Manage Business Not Printers

My husband James is a consulting engineer. He is also a business owner. What this means for our household is late nights as project deadlines encroach on our evenings. As a business owner you may, like my husband, wear several hats: he is a sales person, marketer, professional expert, finance/accounting person, and even the IT strategist and repair technician at times.

James produces proposals and engineering plans andprints them out on networked single-function, multifunction or HP DesignJet printers. As a small business owner, you might have experienced the same. It’s late. You’re alone in the office. You need to deliver a proposal or drawings the next morning to your client at a breakfast meeting. You hit

Free Productivity Tools… in Your Printer!

If you recently purchased a HP Officejet, HP Officejet Pro, or HP Laserjet branded small-business multifunction printer, chances are that you now have access to the HP ePrint technology and several business apps that could be very useful for your business. Just look for the eprint icon on your printer, printer box, or printer documentation to confirm.

  

ePrint

The ePrint technology for instance gives you the ability to print from any mobile device (your phone, tablet, laptop…) by sending your documents — e-mails, office documents, pdfs, photos, etc — directly to your ePrint-enabledprinter. And it’s so easy to use! HP’s ePrint-enabled printers each have a unique e-mail address that allows you to print in the same way you send an email. Simply email your document to your printer’s email address from anywhere and your print will be waiting for you when you arrive! It’s that simple! If you can email it, you can print it!

New Printers Designed for Small Business Efficiency

Now there’s a printer designed especially for the unique needs of small businesses. The launch of HP’s new line of small-and medium-business-focused printers is giving customers more choices than ever to save money and time.

The introduction of new printer and cloud-based content management solutions so that you can print from cloud-based applications also mean that your business can reduce costs and increase productivity on the path toward a digital office.

Sales Close for “I just don’t have the time.”

When someone says they don’t have time for your opportunity, to book a party, or even just to meet with you, with sincerity say, “I understand, Mary. We all have 24 hours in a day, don’t we? Most people work eight hours. Then, they sleep about eight hours. 

How to Be Great at Sales (and Enjoy Yourself)

Sales can be frustrating and complicated, or it can be very simple. Now when I say “simple,” I don’t mean that it is not difficult. Selling is difficult. However, once we take out some of the complications you’ll be able to sell more, and, hopefully, enjoy yourself.

I know the frustrations. I remember when I first got into sales, I thought it was going to be easy. I thought that all I had to do is be a good talker, have a nice smile, knock on doors, and the sales would start coming in. I learned the hard way -- after being fired from one of my sales jobs -- that success in sales required much more. I learned that it is an art; to be great at sales, you have to work on yourself as much as you work on the job.

Stay One Step Ahead of Your Printer Problems with HP Partner Managed Print Services

Managing your printers and copiers may not be something you think about until there’s a problem. Why not let HP Partner Managed Print Services (MPS) worry about printermanagement why you focus on everything else you do?

That’s exactly what Bank of American Fork (BAF) did- they use HP Partner MPS to manage their printing environment so they can focus on providing exceptional customer services. According to Rick Colburn, vice president and controller, “The high performance and reliable uptime we get from HP ensures that when customers walk in the door, we can take care of their needs on the spot with no downtime, no hassles.”

Ten Steps to Professionalism in Sales

A  professional is a person who has dedicated him or herself to a career — regardless of the field. It’s the opposite of an amateur. Professionals also make more money; could there be a relationship behind that fact? You bet. In selling situations, and in life, the way you present yourself plays a big role in how people think of you and how much people pay attention to what you say. A dedicated professional commands more respect than a casual amateur. Always.

Step #1. Your Attitude.  Are you a professional? If so, let everyone know it. If not, maybe that’s why you’re not as successful as you would like to be.