o i solutions number 1 blog

Shopping in The Sales

I love shopping even in the sales! But Cheap Printers…!!! What a rip off…cheap they may seem but cheap office printing they are not.

Yes I disclose an interest in that our business is providing low cost office printing. And I am proud of that. What seems unfair is misleading people on cheap printers and the total cost of printing.  Because of the expensive ink cost. Like giving away cheap or free cars with triple priced petrol.

Laser is best with volume

Plus for volumes of over 200 a month, laser is cheaper. It can be more or less dependent on specific work. Yep, for high quality photo type work ink jet is good. And for home short runs ink jet too. But lots of people actually do pretty high volumes at home.

Laser printers can be low price too but again watch out for some suppliers giving them away (or virtually doing so) then charging premium cost per copy. No need to pay more than a few pence a sheet.

Peter pre New Year thoughts

Climate Change? Your typical image….
Or should it be:

Two sides of the same coin ie we are destroying the climate with our industry… sometimes. I am a huge supporter of  good industry, don’t get me wrong! What interests me is doing something about growing business sustainabily, quickly and every day. I guess we are lucky in that we sell products that are recyled and save a lot of carbon and money.

The mindset is changing too. It is now not just about a weird idea of re-using for academic reasons. It is because people can see, quite simply, it is cheaper, easier and simpler just to buy what you need.  The joy of new stuff has become a delusion, unless you are very young. All those complicated technologies, HOW TO books, help lines that don’t work!

Life is too short!

According to Recharger Magazine the plastic used in each laser toner cartridge takes 3.5 quarts of oil to produce.

Got me thinking what does a quart look like? I’m not sure but what I do think is any unecessary waste of oil is silly and

costly both to your pocket and the environment.

We’d certainly say it was unnecessary if presented with a quart of oil or even a glass to drink!

We just recycle cartridges and printers.  No need to waste any oil.

STOP

Why do businesses still keep signing for new equipment when existing or refurbished is lower cost?

Amazing!

When every office is desperate to save a few pennies on consumables but gives away £thousands!!!! on new leases for plastic equipment often unnecessarily….

Example: new printers often produce fewer pages per cartridge than previous models.

Example: franking machines get upgraded (for upgraded read replaced by a salesperson wanting commission), when the customer doesn’t know they could carry on with the present kit.

Yes, I was in that world in sales, but also part of the process to refocus on the customer; but it seems to carry on.

So if you get a call telling you to change your machine. I have a better idea. I will sell you a green printer or a rental piece of kit. Or just stick with what you have got! And see if we can just provide you with some low cost supplies. After all you are the customer…

economi solutions

Lots happening in the ink world over the last few months…
Druckfarben Ltd and now Druckfarben Digital the new ink jet business is really taking off. Telemarketing, Social Media, Recruitign a new team and setting up a new company…

Wine Tasting at CIM Dorset Harbour Heights

CIM Dorset Marketing Monday’s Wine Tasting at Harbour Height’s overlooking Poole Harbour…

This was great fun a few days ago at the end of May and the first of a regular series of business marketing social events.  Sunny, entertaining and really enjoyable: more like a night out than work which is how it should be!

The next one is the end of June with details on the CIM Dorset website and our Dorset LinkedIn site

Confidence and Lifestyle Training

BP, Atra Zeneca and large banks use  the Garth aka the lifestyleguy who gives Women’s Awareness self defense and Confidence building classes.

Body language, physical fitness, NLP and awareness all come into it and Garth has a unique skill-set which is difficult to define but great to experience!

Workshops are a mixture of a gym session come meditation class…you feel both excited and refreshed.