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Ricoh UK launches Business Driver webinar programme with InfoTrends

Monday 20. September 2010 - Ricoh UK is teaming up with industry partner and independent research body, InfoTrends, to offer its customers a series of four free Business Driver webinars, that will cover a range of industry topics under its Business Driver Programme customer support initiative.

The first of these: ‘e-Enabling your Business – Strategies for Success’ will be held on 23rd September at 14.00. This will be open to all commercial and corporate print and communication service providers and interested parties to demonstrate Ricoh’s commitment to help educate the market on topics such as web-to-print , digital profitability, workflow and the streamlining operations, as well as providing further awareness of its Business Driver Programme.



Mark Wilson, Business Development Director Ricoh UK comments: “At Ricoh we ensure we provide our customers with the very best solutions and services to support their business requirements and digital expansion. This series of webinars is all about adding value and helping service providers with the information they need to further develop their digital propositions. Ricoh is determined to help its customers provide real added value to their customers. These webinars also provide an educational forum that will help maximise print service providers’ understanding of topics and products such as web-to-print by providing real client examples.”



As web-to-print technologies move into the mainstream in the coming years, there will be substantial changes driven by digital print market expansion, cross media marketing and workflow automation. During the webinar, InfoTrends will address the challenges associated with implementation, discuss strategies for success, and examine the benefits of e-enablement with a customer success story of a NowPrint web-to-print user.



To register for the ‘e-Enabling your Business – Strategies for Success’ you need to visit the webinar pre-registration site: https://cossprereg.btci.com/prereg/key.process?key=PH8KHL9EA.


The remaining Business Driver seminars will cover the following topics:

· Customised Communication – driving digital profitably

· Digital Workflow – basics and implementation

· In-plants – streamlining operations



The Ricoh Business Driver webinars will all be recorded and placed on the Ricoh Business Driver Programme website for member customers to access and view on-demand.



In addition to the webinars, Ricoh, due to a high level of interest, will also open up its NowPrint free trial to the market along with its Business Driver Programme customer members. The free trial will be managed by Ricoh’s professional services team who will work with each signed organisation to understand the level of interest in web-to-print and to determine what each hopes to achieve from the trial. The professional services team will then run through the trial process step-by-step to ensure applicants get the very most from their 60 days and on completion, have a firm understanding of what NowPrint can offer them in terms of a valid web-to-print business proposition.



Ricoh’s Business Driver programme is an exclusive package of business development services for Ricoh production printing customers in the commercial and corporate sectors. It includes an extranet which provides unique access to web-to-print services, white papers, e-learning, consulting services and Ricoh Professional Services . The content has been developed to provide practical insights and guidance that print service providers can harness as a key part of their business development strategy.