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This past holiday season, Bates Security sent their holiday greetings in the form of a virtual Christmas card, created by their marketing coordinator, Crystal Newton.

Tyco Integrated Security released a new blog post detailing the top security trends for the new year.

The Consumer Technology Association held their annual show, CES 2017, this year from January 5-8, 2017 in Las Vegas.

Over the holidays I spent some quality time with my graduating nephew looking at colleges with a business degree focus.

Is the DACT, or “dialer” as we know it, it in its death throes or is there to be new life for it?

At some point in time virtually all dealers are faced with the question: “Who will monitor my accounts?”

On 12/12/12, I had minor knee surgery and I can recall thinking how fascinating it was to have a significant event happen to me on a day marked by triplet twelves. One doesn’t need to be a numerology hobbyist to appreciate a distinctive date on the calendar.

A recent case in New York again tested the importance of the limitation of liability provision in an alarm contract. 

It’s January — time for new beginnings and improvements for your security company. Security dealers typically sit with their staff and marketing teams during December and January to reflect upon what was successful during the past year and what was not.

In the last installment of this column (“When Fewer Clients Are Better; www.SDMmag.com/when-fewer-clients-are-better)  I shared some insight about how having more clients doesn’t necessarily mean more of the right type of revenue or higher margins.