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SAMMY Awards Program Now Accepting Entries

SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION is accepting entries to the 17th annual SAMMY Awards

Giant Project Stands Tallest in the Big Apple

The scale and scope is staggering. Integrator Security Management Systems designs and deploys a comprehensive security solution featuring 1,183 cameras for a Manhattan-based development’s 110-building, 80-acre site encompassing more than 30,000 residents. See why the amazing multiyear project won SSI’s 2011 Integrated Installation of the Year Award.

posted @ Monday, July 11, 2011 12:00 PM

Social Media Platform Works Wonders for Charities, Company and Employees

The hope is that companies and individuals engage in philanthropic efforts for their own sake in the pursuit of creating a better world in which to live. And that certainly is a great place to start and reward enough; however, the fact is such endeavors for a business typically results in happier, more fulfilled employees and a groundswell of communal goodwill for the commercial enterprise as well.

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 1:55 PM

Giving a Gift That’s Right On Target

Was a time when promotional items were pretty much a standard practice for most companies. Not so much anymore as the novelty appeal of coffee mugs and pens has lost its luster, and the recession has made the expenditure of much beyond that prohibitive to many operators.

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 1:08 PM

More Images, Less Text Wins Clients

When developing its sales and marketing tools, the executive team at Beltsville, Md.-based ASG Security, a perennial SAMMY winner, keeps one thing in mind. “Everything we create first and foremost supports the salesperson on the street,” says the company’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bob Ryan.

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 1:05 PM

Customer Education Brings New Business

As one of its strategies to gain business, Urban Alarm of Washington, D.C., which has a mix of residential and commercial customers, educates its existing and prospective clients. The company does that with its Security Strategies newsletter, which earned Urban Alarm the SAMMY award for Best Company Newsletter.

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 1:02 PM

New Look Web Site Delivers More for the Customer

Last year Vector Security introduced a redesigned Web site incorporating a rich array of new content categories to foster customer relationships. Also new are account maintenance capabilities and other interactivity to build site traffic.

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 12:58 PM

A Graphics Design That Drives New Sales

For Ron Oetjen, president of Raleigh, N.C.-based Intelligent Access Systems (IAS), the unveiling of his new vehicle wrap in December 2010 had a singular mission: Drive new sales calls.

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 12:54 PM

Big Dividends in a Small Market

TnT Security Services’ SAMMY-winning television ad opens with an animated depiction of the Tulsa, Okla., city center skyline. As a catchy jingle plays, the company’s bright yellow yard signs begin raining down to quickly populate the surrounding residential neighborhoods. The music fades and a woman, joined by her young daughter outside their home, pitches her affordable monitoring rate and suggests, “Don’t wait until it’s to late … call TnT Security Services today.”

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 12:49 PM

The No. ‘1’ Rule of Rebranding

As it revamps its image, Romeoville, Ill.-based Protection 1 has made a tiny, but significant, difference to its name. (Hint: “1” replaces “One”). So, what prompted the change?

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 12:46 PM

Telling the Whole Story Behind a Company Name

For potential customers in Western New York who may not be familiar with Amherst Alarm, there is much more to the company than its name can ever suggest. Thus the sales brochure plays an important role in helping spread the Buffalo-based company’s message about its diverse portfolio.

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 12:44 PM

Achieving the Perfect Balance of Consistency and Customization

Consistency of message and repetition are two of the most fundamental qualities of a successful marketing program. The first element pertains to branding and creating an emotional reaction (often subconscious) to that company that clients and prospects will associate with it, while the latter component is essential to instill permanency of that messaging. One of the electronic security industry’s most proficient marketers, Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS), continues to excel with demo

posted @ Monday, June 13, 2011 12:34 PM

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 Announces 16th Annual SAMMY Award Finalists

TORRANCE, Calif. — SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION is proud to announce the finalists for the 2011 SAMMY (Sales and Marketing) Awards! Now in its 16th year, the SAMMY Awards is the industry's only program of its kind to recognize and honor installing security dealers and integrators for their marketing, business, installation and overall excellence.

2011 SAMMY Awards Entries Deadline Extended to Jan. 21!

SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION is putting out the call for entries to the 16th annual SAMMY Awards. As the security industry's original sales, marketing and installation awards program, dealers and integrators are urged to tout their successes and accomplishments.

New Champ Tops the Integration Arena

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.

ASG’s Award-Winning Ascent

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.

2010 SAMMY Awards Gallery

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.

Brand Awareness Helps Conservative Company Flourish

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.

Practical Gifts Keep Clients Happy

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.

JCI Web Site Aims to Raise Systems Integration Profile

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.

Regular Communications Maintain Customer Connections

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.

Don’t Underestimate the Payback of Giving Back

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.

Vehicle Graphics Design Is No Idle Mission

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.

Spreading the Security Message With Radio

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.”

The Gallant Knight Protects the Masses

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.

Targeted Marketing Is About Solving Customers’ Needs

“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.”

Coordinated Effort Emphasizes Branding, Messaging, Customers

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.

SSI Announces SAMMY Award Winners

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.

SSI Welcomes Altronix as Gold-Level Sponsor

posted @ Monday, January 25, 2010 4:02 PM

SSI Urges Swift Action as SAMMYs Deadline Looms

posted @ Thursday, December 10, 2009 2:43 PM

SSI’s 2009 SAMMY Awards Now Open for Entries

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.

CSS: A Super Security Tool in Stanley’s Box

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.

Practices Make Protection Bureau Perfect

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?"

Strong Branding Earns Urban Alarm a Profitable Reputation

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.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:42 PM

Protection Bureau's Giving Nature Gets the Gold

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.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:41 PM

Stanley's Brochure Hits Home With Customer Service

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.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:39 PM

SafetyCare Focuses Site on Marketing Prize

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.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:35 PM

Provident Displays Marketing Success

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.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:33 PM

ASG Uses Creativity as Vehicle for Marketing

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

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:31 PM

Dealer Program Takes Steady Aim

The largest maker of handguns in the United States entered into a new realm of recognition when its security services division racked up an award at this year's SAMMY ceremony.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:30 PM

Company Finds Giving Key to Receiving

Custom Alarm of Rochester, Minn., humbly began in the basement of Leigh Johnson's home in 1968. While the company has grown to employ more than 75 people and monitor in excess of 5,000 accounts with its own central monitoring station, it has never lost sight of serving the community around it.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:30 PM

SAMMYs 2009: Making Marketing Magic

SecurTek Monitoring Solutions, Custom Alarm and seven other industry-leading companies reveal their award-winning sales, business and installation practices and techniques. Top marketing minds explain how to balance effectiveness and expenditures.

posted @ Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:27 PM

2009 Winners and Finalists Entries

Dozens of electronic security professionals submitted quality marketing tools in this year's SAMMY Awards. The 2009 winning and finalist entries can be viewed here.

2009 SAMMY Winners Announced!

SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION announced the winners of the 14th Annual SAMMY Awards at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on March 31 in an effort to recognize security dealers and systems integrators who exemplify professionalism in their sales, marketing and installation endeavors. Winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of SSI.

Atronic Alarms Wins PDQ Award

The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) have named Atronic Alarms of Lenexa, Kan., as the Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award winner. Co-sponsored by Honeywell Security and SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION, the PDQ Award annually recognizes the security company which best demonstrates a proactive, cooperative and successful effort in alarm reduction strategies.

SSI Hall of Fame: High 5

SSI’s Hall of Fame welcomes five new members whose lifetime achievement transcends electronic security’s boundaries and conventions. Discover how these zealous movers and shakers blazed trails lined equally by personal success and industry profundity.

Kick Off ISC with the SAMMYs

The proverbial drum roll will take on added expectancy at this year’s SAMMY Awards when SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATIONbestows its inaugural Installer of the Year honor. SSI has created the award to pay tribute to the multitude of ways installing security contractors must excel if “successful” is to be an applicable portrayal of their business.

AIREF Set to Tee Off Annual Golf Fundraiser

The Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation (AIREF) will host its 6th Annual AIREF Golf Classic at ISC West in Las Vegas on March 31 in support of its research and educational efforts.

SAMMY Entries Due Dec. 31!

Ready to make a New Year’s resolution too good to pass up? Enter your company to win a prestigious SAMMY award at the 14th annual extravaganza, held on the eve of ISC West in Las Vegas. Don’t lose out on your chance; the deadline for submissions is fast approaching.

SAMMYs Super Marketers

Launched little more than a half-decade ago, Beltsville, Md.-based ASG Security has wasted little time becoming one of the industry’s largest installing security systems providers. Expected to grow more than 30 percent for the fifth year in a row, ASG projects 2008 revenues will top $87 million. Much of this success can be attributed to an obsessive dedication to deliver premium customer service, and an inspired marketing plan.

posted @ Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:11 PM

Marketing’s Guardian

Guardian Protection Services knows a thing or two about marketing, and its display case holding a total of 15 SAMMYs proves it. The armoire is proudly showcased at the company’s corporate office in Warrendale, Pa. — just 20 miles outside of Pittsburgh — and is a good indicator that Guardian is an industry leader where marketing is concerned.

posted @ Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:10 PM

Marketing That Makes the Mark

The SAMMY Awards were in full swing this year with seven companies splitting the wares in a dozen categories. Those that clinched a trophy and earned bragging rights are at the forefront of a wave of marketing trends in which the focus is placed squarely on exceptional customer service, and the use of cost-efficient tools such as recycled paper and electronic media.

Click to view the winners profiles.

Marketing Monster of the Midway

In the time since the inaugural SAMMY Award prize was bestowed one evening in 1995, a select few companies have distinguished themselves as perennial finalists, while fewer still have taken home multiple trophies in the same year. But only one company can tout itself as victor of the rigorous Overall Integrated Marketing Program category for three years running.

View the 2008 SAMMY Winners and Finalist Entries

View entries by the 2008 SAMMY Awards winners and finalists here!

2008 SAMMY Awards Gallery

This gallery contains photos from the 2008 SAMMY Awards ceremony, held at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on the eve of ISC West (April 1). Click to view.

2008 SAMMY Winners Announced

posted @ Monday, April 07, 2008 10:59 AM

Kick Off ISC West With the SAMMY Awards!

Security Sales & Integration invites you to attend its 13th SAMMY Awards held at the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on April 1 — the eve of opening day at ISC West.

Alarm Detection Systems Wins 2008 PDQ Award

Alarm Detection Systems Inc. (ADS), of Aurora, Il., has been presented with the 2008 Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award, announced the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA). Co-sponsored by Honeywell Security and Security Sales & Integration magazine, the PDQ Award recognizes the security company that best demonstrates a proactive and cooperative effort to reduce unnecessary alarm dispatches.

2008 SAMMY Finalists Announced!

The 2008 SAMMY finalists have been announced! Click here for more information.

HSM Secures Top SAMMY Award for Second Straight Year

For the second year in a row, HSM left SSI’s SAMMY (Sales and Marketing) Awards banquet with the most hardware, including the top prize of “Overall Integrated Marketing Program.”
The 12th annual awards ceremony was held at the Venetian Casino Resort conference March 27, the evening before ISC West kicked off.

SSI’s 2007 SAMMY Awards in Motion, Entries Welcome

Security Sales & Integration magazine is putting out the call for entries to the 12th Annual SAMMY Awards. As the security industry’s original sales, marketing and installation awards program, dealers and integrators are urged to tout their successes and accomplishments.

Special Report: Sultans of Sammys Strive to Build Their Brands

SAMMY (Sales and Marketing) Award winners say the competition is getting fierce, as more and more companies step up to the plate and take a swing at creating a brand image, boosting name recognition and increasing sales with consistency in their marketing campaigns. Some thank the SAMMYs program for helping to raise the bar.

HSM Leads Trophy Winners at 2006 SAMMYs

Jupiter, Fla.-based HSM Electronic Protection Services Inc. took home two awards at the 11th Annual SAMMY (Sales and Marketing) Awards on April 4, including the top marketing prize of Overall “Integrated Marketing Program.”

PDQ Award Verifies Vector’s False Alarm Initiative

Vector Security Inc. of Pittsburgh has captured the inaugural Police Dispatch Quality Award (PDQ) for its demonstrated commitment to and excellence in minimizing false police dispatches. The award was announced jointly by organizers the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) and Security Sales & Integration.

Join the Celebration at Sammys

There are many spoils that go with winning a SAMMY Award. For last year’s winner of the Commercial/Industrial Brochure category Life Safety Engineered Systems President Robert Vezina, that included clearing his good name on Google.

Industry News In Depth:Exclusive! Dealers and Integrators Can Gain a Boost at ISC West 2006

This year’s 38th edition of the International Security Conference (ISC) West will likely set another record for size and number of attendees. More than 850 exhibitors are expected to put out their latest and best wares from April 5 to 7 for the 21,000-plus attendees expected to converge on the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The conference portion of the event begins April 4.

HSM Grabs 6 Nominations for SAMMY Awards

Electronic security provider HSM of Jupiter, Fla., stands to have a big night in Las Vegas after being named as a finalist in six of the 12 categories in the 11th Annual SAMMYs (Sales and Marketing) Awards, hosted by Security Sales & Integration.

Make Plans to Attend the Free SAMMY Awards Ceremony

The best sales, marketing and installation efforts in the electronic security industry are about to get their day in the spotlight, and you could be there to see it.

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Enter 11th Annual SAMMY Awards

Ever wondered when the time would come for your installation or sales and marketing efforts to be honored with a SAMMY Award? That time could be now, as it’s time to send in entries for Security Sales & Integration’s 11th annual Sales and Marketing (SAMMY) Awards.

Strut Your Stuff at the SAMMYs!

When you complete an installation, does your company feel a sense of pride in the quality of your work? Do you go out of your way to make sure your customer is not just satisfied, but elated that he/she decided to do business with you? Does your company creatively "think out of the box" in relation to sales, marketing and promotional materials?

SAMMY Awards Is Among Vegas’ Hottest Acts

“The most fun and entertaining event in the security industry!” “A blast!” “A tremendous networking opportunity.” This feedback followed the 10th Annual SAMMY (Sales & Marketing) Awards gala at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas April 5.

2005 ISC West Special Report: Hall of Fame Inductees Immortalized at SAMMYs

This year’s inductees into the SSI Hall of Fame were honored as part of the 10th Annual SAMMY Awards at the Venetian Hotel Resort on April 5.

SAMMY Winners Receive Loud Ovation From Peers

Getting invited to attend the SAMMY Awards as a finalist was something Digatron Inc. CEO and founder Tony Ibarra couldn’t keep to himself. Along for the ride to attend the April 5 awards ceremony was a group of five from Digatron that included Tony’s brother, Greg, and son, Nick.

SAMMYs Winners Celebrate ‘Peak’ of Industry Achievement

And the winner is … Peak Alarm. The Salt Lake City-based alarm company was the only multiple-award winner at the 10th Annual >SAMMY (Sales and Marketing) Awards on April 5, including winning a grand prize for Integrated Marketing Program of the Year. Peak Alarm also received an award for Best Radio/ Television advertisement.

New Award to Honor Companies That Stem False Alarms

Security Sales & Integration and Honeywell Security are co-sponsors of the Police Quality Dispatch (PDQ) Award, which is being announced to the public at an April 7 news conference in Las Vegas by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) in Las Vegas.

A Fresh Approach to False Alarms? It’s About Time!

The biggest thrill I get out of my job is being able to contribute something I believe is for the betterment of the electronic security industry. Every time I speak with someone or receive correspondence in which Security Sales & Integration or something associated with the magazine has helped a reader be more successful, it renews my drive to further the cause. In that vein, I would like to share how an exciting new SSI initiative recently came to fruition.

Yes, You Do Make a Difference

One of the most fascinating and beloved films in American cinema history is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” In it, George Bailey (James Stewart) grows up in the small town of Bedford Falls where he dreams of adventure and travel, but circumstances conspire to keep him enslaved to his father’s business, Bailey Building & Loan. Frustrated by his life and haunted by an impending scandal, George prepares to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. However, a heavenly angel arrives to show him a vision of what the

ISC WEST PREVIEW — Dealers Leaving for Las Vegas

With the continuing growth of the electronic security industry, the ISC West show has been bursting at the seams. Rather than worrying if the walls of the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas can contain it, the organizers of the 37th ISC West have removed one wall entirely.

Security’s Best Ready to Show Off at SAMMYs

Security Sales & Integration will announce the winners of its 10th Annual SAMMY Awards during a free awards ceremony in Las Vegas on the eve of the 2005 International Security Conference and Exposition (ISC) West. The April 5 Sales and Marketing Awards ceremony at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas will begin at 4:30 p.m. and feature hors d’ oeuvres, refreshments and plenty of chances to network with new faces or renew acquaintances with others.

Dealers With Winning Dreams Need to Act Soon to Enter SAMMY Awards

Are you a dealer or integrator with an installation, or sales and marketing materials worthy of an award? Now is your opportunity to compete against others in the industry for the chance to be one of the select few to win a SAMMY award! It’s time to send in entries for Security Sales & Integration’s 10th annual Sales and Marketing (SAMMY) Awards as well as the SSI Installations of the Year awards.

2004 Installations of the Year: The Industry’s Most Intelligently Integrated Systems

What do a $38 million public school where security staff can wirelessly monitor and control the building’s security functions, and a 5,989-square-foot custom home outfitted with more than 20 plasma and LCD televisions have in common? The dizzyingly lofty level of superior design, innovation and seamless integration it takes to capture Security Sales & Integration’s (SSI) 3rd annual Integrated Installation of the Year Awards.

SAMMYs Class of 2004: Marketing School Is in Session

It was standing room only. Calls were made and more chairs were brought in, but most of those who attended Security Sales & Integration’s 9th annual Sales and Marketing (SAMMY) Awards didn’t notice: With an anticipatory buzz in the air, they were too busy mingling over hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, meeting their peers and swapping marketing secrets to worry about finding seats.

SSI Enshrines Security Industry’s Top Names

Security Sales & Integration took time to honor some of the most influential people in the history of the industry at the March 30 SAMMYs ceremony.

posted @ Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:26 PM

SAMMYs a Smash for COMM Group, Greater Alarm

The COMM Group of Pittsburgh and Greater Alarm of Irvine, Calif., were the big winners at Security Sales & Integration’s 9th annual Sales and Marketing (SAMMY) Awards gala. The two contractors won the grand prize awards in the March 30 ceremony at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

Roll Out the Red Carpet: The SAMMYs Are Here

Now that the Oscars have been handed out and the celebrities of Hollywood have had their moments to shine, it’s time for the contractors to take the limelight for the 2004 SAMMYs.

ISC Turns Vegas Into Security City

They say it doesn’t matter where visitors stay in Las Vegas. After all, between the gambling, live shows and endless buffets, tourists don’t spend much time sleeping. And considering the International Security Conference’s (ISC) almost 700 exhibition booths, awards presentations, association meetings, social events and contests, the same could be said for security industry insiders attending the annual conference in Las Vegas from March 30 to April 2.

Your SAMMY Award May Just Be an Entry Away

Attention installing electronic security contractors! Here are a few questions I would like you to ask yourself

Call for Entries: SAMMY Registration Forms Are Now Available Online

Security Sales & Integration (SSI) announces it is now accepting entries for the 9th Annual Sales and Marketing (SAMMYs) Awards Program. This prestigious event recognizes dealers and integrators who exemplify professionalism in their sales, marketing and installation efforts.

2003 Residential Installation of the Year: Atronic's Amenities Help Sell New Town Homes

Located in an area where a booming population is creating demand for new homes has enabled Atronic Alarms Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., to establish solid relationships with different homebuilders. In the city of Olathe in Johnson County, Kan., the security company worked with Robben Development Co., a longtime partner, to offer a structured wiring package in a 180-unit town house community.

2003 Commercial Installation of the Year: Johnson Controls' Towering Integration

The effects of 9/11 continue to impact businesses across the country, as security upgrades are being done in buildings large and small. But right after the terrorist attacks, major landmark locations like the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States for 30 years, had to be additionally secured as soon as possible.

SAMMYs Celebrate Industry's Creative Minds

Some came in business casual, while others arrived in semiformal attire, but one attendee was especially well dressed for the occasion. It paid off when he was announced a winner and walked up to the podium to accept his Sales and Marketing (SAMMY) award in front of more than 100 people.

posted @ Monday, June 02, 2003 12:08 PM

SAMMYs' Vegas Debut Draws a Full House

Approximately 150 industry professionals kicked off ISC West by attending Security Sales & Integration's Sales and Marketing (SAMMY) awards, held March 25 at the Venetian Hotel.

Vegas, Baby!

With more than 700 manufacturers exhibiting at the International Security Conference (ISC) Las Vegas March 26-28, one might think that just visiting the exposition floor would be enough.

SAMMY, How I Love Ya

It's been said that recognition is the most powerful of motivators. I believe this to be true. People crave praise and the feeling of being appreciated.

SAMMYs Deadline Extended; Awards Event Shifts to ISC Las Vegas

Security Sales & Integration is moving its annual Sales and Marketing Awards (SAMMYs) from ISC East this year to ISC West 2003.

Putting the Whammy on Poor Sales Techniques Could Win You a SAMMY

When I recently joined Security Sales as publisher, I was well aware of the magazine's highly regarded Sales and Marketing Awards (SAMMYs) program and looked forward to participating in it for the first time.

SAMMY Winners Tell All!

What makes you read your favorite newsletter? Why do you hold on to certain business cards and not others? Which Web sites do you visit the most and longest?

Security Sales' 7th Annual SAMMY Awards

Security Sales hosted its 7th annual Sales and Marketing Awards (SAMMYs) during the ISC East Show.

Are you ready to get serious about winning a Security Sales Sales and Marketing Award (SAMMY)?

Anything worth doing is worth doing right. That axiom certainly extends to Security Sales' 7th Annual Sales and Marketing Awards (SAMMYs) program.

posted @ Friday, May 11, 2001 11:22 AM

SAMMYs 2000 Honor Marketing Wonders of the Security World

The ballots had been cast. The invitations had been delivered. The nominees arrived quietly, but with a strong sense of pride in their accomplishment and hope for further recognition.

International Security Conference (ISC) and Exposition New York 2000: Aug. 29-31

The weather was mild and, unfortunately, so was the attendance at the International Security Conference (ISC) and Exposition New York 2000 Aug. 29-31 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.

Security Sales staff hosted its 1997 Sales And Marketing (SAMMYs) affair.

What do rancher moms, alien space monkeys and cartoon burglars have in common? These are the ideas that have garnered dealers finalist positions in the 1997 Security Sales Sales and Marketing (SAMMYs) Awards program. The magazine hosted a cocktail reception followed by an awards and slide-show presentation. Nearly 130 security professionals were in attendance.