Office Document Strategies Blog

18 Reasons to Choose A Dealer For Your Postage Machine Purchase

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Mar 12, 2013 @ 08:03 AM

  In Canada there are three manufacturers of postage meters that are approved by Canada Post, Francotyp-Postalia, Neopost and Pitney Bowes.  Given that they all have direct sales operations in Canada why should you not buy directly from one of them?

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Topics: Postage meter, mailing equipment, Customer service, postage machine

Image Quality Not a Main Criteria in MFP Purchase

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 @ 08:02 AM

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, colour multifunction, Customer service, Multifunction Printer support

Social Media Must Be A Part of Your Office Document Strategy

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jan 15, 2013 @ 08:01 AM

When we think about office documents and our strategy in dealing with them the common picture in our mind is a piece of paper.  For many workers this picture in their mind is starting to change.  It could be the 140 characters of a tweet, the images of a facebook page, or an email message coming through LinkedIn.  It may also be a new blog post that has been posted to your website.

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Topics: e-mail, document filing, document storage strategy, software tools, office document strategy, Customer service

14 Reasons To Lease Office Equipment (Printers, Mfp, Copiers & Computers)

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Dec 21, 2012 @ 08:12 AM

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Topics: Computer, Multifunction Printer, MFP, Customer service, leasing

Postage Machine Support Saved By Dealer Involvement

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 @ 06:09 AM

As a dealer representing one of the three Canadian postage machine manufacturers one of the questions we answer for clients is why they should work through a dealer rather than do a deal direct with a manufacturer.

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Topics: Postage meter, mailing equipment, Customer service, postage machine

Multiple Screens Dominate Users' Communication Activities [Hubspot & Google Data]

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sun, Sep 9, 2012 @ 07:09 AM

A recent Hubspot blog post outlines extensively the impact that multiple screen choices play in users's communications and interactions.  Gone are the days when a single computer screen was the source of most of a person's key information.

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Topics: technology tools, Computer, Customer service

Not Every One Has A Connected Copier | Multifunction Printer (MFP)

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Jul 13, 2012 @ 14:07 PM

Our industry has come to assume that all of the clients we deal with understand what an MFP print device is and what the benefits of them are.  Recently I was working with a new client that was replacing a 10 your old stand alone copier.  For this client the whole world of MFP capabilities was a new world and I found myself having to review a lot of material I had not considered for many years as this is now an unusual discussion.

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Topics: technology tools, Multifunction Printer, Customer service, IT support

Is Your IT Network, MFP and Printer Support Program Like My Plumber?

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, May 14, 2012 @ 09:05 AM

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, Printer, Customer service, IT network, IT support

Lost Internet Connection Slams Burlington ON IT Services

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 @ 06:01 AM

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Topics: network server, Customer service, IT network, IT support, network security

Buying a Wide Format MFP in Burlington ON, a Tale of Four Vendors

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 @ 14:10 PM

Over the past three weeks I have been working with a client that is looking to buy a new wide format (engineering) MFP.  In that time they have demo'd four makes and models of equipment and looked at the plot management software that supports the hardware devices.  The client's need is well defined and they understand what they are looking for.

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Topics: Software, MFP, Customer service, Wide format MFP