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Re: The Risks of Email Blasts and How the "Junk" Button Can Hurt Your Business
Good stuff Darrell: I started my own email newsletter to my existing accounts and prospects. However, what I did first was to ask them permission, meaning, are they are ok with being on the list. I started this three months ago and the open rate is hair over 60% which is pretty awesome. So, far, I've only got 60 clients and prospects on the list, but, that will grow in time, in fact one of the blog articles already turned in to a 25k opp. Art
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Re: The Risks of Email Blasts and How the "Junk" Button Can Hurt Your Business
That's a great example of using email correctly. You know them and they opted in. Plus, you're also very active on social media. That's a great combination.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Last Week in September 2003
Last week was a killer! Not that I sold anything, but I had a golf outing on Monday (did secure a meeting out of that), two full days of training in PA on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday AM I left for the Jersey office and what should have been about 2.5 hours turned into almost 5 hours because one of the major highways was closed in both directions. I had to bird dog my way home on the back roads of eastern PA. Enjoy these threads from 15 years ago this week! New Ricoh Type-H Staple...
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Why Product Knowledge Can Vault You to Success
Would you agree or disagree with this statement? "You can have the best sales skills in the world, however, if you don't know your product you won't sell a damn thing". I'm a firm believer in the above, excellent product knowledge has allowed me to be extremely successful selling print devices. I feel bad for those sales peeps have the cheapest or lowest price along with zero product knowledge. The end result is guy and gals like me will eat them for lunch. LinkedIn is full of sales guru's...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Second Week in November 2003
So it was fifteen years ago that Ricoh launched the first GBC puncher. I remember it well, chads were evenly distributed through out the entire device! One of my accounts had to vacuum their GBC puncher once a week. Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Toshiba America Business Solutions Introduces the Flagship Model in its Workgroup Color Printer Line Boston Mike · 11/10/036:05 PM in TABS color printer product line. Boasting a powerful 600 MHz processor and 256 MB of standard RAM...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of February 2015)
It's Friday night and late. Tuesday evening I traveled to Atlantic City for our annual showing of wide format copiers and white boards. Our event started Wednesday in the AM and lasted until 1PM today. I'm getting too old to put in 10 hour days on the show floor (lol). I love doing them because of the interaction with potential clients and you never know who you're going to meet. We brought the BIG 65 inch white board and it was the sizzle that we needed to catch all of those prospects. All...
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The “Relationship-less” Sale
Yes, I created a new word. “Relationship-Less” As time moves along so must our thinking. I first published this article in March of 2019, With the current circumstances we are all living through I wanted to re-publish. The world's businesses and the world's people will advance in their digitization by at least five years. I fear many B2B sellers will confuse their temporary great relationships; relationships created for and in a different time. The changes caused by this pandemic regarding...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for April 18th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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DocuWare Developer Joins the Fight Against Covid-19
Rath is working with Makers vs. Virus, a Berlin-based volunteer group that connects individuals and companies who can donate protective equipment with healthcare organizations that urgently need it. The organization only works with “makers” who will donate the items for free or offer them at cost. It’s not an official organization and provides the equipment without a warranty. Rath read about the effort online. “Now there are more than 6,000 people in a group that meets on Slack. They’re...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Third Week of February 2015)
It's late and the last post of the night for me. Enjoy! bid tabulation for Ricoh Toshiba Xerox.pdf Art Post · 2/21/1511:05 PM Blog Post This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Fourth Week of February 2005 Art Post · 2/21/1511:36 PM Canon and would appreciate any and Xerox6030 With P/S 2/25/05 10:23 AM Topic by Guest Does anyone know anything about The Xerox 6030 wide format copier that prints and scans and how it compares to the Ricoh 240 Ricoh MV310 2/24/05 7:28 AM...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for February 22nd, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of March 2015)
I arrived back in town from Aruba late on Monday. Yup, I took a vacation and rarely accessed the internet! Yay for me. To say the least I came back to state that is in pure panic mode with corona virus. Tuesday was not so bad as four opportunities went HOT. Did the work that I had to and subsequent days produced almost nothing, no email responses, no phone call responses and in four days I was only able to set four meetings for next week. Starting on Monday I'll be sending ZOOM requests for...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The First Week of March 2006
Top 100 Summit (Print Audit Badge) Park City It was Wednesday, under the sign of Pisces. The US president was George W. Bush (Republican). In that special week of March people in US were listening to Check On It by Beyonce. In UK Nasty Girl by The Notorious BIG featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm was in the top 5 hits. Lie with Me, directed by Clment Virgo, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2006 while The 5th Horseman by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro was one of...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Second Week of March 2006
I pulled these from Wikipedia for some of the world events from ten years ago this week. March 6 – March 20 – The first World Baseball Classic is held in San Diego , California , U.S.A.. March 9 – NASA 's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft discovers geysers of a liquid substance shooting from Saturn 's moon Enceladus , signaling a possible presence of water. [34] March 10 – NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit. Konica Minolta Launches the bizhub 500 and 3/9/06 8:19 AM Konica Minolta...
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The Risks of Email Blasts and How the "Junk" Button Can Hurt Your Business
Sending out large email blasts to your market is so tempting. With the click of the mouse you can instantly spray email newsletters and event invitations to thousands of emails that you have gathered from your CRM, customer lists, and (worst-of-all)...
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10 Ways to Close Net New Business #6 of #10
One awesome thing that I've learned over the years is that almost every business is a potential suspect. I used the word "almost" because there are not as many suspects as there were years ago. Going back 30 years or so, it was a...
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Polek & Polek Delivers Excellent Customer Support and Imaging Supplies by Sled
A couple of years ago I wrote a blog this titled, "Polek & Polek Delivers Toner Supplies to Dealers by Sled". With an impending snow storm forecasted for the North East. I thought the snippet below would be appropriate! " I think about back to our early days of being in business when we still operated out of my fathers house. There was a long, steep driveway to get to the house. When heavy snowstorms were forecast, it was impossible to get a car up and...
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5 Reasons Why I'm Going to Spring Break BTA in New Orleans in March!
I'm about to make my first ever trip to New Orleans for BTA's Spring Break event. A fewmemories come to mind when thinking about New Orleans, The Super Bowl (many of them, in fact the first ten), Mardi Gras, NOMDA Show, and Katrina. Since I'm going to be a newbie in New Orleans for March 18th & March 19th, I'll be staying at the BTA recommended Intercontinental New Orleans. Similar to last years event at the Grand Floridian, IBPI is hosting their event on March...
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The Best & Only Way to Prospect Using Linkedin!
There's been so much talk about LinkedIn, and Buyer 2.0 that I can't stand it anymore!! Just kidding with you! Change is happening right now and we all need to be a part of it, figure it out, and make it our own. ...
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Cold calling isn’t dead it is just different
There is a huge tug-of-war and discussions flying around between sales experts citing cold calling is dying or better yet dead. For decades, cold calling has been the new business catalyst for salespeople all around the world. Heck, tenured...
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5 Internet and secure email tips
Hillary Clinton has certainly been under fire in the news recently for her insecure email usage. However, there are many strategies businesses can teach their employees and learn from Clinton's mistakes to ensure safe technology use in the workplace....
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My Top 5 Likes with Buyers Lab Web Site
Just about a month ago I was invited by Cheryl to view and drive the new Buyers Lab web site. My first comment was, "this is incredible". I was able to search copiers by region, I then had the choice to pull a spec guide,...
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BTA EAST Grand Slam Event Review
It's about the Vendors. Thus, I'd like to focus this blog about the Vendors who support the BTA Channel and the Print4Pay Hotel. The BTA East Grand Slam events is one of my favs!! No need to fly, a short three hour drive and...
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Copier and MFP side by side Reviews
Many years ago I learned that all copiers are not alike, and way back, when we were up against a competitor we were taught to present a side-by-side comparison. Back in the day we either used a typewriter or hand wrote a side-by-side...
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Comparing Printers and Copiers "The Real Dope for Copier Salespeople"
Dam, I almost finished this entire blog and I erased it!! There's a new game in town for comparing printer and copier devices Back in the eighties it was all about speeds and feeds, if you needed to compare a Ricoh vs Canon, you grabbed your spec check book, made a copy of each page, then broke out the color highlighters and proceeded to highlight your best specs vs the competitors worst specs. Those that had more "best" specs usually won the day and the sale. Do You Remember When? Back in...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Fourth Week of May 2006
I took a read through the first thread about color theory, even I was looking for the file that I has posted 10 years ago. Seems when all of the old threads transferred to the new site about three years ago, all of the attachments were lost. Question for some of you long time P4P'ers, did anyone happen to download the document in question and save it? If so, please post here. cOLOR tHEORY 5/22/06 9:05 PM The color theory behind this is fairly intense. I have attached a document that...
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Testing Positive for Better Service and Cash Flow
The Mercy Clinical Laboratory implemented DocuWare in order to better manage lab orders. The results are all positive. The Lab r educed the time-to-bill by one day increasing its billing capacity by $210,000 per day. These new efficiencies reduced the backlog of lab orders to bill by half and gave the staff the ability to answer questions about an order instantaneously. Digital information is now shared with other departments to improve patient care and the Lab’s bottom line. Mercy Clinical...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of January 2015)
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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How Buyer's Habits are Changing with Copiers
What you'll read here is a series of threads that was posted on one of our forums about 5 years ago. The threads have some excellent content about buyers and their habits. Please excuse some of the spelling errors since I'm capturing the series of threads and can't correct them. There's some great comments from many peeps who might know in the industry. Enjoy and please feel free to comment! If you'd like to read the original thread you can go here. -=Good Selling=-
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (First Week of December 2009)
Reading through some of the threads below I re-read Ten Ways to Save Energy and Reduce Waste with your Office Copiers & Printers. It may be ten years olf but most of it is good content to share with your clients. Pick and choose what you want and feel free to add come of your own! Enjoy these wonderful threads from ten years ago this week! Konica Minolta Receives Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. 12/5/0911:41 AM Ramsey, N.J. and San Diego – December 2, 2009 – Konica Minolta...
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Imaging Channel, Little Is Changing Because There’s Nobody New
Innovation is a change in the process. It happens when innovators change the means to the desired outcome. Nearly all disruptive platforms are a result of outsiders taking advantage of the insider's complacency and stubbornness. Imaging Channel leaders, it is now time to bring in outsiders and work with new human capital bringing new ideas and the talents to execute. The channel's commonality in human capital is killing the channel from within. There are too many fighting the insecure future...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Last Week of January 2015)
It's Friday night and just a little past 10:30PM. The first thread of the post is a blog I wrote five years ago with my prediction for the imaging aka copier industry for 2016. Most of those predictions did not come true in 2016, however Ricoh did buy DocuWare last year, Mega dealers have substantially increase their geographic reach, and acquisitions of smaller office equipment dealers is running at a fever pace. If someone can tell me the location of the title picture, I'll give you a free...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for December 8th 2019
December 8th MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Second Week of March 2003
Thinking back 2003 and was an amazing time in the copier industry. New opportunities were just developing with digital B2C opportunities. There were many analog copiers left to upgrade. In addition 2003 was the launch of the Ricoh W240 wide format copier/printer/scanner. Yes, it was an awesome time to make some money. Enjoy the threads from fifteen years ago today. Its Us and Them! 3/10/036:17 PM because they will all be selling Konica Minolta brand. The net result of all this could mean...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week in June 2003
I couldn't help my self and re-read the two HP threads from ten years ago. Back in the day, there was a saying that buyers used to clung too, the saying went like this. If I buy the Xerox, and even if it doesn't work, no one is going to fault me for buying the Xerox over the Japanese brand. I feel this is the same with HP, even if that HP plotter, printer of copier stinks, the buyer will never hear a word from anyone for not buying the other brand. Weekend Copier Notes from 06/08/08 Neal ·...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of August 2014)
Some what of an interesting day today I arrived about 645Am to the office. Had to prep for a 10AM, 1PM and 4PM appointment, All were closing opportunities, thus I wanted to have all of the documentation ready to sign. First appointment needed to "think about it", not worried been doing business with him for 20 plus years and that's just what he does. But, I also delivered a side by comparison via email later in the day (stated he might be looking at another copier from another vendor). I'm...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Second Week of August 2009)
No story tonight, watching the Mets Vs Nationals, Mets down by 2 top 8 Enjoy these awesome threads from 19 years ago this week! Topic Konica Minolta, CTWP Put Printing Technology to Work in "100 Percent Green" 8/12/0910:58 PM Konica Minolta , CTWP Put Printing Technology to Work in "100 Percent Green" Office bizhub MFPs Increase Office Efficiencies and Eliminate Waste at Waco Chamber of Commerce Highlighted Links Count on Konica MinoltaRAMSEY , NJ and WACO, TX--(Marketwire - August 12, 2009)...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for August 25th, 2019
August 25 th 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Coreio Inc. Acquires intelliNet Technologies Inc. to Enhance Managed Services Offering Coreio Inc., based in Toronto, Canada delivers IT infrastructure and Operations solutions for enterprise companies, 35 years in business intelliNet Technologies, based in Richmond British Columbia, founded in 2001 offers field services and managed services to clients in Canada and United States Coreio Inc., now has more than 200 locations across Canada and...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Third Week of July 2014)
Just a thought for everyone today. Today marks the last week of the month. I'm had sitting on some 25 plus opportunities and for many reasons (not losing) most have moved to August and September. I'm still short to get to my quota, but I look at this like this. I still have 25% of the month left, and when I don't see the movement then it's time to do some additional prospecting. Thus an old dog like me will be knocking on doors in between two appointments tomorrow. BTW, it's suppose to be...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Last Week of July 2014)
Yesterday marked the end of the month for me. Thus we have seven months in the books and so far 2019 has been awesome. August brings us those "dog days" of summer and many objections due to vacations, not enough time, get back to me after Labor Day or you can't get anyone to respond. I get it, and I've adjusted my habits over the years. August needs to be one of the biggest prospecting months in the year. The time you spend prospecting in August will pay HUGE dividends moving into the last...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of March 2014)
Busy night tonight, last week was busy, and business seems to be picking up some speed for me moving into the end of the first quarter. In April I'll be going to ITEX in Las Vegas because it couldn't be a more important time to go with all of the recent changes. If you have the time and the bucks, I recommend attending this year. Enjoy the threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of March 2004) Art Post · 3/9/141:48 PM...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (First Week of April 2014)
Apologies to everyone, it's been a week that I've never forget. I've always lived by this motto "You never know what the tomorrow's will bring you". Well an awesome tomorrow happened last week. You can read more about that with my recent blog or in the email newsletter for this week. Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of April 2004) Art Post · 4/6/148:39 PM With The Launch Of The New e-StudioTM211 c and...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of May 2014)
In each one of the "This Week in the Copier Industry", I'm always looking to add some type of content or tip that would be of value to our members. There's a blog in these threads for "Is There Really a "Natural Born Salesperson"? . I wrote this five years ago and it's still relevant five years later. Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! Canon Solutions America: 5 Questions to Ask When Selecting Media for a Wide-Format Printer Art Post · 5/13/1411:16 PM MELVILLE, NY—May 13,...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of May 2014)
Lately I haven't had that much to blog about, and over the years I've noticed that sometimes you can go weeks on end and just nothing seems to come to mind. Thus next week I'll start doing some spec reviews on some of the new Ricoh MFP devices. I'll be starting with the new IM 350 and finishing up with the new Ricoh PRO 5160. Enjoy these threads from five years ago this week! Canon Solutions America: 5 Questions to Ask When Selecting Media for a Wide-Format Printer Art Post · 5/13/1411:16 PM...
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The “Relantionshipless” Sale
Yes, I created a new word. “Relationship-Less” As time moves along so must our thinking. We hear a lot about relationships and their importance in the sales process. I agree with that. However, I also caution those who believe that their success will hinge on only building 1990 style relationships. In these times we live relationships are modifying too. Yesterday's relationship building as a must before selling. Is not the reality of many today's buyers. There are many things purchased every...
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Re: Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Differentiating the Price Buyer from the Value Buyer"
Great post Art! Dave Smith 519-617-7657
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Re: Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Differentiating the Price Buyer from the Value Buyer"
Glad you enjoyed it and thanx for being a valued member!
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Re: Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Differentiating the Price Buyer from the Value Buyer"
Great article
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Re: Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Differentiating the Price Buyer from the Value Buyer"
TY bfox, glad you liked it!
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Re: Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Differentiating the Price Buyer from the Value Buyer"
Follow Odi-x FYI