print4pay Hotel's "MFP Solutions Blog": Weekend Copier & MFP Updates for 2/5/2012

Monday, February 6, 2012

Weekend Copier & MFP Updates for 2/5/2012

There's been a few interesting developments this week such as customized cost per page billing, major delays in getting equipment due to the hard drive shortage, a major recall of printers and MFPs from KonicaMInolta and the resignation on Canon.jp CE0. You can read more on this in the forums and the blog.

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Hotel's Production Print Certification Testing! That's right now posted on P4P U Certifications & Testing are the first five tests in a total of ten tests. There will be a new test posted each month for the next five months!

Please take advantage of the sales documents, quotes, proposals, rfp's, rfq's, uploads, p4p library, downloads and all of the additional forum features that are enabled with a Premium Membership!

Recent Blogs of NoteThe Death of The Direct Copier Channel?
Selling Copiers & MFP's "P4P Hotel Members Are Quota Busters"
Ricoh A4 MFP vs Canon A4 MFP "Who Wins with Scanning"?
Selling Copiers & MFP's "First Contact"
Selling Copiers & MFP's "The Tax Man Cometh"

Interesting & Most Viewed P4P Forum ThreadsITEX 2012 OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE DEALER EDUCATION INCLUDING
The Death of the Direct Channel?
Fire! Fire! Fire sale @ KonicaMinolta!
SP 5200 Series A4
Canon President Steps Down as Forecast Misses
Using email to set appointments
End of 2011 Sales Quota Poll
Print4Pay Hotel TV
ITEX 2012 in Las Vegas

NEW! Uploaded MFP Docs in P4P Document Library 5 Tips 4 Using the Web4Prospecting the “First Contact
FREE Xerox® Phaser® 6280DN vs. Lexmark C544dn
FREE KonicaMinolta bizhub PRESS C8000 Production Print ReviewFREE
FREE Kyocera TASKalfa 7550C Test Reports
FREE Kyocera TASKalpha 5550ci Lab Test Report

Press ReleasesCanon President Steps Down as Forecast Misses
Kyocera Mita America Multifunctional Products and Printers Named ...
Xerox Unveils IaaS, Backup SMB Cloud Services
Ricoh's Unique New Publishing Event Showcases the Industry's Future:
Konica Minolta 3rd Quarter/March 2012 Consolidated Financial Results

P4P Poll QuestionsJanuary 2012 Sales Quota Poll
New Color Cost Per Page Poll for 60 ppm plus
New Color Cost Per Page Poll for 30-44 ppm COLOR
New Color Cost Per Page Poll for 45 - 59 ppm COLOR

New Leads, RFP's & RFQ's Uploaded!Request for Proposal For Digital Copiers in Houston
3-Year Copier Lease
Health Support Services Needs Color COpier
200K copier Bid in Meid West USA
3-Year Copier Lease

Uploaded Pricing Proposals & Quotes
Ricoh S5200 proposal
Ricoh C751 proposal
Kyocera 3500 Quote
"Pricing on the Street" Canon 3245i
"Pricing on the Street" KonicaMinolta bizhub423

-=Good Selling=-

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Dealer in Canada
Art is one of the most knowledgeable and thoughtful document reps I have ever known. He puts untold hours into helping our industry understand current and future trends. Somehow he continues to support and service a strong group of clients for the dealership where he works as well. Art is the ultimate in professional print solutions sales.

Dealer in PA
Art Post, a seasoned member of the Office Equipment business has been instrumental in providing industry related content, opinion and opportunity to the rest of us via the P4P Hotel collection of sites, blogs and forums. Originally dedicated to Ricoh related information, the P4P Hotel has over the years, evolved into a brand agnostic source for everything from equipment RFPs to the latest in content management applications to guest contributors evangelizing on their latest project successes. I have had the pleasure of knowing Art for the better part of the last 10 years. First through the P4P Hotel and later more directly, when we both worked for the same Mid-Atlantic dealership. Art’s professional dedication to his sales responsibilities coupled with his unwavering commitment to supporting the thousands of visitors to the P4P Hotel are important inspirations to the industry and all of its members.

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Dealer in NJ
In an industry that is mature and saturated, Art is, indeed, a rare breed. He is truly entrepreneurial in his business approach, he is thoroughly knowledgeable about the digital imaging business and his P4P Hotel is an honest and credible necessity.

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Weekend Copier & MFP Updates for 2/5/2012

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