A few years ago, United Parcel Service ran a series of TV commercials with the slogan, “What Can Brown Do for You?” In the annals of advertising, this campaign probably won’t go down as one of the most memorable or exciting.

 Today, the SIA Government Summit kicked off in Washington, D.C., with record attendance and a record six keynote presentations. 

For the last two years, more than 13+ million U.S. workers have been unemployed, many for very long stretches. Let that number – 13 million – sink in for a moment. That’s like saying the entire population of Illinois has been laid off.

This week I attended the last National Association Oil Heating Service Managers Show in Hershey, PA. Actually, it’s not the last show for this fine organization, but it will be the last show by that exact name. 

This spring has been a heartbreaking year with so many fatal tornadoes. I grew up in the Midwest, so tornado warnings and hunkering down in the basement during tornado season are something I grew up with. 

Friday morning, dealers attending the SentryNet conference and cruise decided to forgo the beckoning call of the lido deck and its waterslide to attend a few classes and earn CEUs.

It’s no secret that the electronic security industry is heading down some new roads. The weakened economy since August 2008 has affected sales, and forced installing and service companies to ask some deeper questions regarding how to provide value.