Understanding Paper Weights

Posted by Dan Grove on Sep 29, 2021 7:32:00 PM

If you are looking for an article about collectible paper weights, this is not it.  This article is about understanding the terminology behind copier and printer paper weights.   In researching this article, I did find the Paperweight Collector's Association at paperweight.org.

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Topics: Customer Service, Copier Service, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service Excellence, Printer Service, Copier Paper, Printer Paper, #CustomerServiceExcellence, #MoreThanCopiers, copiers, printers, paper, paper weights

Printing Saddle Bound Booklets

Posted by Dan Grove on Jun 16, 2021 7:27:00 PM

If you have access to a multi-functional copier/printer, which I will refer to as a device, you can most likely produce professional looking booklets. Like any project, a little planning can make a big difference. For optimum quality and ease of production, utilizing a device with a booklet finisher is strongly advised but not absolutely necessary. A booklet finisher is a great asset if you want to produce medium to large quantities of booklets.

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Topics: Customer Service, Copier Service, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service Excellence, Printer Service, #CustomerServiceExcellence, #MoreThanCopiers, copiers, printers, saddle bound, saddle stitch, saddle bound booklets, saddle stitch booklets

5 Tools To Cut Waste In The Office

Posted by Dan Grove on May 19, 2021 7:18:00 PM

There are a number of built-in features in your office copier, printer or multi-functional printer, which can help you eliminate waste.

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Topics: Customer Service, Copier Service, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service Excellence, Printer Service, #CustomerServiceExcellence, #MoreThanCopiers, copiers, printers, Business Technology, office waste, business process improvement, office efficiencies

Our First Touch Team Answers Common Customer Questions

Posted by Doing Better Business on May 12, 2021 7:41:00 AM

Deciding to capitalize on the popularity of video, our talented First Touch Team is producing a video series called First Touch Answers as just another tool in our arsenal to help our customers do better business.

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Topics: Copier Problems, Copier Issues, Copier Service, Customer Satisfaction, Ricoh Service, Office Equipment Purchase, Office Equipment Criteria, Copier Paper, Printer Paper, #MoreThanPrint, #heretohelp, Digital Signage, meter issues, Help Desk, first touch

How Much Does A Copier Cost?

Posted by Joseph Dellaposta on Feb 24, 2021 1:46:00 PM

 

No one gets more frustrated than when someone responds to this question with "It depends." Copier and printer pricing varies much like automobiles, because there are lots of options.  We will try to make this answer as simple as possible.

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Topics: Copier Pricing, Copier Issues, Copier Service, Net Promoter Score, Customer Satisfaction, Response Time, Customer Service Excellence, Good Service, Office Equipment Buying Guide, Office Equipment Purchase, Printer Pricing, Copier RFP, Office Equipment Criteria, Ricoh, Sharp, Xerox, Toshiba

The lowest cost per copy or page is probably not your best buying criteria.

Posted by Debra J Dellaposta on Oct 22, 2019 9:12:57 AM

Let’s first address the factors which determine a cost per copied or printed page and in order to do this let’s assume an average monthly volume of 5,000 pages.

In a true cost per page, the equipment would be included. If the cost of the equipment is the industry average, $6,500, and is leased for five years this should be approximately $130 per month. At 5,000 pages per month, you will need $.026 per page just to cover the equipment cost.

Toner is a huge factor in determining cost per page. Our example above is a color device. This means it will require four toners at a time: Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. Let’s assume the price for a black toner is $79 and yields approximately 16,500 pages based on 5% coverage. This would make just the black toner $.0048 per page.
The Cyan, Magenta and Yellow toners each cost $120 and yield approximately 5,500 pages based on 5% coverage. Each color toner costs $.022
A Full Color Page is calculated at 20% coverage of the page and based on these numbers, would equate to approximately $.07 just in toner costs.

Now, I am going to throw a wrench out, not to get us sidetracked, but it is something that definitely needs to be addressed. What happens when you want to have an extra set of toners on the shelf but you are only paying a cost per page price?
Toners on the shelf are not actually generating any cost per page revenue for your vendor. In the scenario above, this would equate to $439 in additional costs not factored into the cost per page. In essence, the cost per page for black just doubled to $.0096 per page and $.14 for a full color page just for toner. While there is the argument of having extra toner so you never run out and experience downtime, the fact is the number one cause of running out of toner is human error. The technology today is so advanced, if you sign up for our AutoTech program, you will never need those additional toners on the shelf nor need to worry about human error. You can read more about AutoTech, Here

Other consumable items would include the following:
Photoconductor or Development Units are often referred to as drums. In a color device, there will also be four of these units: Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. They often range from $100 - $200 each.
Transfer Belts are also in the $100 - $200 range, as are Fusing Units or Fusers and Exhaust Filters.

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Topics: Managed Print Services, Business Improvement, Printing, Faxing, Copier Pricing, Pricing, Copier Issues, Process Improvement, Copier Service, Document Management, Net Promoter Score, Customer Satisfaction, NPS, MPS, Response Time, Repair Time, Printer Service, Office Equipment Buying Guide, Printer Pricing, Copier RFP, Office Equipment Criteria, Cost Per Copy, Cost Per Page

Managed Print Service: Award Winning Collaborations

Posted by Doing Better Business on Oct 7, 2019 5:16:25 PM

Doing Better Business began creating custom Printer Fleet Management programs in 2004 to help our clients measure, right-size, optimize, manage and constantly work towards improving business processes with the main emphasis on continual evolution towards a more paperless office.

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Topics: Managed Print Services, Business Improvement, Printing, Industry Trends, Faxing, Awards, Process Improvement, Customer Service, Copier Service, Document Management, Customer Satisfaction, MPS, Customer Service Excellence, Printer Service, Ricoh Service, Copier RFP

Which Is The Best Copier?

Posted by Joseph Dellaposta on Oct 2, 2019 4:17:18 PM

One of the most common questions we receive is “what is the best copier on the market?”  Unfortunately, no single manufacturer holds the title to being “the best”.  Everyone in the industry will have their personal preferences that will bias their opinion, but if you ask half a dozen different people in the industry, you will most likely get half a dozen different answers. 

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Topics: Copier Pricing, Copier Problems, Copier Issues, Copier Service, Net Promoter Score, Customer Satisfaction, Response Time, Repair Time, Customer Service Excellence, Printer Service, Ricoh Service, Sharp Service, Canon Service, Savin Service, HP service, Lanier service, Good Service, Xerox Service, Toshiba Service, Kyocera service

Copier Reviews From A Teacher's Perspective

Posted by Doing Better Business on Sep 14, 2019 3:11:55 PM

A new addition to our Account Management team, Jen Lechner, was a school teacher at the Glendale School District in Pennsylvania for the past 14 years.

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Topics: Copier Pricing, Copier Problems, Copier Issues, Copier Service, Net Promoter Score, Customer Satisfaction, Response Time, Repair Time, Customer Service Excellence, Printer Service, Ricoh Service, Sharp Service, Canon Service, Savin Service, HP service, Lanier service, Good Service, Xerox Service, Toshiba Service, Kyocera service

What is Good Copier or Printer Service?

Posted by Joseph Dellaposta on Sep 9, 2019 1:02:20 PM

If you have ever been in the situation where you were acquiring office equipment, you have no doubt talked with multiple, competing, salespeople and asked about their service.  Interestingly, each one told you that their company provided the best service.  You probably heard about response times, maybe even uptime, and probably that they all only use OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) parts and supplies.  

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Topics: Copier Pricing, Copier Problems, Copier Issues, Copier Service, Net Promoter Score, Customer Satisfaction, Response Time, Repair Time, Customer Service Excellence, Printer Service, Ricoh Service, Sharp Service, Canon Service, Savin Service, HP service, Lanier service, Good Service, Xerox Service, Toshiba Service, Kyocera service

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