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Konica Minolta’s Laura Blackmer Recognized as One of CRN’s 2020 Women of the Channel Senior Vice President of Dealer Sales Celebrates Third Year on Esteemed List Ramsey, NJ, (June 8, 2020) Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc . (Konica Minolta) announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company , has named Laura Blackmer, Senior Vice President, Dealer Sales to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list. Recognizing the unique strengths, vision and achievements of a select...

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Sept. 22, 2020 Brent Hoskins Executive Director Business Technology Association (816) 303-4040 BTA Southeast to Host ‘Facing the Future Together’ Virtual Meeting on Oct. 14 Registration is free for BTA members & non-members Kansas City, MO — From 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Southeast district of the Business Technology Association (BTA) will host an online Zoom meeting, “Facing the Future Together: Navigating...

The Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago The Last Week October 2005 I wrote this back in 2005 "The Death of the Copier Salesperson". Yup it's been 15 years and most of us are still here. Seems not much has changed when you look at the selling part of the job. Of course technology always changes, however there is never anything new about selling. Enjoy our threads from 15 years ago this week. Death of the Copier Salesperson Art Post (Guest) · 10/31/057:54 PM becoming the leader Dealers in the...

The Week in Copiers Five Years Ago The Second Week of November 2010 On Friday I had a chance to catch up with some long time members of the Print4Pay Hotel. One our members who has 20 plus years of experience was laid off in July. He is currently looking for a position in the industry. He's located in Illinois and is one of the more talented people I know in our industry. Please reach out to me if you think you can help him. Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week Who Would Be a...

COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Nineteen of Selling Copiers It's Wednesday and it's already been a long, long week for me. I was able to secure a net new at the end of last week for about $30K. Thus I came out of January at about $90K. A nice head start for the quarter. However there is always the good with the bad, and that bad part is that another net new for $35K has gone back in the weeds on me. Thus February is going to be somewhat of a challenge to get to my quota. In...

Great idea on the silent Bob! Another tool for virtual meetings which we all have to polish our skills on.

Thanx @SalesServiceGuy it was more of it just happened and there I was. Thinking I can more reps with the transfer of knowledge now. Heck I could even offer my services to other reps as long as they call me in.

Cybersecurity Updates Bose Corp. of Framingham, Massachusetts, notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed after ransomware attack. $1.37 billion of transactions for stolen information were made in 2020 using the Russian dark web Hydra marketplace, according to Flashpoint Security. Trinity Health System of Logan, West Virginia notified “thousands” of patients that their PHI was exposed after security breach. Clover Park School District of Washington notified an...

For Immediate Release July 6, 2021 BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration Kansas City, MO — The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold the 2021 BTA National Conference , hosted by BTA West, BTA Mid-America and BTA East, Aug. 18-19, at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California. Open to office technology dealers from across the country, the event will feature: a keynote session on building high-performance teams with Brent Gleeson of TakingPoint Leadership; a featured...

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Sept. 9, 2021 Brent Hoskins Executive Director Business Technology Association (816) 303-4040 BTA’s Fall Colors Retreat to Be Held Oct. 21-22 in Asheville, North Carolina BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration Kansas City, MO — The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its annual Fall Colors Retreat , hosted by BTA Southeast, Oct. 21-22 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. Open to office...

CHICAGO, Oct. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prisidio , a digital vault that lets users securely store, organize, and share life’s most important information in one place, today announced an additional $3.5 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Chicago Ventures , with participation from prior investors OCA Ventures and Origin Ventures . With the investment, Prisidio has raised a total of $6.85 million in Seed funding. Recent natural disasters and the ongoing toll of COVID-19 placed a...

The Cannata Report Readers Vote DocuWare as Best ECM/Document Management Provider for Second Consecutive Year New Windsor NY, November 8, 2021 – DocuWare , provider of cloud solutions for document management and workflow automation, was the proud recipient of a Frank Award for Best ECM Provider at The Cannata Report’s 36 th Anniversary Awards and Charities Gala. In accordance with tradition, the winners were announced by dealer executives from leading office technology dealerships throughout...

Ricoh hires legal vertical expert Announced that Phil Casale is new Director of eDiscovery Sales - Previously was the CIO of one of the largest law firms in the U.S. - Will report to Bob Lamendola, SVP of Digital Services

This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago Third Week of April 2017 Greg and I had a chat late on Good Friday. We spoke about how the industry has changed, the amount of good people (including sales reps) that we've lost in the last two plus years. It was agreed that our future is not about copier and print devices but more about how we can learn more about our clients and ask business questions that will allow us to understand what's good and bad about their business. More often than...

For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: April 21, 2022 Brent Hoskins Executive Director Business Technology Association (816) 303-4040 2022 BTA National Conference to Be Held June 7-8 in Chicago BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration for only $19 K ansas City, MO — The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its 2022 BTA National Conference , hosted by BTA Mid-America and BTA East, June 7-8 at the Fairmont Chicago — Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois. Open to...

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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago sponsored by At 5 PM today we kicked off our first ever live stream Copier Trivia Show. Our first Show is where we pit dealer vs dealer to see who knows more! It's all in good fun and in the spirit of giving back. Both dealers will win money for their charity of choice. How well will you do with our ten questions. Special thanx to Arlington Industry for sponsoring this live event! You can view that here Stay tuned! I'm looking for help, I need to...

This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago Third Week of November 2017 sponsored by The great thing about endings is that you can always re-write your ending. Of course having the ability to re-write the endings also means that you need to the time to put that ending together. No time equals no re-writes, no re-writes means you're doomed. The End is Near I'm looking for help, I need to reach out to KM, Toshiba and HP principals. I'm willing to offer free Premium/VIP memberships for the...

For its efforts in offering cloud print and scan solutions with built-in security features that can help users modernize some of their scanning and printing processes – Canon U.S.A., Inc. , a leader in digital imaging solutions, earned a pair of 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Gold awards from American Security Today . Garnering a Gold Award in the Best Access Control and Authentication Solution category, uniFLOW Online helped Canon win an ‘ASTORS’ award for the sixth consecutive year...

BTA’s Capture the Magic to Be Held June 9-10 in Denver, Colorado June 9-10 in Denver, Colorado BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration Kansas City, MO — The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its 2023 Capture the Magic event , hosted by BTA West, June 9-10 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. Open to office technology dealers from across the country, the event will feature: a pre-event reception at BTA member All Copy Products; a...

2023 BTA National Conference to Be Held Aug. 30-31 in Boston, Massachusetts BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration Kansas City, MO — The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its 2023 BTA National Conference , co-hosted by BTA East and BTA Mid-America, Aug. 30-31 at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Open to office technology dealers from across the country, the event will feature: a keynote address by Mike Eruzione, captain of the “Miracle...

This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Third Week of August 2013 Real Copier Sales 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 the business just didn't open one day and the previous weeks pay checks had NSF. more here Check These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week Selling Copiers...

This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago Second Week of October 2018 Real Copier Sales Three copier sales people garner an appointment with the same client. One of the sales people is with the incumbent dealer of the account. The other two are on the outside looking in to gain net new business. more here View These Awesome Copier Threads Below New to Copier Sales or Just Sales? Follow My Top 5 Linkedin Peeps! Art Post · 10/8/189:58 PM . Which is something I found out when I picked up his...

2024 BTA National Conference to Be Held April 5-6 in Orlando, Florida BTA member dealers receive 2-for-1 registration Kansas City, MO — The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its 2024 BTA National Conference , hosted by BTA Southeast, April 5-6 at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida. Open to office technology dealers from across the country, the event will feature: a keynote address by Don Yaeger, award-winning leadership speaker, executive coach and...