Tulsa police and the Better Business Bureau have issued warning about Vivint salespeople were going door-to-door in Tulsa, Okla. According to the Tulsa BBB, more than 1,400 residents have filed complaints against the company.
Do you know the important questions and observations required to identify the best access control system for any installation? Get the guidance you need along with insights on conducting site surveys and security audits; gathering design details; ensuring code compliance; and validating security requirements.
Offering service and maintenance agreements to your clientele not only provides new streams of recurring revenue but can also go a long way in helping stem attrition. Find out what the proper cost structure components are and how to convince customers to sign on the dotted line.
An astute alarm dealer recently said, "Every time there's a service call, we have the potential to lose a customer."
With increasing recurring revenue and stemming attrition both priorities for most installing security contractors, offering customers identity theft protection is shaping up as a new means of achieving long-established business model goals.
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In today's competitive market for intrusion and fire/life-safety alarm systems and monitoring, it can be tough to create new customers.
A largely untapped opportunity exists for providing access control to the small commercial marketplace. Web-based systems offer dealers a cost-effective solution for winning new market share.
Does fire/life-safety work scare you a bit? It’s OK, you’re not alone.
As a general rule, the more technology improves, the easier it is to implement and use. Morse code telegraphs that only a few people were trained to use gave way to the ubiquitous telephone.
Improving closing percentages, even during a difficult economic climate, can be accomplished by applying the right skills and attitude. While innumerable sales techniques exist, start practicing the fundamentals for immediate results.
In today's economy everything seems to be shrinking. Sales numbers are down, revenues are down and customers aren't spending anywhere near as much as they did just a couple of years ago.
As summertime draws to a close, so does the high season for door-to-door alarm system sales in the United States. Not soon to fade, however, is ...
Wholesale distributors have long provided value-add services and training to their dealer-integrator clientele, but nowadays the programs are more necessary than ever. With networked technologies perpetually shifting the electronic security landscape, a distribution partnership can mean the difference between thriving or not.
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