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Speaking as someone many years out of the industry, (and decades out of the small system business!) I have to say that I believe that Corporate stickers on the product may be one of the more important thing the small businessman can do.

Small to medium sized customers - especially if you did a good job installing the product originally - may not remember who exactly did the install. If they've had a lot of MAC work or repairs (or if they have a continuing service contract) then they know who you are. Otherwise - maybe not.

Back in the early to mid '70s I worked for a firm that installed key systems, intercoms and PA systems in NYC. We were early installers of Iwatsu and one of the products was a "714". This was essentially a version of 1A2 - the phone had 7 CO lines, one intercom and 14 manual intercom buttons running on a 25 pair cable. It was essentially bulletproof. We had customers who bought the system, had a years free maintenance and then (after a year with no service calls) never renewed the maintenance contract. Years later we would hear from them for something - and the only reason we heard was the sticker on the KSU.

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I knew a guy who started an interconnect company called "Key Communications." When a business man would tell a worker to find a telephone company for a repair, and the worker turned the phone over to see what the label said what type of phone it was, the worker would call my friend's company, since the phone was a "Key" telephone.

Another guy I knew started a company called "West End Electric." When a customer would ask 411 for "Western Electric" (since that would be the name on the phone that was broken) the nearest hit in the Directory Assistance data base was "West End Electric." (The real Western Electric never advertised locally or had their numbers listed in DA, because they were 100% owned by the phone company.)


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^ Brilliant!


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We've always put our labels on the KSU's but never phones.
I'll give that some thought.

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I label all equipment and sets. My buddy in the next area even labels the jacks...just to piss off future Bell techs... grin


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Where does everyone get their labels printed up? Do you use anything special or ornate, like foil or logos?

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We use Arco label stock. We imprint our logo and telephone number and the work order for that install. With a color laser printer, you can make a professional label easily. We label EVERYTHING. KSU, Phones, Power Supply, Blocks and any peripheral equipment like door boxes and the accompanying power supply. I once labeled a customer's dog. He was just pestering me as I was attempting to install the KSU in a really tight space. So, he got a label. It took him an hour to get that off his paw. Worked out just great.

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Is Arco like Avery? You just buy a box at Staples and print them on a color laser?

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Yes. They are the same.

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