Thursday, August 26, 2010
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In a project demanding immense skill, Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS) blends a multitude of old and new systems into a thoroughly integrated solution controllable from a single command point. The company marshals the full measure of its considerable resources to exceed the expectations of Indiana’s Conseco Fieldhouse, subsequently winning SSI’s 2010 Integrated Installation of the Year Award.
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posted @ Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:55 AM
All ASG did in 2009 was post its seventh consecutive record year of revenue growth. Even in the toughest of times, this thriving regional provider — SSI’s 2010 Installer of the Year — stands as a testament to the power of shrewd management and relentless drive.
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posted @ Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:54 AM
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
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This gallery contains photos from the 2010 SAMMY Awards ceremony, held at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on the eve of ISC West (March 23). Click here to view.
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posted @ Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:58 PM
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Established in 1982, Lenexa, Kan.-based Atronic Alarms considers itself to be a conservative marketer, relying mostly on its existing client base and word-of-mouth referrals. It’s rare the company places ads in publications, but when it does, the goal is not to use scare tactics to attract potential customers. Instead, Atronic positions its ads more for branding and awareness.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:26 PM
When thinking about the perfect giveaway items to give out to clients, Exton, Pa.-based The Protection Bureau President Matthew Ladd strives to give the people what they want, and more importantly, what will be useful to them. So far, this tactic has worked, especially since this is the second year the company has earned the Best Promotional Giveaway Item SAMMY.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:25 PM
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) may be synonymous with systems integration among electronic security professionals, but outside the industry the company’s life-safety services apparently do not enjoy anywhere near the same degree of recognition as its building automation business.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:23 PM
The headline story on the next edition of The SecurTek Monitor will likely crow about the Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada-based monitoring specialist running its string of consecutive SAMMY Awards for Best Newsletter to an amazing three in a row. The quarterly publication is only a couple of pages, but is very polished looking and full of safety tips, systems/services updates and company news.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:20 PM
As big as it is in size, with more than 2,000 employees working out of more than 75 branch locations generating in excess of $465 million, Naperville, Ill.-headquartered Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS) has proven its collective heart is just as large. In 2009, the Stanley Gives Back program helped more than 35 different charities across the nation, donated in excess of 12,000 hours in volunteer work and raised more than $102,000 for assorted philanthropic causes.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:18 PM
After taking home the SAMMY for Best Overall Integrated Marketing Campaign in 2009, Smith & Wesson Security Services found itself back in the limelight this year with its winning vehicle graphics design entry.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:15 PM
Vector Security’s SAMMY Award-winning radio broadcast ad opens with an upbeat female voice declaring on an outgoing answering machine message, “Hi, Steve and Margie aren’t home. We’re taking the vacation of a lifetime! That’s right; no one will be home for the next three weeks.”
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:12 PM
When he started the company 16 years ago, Carter Rierson, president of Waunakee, Wis.-based Best Defense Security and Fire Protection, was fully aware that name recognition is a big part of growing a business. Thus, he wanted to create a logo that not only caught the eye of his community, but one that represented the company well.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:10 PM
“We try to emphasize the value of the service we are providing to customers, rather than focusing on the equipment itself,” says Leanne Woodhouse, general manager of Marketing and Dealer Relations for SecurTek, a Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada-based provider of monitoring services for more than 70,000 customers. “We try to make sure that we identify who our target market is, what issues or concerns they are facing and then try to make sure that our marketing initiatives address that.”
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:46 AM
While cynics might look at a company the size of Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS) and say, “Of course they have great marketing materials, they have the money to do whatever they want,” upon closer scrutiny the principles, creativity and drive the 2,000-people-strong company exemplifies would likely lead to success regardless of budget.
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posted @ Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:33 AM
Friday, March 26, 2010
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SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION hosted its 15th annual SAMMY Awards at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on March 23 in an effort to recognize security dealers and systems integrators who exemplify professionalism in their sales, marketing and installation endeavors.
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posted @ Friday, March 26, 2010 10:44 AM
Monday, January 25, 2010
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SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION is pleased to announce Altronix as a Gold sponsor for this year's SAMMY Awards and Hall of Fame event.
The 15th annual SAMMY Awards and Hall of Fame gala will be held at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas on March 23 at 4:30 in the Casanova Conference Room 602.
"Altronix is once again proud to be a sponsor of the SAMMY Awards," says Altronix President Alan Forman. "By recognizing the achievements of the industry's top security providers, the SAMMYs is a great forum for industry members to gain insight as to how their peers are attaining success and building their businesses. We encourage ISC West attendees to attend this year's event."
Esteemed winners will be recognized in 12 sales, marketing, business and installation categories, including the Installer of the Year and Integrated Installation of the Year awards. A highpoint of each SAMMY Awards program is the SSI Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Last year, Hall of Fame inductees included Allen Fritts, president of Honeywell Fire Systems; George Gunning, CEO of USA Alarm Systems; Ken Kirschenbaum, managing partner of Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum; George Lippert (deceased), co-founder of the Security Industry Equipment Association (later SIA) and Alarm Installer & Dealer magazine (later SSI); and Mel Mahler, chairman/CEO/owner of ADS Security. This year's class will be revealed and profiled in SSI's March issue.
Other event sponsors include Honeywell, Tri-Ed, Visonic and Campus Safety magazine. Companies interested in becoming a sponsor can contact SSI here.
posted @ Monday, January 25, 2010 4:02 PM
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION is urging you to send in materials for the 15th annual SAMMY Awards. With the deadline quickly approaching, don't lose your chance to earn bragging rights on the best sales and marketing efforts in the industry. Winners will receive a coveted SAMMY award, as well as notable mention in an upcoming issue of SSI.
Click here to download the entry form. Installing security contractors are urged to enter in our 12 SAMMY categories. Judging criteria for each category can be found here.
Grand prizes will be given for Integrated Installation of the Year, Installer of the Year (small to midsize and large company categories) and Integrated Marketing Program of the Year. A Community Service award is also bestowed upon a chosen company for its volunteerism and charitable endeavors.
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posted @ Thursday, December 10, 2009 2:43 PM
Monday, October 19, 2009
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SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION magazine is putting out the call for entries to the 15th annual SAMMY Awards. As the security industry’s original sales, marketing and installation awards program, dealers and integrators are urged to show off their marketplace successes and accomplishments.
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posted @ Monday, October 19, 2009 11:17 AM
Thursday, October 08, 2009
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When Stanley Works sought to expand into security systems installation and monitoring the familiar toolmaker did so by picking up one of the sharpest possible instruments - HSM Electronic Protection Services. Now known as Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS), the business was already among the industry's top national providers when it was purchased in early 2007, and it has only grown stronger.
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posted @ Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:15 AM
Matthew Ladd, president/COO of The Protection Bureau, has finally given his father and company founder Keith the trophy he always desired the most. For years, Matthew would triumphantly bring SSI's SAMMY (Sales & Marketing) awards back to his dad who would say, "Great job, you should be proud. But where is the Installer of the Year?"
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posted @ Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:13 AM
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
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Urban Alarm of Washington D.C. may be a small company of only eight employees, but its savvy logo branding earned a big win at the SAMMYs and notable recognition among its local customer base.
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posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:42 PM
Visitors to The Protection Bureau don't leave empty-handed. True to its slogan, "Big enough to protect, small enough to care," the family-run security systems and monitoring provider treats customers to the sort of hospitality a doting mother bestows upon the homecoming of her only son. "We have a rule that when a guest comes to The Protection Bureau, they leave with a gift," says company President Matthew Ladd.
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posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:41 PM
Naperville, Ill.-headquartered Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS) takes no prisoners when it comes to delivering the highest standards of security solutions, professionalism and customer service. This is reflected in marketing campaigns and materials that have made Stanley CSS, dating back to when it was HSM Electronic Protection Services, a fixture at the SAMMY Awards program.
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posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:39 PM
SafetyCare of Reading, Pa., has an important story to tell - a story of dedicated individuals working to improve the health and well-being of seniors and special needs individuals.
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posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:35 PM
After winning a SAMMY for the best Web site design in 2008, Provident Security of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, walked away with recognition for the Best Display Advertisement this year.
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posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:33 PM
Beltsville, Md.-based ASG Security is no newcomer to the SAMMYs. The company has repeatedly proven its hard work and inventive marketing initiatives are successful and award-worthy. ASG, which designs, installs, services and monitors intrusion, fire, access and video surveillance systems, won four SAMMYs last year - Community Services Program, Company Logo Design, Promotional Giveaway Item and Residential Sales Brochure. This year, the company walked away with recognition for the Best Vehicle Gr
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posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:31 PM