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Re: Major Managed Print Service Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!

lep524 ·
Well done Art. Maybe you should work on a novel.... The Case of the Missing Pages . Could be added to the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series. You'd be even more famous!
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Re: Major Managed Print Service Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!

Art Post ·
lep524, Grant W & Doug thanx!!! Maybe there could be a mystery in store "for the case of the missing pages"!
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Re: New Ricoh MP 4054/5054/6054 SP Sneak Peak!

Former Member ·
This is an automated response. Carl Mica is currently out of the office and has limited access to email and voice mail. He will return to the office on September 26th. Thank you.
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Re: New Ricoh MP 4054/5054/6054 SP Sneak Peak!

fisher ·
NCP scanning is not new. Its been on Ricoh machines for at least 5 years.
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Re: New Ricoh MP 4054/5054/6054 SP Sneak Peak!

Art Post ·
fisher, ok, I'll admit I don't know everything and this was the first time I read that. Thus, I thought it was new!!! Thanx for the heads up on this.
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Re: New Ricoh MP 4054/5054/6054 SP Sneak Peak!

Former Member ·
This is an automated response. Carl Mica is currently out of the office and has limited access to email and voice mail. He will return to the office on September 26th. Thank you.
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New Ricoh MP C306ZSP & MP C306ZSPF Spec Review

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For those of us that sell Ricoh MFP's, we know that the Ricoh MP C305SP is a little long in the tooth these days.  Personally, I only had one problem with the Ricoh MP C305SP, and that was the size of the color display.  That 4.3 inch LCD...
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#MPSisChanging "The Top 100 Summit = MPS Olympic Event"

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#MPSisChanging, everything changes, technology and innovation leads us to rethink what we've done in the past and how we might be able to gain the competitive edge and increase profits in the future.   Me, I'm an old dog in this industry,...
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Top Ten Copier Quotes & Proposals for September 2015

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If you're an avid read of my blogs, then you know my position on the ability to view proposals and quotes from other dealers and direct branches.     Our business is constantly changing, and having the ability to read and comprehend...
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How One Simple (Smart Phone/Tablet) Print App Can Help You Close More Orders!

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In advance of our Print Analyze App (smart phones & tablets) that is scheduled for February 9th & February 15th , I asked Jean Francois LE BRIZE to provide me with the same story that he told me at my first webinar a few months ago. Below is the blog from Jean: Thereis not a lot of software aimed at the salesman in the Imaging business. Among them, PrintAnalyze Full. PrintAnalyze Full is a cloud solution: the Salesman can perform audits, retrieve meters, calculate a...
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Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!

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Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!   Call da Cops Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages! Crime Scene Investigation: "This is the city. New York, New York, I work here...I'm a cop" It was Monday May 18th, another...
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Four Reasons Why I'm SO Excited about Print Audit Insight Dashboard!!

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After viewing the first Print Audit Insight Webinar a few months ago, I thought I would pick five existing accounts that I would approach and offer them a print analysis of their fleet.  Over the last month, I identified those five accounts, and...
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Top Ten Copier Proposals for July 2015

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Last night I took a peek at the proposals and thought, what's another benefit that I get from reading these?  At times, and more this year than any other year I've been struggling for revenue.  I'm behind in revenue for the year,...
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7 Tips to Help Win Net New Competitive Copier & MPS Deals

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"My pipeline is always 100,000k+ and I'm required to do 12-15 appointments per week.  I'm finding the opportunities, but not winning competitive deals. (I have a small base list of 10 accounts)."   Was one of the statements that was emailed...
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New Ricoh Signature Series Color MFP's on the Web

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Spending much of my time driving around the State of New Jersey and not listening to the radio (I'm just to lazy to pull the radio and reset the code after the battery died a few months ago) gives me more than enough time to think about...
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Top Ten Copier & MFP Proposals for February 2015

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I can' tell you how much I enjoy seeing copier proposals and quotes from around the country.  I especially like seeing the ones from my competitors!!!   What's included, what's not included, what rate factor they are using, the cost per page...
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How to Close More MFP & MPS Sales

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How to Close More MFP & MPS Sales The other day I read and article by Tom Callinan titled "Close More Sales" on The Week in Imaging. I found the article enjoyable and a good read, in closing the article Tom presented this paragraph. How do you actually close more sales? Thats easy; uncovering a solid business case by asking great questions, listening attentively, and focusing on moving the sale forward with every meeting. The best closers are those that...
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How Can You be the Best at MPS, MFP, MNS?

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What does it take to be among the elite sales people at your branch or your dealership? For starters you've got to have a passion for being number 1.  Nothing floats my boat more than being at the top of the totem poll each and every month. I...
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MFP Solutions Top Ten Copier & MFP Blogs for May 2013

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MPF Solutions Top Ten Copier and MFP Blogs for April 2013  still tops the list every month for the last three months. That one blog now has close to 10,000 page views!  Here's an note for all of you that are about to get a new sales...
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Ricoh MP C3003/3503/4503/5505 & 6003 Scanner Review

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Scanning, scanning and more scanning, it seems that's all anyone wants to do with MFP's anymore.  Prospects want to know how they can print and copy less and scan more. What this suggests to me is that it's just a matter of time before the...
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The 3D's of Selling Managed IT, Copiers and MPS

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During the last three years I've been delighted to help rookies/newbie’s or whatever you'd like to call new people that are breaking into Managed IT, Copiers and Managed Print Service  industry. I'm not a manager or owner (was an owner...
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New Ricoh MP C401 C401SR Spec Review

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I was surprised to say the least. I knew there was a 40 page per minute color A4 (letter & legal size paper) due soon, but, I thought it might be an entirely new clean sheet design since the older MP C300 & MP C400 were never big movers for us. As I reviewed the specs of the new MP C401 I realized that not much has changed at least feature wise since the MP C300/400. Yes, you can now add an optional 10.1 Wide Super VGA Smart Operation panel that...
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The Right Used Equipment Strategy Can Help Your Profits Soar

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The Right Used Equipment Strategy Can Help Your Profits Soar   Having the right used equipment strategy can absolutely help your dealership reap greater profits.  Whether you are going to use it to penetrate into new accounts or as a path to...
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New Ricoh MP 4054/5054/6054 SP Sneak Peak!

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I really wasn't planning on writing this blog tonight, however, sometimes you just need to do what you have to do.    Ricoh Americas seems to be on the verge of launching the new monochrome (black) MP...
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Major Managed Print Service Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!

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Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!  Call da Cops!!! "Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages"! Crime Scene Investigation: "This is the city. New York, New York, I work here...I'm a cop" It was Monday July 18th,...
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BTA East Grand Slam 2013 "My Top Six Likes"

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Baltimore was awesome! The BTA event had excellent attendance by Office Equipment Dealers plus all of the vendors that I spoke to were in agreement that they thought the show was well attended and the quality of contacts and meetings were top...
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My Top Ten Likes for the New Ricoh MP 2553 / 3053 / 3353

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I always like to give a little back ground about about the previous models and one important note is that Ricoh has decided to not offer non networked version of the MP 2553/3053 and the 3353.   With the previous "52" series you were able to...
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HP & Sharp "What is Canon Thinking"

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Wonder what Canon is thinking right?  Do you think that HP ever contacting Canon about acquiring their devices for their foray into enterprise MPS MFP's? Just went you think you've seen it all, along comes a partnership where one provider...
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To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"

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Christmas in Sweden begins with the Saint Lucia ceremony. Before dawn on the morning of 13 December, the youngest daughter from each family puts on a white robe with a red sash. She wears a crown of evergreens with tall-lighted candles attached to it....
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MY Top 12 Likes about the New Ricoh MP2501SP

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How excited can you get about new copiers aka multifunctional copiers that can print, scan in color, copy and fax (LAN Fax, walkup fax)?  I for one am pretty exciting about new offering of the MP2501SP. It's been a few years since the...
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An Interview with the KING of MPS aka Greg Walters

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Six months in the making and I finally had the chance to offer up some questions to the King of MPS aka Greg Walters.  I'm thinking it was six years or so ago that Greg launched his "Death of the Copier" blog.  Greg was in the MPS business...
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Managed Print Services in the Wide-Format A/E/C Space

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Thought I would share this email from Joel about MPS in the AEC wide format market place. Joel is an active blogger, has more than 40+ years experience in the wide format industry and writes his own blog @ Reprographics 101....
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Top Ten Reasons to "Find Your Workflow" & "Managed Print Summit"

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No slipping, no sliding, no scraping frost or ice off the car windows, no bundling up to take out the garbage, no getting the driveway plowed in, no walkin the dog when it's below freezing outside and these are just a few reasons why it...
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New Ricoh MP C2003 & C2503 Sneak Peak

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Yahoo! One of our Print4Pay Hotel members posted a link where we could download a brochure for the new Ricoh MP C2003 & C2503! I'm hoping that we'll have these systems available in a few weeks here in the US. The link was provided to a Ricoh dealers web site in the UK. Please keep in mind that the US version may or may not have additional features. One of the features that is not mentioned is Ricoh ICE (Integrated Cloud Environment), which is an...
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10 Ways to Make your Copier & MPS Proposals Standout!

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Over the years I've seen a lot of really bad copier and MPS proposals and some very good ones. The very bad ones far outweigh the very good ones.   AS much as we always try to get in front of the decision maker(s) there are many times when we...
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Ricoh Spec Review of the MP C300HW & MP C300HT MFP's

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Ricoh recently added two additional MFP's that are specifically designed for the Healthcare Industry.  Loyal readers may remember that a few years ago I mentioned that the next "Big Thing" is that manufacturers would start designing and...
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Copier Side by Side Comparisons "Do You Remember Those?"

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Back in eighties, before PC's were on every copier sales persons desk, copier sales people would turn to Copier Buyers Guides. Those guides were as good as gold, and we scrambled for them when the new editions arrived. Those guides listed every current and discontinued copier spec on the market. Those guides were our Bibles! Many of us stuffed them in our briefcases (remember when we had those), while others left them at the office. The really good copier salespeople always had his copier...
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Ricoh MP 305SP & MP 305SPF "Coming to America"

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A few months ago, I was able to view the Ricoh MP 305SPF video on youtube. I completely mis-understood how valuable this system will be for our clients, especially those clients in the AEC (Architects, Engineers & Construction)industry! For years, I wanted an MFP that would allow us to scan, print & fax 11x17, but only print letter and legal size. I thought that this would be an excellent seller because of the small foot print since it would be an A4 (prints letter & legal...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The First Week of October 2006

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While I was scrolling down on this weeks threads from ten years ago, I saw the threads for the Aficio MPC2500, MP C3000, MPC3500, and MP C4500. Hard to believe that these systems are ten years old now Another old but goodie was the introduction of the variable print head for the Seri Model 25. The variable print head was actually an HP print head/cartridge that was located in the Seri Model 25. Never sold the VPPH model, however I did sell a few of the Seri Model 25, in fact I just sold a...
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Top Ten Copier & MFP Quotes for November 2016

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I just checked my recent constant contacts and I was upset because three members opted out of the weekly email update. As my Father in Law states, what do you expect from a Pig but a Grunt. It's obvious to me that those three that opted out are probably terrible prospectors and terrible sales people. Over the years, I always believe and stated to others that Print4Pay Hotel members are the best of breed for the imaging industry. Below are ten quotes that we've recently ran across, and or we...
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Eight Excellent Reasons Why the Ricoh MP 305SPF Should be Your Next Copier Lease or Purchase!

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Years ago with the emergence of A4 (devices that can only print/copy letter or legal paper), we had to adjust our talk track to add, "do you need to print, copy or scan 11x17 (tabloid) size paper. That first question would help us determine if the client was a candidate for an A4 or A3 (devices that can print/copy/scan tabloid) device. Ricoh's new MP 305SPF gives us a new wrinkle when proposing the right system for our clients. The claim to fame for the MP C305SPF is that clients with...
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Five Reasons Why I'm Attending the Top 100 Summit in San Diego

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Who can't resist an opportunity to spend some time in San Diego? #MPSIsChanging, and if you're not changing, your competition is. Below is a paragraph from the Top 100 Summit web page . The Summit is an exclusive, invitation only, all expenses paid (minus flight and hotel) event where imaging industry leaders, business owners and principals will come together to share ideas and develop strategies for the future of office imaging. We call them the Top 100! Reason #1 : Increasing my knowledge...
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Ten Things You Need to Know Before You Lease or Buy a Ricoh MP 501SP or MP 601SP

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Geesh, where do I start? When I first heard of the MP 501/601SP's, I thought this was just another mediocre multifunctional (copy, print, scan, fax) A4 device. I assumed the device was designed for low, low volume and would have a high cost per page. I was dead wrong in my assumptions. In fact, I couldn't be happier with the features, the speed, the hardware cost and the consumable cost of the MP 501/601SP. BTW, the MP501/601SP will not win any design awards, it looks kinda funky, but the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Third Week Week of July 2007)

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I pulled up one of the old threads below "Sales Tips" and it brought me to a thread I was posting each week for about 30 weeks or so. It's ripe with some good selling tips. I believe these were being emailed to me at the time, thus once it's emailed to me, I figure it's good to go to post up on the site. Enjoy!! Sharp MX-2700N and Toshiba 2500c now in the Virtual Monster Mayhem. 7/19/074:28 PM Although Xerox, Canon and Konica Minolta are the most common competitors we find ourselves up...
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Sometimes We Forget to Mention all of the Value We Provide When Selling Copiers

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Tonight, I find myself doing an over night in Philadelphia, PA. My day tomorrow will consist of consuming additional knowledge about ink technology which will one day replace toner technology. However, that's not want I want to blog about tonight. Last night i found my self working two quotes an emailing potential new clients all the way up until 10:30PM or so. I had to put in the extra hours for the hours I would lose tomorrow. One of those clients was in the market for a replacement of...
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How Can You Be the Best at MPS, MFP, & Managed IT?

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What does it take to be among the elite sales people at your branch or your dealership? For starters you've got to have a passion for being ICHIBAN. Nothing floats my boat more than being at the top of the totem poll each and every month. I like to win, don't like to lose and will do the extra work to make sure my numbers are the best they can be month in and month out. More times than not you will eat the bear rather than the bear eating you. Too often I see reps that will slack off once...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Second Week of November 2009)

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Did you know that Frank Sinatra was in the copier business for 20 years back in 2009? Hoping Frank is still around he's still in the business and ready to celebrate his 30 years experience. I thought the same thing Frank Sinatra? Yup seems there is more than one. Here's the link https://www.p4photel.com/topic/frank-sinatra-20-years-of-experience-in-the-copier-biz Topic Canon in Las Vegas, Part 2 Powerful Tools for In-Plant Printers 11/8/096:44 PM of commercial printing operations can avail...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of January 2015)

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Hard to believe we're in a new decade. What will the next ten years be like for the copier industry? Who will rule the roaring 20's? Will there be enough print to go around? Who's out and who's for this decade? All sound like a blog I need to write, stay tuned! Enjoy these wonderful threads from 5 years ago this week! Information and Data Security With Konica Minolta bizhub SECURE Art Post · 1/8/1511:12 PM perform at their optimal, productively and securely. Konica Minolta Business Solutions...
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Five Reasons I Love the New Ricoh MP 430f!

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It's been awhile since I had some extra time to write about some of the latest and greatest MFP's from Ricoh. Just this year Ricoh dropped the old naming convention of MP and replaced it with IM. The IM stands for Intelligent MFP. These new intelligent devices operate with the RICOH Smart Integration platform (RSI). RSI Remote In For those of us who have been in the industry for sometime, we can remember having to walk clients through settings on the user screen interface and or helping the...
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Managed Print Services! A 59-Billion-Dollar Business by 2025!!! Is MPS still a BAD INVESTMENT?

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It seems like those who benefit from convincing resellers of the glories regarding Managed Print Services. Keep raising the outlook. Are people really buying this nonsense? Well, we do hear the testimonials from those who invest or have temporarily invested in the channel's future, putting a whole lot of faith. In what I describe, as the delusion of MPS 2025. I recently attended an event for resellers, and yes, there was a Managed Print Services presentation. The presenter seemed to validate...
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