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Re: Selling Copiers "Should I Go Out on My Own"

Art Post ·
MIke: Wish you the best and hope you are retiring after all these years!
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Re: Selling Copiers "Should I Go Out on My Own"

bmi4u ·
Yes... retiring from work and starting a new career of piddling on the farm and traveling.
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Re: Is This the Death of Lexmark? Firm Rumored to Sell to Konica Minolta

Bill Siderys ·
It may be the death of Lexmark, only time will tell. I can say that it may have many in the Industry worried. Say you own a large Canon dealer and were using Lexmark too capture your customers printer / a4 devices. This sale might open the door for the KM account manager to take over the entire fleet, replace the Canon copiers and service the Lexmark Printers. Or, if you are a manufacture who is using Lexmark for the same reason, but your potential operating costs are going to be on the rise...
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Re: Is This the Death of Lexmark? Firm Rumored to Sell to Konica Minolta

Art Post ·
Many years ago someone somewhere told me that when the higher up execs are buying up shares of stock, then something is could be on the horizon. Lexmark Director buys shares
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What Will Our Industry Be Like in 50 Years?

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In fifty years, I'll be long gone.  The topic of what our industry would be like is intriguing at least to me.   Sooner or later paper will go away, and where does that leave the likes of Ricoh, Canon, and Konica Minolta?  In...
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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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Is This the Death of Lexmark? Firm Rumored to Sell to Konica Minolta

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Is This the Death of Lexmark? Firm Rumored to Sell to Konica Minolta Photizo Group has received an unsolicited letter postmarked December 23, 2015 stating that “Paul Rooke, Jeri Isbell, the executive officers of Lexmark, and the Board of Directors are preparing to sell Lexmark to Konica Minolta…”, seemingly confirming our own due diligence and supposition earlier this year . This incendiary letter, penned by the infamous Lexmark Employees for Ethical Conduct (LEEC), pleads with Kentucky’s...
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Need Help withKonicaMinolta & Xerox Pricing

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Can anyone send me dealer price list for KonicaMinolta & Xerox systems please? I could also use Toshiba, Lexmark (BTA), and Samsung.You can email it to me arthurkpost@gmail.com
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Committed to Dealer Success

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It's refreshing to see an email from a office equipment manufacturer that is touting their web site as dealer and end user friendly.  A recent email from Formax introduced me to their new web site, and their claim to fame was the fact there...
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Field Support/ Desktop support specialist 1

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Field Support/ Desktop support specialist 1Madison Heights, MichiganJob DescriptionRole Summary: The objective of the Support Specialist I (SS-I) is to provide superb customer service reflecting the client-centric and quality focused mission of All...
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When Was the Last Time You Named your Printer or Copier?

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"Can anyone come up with a fun and creative name for a Canon copier/printer? It's my job to name it since the office just got a new one the other day and I'm the new work study employee. All the other ones were named by previous work studies and were...
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Leads, Do you get them?

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It's been awhile since I got a manufactures lead for my territory in which the dealership I work for is Authorized.  Matter of fact it's been more than seven months!  How is everyone else doing with leads from the likes of Ricoh, Xerox,...
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Selling Copiers "Should I Go Out on My Own"

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Way back when in 1986 I went into business for myself at the ripe age of 29.  I had been selling copiers for a Minolta dealer in central New Jersey since 1982, and believe it or not by 1986 the owner was in a divorce, hooked on other stuff and...
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Our Top Ten Copier Proposals/Quotes for July 2013

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Yup, with the new site and still having to keep down my day job.....I've been a little busy.  But before I post these I just wanted to tell you that I received a call from a Print4Pay Hotel member that is quitting his job of selling MPS and...
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I Kissed A Copier and I Liked It!

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I've been toying around with this blog for some time.  For some of us old timers in the industry we've either heard or been told that we have toner in our blood.  To have someone describe you as having toner in your blood is a compliment ...
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Samsung to Acquire Nuance?

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Whoa!  Read this today on a blog, will post that thread at the bottom of this blog. The blog goes on to state that the Wall Street Journal reported that Nuance has spoken to Samsung about the possible sale. It was stated that the talks happened...
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Scan2Anywhere?

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For lack of a better name, I'll call it scan2anywhere and what I mean is that you can browse all of the shared file folders on the server from the copier MFP panel.   This is not a standard option on the Ricoh's, we need to add Global Scan. ...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago (2nd Week of December)

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Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and a founder member of The Rolling Stones.  Jagger's career has spanned over 50 years, read more here or...
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Best Black & White MFP for 10k/month yeild. Suggestions?

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From time to time I'll see an interesting thread or post on a forum and I'll take the time to give an unbiased opinion based on the questions that are presented.  Below is a thread I found on a forum that really didn't answer the question for the...
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Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2017

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Looking back, 2016 was one heck of a year with our industry. Lexmark was purchased by Apex Technology Co., Ltd (People Republic of China). Who would have guessed that? Sharp Corporation lived to fight another day when Foxconn (Taiwan aka Republic of China) acquired them earlier this year. Then just a few weeks ago Print Audit purchases NeoStream (document management software company). Of course we then have the purchase of Samsung Imaging Division by HP. We can only wonder what's next for...
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Graph Expo Day Two 2016

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It's early on day 3 of the Graph Expo show. I'm up and about early at the Hyatt Regency and I've made way to the pool grotto to enjoy the sunrise. Since I had covered most of the show floor on day one, day two was a chance to go back and gather additional information on some of those products that I found interesting. In addition there were some additional devices like the KIP Color wide formats, and the OCE Color wide formats that I wanted to get some additional data on to help me in my day...
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Top Ten Copier Proposals for June 2017

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Where can you find more than five hundred copiers proposals? If you guessed the Print4Pay Hotel, then you've guessed right! Our Competitive proposals are shared from other Print4Pay Hotel members. In fact many P4P'ers will email me those "trophy" proposals in order to receive a few free months of Premium/VIP membership. You may ask what are trophy proposals? They would be the proposals where we've won the clients business and then asked for a copy of the competitors proposals. Over the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Third Week of October 2007)

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Tens years ago Tom Salierno, also known as Tom, Jr lost his job as Chief Operating ... Officer of Ricoh U S of Ricoh Corporation from June 2006 to December 2007. In the ten years after it seems that Big Tom was the chief culprit in Ricoh dealer acquisitions for Global Imaging. Today Tom serves ae Chief Executive Office with Global Imaging. Big Tom Out as Prez at Ricoh Boston Mike · 10/16/072:15 PM Don"t let the door..... Ricoh Americas Corporation Announces Organizational Changes WEST...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Last Week of October 2007)

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As Friday came to close, there were only two (sales) of us left in the office by the time 4:30PM rolled around. Why were we in the office at 4:30PM on a Friday? That's easy, our month ends on Monday and we're still trying to get move shit forward. As we were packing up, the topic of demonstrations came up somehow. There we were reminiscing about how awesome it was to do demonstrations. The planning, the preparation, and of course the sizzle. I'll admit it, I could present excellent...
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Cannata Awards Recipients

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Best Female Executive: Laura Blackburn (Sharp) Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Goldberg (General Council BTA) Best A3 Manufacturer : Toshiba Best A4 Manufacturer: Lexmark Best Marketing Strategy: KonicaMinolta Best Leasing Company: Great America Best Software & Services Provider: ACDI (see my comments below) Best in Class Manufacturer: Toshiba Best Male Executive: Rick Taylor (KonicaMinolta)
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Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2020

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So was 2019 a good year or a not so good year for the imaging industry? If I'm thinking about my personal results then 2019 was awesome and one of the best ever. I think 2020 will prove to be one of the biggest years yet for change in our industry. Change is good, right? I'm sure there will be at least two or three bombshells with one of them happening in late January 2020 and then another in late March to early April 2020. None of my predictions came true in 2019 and that's because I didn't...
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I need HELP! KM 1Rate

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really hoping someone can help me here. Due to some changes with an existing account, if "x" purchase or lease goes over "x" amount. The account needs to get have three quotes. One is going to be from KonicaMinolta direct. Hoping a P4P member from KonicaMinolta outside of my area can help me better understand the update 1Rate plan. Please email me or PM me here apost@p4photel.com
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KonicaMinolta BixHub 454e

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Can you get or request a PCL5 printer driver for the 454e?
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week of March 2008

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Ah, 2008 and not one of my favorites years. The economy was tanking. Clients that were at the end of the lease were opting to buy the equipment instead of upgrading. Credit became really tight, especially for start ups, and many companies were closing, declaring bankruptcy or one day they were open and the next day they were not. Some say that the economy really didn't rebound until 2015. Any way you slice it, it was a horrendous seven years. Looking back, I would also tend to think that the...
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Top Ten Copier Proposals for December 2017

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Yesterday I posted Top Ten Copier Proposals for January 2018 . I don't have much time tonight, however please click that link and you'll read why I think seeing competitive proposals is key for keeping up with the latest pricing for hardware and cost per page maintenance agreements. Toshiba 5540ct unlimited color and black pages proposal 2017 Ricoh MP C4504SPex 5 device Proposal December 2017 Ricoh CW 2200 Wide Format Proposal MP_C2504ex_december 2017 Samsung X4250 Copier Proposal 2017...
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KonicaMinolta Dealer Conference

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Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2018

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What a year! Ricoh sells most of their SMB accounts to dealers (not including education, legal and production) and proves that they are dedicated to their dealers. Toshiba might has probably staved off from selling the kitchen sink with the sale of their chip unit to a consortium that is led by Bain Capital. Epson delivers two color A3 ink MFP's with speeds of 75 & 100 pages per minute. Proving that disruption of our coveted A3 toner based is well underway. Last years Top Ten MFP Copier...
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KonicaMinolta MFP Configurator

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Can anyone provide a link for the KM MFP configurator page please?
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What Document Management Company Will Be Purchased Next?

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The BIG news from last week was the purchase of DocuWare by Ricoh. In my eyes DocuWare is the Premier Software provider in the Imaging Channel. Just my opinion. Who's next to be bought by the likes of KonicaMinolta, Canon, Sharp, Toshiba. Lexmark, Xerox? PS I'm no expert in this market and if one of the below has already been purchased please excuse. You can also write one in!
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When Was the Last Time You Named your Printer or Copier?

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Note: I wrote this back on 2013 on the old blog site MFP Solutions, thought it would be a good recycle. When Was the Last Time You Named your Printer or Copier? "Can anyone come up with a fun and creative name for a Canon copier/printer? It's my job to name it since the office just got a new one the other day and I'm the new work study employee. All the other ones were named by previous work studies and were good like a leased Canon was Lisa Canon...since they leased a Canon. Thanks!" Whoa,...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (First Week of May 2009)

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MY apologies for not posting for two weeks. It's been busy with the trip to Itex and the end of the month. However, I'm back and will be posting these regular now. Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 05/03/09 Neal · 5/3/099:47 PM trade group, IKON/ Ricoh will hold 4 workshops to help printers move to digital: - 6/3/20009 in Boston - 6/4/2009 in Alexandria, VA - 8/5/2009 in Chicago, IL - 8/6/2009 in Minneapolis, MN - will be held in IKON showrooms -...
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Re: Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2020

SalesServiceGuy ·
Toshiba Corp does not own the majority of shares in Toshiba Tec Corp. Toshiba Tec is an independent corporation and owns 51% of its shares therefore controlling its own destiny. Toshiba Corp owns the remaining 49%. NineStar remains highly leveraged from its $3.6B 2016 acquisition of Lexmark and has fully tapped two lines of credit to keep operations functioning smoothly. NineStar can access unlimited funds from the Chinese gov't to fund future acquisitions under the China 2025 initiative.
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Re: Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2020

SalesServiceGuy ·
Prediction 11. As eCommerce continues to grow at a rapid rate, the label printing industry is expected to grow with it. Expect more players with color label printing equipment.
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Re: Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2020

Frank Vasquez ·
I agree with SALESERVICEGUY on his Toshiba/Lexmark comment, and the relationship between Toshiba and Lexmark has been very strong for a dozen+ years. I was actually a bit shocked that Lexmark re-labeled KM instead of Toshiba for their A3 products. The Toshiba product line has always been strong, and the newest series does NOT disappoint. The issue with Toshiba is that they have been resistant to investing the resources to offer a complete Toshiba-made, e-Bridge lineup from A4 all the way to...
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Re: Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2020

SalesServiceGuy ·
Expect a Toshiba Tec manufactured A4 product line maybe as early as April 2020 using the same eBridge Next operating system as the current A3 product line. The current "Toshmark" e478s/e389cs/e479cs product line sells well and will continue. These Lexmark models can currently use the Toshiba original Universal 2 print driver. I would not expect any news or interest in the Production space from Toshiba Tec.
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Re: Top Ten Copier & Imaging Industry Predictions for 2020

Frank Vasquez ·
Yes - Toshiba is introducing two A4 units, I believe, and from what I hear, they are not much smaller than their A3 cousins. While I have heard claims they did this to minimize CPC's, it is probably because Toshiba did not want to invest in creating a whole new product line, rather tweak an existing one. It is wait-and-see time. Question is, will it fit on a desk/credenza? As to Production, I am well aware of Toshiba's lack of vision/desire in that arena, as I tried for years to push for...
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