Web Poll

In which of the following areas do you believe your company could most stand to improve?

A) Customer service
B) Internal communications
C) Closing more sales
D) Reducing tech call backs
E) Selling more to current customers
F) Recruiting and hiring practices

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If a surplus of cash became available, which of the following would your company most likely spend it on?

A) Owners or executives would keep it (14.8%)

B) Bonuses or raises for general personnel (11.1%)

C) Pay down debt (28.4%)

D) Sales and marketing (14.8%)

E) Staff training (8.6%)

F) Acquisitions (22.2%)

What would you peg as your business' projected growth rate for 2012?

A) 20% or higher (39.5%)

B) 10% to 19% (18.4%)

C) 5% to 9% (21.1%)

D) 1% to 4% (10.5%)

E) Flat (5.3%)

F) Expect to see revenue decline (5.3%)

How do you feel about the 2012 presidential race at this point?

A) Hopeful for a second Obama term (19.7%)

B) Fearful of a second Obama term (46.5%)

C) Believe GOP will win big (8.5%)

D) Believe GOP will win close battle (16.9%)

E) Who cares, both parties stink! (8.5%)

Which of the following residential security value-add services will take off in 2012?

A) Energy management (15.3%)

B) Mobile device system access (66.1%)

C) Remote / monitored video (18.6%)

D) Keyless entry (0%)

E) Personal emergency response systems (PERS) (0%)

F) Carbon monoxide (CO) detection (0%)

What is the best way to handle changing technology, such as control panel communications, that requires a customer upgrade?

A) Charge and profit from upgrade (63.6%)

B) Charge just to cover your costs (14.5%)

C) Share cost with customer (12.7%)

D) Charge for device only, not visit / labor (5.5%)

E) Charge for visit / labor only (1.8%)

F) Eat cost entirely; free for customer (1.8%)

To what extent will telecom companies offering security-related services eat into security companies’ residential business?

A) Big time, could be beginning of the end (11.3%)

B) Significantly, 25% or more of marketplace (35.2%)

C) Moderately, 10% or more of marketplace (22.5%)

D) Slightly, less than 10% of marketplace (18.3%)

E) Zero, telecoms can't do security! (12.7%)

How has your business done in the first half of 2011?

A) More than 20% ahead of budget (27.6%)

B) 10%-19% ahead of budget (27.6%)

C) 3%-9% ahead of budget (3.4%)

D) Within +/- 2% of budget (13.8%)

E) 3%-9% below budget (3.4%)

F) More than 10% below budget (24.1%)

Where do you most commonly come up with your best business-related ideas?

A) At desk or in office (10%)

B) During staff meetings (3.3%)

C) Quiet, alone time (e.g. in car, shower) (73.3%)

D) Networking with colleagues (10%)

E) In seminars or training (3.3%)

If you could have more of one of the following highly desirable things, which would it be?

A) Time (29.4%)

B) Money (29.4%)

C) Health (20.6%)

D) Fame (0%)

E) Love (20.6%)

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