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You have your mobile print center up and running, you've created a test document, and you are ready to put your solution to work. The following examples of how a mobile print center works for others may give you some additional ideas about how you can leverage your newly created print center to make the most of your solution.
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Glenn is a sales executive about to close a big deal and the lawyers have finally worked out all of the contract details. On his way to lunch with the client, he downloads a copy of the final contract from his company's intranet using a wireless WAN connection and prints a copy for the client to sign using his Deskjet 450. He's ready to walk away from lunch with a signed contract in hand.
Over salad, his client reviews the contract and finds a small typo (an extra zero mysteriously found its way onto the final cost of the sale). Glenn calls the office for confirmation that he can remove the zero, receives it, modifies the contract, and prints a new copy during dessert. The client signs the contract and they seal the deal with a handshake.
Without his mobile print center, the finalized contract would have taken a day or longer -- which might open the door for more changes and negotiations. His mobile print center gave him the ability to correct and print a key business document even through he was miles away from the office.
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At an open house for the latest home Jan is selling, she wants to be able to start the paperwork for selling the house if the right buyer comes along. She's learned from experience that a single-day delay gives potential buyers time to find another house they like better. While she could carry stacks of blank documents around with her from house to house, she chooses instead to carry an iPAQ PDA with PDF versions of the documents instead.
During the open house, a new family with a pre-approved loan falls in love with the house and Jan knows instinctively that they are the ones who will buy the house if she can get the paperwork rolling today. She quickly brings up the proper forms on her PDA, prints them out, and collects signatures within a matter of minutes. She doesn't have to fumble through a collection of folders, but instead appears professional and prepared. Not only has she made a sale today, but she's also made an impression that guarantees her future business with both the buyer and the seller.
Before the buyers leave, Jan uses a Pocket Word template and some digital pictures of the house she took a few days ago to print a collection of images of their new home to give to the buyers. They walk away from their experience with tangible evidence of their future home, and a brochure they can refer to when they can't remember what color the front door was or how many trees are in the front yard.
Jan's mobile print center gives her the tools she needs to close the sale, enhances her professional image, and gives clients a personal and physical reminder of the home they just chose. Her iPAQ and mobile printer fit conveniently in her briefcase, and weigh less than a mound of forms and pre-printed flyers. She is mobile, flexible, agile, and ready to respond to her customers changing needs in an instant.
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James makes several different printer service and repair calls each day which he needs to document for his company and his customers. After he completes a repair job, James accesses a Web-based work order system using a wireless WAN connection on his notebook. He fills out all of the information about the job he completed and submits the form. The work order system returns a formatted and printed PDF that James can print on his mobile printer and leave with the customer so they know what work was done, how much they will be billed, and what upcoming maintenance they will need performed.
Because James carries a mobile print center with him, he can generate printed documents that he can leave with his customers to let them know what he did and why. They don't have to receive and print the documents themselves, and they can review the information and ask any questions before he leaves. And, if additional technical information from the company intranet would be helpful to the customer, James can download it and print it on his mobile printer immediately. He has the tools he needs to give customers the tools they need to be successful.
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