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Top 100 Summit Executive Council Creates SBB Business Model for Managed Print February 16, 2016 Calgary, AB - February 16, 2016 - Print Audit®, along with 29 dealer and distribution partners, has completed a 12 week Executive Council for the development of a viable Seat Based Billing (SBB) model for Managed Print. SBB for MPS has been designed as an alternative to the highly commoditized CPP billing method currently employed by the industry. SBB offers stronger protection of dealer profits...

Print Audit® Forms Top 100 Seat Based Billing Executive Council October 21, 2015 Calgary, AB - October 21, 2015 - Print Audit® and the 2015 Top 100 Summit Committee are proud to announce the formation of the Seat Based Billing (SBB) Executive Council. The exclusive council is open to all Top 100 Summit attendees and sponsors, past and present. With heavy price-pressure and commoditization of Cost Per Page, a new model will be required for the next phase of MPS growth. The SBB Executive...

Dealers Speak Out on Seat Based Billing Posted on June 17, 2015 by Print Audit By West McDonald, Vice President of Business Development, Print Audit & Owner, FocusMPS There has been a great deal of buzz in the industry around “Seat Based Billing (SBB)” for Managed Print. I personally have spoken on the topic at numerous trade shows and events in the last 3 years. I have also had the chance to meet with some of the leading thought leaders in the space to discuss the topic. Personally I...

Calgary, Alberta – January 4, 2017 – GreatAmerica Financial Services, the largest independent small ticket national commercial equipment finance company, announced today that it has partnered with Print Audit® to present the market’s first Seat Based Billing (SBB) financing options for managed print. Office equipment and imaging dealers now have the option to finance managed print agreements under a Seat-based model. Print Audit worked with GreatAmerica to ensure that all SBB variables were...

Clover Imaging Group (CIG) & Print Audit Partner to Create Wholesale SBB (Seat Based Billing) offering for Managed Print May 18, 2016 Calgary, AB - May 16, 2016 - CIG (Clover Imaging Group), the leading global provider of electronic asset lifecycle management and innovative environmental solutions, announced today that it has partnered with Print Audit® to bring the market’s first wholesale SBB (Seat Based Billing) or CPS (Cost Per Seat) program for managed print to the industry. As a...

Top 100 Executive Council Releases SBB Marketing Materials June 2, 2016 Calgary, AB - June 2, 2016 - Print Audit® and the 2015 Top 100 Summit Committee are proud to announce the creation of two tools to enable Managed Services and Managed Print Services providers to get started with the innovative new Seat Based Billing (SBB) model. The materials include a sample Seat Based Billing MPS contract as well as brandable marketing collateral that imaging providers can use to demonstrate the...

Convergence Radio Episode 2: SBB, Fact or Fiction? By West McDonald, Nov 29, 2016 8:44:42 AM Print Audit is proud to announce the release of episode 2 of Convergence Radio, “SBB, Fact or Fiction?” What is Seat Based Billing for Managed Print? Could it be the answer we’ve been looking for to rejuvenate the office equipment channel? Why is it better than Cost Per Page, or is that statement even true? Read more »

I sat down with James Foxall to find out how Tigerpaw is leaping into the office equipment space with a fully vetted product It’s unusual to find a 30-year-old company that still has the passion and entrepreneurial spirit of a startup, but that’s exactly what I found when I interviewed James Foxall, CEO of Tigerpaw . Last week, I posted up Part One , below is the second part of our interview. Art I apologize for being such a novice in your space, but is Continuum a competitor? Could you...

Calgary, Alberta – March 6, 2017 – Clover Imaging Group, GreatAmerica Financial Services, Office Document Consulting, Print Audit and Supplies Network have partnered with the Business Technology Association (BTA) to deliver the world’s first SBB (Seat Based Billing) Road Show. The event is a full day of executive level training that covers all aspects of a provider’s managed print offering. The SBB Road Show ( www.SBBRoadshow.com ) will be held the day prior to three of BTA’s 2017 events.

Seat Based Billing is a concept bringing the future to the present. Last week I attended Print Audit’s Seat Based Billing Roadshow. The Roadshow was held the day before the BTA meeting in Kansas City. I decided to attend both. The SBB roadshow was informative. It is always refreshing when I see organizations bringing the future to the present. A company becomes obsolete when it focuses on bringing the past to the future instead of bringing the future to the present. For that, I give Print...

5 Reasons SBB for Managed Print Won't Work By West McDonald, Apr 5, 2017 1:17:49 PM It seems everywhere you look there’s a session on SBB (Seat Based Billing) for managed print. The CDA, BTA, ITEX and the MPSA have all had sessions or webinars in 2017. There’s even an “ SBB Road Show ” rolling through 3 cities this summer. It seems the office equipment world has gone crazy for it. Read more »

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Apr il 18 , 201 7 Brent Hoskins Executive Director Business Technology Association (816) 303-4040 BTA Mid-America to Host Gateway to Success June 7-8 in Kansas City, Missouri BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration ; can use $150/$250 discount codes received with membership Kansas City, MO — The Business Technology Association’s ( BTA’s ; www.bta.org ) Gateway to Success event, hosted by BTA Mid-America , will be held...

Calgary, Alberta – February 13th, 2018 – Print Audit ® , the company whose mission it is to save the office equipment industry, announced today the replacement of its flagship product, Print Audit 6, with a fully revamped software suite called Infinite User Management. Infinite User Management is an industry-leading set of tools designed from the ground up to make user and print management simpler, more intuitive, and feature rich. Business workflows have evolved dramatically in recent years...

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