October 30, 2015

Think You Are Doing Predictive Analytics? Guess Again – Continuing the Predictive Analytics Discussion for the Imaging Industry

Oct. 30, 2015 – Photizo Group continues its launch of predictive analytics applications for the imaging industry with a new webinar series, “Uncovering Predictive Analytics”. Predictive analytics delivers the opportunity to fully leverage data – gathered from office imaging
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OKI Data Americas Introduces Full-Featured Monochrome Multifunction Printer with Legal Platen Exclusively for the BTA Dealer Channel

New ES5162LP is the Latest Addition to the OKI Executive Series of Devices Mount Laurel, NJ, October 27, 2015 – OKI Data Americas announces availability of the ES5162LP – a new monochrome multifunction printer (MFP) with legal-size flatbed platen for desktop or small workgroup
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Between the Lines: How Much is Too Much?

I ask that question because this month’s main feature focuses on mastering new marketing methods. That means we’re mostly talking about social media. Like any new technology, and we’ll call social media a technology for lack of a better term, there’s a learning curve associated
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Do Your Diligence Before You Go To Market

In previous articles, we discussed valuations, buyer types, mistakes buyers and sellers make, and deal killers. Many themes permeate the M&A process, but one of the most misunderstood is Due Diligence. What exactly is “Due Diligence” as it pertains to deals? We hear the term
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Two Keys to Sales Success in 2016

It is getting to be that time of year again. It’s the season that flies in with witches, goblins and the super heroes of Halloween, slows to tryptophan-induced lethargy on Thanksgiving Day, zooms into the tunes and thoughts of Christmas and leaves us watching a big ball drop and
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Data Driven: PrintFleet Continues to Provide the Channel with Accurate Data to Make the Right Decisions

In a document imaging industry that’s become increasingly data driven, you can’t underestimate the impact of having accurate and detailed data at one’s fingertips. When it comes to sources of accurate and detailed data within the document imaging space, one of the first players
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Think Big: The Best 3D Printing Opportunity Is Selling Solutions, Not Boxes

The 3D printer market is flooded with inexpensive, easy-to-use desktop products for entry-level professional applications. Some are packaged as complete solutions with all the tools and accessories needed to produce and finish a print. It’s a nice concept, but for
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Undaunted: A Conversation with Repeat Business Systems President Dawn Abbuhl

If you’re going to work an 80-hour work week like Dawn Abbuhl, president of Repeat Business Systems, the end result had better be a successful business. Based on its 28-year history and how it’s doing this year, it’s safe to say, Repeat Business Systems is indeed a successful
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Printer Tech Tip

HP M601, M602, M603 VS. M604, M605, M606 fuser drive assemblies With the release of the HP LJ Enterprise M604, M605 and M606 many are already asking about the compatibility of parts and specifically the fuser drive assembly. While some of the main internal components are
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Fun and Success, Is It Possible?

“In our company the sales guys have all the fun and make the big money,” someone said at a dealer onsite training event. After the training was over, I went in and asked the meaning of his comment and he said again, “They [the sales guys] have all the fun and make a lot of money
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Mastering New Marketing Methods: The Dealer Channel Gets Social

It’s a new world and the old rules don’t always apply anymore when it comes to reaching new customers and retaining old ones. Social media is complementing and in some instances replacing traditional marketing for reaching out to customers and prospects. For some dealerships
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Why Does Two Equal One? The 11×17 Dilemma

Since the dawn of A3 and production machines capable of copying or printing an 11×17 sized page, we have dealt with the market demand of counting this larger page as one 8.5×11 sized page. It is not hard to understand the ramifications of this marketing onl
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DocuSense Leverages a Team Approach to Customer Service

Ever since it was founded in 1989, DocuSense in West Chester, PA has been growing, expanding, and winning over new customers thanks to a commitment to providing superior service. As anyone who follows the comings and goings of the office technology dealer community clearly knows,
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Technical Tip

Xerox® 7525 Family Fuser Modules Part 2 – Repairing and Rebuilding the Fusers for the WorkCentre®7525, 7530, 7535, 7830, 7835; WC-7545, 7556, 7845, 7855; and Phaser® 7800 Last month we started cracking open one of the fusers for the Xerox WC-75xx and WC-78xx copiers. It was
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