Sales & Service

How I used the Free Version of LinkedIn to do $1.3 Million in Sales in One Year as a Copier Rep

I absolutely love the personal relationship building aspect of sales. Based on building these personal business relationships, I discovered the secret power behind LinkedIn. It’s the personal
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Why Resellers Need to Prepare for Bulk-Ink Printers

Consumer-oriented continuous ink-supply system (CISS) inkjet printers are starting to gain traction in the U.S. after having established themselves as popular options in Asia and Europe. Epson
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When Did Selling Three Copiers a Month Become Acceptable?

Just because you’re at work, does that mean you’re working? Over my many years in the copier business I’ve seen many copier sales people come to work. And I guess that’s
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The Transition of the Copier Industry: Part 2

When digital copiers first arrived on the scene, we were ecstatic that copiers were now capable of network printing, network scanning, and faxing. In the early days of digital copiers, the
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Are You Sure You’re Training the Right Things?

Not long ago a training consultant got a call from a sales manager who said, “We need sales training!” The consultant answered, “Are you sure?” The caller explained that some of their customer
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The Transition of the Copier Industry, According to Art

Part One: I can only start from the early eighties. Six months after graduating from a copier tech training school, I had sold my first copier. I’m pretty sure I remember the building, but
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3 Ways Copier Sales Reps are Nailing Net-New Quotas Using LinkedIn

In a previous post, I referenced how copier reps can boost their close rate by branding themselves correctly on LinkedIn. Inside Hubspot’s State of Inbound 2015, Salespeople cite
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Five Tips for Better Scanning of Documents with Your Copier

Right before I left for a trip to Texas, I received an order from a net new customer for the replacement of their old digital copier. When I opened the .pdf that contained three pages, I saw that
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