Who is the Panasonic Rep for US and Canada? at DVinfo.net

Ronald Lee · October 29th, 2005, 12:32 PM

Hi there,

Looking for a name and contact number for the Panasonic Marketing and or P2/prosumer cameras rep for both Canada and the US.

Can anyone help?

thanks.

ron

Kevin Dooley · October 30th, 2005, 05:16 AM

I dunno if she's Canada too (I would assume, but you know what that does...) but US is Jan Crittenden Livingston and she's an active member of these forums.

Her info page is here, including a link to email her.

Brian Broz · October 30th, 2005, 02:34 PM

Try www.dvcpro.ca
Canadian only contact info I believe.
Hope that helps.

Graeme Nattress · October 30th, 2005, 03:52 PM

Yes, David Craig is Jan's Canadian equivalent, I think. Great bloke - had a good chat to him last week.

Graeme

Evan C. King · October 30th, 2005, 07:14 PM

If he's so great how come canada never sees any of the great deals the US does? And I don't even think we've technically gotten an official announcement about the HVX in the way that the US gets them, and one day the dvx100b just randomly showed up on the site. If it wasn't for forums like this a lot of people wouldn't really know anything about the HVX.

How come the US seems to get such great personal service and we get left in the dark with little information and usually crazy price markups?

Graeme Nattress · October 31st, 2005, 05:50 AM

Panasonic Canada is a very different beast to Panasonic USA. As far as I understand, other than that we've got, like about than 1/8 the population, all spread out, Panasonic Canada just does things differently, and that's at the higher levels. Hence David's little dvcpro.ca site, which he maintains to keep Canadian's aware of what Panasonic Canada HQ should be telling us.

Graeme

Evan C. King · November 1st, 2005, 08:11 PM

Well I'm not the only Canadian to feel left out in the cold and having a smaller population isn't fair reason to give us such subpar customer service.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=37305

There are plenty of people in this thread that feel the same way I do.

Graeme Nattress · November 2nd, 2005, 07:30 AM

Just to be fair, when I last bought a Sony camera, I found it's price to be high north of the border also.

Graeme

Graeme Nattress · November 2nd, 2005, 07:31 AM

Just to be fair, when I last bought a Sony camera, I found it's price to be high north of the border also.

Graeme

Terry Nixon · November 2nd, 2005, 10:50 PM

why not call your local panasonic dealer in your area and ask? its usually not a secret.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronald Ng

Hi there,

Looking for a name and contact number for the Panasonic Marketing and or P2/prosumer cameras rep for both Canada and the US.

Can anyone help?

thanks.

ron

Evan C. King · November 2nd, 2005, 11:12 PM

Yeah Graeme your absolutely right. The markup is on tons of stuff in this country!

Brian Broz · November 5th, 2005, 07:41 PM

Please keep in mind us dealers in Canada aren't trying to get rich...often we are stuck with dealer costs from manufacturers that are higher than the B+H "retail" price.
I'm not crying the blues, but don't necessairily blame the dealers for high prices. Just thought I'd clarify, as the dealer I work for works hard at providing good service, product knowledge, and competitive pricing...but we simply can't match B&H but hopefully we are close with local dealer support.
Anyways, just thought I'd throw in my 2cents.
Thanks everyone,

Brian Broz

R Geoff Baker · November 6th, 2005, 04:17 PM

I've bought 'cross-border' and I've bought local. My experience: Take the best reputable dealer cross border price you can find, and call your reputable local dealer. Offer to buy at the cross-border price. I've been offered price match in every case. You can't use this as an excuse to beat the taxes -- that 15% (Ontario, anyway) isn't going to the dealer anyway. But you will get the GST back when you file ...

GB

Evan C. King · November 7th, 2005, 04:00 AM

What dealer have you dealt with that price matched to US prices? I would like to know so I can see if I can use the same one.

R Geoff Baker · November 8th, 2005, 05:17 AM

In Ottawa I have made matched price purchases from the industrial division of Bleekers, and from Pro AV who I suppose are now TMS.

GB

October 29th, 2005, 12:32 PM	#1
Ronald Lee Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 435	Who is the Panasonic Rep for US and Canada? Hi there, Looking for a name and contact number for the Panasonic Marketing and or P2/prosumer cameras rep for both Canada and the US. Can anyone help? thanks. ron

October 30th, 2005, 05:16 AM	#2
Kevin Dooley Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 414	I dunno if she's Canada too (I would assume, but you know what that does...) but US is Jan Crittenden Livingston and she's an active member of these forums. Her info page is here, including a link to email her. __________________ Kevin Dooley Media Director, Pantego Bible Church

October 30th, 2005, 03:52 PM	#4
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	Yes, David Craig is Jan's Canadian equivalent, I think. Great bloke - had a good chat to him last week. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

October 31st, 2005, 05:50 AM	#6
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	Panasonic Canada is a very different beast to Panasonic USA. As far as I understand, other than that we've got, like about than 1/8 the population, all spread out, Panasonic Canada just does things differently, and that's at the higher levels. Hence David's little dvcpro.ca site, which he maintains to keep Canadian's aware of what Panasonic Canada HQ should be telling us. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

November 2nd, 2005, 07:30 AM	#8
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	Just to be fair, when I last bought a Sony camera, I found it's price to be high north of the border also. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

October 30th, 2005, 02:34 PM	#3
Brian Broz Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 61	Try www.dvcpro.ca Canadian only contact info I believe. Hope that helps.

October 30th, 2005, 07:14 PM	#5
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	If he's so great how come canada never sees any of the great deals the US does? And I don't even think we've technically gotten an official announcement about the HVX in the way that the US gets them, and one day the dvx100b just randomly showed up on the site. If it wasn't for forums like this a lot of people wouldn't really know anything about the HVX. How come the US seems to get such great personal service and we get left in the dark with little information and usually crazy price markups?

November 1st, 2005, 08:11 PM	#7
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	Well I'm not the only Canadian to feel left out in the cold and having a smaller population isn't fair reason to give us such subpar customer service. http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=37305 There are plenty of people in this thread that feel the same way I do.

November 2nd, 2005, 07:31 AM	#9
Graeme Nattress RED Problem Solver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,365	Just to be fair, when I last bought a Sony camera, I found it's price to be high north of the border also. Graeme __________________ www.nattress.com - filters for FCP

November 2nd, 2005, 11:12 PM	#11
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	Yeah Graeme your absolutely right. The markup is on tons of stuff in this country!

November 5th, 2005, 07:41 PM	#12
Brian Broz Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 61	Please keep in mind us dealers in Canada aren't trying to get rich...often we are stuck with dealer costs from manufacturers that are higher than the B+H "retail" price. I'm not crying the blues, but don't necessairily blame the dealers for high prices. Just thought I'd clarify, as the dealer I work for works hard at providing good service, product knowledge, and competitive pricing...but we simply can't match B&H but hopefully we are close with local dealer support. Anyways, just thought I'd throw in my 2cents. Thanks everyone, Brian Broz

November 6th, 2005, 04:17 PM	#13
R Geoff Baker Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 471	Canadian purchases I've bought 'cross-border' and I've bought local. My experience: Take the best reputable dealer cross border price you can find, and call your reputable local dealer. Offer to buy at the cross-border price. I've been offered price match in every case. You can't use this as an excuse to beat the taxes -- that 15% (Ontario, anyway) isn't going to the dealer anyway. But you will get the GST back when you file ... GB

November 7th, 2005, 04:00 AM	#14
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	What dealer have you dealt with that price matched to US prices? I would like to know so I can see if I can use the same one.

November 8th, 2005, 05:17 AM	#15
R Geoff Baker Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 471	In Ottawa I have made matched price purchases from the industrial division of Bleekers, and from Pro AV who I suppose are now TMS. GB