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Re: Selling Copiers “The Good Ole Days”
Come on Art, admit it. After 30 years of the good old days you would have been bored out of your mind. It is fun to look back on though. Sent from my iPhone Please excuse typos Thank you and Have a Great Day > On Nov 18, 2015, at 12:07 AM, "Print4Pay Hotel" < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: >
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Re: Samsung Copier Million Page Test "A Tree Massacre"
On average for every tree taken down in US for paper it is replaced by three new ones This is one of the reasons there are more trees in US than in past Dan Schmidt (sent from mobile device) > On Nov 23, 2015, at 6:19 PM, Print4Pay Hotel < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: >
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Re: 57 Days of Selling Copiers "Day 2"
Sent from my iPad > On Oct 6, 2016, at 8:32 PM, Print4Pay Hotel < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: >
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Re: A Halloween Tale of an A3 Copier’s Death (Part Two)
Thanks Art Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2018, at 8:51 PM, Print4Pay Hotel < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: > >
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Re: MY Top 12 Likes about the New Ricoh MP2501SP
Hmmm, I thought Konica Minolta low end MFD's had all that covered, many months ago.
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Re: MY Top 12 Likes about the New Ricoh MP2501SP
Probably, but then I don't sell the KM products! Would love to see blogs from other members for their equipment, that would be awesome!!
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Re: MY Top 12 Likes about the New Ricoh MP2501SP
Wow. Gonna have to disagree. Thank goodness we have more than one line.
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Re: Copier Scams Part Deux "Dude Where's my Copier"?
I've almost never seen a disputed copier lease where the lessee wins. I'll admit I'm no expert in leasing however most of these agreements are rock solid.
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Re: Copier Scams Part Deux "Dude Where's my Copier"?
I'm not sure if that has an equivalent in the UK. here we have the Consumer Credit Act. However, it only applies to consumers. Business to business isn't covered (except in a small number of cases). "I've almost never seen a disputed copier lease where the lessee wins. I'll admit I'm no expert in leasing however most of these agreements are rock solid." In my experience the reason why they're perceived as rock solid is because they are rarely challenged. If they're not challenged they'll...
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Re: Does anyone have a clue as to how the CPC billing model started in the first place?
I remember it well and at ComDoc, in the early 80's we sometimes put the offer out there without it being a formal price plan. I think the customer realized that a lot of the toner they purchased and stocked was useless at end of the machines life. It was like a primer with a customer who had that and TCO on their mind, it was a way to close them. Equally, I remember taking it one step further in the early 90's with copy management - the first all inclusive (hardware, service, supplies)...
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Re: Lease Maestro Checks into Print4Pay Hotel
Art - Thank you for such a warm welcome to the site. I look forward to helping the P4P Hotel members with any of their questions regarding this important aspect of their business. Sincerely, Lease Maestro
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Re: The Quest for $200K Starts Tomorrow
Art, I loved this column, especially the lead- in history of your start as a technician. That was me in 1978-79. I worked for a Canon subsidiary in Union NJ as a tech. Just moved here from Ohio. My service manager told the owner after a year " he is a passable tech but he keeps losing his tools". It was a sign from God, I guess. Good luck on your quest. George Krebs Sent from my iPad Sent from my iPad > On Nov 21, 2017, at 10:43 PM, Print4Pay Hotel < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: > >
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Re: The Quest for $200K Starts Tomorrow
So you worked for MBS right? I believe that was Metropolitan Business Systems. My brother worked there as a tech also, in the mid eighties
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Re: The Quest for $200K Starts Tomorrow
Art, I worked for Office Products & Systems, a Canon subsidiary located on Vauxhall Rd in Union and then we moved to Mountainside. They were taken over by the New York subsidiary. I worked for them in 1978-79. I think you are right about the name. George Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Print4Pay Hotel Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 11:43 PM To: George KRebs Reply To: Print4Pay Hotel Subject: Comment By Art Post: The Quest for $200K...
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Re: On My Way Home!
Did you order those drinks at Sam Snead's ? George Krebs Shore Business Solutions Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Print4Pay Hotel Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:45 PM To: George KRebs Reply To: Print4Pay Hotel Subject: Post By Art Post: On My Way Home!
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Re: Prospecting, Why You Can't Ever Stop Doing It!
Profound truism !! Tom Kilrain Guide Book Publishing Account Executive, with specialty as Marketing/Advertising Consultant Mobile: 317.946.1547 Kilraint@msn.com 7668 Burns Drive Brownsburg, IN 46112 > On Sep 14, 2014, at 10:13 PM, "Print4Pay Hotel" < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: >
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Re: Inbound Marketing For Sales Reps (and Sales Vets)
Czech Good stuff! I'm a novice when it comes to SEO. From my own experience I can tell you that I receive leads from blogging, not a tremendous amount but at least six a year. But blogging on a regular basis with original content on the P4P hotel has skyrocketed the page views, and the site is averaging 25 new members each month. The new members I guess we can call that the conversions that I'm looking for. At the end of last July, which was the first month of this new site, there were 129k...
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Re: Selling Copiers "What Would You Do"?
What brand does your cousin want? Monte Jensen 415-286-1127 > On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Print4Pay Hotel wrote: >
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Re: Selling Copiers "What Would You Do"?
Originally Posted by Monte: What brand does your cousin want? Monte Jensen 415-286-1127 > On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Print4Pay Hotel wrote: > Monte: I've already figured something out, I was looking to hear from others as to that they would do, when they are faced with the same scenario. TY for wanting to help
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Re: Ricoh HQ7000 issue need help
Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. From: Print4Pay Hotel Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 1:39 PM To: Glenn Reply To: Print4Pay Hotel Subject: Post By John: Ricoh HQ7000 issue need help
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Re: Tell em Columbo Sent You!
Art, I would not ask that question. They may not be in the deal and you do not need another competitor. I might ask however how important relationships are. That will tell you a lot about him. I also try to see who they do business with to try and connect with someone who I know that might know a c-level person inside your prospect. Just thoughts. Carl Sent from my iPad > On Feb 17, 2015, at 10:33 PM, Print4Pay Hotel < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: >
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Re: Sharing your story on LinkedIn
Right on Art! Regards, Larry Levine (805) 907-5947 Sent from my iPad > On Mar 16, 2015, at 9:00 PM, "Print4Pay Hotel" < alerts@hoop.la > wrote: >
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Re: Canon Business Systems Pulling a Ricoh
Originally Posted by Art Post: Whoa there Art.... I've been with Canon (CSA) for 20 years. We have thousands of well satisfied customers. Not everyone everywhere is going to be happy but, to the chagrin of our competitors, most are. If they aren't, they will leave. You know it and I know it. We have ROE's that are rigidly enforced where I do business, we are not out to buy the business and the competition from Canon's own dealers often force prices to rock bottom margins. You've been at this...
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Re: The Benefit of Building a Copier Quoting Tool
I will be working out the details for ITEX by the end of the week.If you're going to ITEX please stop by the Perfect Copier booth, the Copier Solutions booth, Arlington booth, DocuWare booth and BEI Services booth. I post something here and then post some times on the P4P Hotel Calendar.
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Re: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Second Week of July 2006
Y. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Print4Pay Hotel Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 8:46 PM To: George KRebs Reply To: Print4Pay Hotel Subject: Post By Art Post: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry ...
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Re: Why I'm So Past Reading Sales Blogs on Linkedin
I guess I will be the one who steps outside the box here and rock the boat a little. I'm not saying that this Blog is 100% correct but he has some good points. I am looking at my numbers from the year before...up 19% and thinking to myself what was the biggest change I made last year to get that kind of a bump. I made quite a few changes, I worked hard of course but I worked hard in 2015 too. One of the biggest changes I made that when interacting with my prospects I worked like I didn't...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The First Week in January 2009
Ten years ago this week and what was on our minds? It was the Great Recession. I remember it all too well. Many of my accounts were in the AEC market, remember losing almost 30% of that business because of bankruptcies, companies closing and companies just buying their device once they came to the end of the lease. Hope I never have to go through that again! Enjoy the threads from ten year ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 1/4/09 Neal · 1/5/097:19 AM According to survey of printshops...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in January 2014
Some great threads here, especially the blog series I wrote for "31 Ways to close more copiers sales". Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! Pacific Office Automation Helps Local Children by Matching Donations in the Fox 12 Holiday Toy Drive Art Post · 1/2/1410:14 PM Pacific Office Automation Pacific Office Automation ( http://www.pacificoffice.com ) is a leader in managed printing solutions and document management software. Since 1976, Pacific has grown to become the industry’s...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Third Week in January 2004
Wow, a Super Bowl thread from back in 2004, talking about the 14 game win streak from the Pats. It was the Pats vs the Eagles. Fly Eagles Fly, no Super Bowl for you this year! Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Re: Super Bowl Poll! Our Year! · 1/16/048:54 AM The Patriots are now on a 14 game winning streak. They will go into the Super Bowl on the longest streak of any team since the '72 Dolphins. And Peyton Manning is putting together what might be the best postseason for a QB in...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in January 2009
It's been a hectic week for me. Had to spend a couple days in PA for meetings, coupled with the end of the month. January was nothing but a bummer. That's what happens when you cram everything in for the end of the year. One item I was happy with was my commission check. Back to rebuilding the pipeline. Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week. Weekend Copier Notes from 1/25/09 Neal · 1/26/096:56 AM server, which is a relabeled Konica Minolta PRO C 6501. This certification is based...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Last Week in January 2014
Dang, there's a ton of content here! Check out the blog series for 31 Ways to Close More Copier Sales #25 of 31 , there are 31 in total and I'm trying to get them all in a collection for us. Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago 4thWeek of January 2004 Art Post · 1/26/142:19 PM the new product.http://support. ricoh .com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/rc2/model/ c 32_38/ c 32_38en.htmJG Toshiba America Business Solutions Introduces The...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 5 Years Ago (1st Week of February 2014)
Were you in the industry five years ago? If not some of these threads will shed some insight on what was the top threads 5 years ago this week. If you've been in this industry longer than five years, then many of these threads may bring back some memories. In any case enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! EFI Launches Fiery Digital Front Ends for New Konica Minolta Bizhub Presses Art Post · 2/6/149:20 PM EFI Launches Fiery Digital Front Ends for New Konica Minolta Bizhub Presses...
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5 Reasons Why Those in the Copier Industry Should Be a Print4Pay Hotel Member
We've all heard the expression, it's not what you know it's about who know. The larger your network, the more access you have to opportunities. Almost twenty years ago I created the first and still the only web based forums for copier industry professionals (not a tech forum). Over the years I've been able to lean on others in the industry to get information that I need to close orders through the Print4Pay Hotel forum members. Sometimes it's competitive info, pricing, what's good, what's...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The First Week in December 2008
Enjoy these awesome threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 11/30/08 Neal · 12/1/087:06 AM . to strengthen its sales network in the U .S. after losing IKON to Ricoh . - Canon announced it has sold an imagePRESS C 7000VP production color system to The Processors, a printshop in Irwindale, CA. - Kodak announced it has sold a NexPress S2500 production color system to Evergreen Printing of New Jersey. - More details on Memjet Technology, the company that promised to...
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The Death of Global Imaging Systems is Confirmed
On the 30th of October we posted this topic on the Print4Pay Hotel forums The Death of Global Imaging Systems? Just a few minutes we were notified that indeed Global Imaging Systems is no more. Xerox has announced a name change along with many other changes that have been posted on thelayoff.com. It was also posted that the name for Imaging will be XBS (maybe Xerox Business Solutions or Systems). Here's a snipped from a recent thread: Name change announced Health care plan combined 401k...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Second Week in January 2014
One of my goals for this year is to garner more leads. You can do that with generating educational documents. I wrote this blog a few years ago, hope this helps. 31 Ways to Garner Net New Copier & Managed IT Business (2 of 31) Enjoy the threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago (2nd Week of January 2004) Art Post · 1/12/143:32 PM it... Ricoh Dealer Meeting 1/8/04 9:48 AM Topic by Boston Mike Ricoh Dealer Meeting - Las Vegas, NV...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Second Week in January 2004
Fifteen years ago I was not blogging about our industry. Most of what you'll see below is threads from P4P'ers asking and answering questions. The Print4Pay Hotel forums offers our members the opportunity to post questions, answers, news or maybe you want to blow off some steam. If you do here's a link to our forums. Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Ricoh Demonstrates Its Dedication 1/9/049:25 AM manufacturing, distribution, use and the recycling of its products. Sustainable...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week in January 2009
Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 1/11/09 Neal · 1/11/098:32 PM replacement was named for Tod’s old job. - In an effort to gain its customers back from IKON (which was acquired by Ricoh ), Canon Business Solutions launched the “War Chest” program, giving sales reps ability to pay for up to 9 months of a competitive lease, - A year after being booted from the program, Canon announced that it is once again part of the U .S. Federal Government GSA...
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Why a Copier Salesperson Loves to Sell DocuWare
You probably don’t know me but I’ve been in the industry now for over 20 years and have been fortunate to be successful selling Canon, Ricoh and Kyocera products in both hardware and software sales. I remember when I started it was all about hardware. I used to say “black and white paid the bills and color sent me on vacation”. Back in those days a color sale would be $40,000 plus and would always be a generous commission. I remember speaking with another colleague of mine back then who had...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in September 2003
There's a cool blog below from Bill Siderys titled MFP & Copier Pay Plan Changes for the Future . If you get the chance check it our. Bill is still a member of the Print4Pay Hotel, and I'd like to thank him for his valued long time membership. Check out the threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 09/28/08 Neal · 9/30/089:36 PM , selling out to Ricoh . Details on NewCal: o Founded by former Kodak copier technicians, Steve Tarpley & Ken Wilkens in 1991 o Won...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in September 2013
Konica Minolta and Komori Debut World's First 23"x29" Digital Inkjet Press at PRINT 13 Art Post · 9/5/137:08 AM today's highly competitive printing marketplace. Delivering a high level in print quality coupled with impressively fast make-ready and open systems architecture, Komori presses help printers achieve the higher productivity and efficiency levels essential for increased margins and business growth. Komori America Corporation headquarters are in Rolling Meadows, IL with sales and...
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Post KM Flat Rate Webinar Follow Ups
I'd like to thank the 60 or so peeps from dealers across the US that took the time to view the webinar today. We even had a rep from Norway in on the call, thanx again for your time and your interest in our webinar today. For those of you that are Premium/VIP Print4Pay Hotel members (FYI, we have a $99 Lifetime Premium/VIP special running now). The three documents that I promised along with the link for the recording has been posted in our Premium/VIP forums.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Third Week in September 2003
BTA National Event was last week in NYC @ the Stewart Hotel. With members and vendors I heard there were 345 attendees. That's a great showing! What was the most popular talked about theme behind the scenes? Yup, it was the One Rate or Flat Rate. More to come on this during the week. Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Fuji-Xerox merges 9/17/038:48 PM Fuji- Xerox merges internally Byron Connolly, CRN Wednesday, 02 April 2003 Fuji- Xerox will audit its printer -distribution channel...
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Sales Professionals: Develop The Courage To Ask YOUR Clients For Feedback!
The consummate sales professional, runs their own business. They do their best to appease their clients, satisfy their needs and keep them loyal to their brand. How can you be sure your efforts bring about the desired results? If you fail to continually find out what your clients actually think about you and your service, you'll never be able to give them the best customer experience they deserve. It's their opinions about the experience they have with you that is helpful information to use...
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New Ricoh MP C501SP "A4 or A3 or a New Hybrid MFP?"
The first time I heard about the new Ricoh MP C501SP was a pic that a Print4Pay Hotel member posted on this site. That pic came from the recent Ricoh Convergence in Las Vegas a few months ago. I took a good long look at the device that's positioned as an 50 page per minute color A4 device. My first thoughts is well, it kinda looks too big, it looks very similar to another Ricoh device, and it looks like the MP C501SP has an A3 style document feeder. Alright, its just a pic, I'll just have to...
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Copier Quoting Tool Could Add Weeks of Selling Days Every Year
Usually I take Friday nights (yah I know it's Monday) off from writing a blog. My Friday's are usually spent relaxing with access to my iPhone or PC, and watching Gold Rush and ZNation. I had a call from my buddy Jesse with Pahoda Imaging while on my way back to the office from an appointment. Jesse is the smartest dude when it comes to marketing copiers on line. He's got his stuff down! Jesse sends me this link to check out one of his copier sites that he's just built. He told me that it...
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Five Reasons Why Copier Dealers Need to Implement Their Own Flat Rate Program
On Saturday I received an email from a Print4Pay Hotel member stating that one of his largest accounts is under siege with Konica Minolta's new unlimited click program. The KM unlimited click program is hot with the KM sales team because it gives them a different talk track with the client. The KM reps will be pitching unlimited clicks, simplified billing, no overages. The competition will have their old out dated legacy cost per page program. Can you guess who will win the majority of the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Last Week in October 2003
Wile reading through the threads I re-read a post that I wrote about my brother fifteen years ago. It was this week fifteen years ago that he passed away. Even though we had our differences he is missed. Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Scan & Capture From the Copier 10/28/036:57 PM alike. When scans replace printouts and copies, it often translates into lower lease charges for dealers and diminished (high-margin) consumables revenue. In addition, selling and integrating...
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The Flat Rate Program "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"
If you've been around as long as I have, then you're old! No, really it's that you've seen or heard about some of the coolest marketing programs from our beloved copier manufacturers. One program has recently has a ton of chatter on the Print4Pay forums lately. That's the KonicaMinolta All inclusive unlimited click program. I first heard of the program through one of my Linkedin connections and he was touting how awesome the program is for clients. In fact he's authored his success on the...