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Home » Authors » Karyn Hodgson

Karyn Hodgson

Karyn Hodgson is a veteran security industry journalist.. As the Editor-in-Chief of SDM, Karyn is responsible for the overall editorial direction of the magazine, its supplements, newsletters and website. She works with the SDM editorial staff to develop content that helps security dealers and systems integrators operate successful businesses. Karyn represents SDM at trade shows and conferences, and directs exclusive research such as the SDM Industry Forecast, the SDM 100 and The Top Systems Integrators Report. She also manages SDM’s Dealer of the Year and Systems Integrator of the Year Award programs. Karyn has an MSJ in Journalism (magazine publishing) degree from Northwestern University, and more than 30 years’ experience writing for and about the security industry. Contact Karyn with article ideas.

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ESCC Earns 2023 Project of the Year Honors

Karyn Hodgson
April 6, 2023

The winner of the SDM Project of the Year award highlights a larger trend in converting office space to residential.


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2 Big Trends to Watch in Access Control

Karyn Hodgson
March 8, 2023

According to the recently released 2023 Top Security Trends Report from Brivo, there are two leading access control outcomes desired by the respondents to the sixth annual report: experience and convenience. 


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Tracking Video Surveillance & Other Security Trends

Karyn Hodgson
March 6, 2023

The security industry has had to be resilient to withstand the supply chain crisis.


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Barnes Buchanan Highlights Healthy Financial State of the Security Industry

Karyn Hodgson
February 22, 2023

The good news is that the big takeaways were mostly positive, in spite of going on year three of a worldwide pandemic, ongoing supply chain issues, a looming recession and inflation issues.


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Tracking Video Surveillance & Other Security Trends

Karyn Hodgson
February 6, 2023

The video surveillance market grew significantly from 2020 to 2021


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SDM 2023 Industry Forecast: Cautious Optimism Prevails

The good news is COVID-19 seems to be in the rear-view mirror; but ahead all signs point to a recession. Security dealers and integrators are wary, but cautiously optimistic they can weather this downturn with the skills they have honed in recent years.
Karyn Hodgson
January 9, 2023

The good news is COVID-19 seems to be in the rear-view mirror; but ahead all signs point to a recession. Security dealers and integrators are wary, but cautiously optimistic they can weather this downturn with the skills they have honed in recent years.


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SDM 2023 Industry Forecast: ‘Looking Forward’

Karyn Hodgson
January 2, 2023

Security dealers and integrators look back at 2022 and forward to expectations for 2023


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SDM 2022 Dealer of the Year Takes Care of Business

When it comes to maintaining relationships with customers, this company is at the top of its game, all while increasing revenue and keeping employees healthy, happy and engaged.
Karyn Hodgson
December 2, 2022

When it comes to maintaining relationships with customers, this company is at the top of its game, all while increasing revenue and keeping employees healthy, happy and engaged. 


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The Importance of Partnerships & a Service Mentality

Karyn Hodgson
November 10, 2022

Most security integrators today agree that offering services to customers is more important than ever — both to create “stickiness” and the increase that all-important recurring revenue. 


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The Great Service Opportunity

Karyn Hodgson
November 8, 2022

The flip side of the cybersecurity problem is the opportunity to offer cyber-related services.  


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