negotiating with President Kozo Takahashi.If the deal is reached, which could be later than Monday,the two companies will make the announcement in a press conference, . Sharp's board voted to approved apurchase by Hon Hai, or Foxconn, on Feb. 25. But the Taiwanese conglomerate decided on the same
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No Foxconn-Sharp deal before Wednesday

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TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry will sign an agreement to acquire Sharp , the embattled Japanese electronics maker, perhaps by Wednesday, a person familiar with the talks has told the Nikkei. The two sides had agreed to try to wrap up a deal by Monday, but according to the source, Wednesday is now the earliest the acquisition could be made. The person did not elaborate on the reasons behind the delay. Another source said the two sides will finish their due
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Texas AlphaGraphics Facility Captures Rigid-Substrate Growth Opportunity with EFI H1625 LED Printer

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services, and he recognized a need to expand beyond the roll-fed latex printer it has on site. Chatwin contacted one of his trusted suppliers, Konica Minolta® Business Solutions (KMBS), to inquire about the H1625 printer and its capabilities. “It was obvious to us that we needed to expand, so we contacted KMBS, which already supplies us with cut-sheet digital printing equipment,” he said. “We also knew that KMBS’s staff had training on the EFI product line. And we were comfortable knowing that
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Foxconn close to sealing Sharp deal

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TOKYO: Talks for Taiwan's Foxconn to acquire a majority stake in Japan's Sharp Corporation are "on the right track", people familiar with the matter said on Monday, after a last-minute hitch over contingent liabilities caused delays last month. Discussions are set to conclude this week, one person said, adding that most of the due diligence is done. Foxconn late last month suspended the signing of a deal to take over the loss-making Japanese electronics firm, citing the emergence of new
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Re: PRINTANALYZE and PERISCOPE

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Great tool. Looks like it Cuts the sales cycle. Would like to hear some real life stories , when available. Please.
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Re: Ricoh Wide Format update

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possible, we will provide a comfortable operation. Furthermore, in addition to the adoption of GELJET viscous ink is our popular excellent water resistance and quick-drying, and a new improved and reliability equipped with such as auto nozzle detection mechanism print quality. "RICOH MP W6700 SP" can stack in flat the output paper in the main body, also, such as will be able to set the roll paper with a simple operation, the predecessor machine "imagio MP W3601 Series" (October 2010 in comparison with
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Re: 5 Steps I Followed To Build My Personal Brand As A Copier Sales Rep

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Consistency is the key to building your brand. Commitment to spend "x" amount of minutes per day or hours per week will build your brand. At first, you won't see much activity, however, over time you'll see more activity and more involvement from others who are outside of your network. Today, it's more about positioning your self as the resident expert and guru. Larry is a good example of consistency. One a week he writes a blog, posts that blog here and on Linikedin. People who follow...
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Re: 3 Reasons Why Copier Sales Reps Help Your Dealership's Brand

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everything they do? Art, you bring up some valid points, however; what was happening before LinkedIn? Sales reps will continue to come and go. It is up to the dealership and management to provide them the foundation and the tools to be successful. Think about this Art, copier dealer principals have invested decades, countless hours, and millions of dollars to build their brand reputation in their local market but the sales reps are front and center of the dealership. With a quick search a
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Re: Ricoh Wide Format update

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W 6700 ... Replacement for the 3601? Found this and more on the Ricoh Japan website.
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Re: Ricoh Wide Format update

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Well, that would stand to reason since it's 7 pages a minute, if this holds true, wide format is really dead with Ricoh, you have a link for it?
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What does ATS stand for

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recently looking through BLI and one of the features listed for a copier is ATS, does anyone know what this stands for?
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How to Cold Call

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usually a negative experience for the prospects you manage to connect with, undermines your status as a trusted advisor from the first call, and can even have a negative impact on your brand. It’s also a terrible experience for salespeople. We all have awful stories of our own worst cold calls, some of which were the “Aha!” moment that made us realize there had to be a better way to do sales. My seminal cold call moment was in 1985. At that point in my sales career, I was an outside sales rep
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Ricoh MFP for Education Launch Announcement

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Has anyone seen this yet? Thoughts?
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Re: How to Cold Call

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"Smart Calling" by Art Sobczak is a great book that taught me how to successfully cold call. You could even say it's the first "social selling" book.
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Re: 3 Reasons Why Copier Sales Reps Help Your Dealership's Brand

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Larry, just a question for you. Could it be that principals and owners don't want their sales people to be awesome with LinkedIn? My reasoning is that many might would consider this to be a danger to their client base if the rep were to leave. Just a thought On the flip side, building your brand as a sales person gives you the unique opportunity to carry your contacts along for life, even if you change jobs, and industries. Wouldn't dealerships and reps want to be awesome at everything they do?
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prospect because of references, endorsements (don't mean much, but the more the merrier) and of course my profile. BTW, are you at ITEX this week? If so, try and catch up with John Anderson Art, sales reps are front and center. This will always be that way. Trust and environments of positive culture will always win. Operating any business with fear of what will happen or lack of trust is a recipe for constant turnover. Sure sales reps come and go but management has to foster a winning culture
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Looks like 7 D's a minute ! And if you look at the cost in Yen, a price Increase???
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ty, for some reason my internet security is blocking bing translator
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Art, Try Google translate!
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COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Thirty Eight of Selling

COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Thirty Eight of Selling Copiers

It's 9:19 on Tuesday evening and I feel like it's the end of the week already.  Our selling month of March starts tomorrow and the thought of only having 20 selling days to reach my goal quarter goal of $300K will be a tall task.

Today was all about picking up the docs for the $54K production order early in the day and then getting back to my home office to process the order.  I had an outside chance for another order with an existing account but I was fine with letting that roll till March. I just wasn't going to push it figuring that I would have an order in on the first day of the new month.  Having that first order on the first day can set the mood for the entire month.

It was about 4PM when our email server went on the blink and just a few minutes before that I received a verbal from that existing account that they wanted proceed with the order. It was at that time that I had the thought that I could get this order in for this month. Rather than waiting on tomorrow I wrote that order and told the client that I had to have the signed docs today.  The reason the statement of needing the documents today is because I set up a timeline of events in previous emails about moving forward with the order.  Something like I can give you this as long as you can order by x.  I knew there was a chance it would happen but when you've been doing this as long as I have you know that in most cases that timeline never comes to fruition.

Thus the thought of turning an order in on the first day of the new month has passed.  In all likely hood I'll be beating myself up for the next week of not having any orders till I add to the pipeline and I can move some of the prospects closer to ordering.  However getting that order in just before 5PM today also made sure that the client would not change their mind or think it over another day.

It's late I have a short month that I need to address.  Have a good night!

-=Good Selling=-

Xerox Financial Services - More Than A Copier Lease

When I started "The Leasing Revolution" back in November, I was banking on someone stepping up. Xerox Financial Services has indeed disrupted the status quo of the document imaging channel's leasing.

I am looking forward to witnessing the many changes coming to the channel as it consolidates and as new challenges and determined bold legacy players change the game. Nearly all within the document imaging channel's borders understand that without diversification, the legacy dealer or reseller model is doomed.

For two years now, Xerox has fearlessly led the top five in the industry in disrupting themselves as they prepare for a new future, a future Xerox seems intent on creating.

As I say,

"Those who cannot disrupt themselves will never disrupt the marketplace."

When Xerox announced the three separate business platforms, they were introducing to the world their new path toward continuous relevance. Xerox is undeniably the largest service provider in the Americas and EMEA within the print equipment and services industry. It now appears Xerox is aligning to expand past the printed page in ways its competitors can not even imagine.

Xerox is taking their core competencies and expanding out, while most of its competitors are still struggling to implement the barge of acquisitions they have made into their customer bases.

Xerox is asking who else besides our print customer can we provide services to? Or Who else can we offer what we do well? While its competitors continue asking, what else can we sell our print customer? Or continue failing at delivering the barrage of diversified acquisitions they have made.

The document imaging channels actors should think, as Xerox appears to be thinking, and seek a diversified customer over continuing to fail at delivering diversified products to existing customers. 

Think about the strategy with the financial service announcement regarding Lexmark. Xerox just opened the door to the realities of a changing landscape. Which other manufactures would benefit by outsourcing their financial services to Xerox? Konica, Ricoh, Kyocera, Sharp, Toshiba. Ok, now let's go past print.

Does anyone see Xerox becoming a powerful financial instrument for the distributors? Tech Data, CDW, or Ingram Micro as examples. Can anyone else see Xerox Financial services providing financing options for the end-users of Apple, Dell, or Lenovo products?

What about Xerox as the finance partner with significant software organizations who deliver through term contracted monthly subscriptions and would benefit greatly by collecting the contracted revenue upfront. Xerox can teach many the benefits of leasing.

The possibilities I imagine are tremendous for Xerox and I most definitely see them playing a significant role in what I describe as "The Leasing Revolution."

Everyone in the industry understands the tremendous knowledge of the channel's actors regarding leasing.

Since my November video declaring "The Leasing Revolution," Xerox is the only one who appears to be challenging the leasing status quo. It's those who create the new normal who avoid falling victim to what others created.

Congratulations Xerox Financial Services!

If not already Let's connect here on Linkedin

Ray Stasieczko

CEO/Founder TEASRA,The Innovation Channel and Host of The End of The Day With Ray! https://www.endofthedaywithray.com/

COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Thirty Seven of Selling

COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Thirty Seven of Selling Copiers

Blogged on Friday and now on Monday which makes two days in a row and that can also be considered a winning streak!

With two days left in the month today was all about making sure documents and lease approvals were in place.  Both approvals came in today and I was able to submit the smaller $5k order today.  Tomorrow morning will see me on-site to pick up documents for a black production device.  In addition I have one more call to make that could net another $5K in revenue.

I should finish the month of February around $130K then add that to January's $90K and that gets me to $220K for the quarter and there's still a month left.  More importantly what this does for me is that it gives me another goal to reach for.  Never in my 41 years did I ever attain $300K in one quarter.  Thus I've set a my revenue goal for March for $85K!  I may or may not get there but in order to get there you need to establish the goal.  The goal is now set and let the prospecting and planning begin.

March

Looking at March I thought we would have a long selling month, in fact March is one of the shortest selling months at only 20 selling days.  Little did I know that February was packed with 24 selling days (two over the average of 22 selling days per month).

In addition looking at March sees me with a funnel that is somewhat depleted.  Nothing big, maybe one light production color device and then a mish mosh of smaller devices.

How Can I Get There?

Great question indeed.  It's going to take all eight or more hours of every day to make the calls, send the emails to find the prospects.  One additional tool I will use is my Constant Contact database of net new and existing clients that I have.

The plan will be to develop one email that I can blast out for the next four weeks. What will be in the email?  As of today I have no clue, tomorrow will be the day that I put on the creative thinking cap and come up with something. Of course something is better than nothing.  Constant Contact starts at only $20 per month and you can have up to 500 contacts!  Not too shabby and a great way to keep in touch with new promo's or offerings for your clients. 

Here's a Constant Contact referral code that would help me out when you get started referral link.  Once you're signed up you can then start using your referral code for others to get some of those awesome credits and or visa gift cards.  Basically if you've turned on only a few peeps a year your constant contact could be free.  We all like FREE.

Referrals

Speaking of referrals it's something that I need to do more of this year and especially for the month of March.  If you don't ask you don't get and I haven't been doing a lot of asking in recent months.  Note to self put referrals on my white board so I don't forget. 

Spring Ahead

That time is almost here for most us when we turn the clocks ahead for an hour. For me it means that winter is not coming anymore and spring is in the air.  The spring also provides optimism that things will change, and in order to get to where we want or need to be that we also need to change. Change is good because doing the same thing day and day out is so boring. I ask you who the frak wants boring?  Spring also brings new challenges and new opportunities as long as you find them.  Opportunities will never come to you, you need to find them.

-=Good Selling=-

The Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

The Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Third Week in February 2006

Believe it or not, I have nothing to say tonight. I need to start prepping for tomorrow and for the last two days of the month.

Enjoy these great copier threads from 15 years ago this week

RICOH/SAVIN 3515 fax forward ?

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Are you able to fax forward using scan router lite? thanks, 5050
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Gartner names Canon copier market leader in the U.S.

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Feb 16, 2006 12:13 PM In its February 2006 “Printer Quarterly Statistics United States—Database” report by Camille Iorns, Gartner Dataquest (Stamford, CT) reports Canon U.S.A., Inc. (Lake Success, NY) is the number one overall brand leader in the color copier market and in every speed segment of the black-and-white copier market in the U.S. Canon held the No. 1 brand market share position in the color copier market for 2005, with a 21 percent share. This is the 19th consecutive year Canon has
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Ricoh GEL Print Technology!

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Gee, What a waste of my time! Ricoh is only marketing the GEL Print Printers through RBS only! I was just informed from my DMS today. Ricoh needs to step it up and release this product to the dealers! I wonder if the same is going to be true for the "New" MP1500!! Art Post
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Canon, GBC Launch Professional Puncher A-1

Art Post (Guest) ·
Canon Professional Puncher-A1 produces perfectly punched output at the rated system speed of the printer. The selected printers run at speeds of 105ppm, 95ppm, and 86ppm (based on letter-sized paper). A key feature of the Professional Puncher-A1 is easy job setup for in-line punching in both walk-up environments from the product’s graphical user interface and networked computers through Canon’s intuitively-designed print drivers. “In this market segment, this is the only in-line punching
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Savin 2400wd vs. HP Designjet 5500

jswinberlin ·
I have a prospect who is looking at the 2400wd, however they are purchasing some software and the software provider says just buy HP. The main reasons the software vendor says this is because #1 their software prints in full color and it is instrumental in differentiating terrain, etc... #2 HP has provided them with systems to test their software with, so they can comfortable endorse their product. My dialog originated with my prospect because they wanted to save time and money on their
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NEW G7500 from Ricoh

Art Post (Guest) ·
I just had the chance to downlos the printer driver for this product. The Ricoh web site states that this is a raster print driver. The system can print upto 12 x 18. Can I seel this to an architect you wants to print hals size plots? I thought I would need a print driver that allows for Vector printing. Can anyone help? Thanx Art Post
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Xerox DocuColor 250 Paper Stock

Art Post (Guest) ·
Lately we have been hearing alot of talk about what Xerox reps are telling end users about the paper stock that the DocuColor 250 can handle. Most of us have heard the same thing. "All Paper stocks, this thing can print onto any paper stock!" It has been reported from end users that the 250 is not what they are claiming it to be. The Doc250 would only handle lightwieght cover stock and would not run double-sided gloss text. A technician reported that Xerox has pulled back by Engieering to
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AIIM?Print On Demand Show

Art Post (Guest) ·
This years show is in Phili, PA. Mike and I are going and we plan to spend two days at the show. Is anyone else planning to attend. This is a great show where you can view the EDM vendors plus all of the hardware vendors. Here is the link: Print On Demand
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"I was listening to a sales rep talk about an insurance opportunity, and after the pi

Art Post (Guest) ·
Got this from an email sales site "I was listening to a sales rep talk about an ins"I was listening to a sales rep talk about an insurance opportunity, and after the pitch (he never really asked me any questions but instead gave a canned presentation) I decided that it didn't sound like anything I would be interested in. When I told him this, he was very polite-then he called over his sales manager. This guy immediately began to start on the hard sell. He began to once again repeat the
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Ricoh 5560

Art Post (Guest) ·
5560 w/Fiery 7000 $25,100cpc .092 colorcpc .01 black
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ImageRunner 5070

AllenP (Guest) ·
Canon IR 5070 Univ. Send PDL Print Fax Option T-1 Finisher $11,900 60 monthFMV $229.67 B&W .008-no min
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Katana, Katana MP135/135 PPM from Ricoh

Art Post (Guest) ·
Seems like the Katana or the MP135 is set to launch in Japan on Feb 23, 2006!I got specs from the Japan web site, I'm sure specs will change for the US. Alos please keep in mind that I had to do a google translation for the information that is...
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Re: Lexmark’s new multifunction

Lone Star Texas (Guest) ·
these will also be the products that the Xerox Dealer/reseller channel will be selling in the spring. Box is made by fuji xerox.
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Re: Konica Minolta Pro 1050

Art Post (Guest) ·
[quote]Konica Minolta Pro 1050 $56,500 fiery, bookletmaker cpc .005

Re: KONICA/MINOLTA CPP 500 COLOR UNIT

Art Post (Guest) ·
Konica Minolta C500 wFiery S300 $38,900 saddle stitcher, ADF, LCT color cpc .06 blacj .015
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Brother Plans Speedy Multi-Function Line

Art Post (Guest) ·
Brother Plans Speedy Multi-Function Line BRIDGEWATER , N.J.--Feb. 13, 2006--Brother International Corp. has announced that it will launch 30-ppm flatbed laser products as part of its Multi-Function Center line. The new models, expected to become available in the March to May timeframe, will provide 1200 x 1200-dpi resolution, a 50-sheet multipurpose tray and Ethernet interface. Two of the models are expected to add duplex capability for 2-sided printing, copying, faxing and scanning. A high-end
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connectivity install form

Deanw ·
We seem to be having a problem - sales rep gets order for connected product and turns over to IT for installation but IT has no idea what customer wants: print? from how many workstations? which workstations? what driver(s) scan to folder? what folder names and what pcs to put on? Does anyone have a form that sales fills out and gives to IT that you would be willing to share. If you do, please email - deanw@affordablebusinesssystems.com - thanks a ton!
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Re: Need help with no print and error message in plotbase (240W)

JasonR ·
Ok, 1st, that plotter status should always say that unless you have AutoCAD loaded on the PC. It isn't actually an error, it's simply telling you you don't have AutoCAD installed so it won't process DWG files. I *think* it is totally unrelated to your issue. I think Bandit has the answer, using the 300dpi driver should make it work. V-tec, the version of *reader* is not the problem, it is the actual version the PDF was created in, not viewed or printed from. I also install and reccommend
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Re: RICOH/SAVIN 3515 fax forward ?

v-tec ·
NO, Scan Router Enterprise will fax foward.
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Re: connectivity install form

v-tec ·
Be it complex or simple, it does no good if the sales rep can’t hand it in and correctly. That’s the problem we have. It’s best to just call the customer before hand and ask the questions.
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Re: Leads in Utah

Boston Mike ·
@inflabloc.com John R. Gebhard, Ph.D. Director of Research and Development jgebhard@inflabloc.com David L. Vollmer, Ph.D. Director of Analytical Development and Quality Control dvollmer@inflabloc.com Paul A. Litka, M.D. Acting Medical Director plitka@inflabloc.com OFFICE(S) Inflabloc Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2401 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Phone: 801-464-6100 Fax: 801-464-6116

Re: Xerox Docucolor250

Art Post (Guest) ·
Xerox Docucolor250 $39,401 color cpc .069 black .0129 ledger billed as one
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1060 scan to email w/Novell Groupwise

Ted ·
I just had a call from a customer with a 1060. They just started using Novell Groupwise and wanted to know about setting up the scan to email. Is there anything I need to know before I call him back. Anyone ever work with groupwise and scan to email on a Ricoh machine? Let us know...thanks
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Recommendation for replacing HP Laserjet 4100

jswinberlin ·
envelopes are smaller than letter size, they create uneven wear on the drum, transfer roller, etc... And recommended outsourcing these, but they insist this is not an option. They also want a printer that is capable of handling a heavier load than the HPLJ4100. Can anyone recommend a product that would be good for this task? Thanks for any input.

MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry February 21st 2021

February 21st, 2021

MSP. IT & MSSP Industry Notes

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Arcoa Group

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Our role is to make it easy for you to bring more value to your clients. We work with you to help stretch your clients’ IT budget by reducing the total cost of ownership of their electronics. We’re experts at identifying and implementing the solutions your clients need for the end-of-use remarketing, recovery, and recycling of their technology assets. The sooner you involve ARCOA, the sooner you and your clients will see better results.

Ntiva Secures SOC 2 Type 1 Compliance for its Client Support Operations

  • Ntiva, Inc., announced that it has successfully completed the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 1 audit for their Client Support Operations
  • Audit performed by conducted by Meerholz & Associates PLLC
  • The SOC 2 provides assurance that Ntiva's internal controls have been designed and implemented to meet the requirements for the security principles set forth in the Trust Services Principles and Criteria for Security, Availability, and Confidentiality

Loffler Companies Named to CRN's 2021 MSP 500 Elite 150 list for Excellence in Managed IT ...

  • The Channel Company, named Loffler Companies to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Elite 150 category
  • List identifies North American solution providers that deliver operational efficiencies, IT system improvements
  • MSP Elite 150 recognizes large MSPs with significant managed service portfolios offering a strong mix of on- and off-premises service

iTecs Enters Into A Distribution Partnership With StrikeForce Technologies, Inc

  • iTecs Outsourcing, LLC, enters into a distribution partnership with StrikeForce Technologies
  • iTecs Outsourcing, LLC, is an IT MSP, cloud hosting, and cybersecurity company
  • StrikeForce Technologies, Inc, a cyber technology company
  • iTecs will now offer PrivacyLok and SafeVchat
    • SafeVchat is the first cybersecurity firm-developed video conferencing solution that provides all the features of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex, but with security in mind

CRN Names ConRes To Its 2021 MSP 500 List

  • The Channel Company, named ConRes to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Security 100 category
  • List recognizes leading North American solution providers that have demonstrated innovative and forward-thinking approaches to managed services
  • MSP 500 has three sections: the MSP Pioneer 250, MSP Elite 150, Managed Security 100

CRN Names InfoSystems To Its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list for 2021 in the Pioneer 250

  • The Channel Company, named InfoSystems to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 segment
  • List recognizes leading North American solution providers that have demonstrated innovative and forward-thinking approaches to managed services
  • MSP 500 has three sections: the MSP Pioneer 250, MSP Elite 150, Managed Security 100
  • "Effective MSPs enable companies to focus on their core objectives while improving the quality and reliability of their cloud computing capabilities," said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company

CRN Names Onix to its 2021 MSP 500 List

  • The Channel Company, has named Onix to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category
  • List recognizes leading North American solution providers that have demonstrated innovative and forward-thinking approaches to managed services
  • MSP 500 has three sections: the MSP Pioneer 250, MSP Elite 150, Managed Security 100
  • The MSP 500 list will be featured in the February 2021 issue of CRN and online at www.CRN.com/msp500

IT Solutions for Remote Work Boost Law Firm Productivity

  • identifies law firm remote work challenges and recommends IT solutions that enhance productivity in a new blog article
  • "The shift to remote work brought greater flexibility, reduced overhead, and increased profits as well as challenges that firms need to address," stated Jennifer Mazzanti, CEO, eMazzanti Technologies

Remote Work Challenges for Law Firms

  • "Security and regulatory compliance. The legal industry deals with regulations from state ethics panels and privacy laws such as CCPA and HIPAA. At the same time, law firms of all sizes represent an attractive target for cyber criminals."
  • "Slower than usual internet. Video calls eat up bandwidth. And with multiple family members using the internet, productivity can slow to a crawl."
  • "BYOD. Every unregulated device that accesses the company network increases the risk of malware or data breach."
  • "Document access and storage. Lawyers deal with a huge volume of data, from client communications to important legal documents. They need secure, on-demand access to that information."

Konica Minolta’s Laura Blackmer Recognized on CRN’s 2021 Channel Chiefs List

  • The Channel Company, has named Laura Blackmer, Senior Vice President, Dealer Sales to its 2021 list of Channel Chiefs
  • RN® Channel Chiefs list, released annually, recognizes leading IT channel vendor executives who continually demonstrate outstanding leadership, influence, innovation and growth
  • “I am honored to again be recognized by CRN as a Channel Chief. The challenges of the past year have shown the strength and resilience of our dealer community, and I truly feel we have been more engaged with them than ever before,” said Laura Blackmer, Senior Vice President, Dealer Sales, Konica Minolta.

Managed Service Provider Eplexity Named to CRN 2021 MSP 500 List

  • The Channel Company, has named Eplexity to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Security 100 category
  • List recognizes leading North American solution providers that have demonstrated innovative and forward-thinking approaches to managed services

TPx Bolsters Senior Leadership with Three Executive Appointments

  • TPx, announced that Ashley Arbuckle has been appointed Chief Product Officer (CPO); Aditi Dravid has been named General Counsel & Secretary; and Mark Roberts has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
  • All three new senior leaders report to CEO Don Joos and work closely with the entire executive team to create scale, drive strategy and help build and maintain excellent relationships with clients

Lead for BDR in Texas

  • Lead for City of Beaumont, Texas
  • Looking for single pane of glass for recovery and backup sue to Disaster or Ransomeware

ORPALIS Imaging Technologies Acquires Experts in Searchable PDFs and Document Automation ...

  • Orpalis announces the acquisition of UK-based Aquaforest Ltd., experts in searchable PDFs & document automation for Microsoft platforms
  • Reported on aithorithy.com
  • ORPALIS is the publisher of SDKs for PDF, document imaging, OCR, barcodes, and formats, for desktop (GdPicture.NET Document Imaging SDK), web (DocuVieware HTML5 Viewer and Document Management Kit), and Cloud (PassportPDF) applications

Foxit Software Announces Successful Completion of SOC 2 Certification

  • Announced that it has completed its Service Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2) Type 1 examination through an independent audit
  • SOC 2 examination was performed by an independent, third-party organization
  • AARC-360 to perform the independent certification

iManage Work Delivers 378 Percent ROI, as Found by Total Economic Impact Study

  • Announced findings of study by Forrester Consulting
  • Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) and benefits realized by corporate legal departments deploying iManage Work
  • Concludes companies attained an ROI of 378 percent over a three-year period, with iManage paying for itself in less than 6 months

Kyocera Document Solutions recognised in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms

  • Kyocera Document Solutions Europe announced recognized for the first time as a niche player in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms (CSPs)
  • Kyocera continues to strengthen its portfolio of content service platforms, including enterprise content management (ECM). As part of this strategy, Ceyoniq Technology, DataBank IMX, Alos, Ever Team Software SAS and OPTIMAL SYSTEMS have joined the Kyocera family in recent years
  • “We are excited to be included in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms and will continue to make efforts to expand our solutions in order to help our customers put knowledge to work,” adds Engelbrecht

IAOP Names Canon Business Process Services a Top 100 Global Outsourcing Leader for the Fifteenth Straight Year

  • named to the Leader category of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals' (IAOP®) 2021 Global Outsourcing 100® list
  • list defines the standard of excellence in outsourcing service delivery
  • "Now, more than ever, outsourcing end-users need to be able to easily identify and select the right company for their outsourcing needs," said Debi Hamill, IAOP CEO

Is this another security issue for MFPs?

Forescout Cybersecurity published new report on 9 new security vulnerabilities in some IoT devices

  • Vulnerabilities in the communications protocols used by millions of Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) devices could allow cyber attackers to intercept and manipulate data.
  • vulnerabilities in some TCP/IP stacks have been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Forescout, who've dubbed the set of nine new vulnerabilities as 'Number:Jack'.
  • TCP/IP stacks found to contain the vulnerabilities include several open-source stacks analysed in Forescout's previous study, including uIP, FNET, picoTCP, Nut/Net, cycloneTCP and uC/TCP-IP.
  • Vulnerabilities have also been discovered in Siemens' Nucleus NET, Texas Instruments' NDKTCPIP and Microchip's MPLAB Net.
  • (this may impact MFP manufacturers that outsource their code, and is similar to vulnerabilities that were found in MFPs that use Treck Software)

Konica Minolta Ranked #1 MSP by Cloudtango for Second Consecutive Year

  • fourth year All Covered has been named to Cloudtango’s MSP100 U.S. annual list
  • Cloudtango recognizes the most successful managed service providers (MSPs) around the world in what has become a global reference due to its independent approach and in-depth analysis
  • the 2021 awards, the technical analysis has focused on cybersecurity, support, infrastructure and cloud services

lead for IT Services in New Jersey

  • Trenton Housing Authority
  • RFP for Information Technology Support Services

Cybersecurity Updates

  • With a single update, a popular barcode scanner app on Google Play transformed into malware and was able to hijack up to 10 million devices as reported by Malwarebytes
  • Lavabird Ltd.'s QR code barcode scanner was an Android app that had been available on Google's official app repository for years
    • accounting for over 10 million installs
  • ESET Cybersecurity is reporting that there is a 768% growth in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks over the course of 2020
    • detected 29 billion attempted RDP attacks across the year, as cyber criminals attempt to exploit remote workers.
  • The United Nations reported that the country of North Korea is using money it received from hacking to modernize its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles
    • “total theft of virtual assets from 2019 to November 2020 is valued at
      approximately $316.4 million”
    • illegally obtained proceeds “estimated at up to $2 billion”
  • A security researcher’s analysis of 30 popular health apps (they weren’t named) finds problems:
    • 50% of the apps store PHI
    • 100% of API endpoints were subject to BOLA attacks (broken object-level authorization) that can allow access to full patient records.
    • 50% of the apps allowed clinicians to access to records of any patient by changing the URL that is passed in the “GET” command.
    • 100% of the apps failed to implement certificate pinning to prevent person-in-the-middle attacks.
    • 77% of the apps used hard-coded API keys that never expire and 7% use hard-coded names and passwords.
    • 50% of APIs did not authenticate requests with tokens.
  • Nicholas Faber, 25, of Rochester, New York pleaded guilty to one count of computer intrusion causing damage and one count of aggravated identity theft.
  • admitted that from about 2017 to 2019, he worked with co-conspirator Michael Fish to access the school email accounts of dozens of female college students and then used information from those school email accounts to gain access to the victims’ social media accounts
  • Members of the Egregor ransomware cartel have been arrested this week in Ukraine
    • are the result of a joint investigation between French and Ukrainian police.
    • Egregor gang operates based on a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model
    • rent access to the actual ransomware strain, but they rely on other cybercrime gangs to orchestrate intrusions into corporate networks and deploy the file encrypting ransomware.
  • Jones Day Law Firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio has published a number of articles on their web site about ransomware attacks and how they have helped or advised clients how to respond to security incidents.
    • threat actors known as CLOP initially posted some screenshots of files they
    • appear to have exfiltrated
    • involve current and confidential communications
  • Central Piedmont Community College of Charlotte, North Carolina
    experienced a ransomware attack that exposed info on an unknown number of students
  • The Salt Lake Community College of Utah notified an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed after a cybersecurity incident.
  • Council Rock School District of Pennsylvania notified an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed after email phishing incident.
  • The federal government reports that 958,000 patients had their PHI exposed because of breaches in January, 2021
  • Bannock County of Idaho notified an unknown number of citizens that their info may have been exposed during recent breach of county servers.
  • Renown Health of Reno, NV agreed to pay a $75,000 fine to settle charges that it failed to provide patients copies of their PHI.
  • Sharp Healthcare of San Diego, CA agreed to pay a $70,000 fine to settle charges that it failed to provide patients copies of their PHI.
  • Syracuse University of New York notified 9,800 students that their info was exposed after email phishing incident.
  • University of Colorado notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after cybersecurity incident.
  • The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, as well as CBS 60 Minutes TV program are warning that threat actors with ties to China are continuing to target US healthcare, genomic, and other valuable data through hacking and other malicious activities.
  • Somerset Independent School District of Texas notified an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack.
  • VMware Carbon Black analyzed data from attacks on its healthcare customers in 2020 and found 239.4 million cyberattacks were attempted in 2020, which equates to an average of 816 attempted attacks per endpoint.
    • That represents a 9,851% increase from 2019.
  • Nebraska Medical Center notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after cybersecurity incident.
  • The City of Oldsmar in Florida notified its citizens that it was able to prevent a hacker from penetrating its network and causing the city’s water supply to be poisoned.
  • Chatham County of North Carolina notified an unknown number of citizens that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack.
  • Wimberly School District of Texas notified an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack

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