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Articles Tagged with ''security dealer''

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Leadership During Hardship

During a crisis, strong, consistent leadership is more important than ever.
Bill Bozeman
June 23, 2020

As of March 2020, the PSA Network was in the final phases of finding my replacement as CEO. I had decided in 2019 that it was time to retire from my post with the organization. The board of directors understood, and we hired a c-level recruiting firm, Kingsley Gate, to find the next CEO of PSA.


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SDM EXCLUSIVE

SDM 100 Brand Report: The Most Popular Brands Among the SDM 100 Companies

Which suppliers do the largest security dealers use? This SDM 100 brand-usage report details the manufacturers and distributors that earn their business.
Laura Stepanek
June 8, 2020

Around the country in every major metropolitan market is an SDM 100 company that worked long and hard to get where it is today. These are the 100 largest U.S.-based security companies — as ranked by their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) — on the annual SDM 100 Report.


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Security NetWorkings

App Simplifies Fiber Budget Calculations

FIBER optic links
Dave Engebretson
Dave Engebretson
June 1, 2020

Hopefully, by the time this column is published, we will be over the hump of the COVID-19 outbreak. But while I hope for the best, I strongly suspect that viral infection fears may change the game for many industries, as small and large public meetings (such as my ADI Expo presentations and training classes) may be curtailed or delayed.


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Sales Stars 2019
Sale Stars

Crisis Selling: How to Make Sales During Tough Times

There are some rules reps should follow when making sales calls during tough times.
Brian Offenberger - SDM Magazine
Brian Offenberger
June 1, 2020

As I write this column our country is in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Stay-at-home orders are in place, social distancing is the norm and uncertainty reigns supreme.


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Marketing Madmen 2019
Marketing Madmen

Social Media Marketing in a Pandemic

Social media marketing is essential to connect with customers during a pandemic.
Alex Chavez
David Morgan
David Morgan
June 1, 2020

On any normal day, connecting with your audience on social media requires forethought, care and tact. At the epicenter of a worldwide crisis, it requires all that and more.


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Security & the Law

Be Careful With Bankruptcy

Columnist Les Gold warns readers to be careful with filing for bankruptcy.
Lessing E. Gold
June 1, 2020

A recent case in the United States Bankruptcy Court discusses a situation where a bankruptcy court refused to allow the party who had been discharged in bankruptcy from discharging the debt.


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SDM EXCLUSIVE

2020 SDM 100 Report: After Peak Performance, What’s Next?

The excellent growth SDM 100 companies had in 2019, followed by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, is like being on the summit without a clear view of the landscape. Dealers are looking to their RMR to carry them through.
Laura Stepanek
May 11, 2020

This year’s SDM 100 report and rankings show excellent growth for the SDM 100 companies in 2019. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic was just starting to hit as the security industry’s top companies were filling out the 2020 SDM 100 applications; to many of this year’s companies, it is like being on a mountaintop without a clear view of the landscape. Read on to look at this year’s top security companies ranked by recurring monthly revenue, along with their thoughts and projections for what lies ahead.


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Security NetWorkings

The Sure Way to Terminate Fibers

Dave Engebretson
Dave Engebretson
May 4, 2020
I have been training technicians in fiber optics since 2002. Increasingly fiber optics are being used in our industry for camera, voice evacuation systems and data communication connections.
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Sales Stars 2019
Sales Stars

10 Behaviors Security Sales Reps Hate

SECURITY SALES
Brian Offenberger - SDM Magazine
Brian Offenberger
May 4, 2020

There’s nothing worse than investing money in training a sales rep just to have them leave you for another company. To prevent your best sales reps from taking their talents to another company, you need to AVOID these 10 mistakes at all costs.


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Marketing Madmen 2019
Marketing Madmen

11 Effective Marketing Ideas During a Crisis

Responding to COVID-19
Alex Chavez
David Morgan
David Morgan
May 4, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has spread worldwide and will have serious ramifications for businesses of all sizes. That said, the crisis does not need to mean the demise of your business.


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