| Insanity in the Sign & Graphics
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| | will it cost you not to switch? Do you
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| IndustryEinstein's DefinitionAlbert
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| | even know? Is it one, three, possibly
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| Einstein once said "The definition of
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| | five jobs a day? Do the math. How much
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| insanity is doing the same thing over and
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| | money/time is lost due to inefficiencies
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| over again and expecting different
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| | such as faulty estimates, under
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| results". Think about this quote for a
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| | over-priced jobs, or lost invoices.Ask
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| second and ask yourself, does this quote
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| | yourself, how long can a company continue
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| apply to the way you run your
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| | to compete if they are not being as
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| company?Have you been doing the same
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| | efficient as their competition? If
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| thing over and over again expecting
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| | companies choose to stay with the same
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| different results? If so, then you might
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| | system they have been using for years and
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| want to keep on reading. In a world
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| | reject change are they, in essence,
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| where technology is becoming a key
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| | choosing to sacrifice future
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| productivity tool to the success of any
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| | profits?$100,000 a YearOne company in
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| business, it simply comes down to, are
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| | particular that we spoke with was losing
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| you accepting and harnessing technology
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| | 4 orders per week to their competition.
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| or rejecting it. Are you willing to
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| | Since only one person in the shop was
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| change or will you do the same thing over
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| | able to estimate, it was taking days to
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| and over again? THere are two main
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| | get quotes to customers, therefore
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| reasons why I pose this question. First,
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| | forcing their clients to seek, and
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| many shop owners today have trouble
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| | eventually accept bids from competing
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| understanding how new technology,
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| | companies. When this company finally
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| specifically software, can become a major
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| | analyzed their method and applied a
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| benefit to their business, and second,
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| | dollar amount to the loss, they estimated
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| owners have trouble measuring the profits
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| | they were losing around $100,000 in
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| they are losing by rejecting this
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| | revenue a year. Amazing right? What
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| technological change. Have you ever
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| | would 4 orders a week cost you? Or if
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| rejected technology?"If It Ain't Broke
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| | you could accept 4 more orders a week,
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| Then Don't Fix It!" MentalityAre you
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| | what would you do with the extra profits?
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| expecting to increase profits by
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| | How does a company like this one miss
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| continuing the same business strategy
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| | out on a $100,000 opportunity? Simply
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| year after year? If so, how long do you
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| | put, insanity, the Einstein
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| think the method will work?Many shop
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| | definition.It's not Just
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| owners simply do not see the need to
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| | EstimatingCompanies are not just losing
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| update or change their current method.
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| | profits due to faulty estimates; they're
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| They believe that there is no need to
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| | also losing profits due to a lack of
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| invest in a new method when the old one
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| | follow up, or customer management. When
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| still seems to work fine. This is the
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| | sending estimates out to potential
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| common, "If it ain't broke then don't fix
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| | clients, how often do companies remember
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| it!" mentality. Well, I hate to be the
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| | to follow up with them? With the
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| one to say it, but just because something
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| | constant chaos that shop owners
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| isn't "broke" doesn't mean you can't make
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| | experience on a daily basis, this follow
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| it work better. When new technology such
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| | up process can become an aspect that is
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| as software, could save you large amounts
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| | quickly forgotten, especially if the
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| of time & money, how can you not accept
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| | current estimating system doesn't include
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| it?In an industry where there is an
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| | this integration.How much can a company
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| increasing level of competitiveness, shop
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| | increase their "win" rate for estimates
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| owners must take advantage of every
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| | by placing follow up calls to all
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| method available to help them cut costs.
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| | customers with estimates outstanding? By
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| Would a commercial printer looking to
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| | using a powerful integrated estimating
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| grow their business, limit their shop to
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| | and business management software, like
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| just a one color press? Sure they can
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| | Cyrious, company's are able to create
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| continue to operate with a one color
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| | reminders that will tell employees who to
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| press, but wouldn't a two or four color
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| | call, when to call, and why,
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| press help expand their business into
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| | automatically. It keeps all customer,
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| other areas more effectively. In this
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| | contact, and order information together
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| example the current method works, but a
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| | in one place and increases the ability to
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| technological change would help increase
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| | save time and builds customer
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| the company's ability to grow.Exploring
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| | relationships essential to business
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| these other areas help companies to
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| | growth and expansion.Adapting to ChangeBy
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| sustain and increase profits. Without
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| | adapting to change, and accepting and
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| accepting new technology, shop owners
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| | harnessing technology, shop owners who
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| greatly limit their profit potential. By
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| | use Cyrious Software have become more
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| using the power of technology to make
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| | efficient and profitable.Cyrious helps
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| their business practices more efficient
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| | owners solve a variety of different
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| owners can continue to achieve their
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| | frustrations. Whether you're an owner who
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| goals.Are You Sacrificing?A lot of shop
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| | is frustrated with estimating because it
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| owners that we talk with have a hard time
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| | takes up too much time or one that is
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| visualizing the amount of money they are
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| | annoyed that orders keep getting lost and
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| losing, or in actuality, the amount of
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| | misplaced, Cyrious has a solution.
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| money they are giving to their
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| | Cyrious helps put an end to the lack of
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| competition, due to inconsistencies in
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| | integration by providing the power of
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| the work flow process. These shops feel
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| | multiple software systems in one
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| they are doing well with the system they
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| | (estimating, accounting, job tracking,
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| currently have in place and do not see
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| | customer management, etc.). No company is
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| the need to change to a new method. This
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| | happy about losing customers due to late
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| lack of vision can cause owners to limit
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| | quotes or losing money because parts are
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| their future profits.On the opposite
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| | omitted from estimates and orders.When
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| side, the owners that do see a need for
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| | owners understand the amount of time and
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| change begin to focus more attention on
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| | money a different method can save them,
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| how much money it will cost to make the
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| | the switch to powerful software like
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| switch rather than how much they are
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| | Cyrious is simple. Is it time for you to
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| losing. These owners become unsure and
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| | explore different methods to increase
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| wonder if the investment today will pay
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| | sales & profits, and make your business
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| off tomorrow. To those owners, how much
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| | more manageable?
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