SSI Honors Sales and Marketing Excellence at 2011 SAMMY Awards
LAS VEGAS — SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION hosted its 16th annual SAMMY Awards at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on April 5 in an effort to recognize security dealers and systems integrators who exemplify professionalism in their sales, marketing and installation endeavors.
SSI would like to thank program sponsors ADI, Fire-Lite, Honeywell, Tri-Ed, Visonic, ISC Expo, Campus Safety, Electronic Security Association (ESA), LeadTracker and PSA Security Network for helping make the 2011 SAMMY Awards possible.
The evening also included the SSI Hall of Fame induction ceremony emceed by Ron Davis. The class of 2011 includes Steve Doyle, Jay Hauhn, Bill Polk, Ivan Scharer and Bud Wulforst.
SAMMY Award finalists and winners:
Installer of the Year (small to midsize company – 150 or fewer employees)
- Act Now Alarm Services (Clinton Township, Mich.)
- Atronic Alarms (Lenexa, Kan.)
- Safety Technologies (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) — WINNER
Installer of the Year (large company – more than 150 employees)
- Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
- Per Mar Security Services (Davenport, Iowa)
- Provident Security Corp. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) — WINNER
Integrated Installation of the Year
- Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
- Security Management Systems (Great Neck, N.Y.) — WINNER
- Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS) Inc. (Naperville, Ill.)
Best Overall Integrated Marketing Campaign
- ADS Security (Nashville, Tenn.)
- Provident Security Corp. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
- Stanley CSS (Naperville, Ill.) — WINNER
Best Sales Brochure
- Amherst Alarm (Buffalo, N.Y.) — WINNER
- Provident Security Corp. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
- Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc. (Naperville, Ill.)
Best Company Logo Design
- Protection One (Lawrence, Kan.) — WINNER
- Provident Security Corp. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
- Stanley Security Solutions (Naperville, Ill.)
Best Broadcast Advertisement (TV, radio or online)
- F.E. Moran Inc. (Champaign, Ill.)
- TnT Security Services (Tulsa, Okla.) — WINNER
- Vector Security (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Best Vehicle Graphics Design
- Intelligent Access Systems (Raleigh, N.C.) — WINNER
- The Protection Bureau (Exton, Pa.)
- Urban Alarm (Washington, D.C.)
Best Community Outreach Program
- APX Alarm (Provo, Utah) — WINNER
- ASG Security (Beltsville, Md.)
- The Protection Bureau (Exton, Pa.)
Best Company Newsletter
- Atronic Alarms (Lenexa, Kan.)
- SecurTek Monitoring Solutions (Yorkton, SK, Canada)
- Urban Alarm (Washington, D.C.) — WINNER
Best Web Site Design
- ASG Security (Beltsville, Md.)
- Provident Security Corp. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
- Vector Security (Pittsburgh, Pa.) — WINNER
Best Promotional Giveaway Item
- The Protection Bureau
- Stanley CSS (Naperville, Ill.) — WINNER
- Worldwide Security (Garden City, N.Y.)
Best Display Advertisement
- ASG Security (Beltsville, Md.) — WINNER
- SecurTek (Yorkton, SK, Canada)
- Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc.
SSI will profile the 2011 SAMMY winners and finalists in the June issue, and the Installer of the Year and Integrated Installation of the Year case study will be featured in July.
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