Rimproreport With Tom Adams

This week we chat with Tanya Curry, Founder and President of Market Search Inc.Market Search has been doing telemarketing and appointment setting in the RIM industry since 1988.While cold calling to set appointments is often hard and difficult work, Tanya and her team grind it out everyday in our industry.Today on the show we talk with her about it.No industry news to report on today as I’m on vacation in Canada.Enjoy the show. I know I did.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

This week I am pleased to welcome  Kristjan Backman and Patti Bowles to the show.It’s a Canada show today. See, I’m in Canada on vacation… and Phoenix Recycling, Patti and Kristjan’s company is in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.Theirs is a story of perseverance, love and cool ways to make decisions. I think their conversation near the end of the interview about their adventure together is wonderful. And in all this, they’ve created an incredible RIM service business for themselves.But you’ll have to listen to learn more.No industry news this week. I’m on vacation.So, enjoy the show.

This week on the show I will be talking to Leo Kane.   Leo is the Managing Director of Saracen Datastore. Saracen Datastore is headquartered southwest of London, England and they currently have four locations.Leo talks about their “service” focused positioning, as well as the acquisition they just went through by a large national self storage company.All very interesting stuff.We’ll also catch you up on some recent industry news.Enjoy the show.

This week I am pleased to have Jeff Hamra on the show.  Jeff is the founder of Titan Data Safe in Tulsa Oklahoma.Jeff has done some pretty cool things with his data protection business over the years. He is doing some things that might be worth learning.If you are wondering about integrating online backups into your service offerings, Jeff has figured out a way to do it pretty effectively.  And the cool part is, he is convinced that customers  want the service provided locally.But you’ll have to listen to learn more.We’ll also cover the industry news.Enjoy the show.

This week we chat with Mike Sullivan, President of Automated Records Centre in State College, PA.Mike’s in a small market but is doing some incredibly cool stuff. He is an aggressive marketing implementer.Take time to listen to this interview. There are a lot of valuable lessons.By the way, if you want a good example of a RIM business owner that does blogging right, be sure to check his SullivanSpeaks blog every Friday for his latest post.It’s great stuff.We’ll also update you on the latest industry news.Enjoy the show.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

This week on the show we get the opportunity to meet and talk with Steve Sisney.Steve is the CEO of Cornerstone Records Management, a company that is doing some significant expansion through organic greenfield start-up and acquisition. You’ll hear about the two most recent acquisitions just this last week.In this conversation we’ll learn more of the Cornerstone story, get a glimpse into who Steve is and where he is leading this RIM service company.We’ll also update you on all of the industry news of the week.Enjoy the show.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

This week on the show we will be talking to Jay Morton.Jay is the CEO and Founder of ScanVenture Technologies.I wanted to chat with him because his product is the first one I’ve seen in a long time as it relates to medical records scanning that makes a lot of sense.If you are trying to figure out how to provide scanning in your RIM business – specifically to medical related clients – the technology Jay has created might be the answer you’ve been looking for.This scanning concept is SO logical and aligned with the way medical files work, you know it’s going to be a huge hit with the medical community as they attempt to go digital.After you listen to the show you might want to contact Jay to see a more complete demo of his scan technology and learn more about how you might work with him. Here are his details. Call him at  (888) 610-7226 or email him at info@scanventure.com.On the show this week we’ll also update you on the latest industry news.Enjoy the show and have a great week!Special Thanks to our Exclusive

This week on the show we meet “the” RIM industry lawyer, Larry Varn.  Larry is a Partner in the Litigation Group at Pierce Atwood in Boston.Larry has been involved in some of the largest industry legal situations and as a result has  significant insider knowledge.  As you’ll hear, he’s got a ton of experience.Dig your well before you’re thirsty is a great peace of wisdom…  today, we’re digging the well for you.  I wanted you to get to know Larry, just in case you’re thirsty some day.Be sure to listen for the “risk” issues he thinks you should be aware of in your RIM business.We also catch you up on the industry news this week.Enjoy the show.BTW.  If you need to get in touch with Larry, click the link on his name above to get his phone and email address.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

This week on the show we talk to Victor Hernández, co-founder of Safe Data Resources, a RIM service company with eight locations in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.Victor is a significant contributor to the industry as a whole, and along with board leadership in PRISM,  he also founded AMIGA, an independent Record Center association in Mexico.I have wanted to chat with Victor for a long time and hear his story.Be sure to listen for his new  RIM “pizza” business.We’ll also get caught up on the industry news.Enjoy the show.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

On the show this week we spend some time with Gary Smith, VP of Sales and Marketing at DACS, a manufacturer and global provider of steel decking products for the material handling, record storage and construction industries. Two of their industry focused rack products are Punch Deck and FlueKeeper.Gary is a significant contributor to the industry in the way of compliance and regulatory issues related to racking.In our conversation Gary discusses with me what he sees in the RIM world from the perspective of rack related buying activity, compliance and also lets us know about some new requirements that are looming on the horizon.We also get you caught up on the latest industry news.Enjoy the show this week.

The show today is all about blogging.Along with the industry news and regular studio guest banter,  I’ll spend some time sharing what I know about blogging and why it is so important to your web marketing strategy.I’ll even give you some great ideas about how to develop and create content.If the whole subject of blogging interests you, then this is a show for you.Enjoy the show.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

This week I am extremely excited about my interview with Will Scott, President and CEO of the newly launched “BlegalBloss” company.BlegalBloss launched last week at the PRISM Conference in Miami and they were in my estimation, the standout “new” stars of the conference.And my sense is this interview with Will relates to you in your business but also shows you what one of your peers is actually doing in the world, birthed from their RIM business.This is a great story.We’ll also update you on all the cool industry news this week. And there is lots of it.Enjoy.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

Hi from Miami, Florida where I am attending the PRISM International Conference. It has been a great conference so far and it’s wrapping up today.It has been a busy week but I took some time to ensure you got a great interview today.And it is a good one.Today’s special guest is Jason Lavender, Founder and CEO of ID Theft Solutions of America. They are doing something pretty cool stuff to ensure companies and their staff are protected from identity theft and also protect their clients as well.I learned some interesting stuff during this interview. I hope you do too.No news or studio banter today. Just the interview.We’ll get back to our regular routine next week.

This is the get ready for PRISM Conference show.This week we have Melissa Burton, the Director of Events and Vendor Relations with PRISM International on the show. We’ll chat briefly with her about what will be happening in Doral next week.Then we also get to speak with Tom Dumez, Compliance Consultant and HR Director at Kent Record Management in Grand Rapids MI. He’s also chair of the PRISM Conference Committee… so he’ll also chime in on what’s happening conference-wise and we’ll also chat with him more about compliance.We’ll keep you abreast of the latest industry news… and have some fun as well.Enjoy the show…Have a great week.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

In a follow-up to the show we did a month ago on Pay Per Click Marketing, today I present a new report in that same style about Local Search Marketing.Local web search is growing in its importance to you and you cannot ignore it. Especially in the competitive world of local RIM service and your web positioning.So, this show is about helping you to understand it even more.I’ll also cover the news of the week from the industry.Here’s one of the links I talk about during the news.Google Data Center Security VideoEnjoy the show and hope you learn a lot.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

A interesting look  today at a company doing many of the same activities we do in the RIM industry… but in a very different way.On the show today is Sarah Boden Carr, the CEO of Earth Class Mail.Sarah tells the company story and some of the ways they do what they do.Don’t miss this one.As always, we look at this week in the industry news.Here’s one of the links I mention…Life As A Healthcare CIOEnjoy the show!Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

This week, we’re glad to have Robert Miller and Vlad Vasak of K-2 Partners as our special guests.We’ll be discussing mergers and acquisitions in the RIM and Shredding space.As usual, we’ll bring you up to speed on all the latest industry news and information.News LinksEarth Class MailI hope you enjoy the show and the valuable information it contains.Special Thanks to our Exclusive Show Sponsor, O’Neil Software.

It’s an exciting show this week..Ray Barry,  VP of Sales and Marketing at Total Product Destruction talks to us about his new role as President of NAID in 2011.Contest!!!!I also launch the “Worst Printed Marketing Piece” contest on the show today.Scan and send me a brochure, be it bi-fold, tri-fold – sell sheet, that you are not really proud of.It might be 10 years old… or something you printed just starting out.  It might be a brochure you mistakenly printed with a terrible error on it.Recognize this contest is not about how you look now – it is about how you looked then.Just for fun…  and the glory!We’ll collect these in the next couple of weeks from you, then we’ll let you decide the worst of the worst. You have to listen to the show to know the prize.You can email me your submission at tom @ flourishpress dot com or use the form on the following page to do so. Contest SubmissionsI can’t wait to get your submissions.And even more cool news!!!!We also announce our new show sponsorship.We are thrilled and ex

The show is not normal today.I realize that might be true of this show on a regular basis, but today doesn’t follow our typical routine.There is no interview today.Yes, as is usually the case, we do have a drop in visitor, but there is no extended conversation with someone from the industry.Instead, I want to share with you some important things about Google Adwords and Pay Per Click marketing that I think will be illuminating.I have also included some show notes to accompany the things I will talk about.Google AdWords Report NotesHope you enjoy the show today and learn from it.Please feel free to comment below.

March is flying by and we’re excited to present another great show this week.I hope it has been a successful and productive month for you.This week we’ll be talking with Andy Sokol, a serial RIM entrepreneur in Ft. Lauderdale.Andy has started CopyScan, Record Shred and his newest venture is Scanning School. He has an interesting story.As usual, we’ll also fill you in on the latest industry news.I hope you enjoy the show this week.