This issue presents the annual SDM 100 Report (beginning on page 38), a ranking based on revenue of the largest security installation and monitoring providers. These security dealers are on the front lines with tens, sometimes hundreds, of thousands of customers — seeing and hearing what is trending in the marketplace in terms of perils, protection, and marketing. SDM asked these dealers: “What issues and trends do you think will have the greatest impact on your business in 2019?”
Collectively, the majority of SDM 100 security dealers centered on a few major areas: