Free Manufacturer Trip To China - CCTV.Net / Univew

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 15, 2018

Pack your bags?

'Closer than you think'? Well, a non-stop flight from NYC to Shanghai is 15 hours plus another 100 miles to Hangzhou (Dahua/Hikvision/Uniview HQ), if that is closer than what you thought.

A new joint promotion by US distributor CCTV.net and mini-mega Chinese manufacturer, Uniview, is offering a 'free trip to China.' In this note, we examine the move, Uniview's sales and marketing problems, plus contrast it to Dahua and Hikvision trips to China.

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'****** **** *** *****'? ****, * ***-**** ****** **** *** to ******** ** ** ***** **** ******* *** ***** ** Hangzhou (*****/*********/******* **), ** **** ** ****** **** **** *** thought.

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** ******* *** *** **** ****, *** *** ** *** $50,000 ** ******* ******** **** ****.***:

**** ** ******* ************ *******, $**,*** ** * **** ** not ****. *** *** **** **** **** (*) * ****** system (~$*,***) *** **** *** ***** *** ** ****. *** compared ** **** ****** ********, $**,*** ** ***** ***, **** $100,000+ ***** **** ******.

CCTV.net's ****

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** *** ***** ****, ****.*** ***** **** *******, ***** *** Hanwha *** **** ******** **** ****** *** **** **** *******.

Uniview's ***** *** ********* ********

******* *** ***, ** ***, ***** ***** *** ********* ***** in *** ****. ***** ******* ***** *****, ** ***** ** hard *** ******* ** *** ********* ** ** ******** ***** out ** *******. ********, ******* ** *** *********** ** ****-************ like *** ******-*********, ** **** ****** *** **** ***** ***** **** ** small *******. *****, **** **** ******* *** *********** ** *** US **** ********* ***, ******** *** ********** **** **** *********** ** ********** *******.

** ******** ** *******, ******* **** *** **** *** **** sums ** ***** *** *********. ***** ******* ******* ~$*** ******* USD *******, ****'* **** * - *** **** **** ***** larger ***********, ******* **** ** * ****** ************ ** ***** to ****.

Benefits ** ******* ****

*********, ******* ********* ** **** ** * ************'* ** ** good *** ********. ** ****** ******** ******** *************, ****** **** they **, ***********, ***.

** **********, **** ** ******* *** ******* *************, *** ** not **** ** **** ****-******** ******** ************* *** ***** ******* customers *** ** ********* ***** ******* ******* ** ******* ********. Plus, ***** *** ****** **** ***, **** ****, ********* ***** headquarters, *******, *** *********, ***** **** ******* ****** *** *** be ******** ****.

Dahua *** ********'* ****

******* ******* ** ******* ***** ** * ***** ***** **** of ** ***** **** ***** *** ********* **** ** *****:

***** *** *** * ***** **** ** ******** **** ** HQ ** ******* **** ********* *****.

Hikvision ******** ****** ** *****

********* ** *** ******** ****** ** **************** ***** ************ ************ trips. ******* *** **** **** ***** ***** ***** ******** ****** ***-*******-**** **********:

*******, *********'* ****** ******* *** *********** *** **** *** ******, if **** **** ******* ********. ******** ***** *** ****, ********* invites ****** ** ******** *********** ** *** ******* **** ***** to *****. ***** ********* *** **** ***** ******* *** ******** of ******* ***** *** **** ****** ** ******, **** *********** still **** **** ** ****** *****:

***** ***** *** *********** ********* (********* ** ******* *** ****** easily - *******, ******, *****, ************* **** ******* ***** **** a ****) *** ** ********* *** ***** ***** ******** ** building ******** ************* *** ****** *****.

Good **** - ****, *** ** *************

**********, ***** ***** *** ********* ****** **** ********* ********** *** hide ******. ******* ***** *** *************, ******* ******** **** ****** time ** ********** *** ***** **** ** *** ***, *.*., censorship, **********, ***** ****** ******, ****** ***** *********, ***.

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Comments (26)

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Boris Bronstein

CCTV.Net | 03/15/18 06:26pm

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Undisclosed #1

03/15/18 07:26pm

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******, **** ***********, ********** ******* ****, *** *** **** ** take **** *** ** ** ** *****. **** **** **** money ** * **** **** **** ******* **** *** *** ones ******* ***** ********, **** ***** ******** **** ***** *** installations ** **** *****. **** ** ***** **** *** ***'* afford *** **** *** ** **** * ****** ********, ** attend ***** ***** *****.

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******* ****** ** ********* ** ***** ******** ** *** ** in *** **** ** ***** *** *******, ***** ******* ********, co-marketing, ***.

** ********-******** ****** ** *** **** ********* ***** ******** **** better ** **** **** **** ** ****** *** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/15/18 08:19pm

** ********-******** ****** ** *** **** ********* ***** ******** **** better ** **** **** **** ** ****** *** *******.

** *** *** ******* ******* ** *** ** * ***** ***** ** ****?

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 03/15/18 09:57pm

** ***** ** ******** ********* **** ** **** ****** *********, and **** ** ******** ** ****** ***** ** **, * think ***** ***** ******* ** **** *****. **** **** *** mean **** ***** ** "*** ** * ***** *****" ** terms ** ******** *** ******, *** * ***** ***** **** get **** *** **** ****** **** ******* **** ****** ** visit ***** **** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/15/18 09:27pm

*****, * **** ** ***** ** **** *** **** ********** to **** *********. ** ***** * **** **** ** *** there, ******** ****** *******, *** **** ** *****, *** ******* is *** *****, **'* *******, *** **** *** **** (** least ***** *** ****** ***********).

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** ********-******** ****** ** *** **** ********* ***** ******** **** better ** **** **** **** ** ****** *** *******.

*** *** *******? *** ***** ** ******** ******* ******* **. Top ****. ***.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 03/15/18 09:54pm

* **** **** ** ******* ****** ** *****, **** ******* o *********, *** ******. * ******* **, *** *** ** problem **** * ****** ** ******* **** *** *** *******, but ** ******** **** ****** **** *** ***** * ** not **** * *** ** ********** ***** ***** ** * destination. ********* **** ****** **** **** * **** ** ***** to ** * ********* *****, **** ** *** *** ********. But ** * ******** *** ******* ** *** **** ********* and ***** * ***'* ***** **** ** ***** ** ** that *********.

Gerald Spradlin

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 03/16/18 10:49am

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Rich Moore

In reply to Gerald Spradlin | 03/16/18 03:53pm

******* ************ ****'* *** ***** ****. ** *** ************ *** based ** ***** **** * ***** ********** *** ******* ****. The **** ** ** ***** **** ***** *** ************ ***** someone *** ******* ********* $**,*** ***** ** * ****.

Gerald Spradlin

In reply to Rich Moore | 03/16/18 06:06pm

*** ********* ******** ******, *************, *********** *** *** **** ***** was * ***** ** ***'* ********. * ******* * *** a *** ****** ******** ** *** ****** *** ************* *******.

* *** ** **** **** ** ***** ****** *** **** again ***** ***........................
***** **** ***** *** ************????
***** ** ******* ****** ** ***, *** ** ***** ****** continue ***** ******* **** **** * ** ***** ******** ********* for ********* *** ****-******, **** ** *** ******* ** "******* to ****" *** ************?

*'** **** ** ******* ******* *****. **** **** ********.
***, ***'* **** ** ******** **** *** ****. ******* ** now ***** ** ***. **** ***'*, *** ******* ****** *** the ******* **** ******* ** ******* ******* ** *** ******* a "******* ********" ******* **** ***** ** ***** ***** "*******" name . ** ***** *** *** ******, ****'* *** *********.

** ***** ** ****.
***** **** ****** ******** *** ********* "*****", ****** *** ***** manufacturers *** *** *** *** ****. *** ****** ********* ****'* in ******* ** *** ****** *** *** *** ******* ***. I **** ** ******** ** ***** ** **********, * **** so ***** ** ******** ** ***** *** ******* ** ********. Thus *** *'** **** ****** ** ** ****. ******* ** the **** ***** ***, ***, *** ************ ** ******** **** obviously ******* ** ********* ***** ******* *** ********, (**** **).

***** ** * ****** ****, *******, ******** *** ********** ********* reviews. *************** ** ******* ***********. ** *** **** ** ****, maybe ***** ** ********** ***** ***** ****** ** **** *** addiction ** ***** ********* **********. ****** ***** ** **** ****** immediately. *****, **** ***.
*** ****** ** **** *** ** ***** *** **** *****, then ******.

** *** ***** *** ** ******** ***** *** *** , XM, *** ******* ** ********* *** ** ****** ******, **** AND **** *****?

** *** ***** *** ** ******** ***** ****** *** **** WDR **** * *****?

* **** *** ** ******** *** * **** ** ****** to ** ********.
**** ***** ************** ******, *** ****** **** ****** ***********, ****** suggesting, *** ****** ***** ******* ******* ** ******** ********** *****.
**'** ** **** **** ** **** **********. *** ***** ** happen **** *** "***********" ************* ******* ** ***** ********* **** ASSEMBLY *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Gerald Spradlin | 03/16/18 11:50pm

***, ***'* **** ** ******** **** *** ****. ******* ** now ***** ** ***. **** ***'*, *** ******* ****** *** the ******* **** ******* ** ******* ******* ** *** ******* a "******* ********" ******* **** ***** ** ***** ***** "*******" name .

* ********* ********* ********** *******, ********** ** ** *******.

******* (*** ***** ************) *** ******* **** *** **** ************ (not ******** ***) **** ******** **********, ***. *********** ********** ***** Maplewood ***** ***** ********** *****. *** ******* **** ******* ** clear ******* ****** ******* ******* ** ****** *** ** ******. ****** ** * ****** *******. ****** ***? *** ***** what's ***** ** ****?

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Rich Moore

In reply to John Honovich | 03/19/18 05:57pm

**** **** * **********, ** *** ** ** *** *** Uniview **** **** ******* ******. ** **** ****** **** ******* regarding ****. ** **** **** ** ******* **** **** ** the **** **** ** ** *** **** **** **** ** again.

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Rich Moore

In reply to Gerald Spradlin | 03/19/18 02:03pm

"****** *** ***** ************* *** *** *** *** ****." * assume ** **** ***** ***'** **** ** ***** *** ***'*?

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Gerald Spradlin | 05/14/18 08:19am

********* *** *** ***** ** ********, **** *** **** ***...***, I **** *** *** *** *** ** ***** *** *********** there ** ****** * *** *** ** ** ********. ***, so *** *** *** *** ******* **** ** ****? **** let ** ***** **** ** *** ***... * *** **** in *** ** **** ******* *** **** **** **** ** the ** *** *'* ********* ** ** ***** ***, ** that ***** ** ****** *** **** **** * **** ****. You?

********, *** ******** ******* ******, "*** *** ********** ** * trip ** *****". ** ***** * ******* ********. *** ******** did *** *** "*** *** ********** ** * **** ** china *** ********, ** ******* *** *******, ** *** ****** of ****** ************ *********** *** ******* *******, ***.". ** ***** a ***** ******** ** ***** *** ******* **** *** ****** to ********* **** **** ********.

**** ****** **** ****** ********** *** ******* ** * ******* and *** ******* ** *** /***** ******* ******* ** ******** to ***** **** **. ** * ***** ** ****** ** travel ******** ***** ** **** **** ******* *** **** ** perhaps *** *** *****, * ***'* ***** * ***** ** traveling ********.

* ****, ********* *** ***'* ***** **** ***** ** *** only ******* **** ****** ************ **** *** **** ************ **, do ***??

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Gerald Spradlin | 05/14/18 01:24pm

** ******** ***** ** **** *** *******.

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Gerald Spradlin

03/15/18 03:52pm

** **** *** ** *** ***** ****** ************ ** *******. We ********* *** *********** ********* ******* ** *** ******** ********* of **** *******. **** ******* **** *** *** **** **** of ******* ********** ******* ******* *** **** ****. ** **** visited ***** ************ ** ******** **** ***** *** ** ****** as * *** ****** ***. **'* ****, *** *** ***** a ******** *******.

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***** *******.
****, ***** *** **** ********* ** ***** ***** ***** **** ultimately ***** ** ** ***.
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* **** ** **** *******, *** **** **** ******* ******** engineers ***** *** ********.
****** ******** *** *** **** ********* *** *** **** ***** sensors *** ******* * **** ***** ** ** **** *** the *** ****. *'* ****** *** **** *** * **** Ambarella *** **** ********. *** ***, **** ***** **** * dollar ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | 03/15/18 06:10pm

*** ******* ****** *** ***** **** ** ***** ** **** quite * *** *** ** * ***********, **** ** *** trip ** ****, ******** *** *********** **, ******* ** ** NYC ** ***** ** ** ** ******** ** ****** ** Hawaii, ***.

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**** ** **** ** * ********* ** *****, ** ** equally ******* ** *** **** **** ***** *** ***** *** things ** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

03/15/18 07:53pm

****** ** ****, * ** ********** ** * **** ** China, *** *** ** ****** *******.

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Armando Perez

IPVMU Certified | 03/16/18 02:35am

****, ***** ******* **** *** **** ***** *** * ******* im ******* ** **** ******* **** **** ***** ******* *** have *** ** ***** ** *** ****** *** * ****** after ******* ** **** *** *********...

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Rich Moore

In reply to Armando Perez | 03/16/18 09:07am

******'* **** ** **** *** *********** ******* ** *** ************? Since ******* *****'* **** ******** ** ***********?

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Armando Perez

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Rich Moore | 03/16/18 02:27pm

**** ****. *******, **** ************ ** **** **** (***'** *** of ****) **** **** ******* ** ******** **** *** *******. a ******* *** ******** ** **** ** *** ***** **** while **** *** ********* *** ******** ** **** ***** ******. They *** * ******** ***. ***** * ****** **** ******* admitted *** ******** *** * "**** ****" ***** ******* **** caused **** ** ********** ******. ** *** ***** ** ******* and ****** * ************ ** *** **** *** ******** *** end-user **** *** **** ** * ****** ******* *********. *** provided ** *** ******* ****, **** **** ***** ****** (*****) and ***** ******** ** ****** *** ******.

** ** ****, * ******* *** **** *** **** ** finally ******* ** *** ******* ** *** *****, *** ** was * ****** ******.

*** ********* **** ***, ***** **** *** ** ***** ******* that ***** **** **** *** ******* ***** ********.

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Rich Moore

In reply to Armando Perez | 03/16/18 03:32pm

***********. *'* ******* ** **** ******* *** ****** *** *********** on. ******* *** **** ** *** ***** *** ***** ****** that ****** **** ** **** **** *** ****** ************. ** the ******* **** ********* ******* **, ** ***** **** ******** replaced *** ***** **** ******* *********.

Gerald Spradlin

In reply to Rich Moore | 03/16/18 11:16pm

******* , *** ********** *** **** ************* **** ****** ** the *** **** ******* ******** **** ****** ********** ****. ** we *****'* ** * ***** *'* **** *** * ****** map ***** ** * ** ******* ***** ******* **** ******* to ** ***'* ******* ***** ***. *** *********.

******* ********? *** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

03/16/18 01:12pm

***** **** ***** *** ***** **** *** *****

******:

** *** **** ** **** ***** * ***** ** *** opposite ********* *** ***** ****** (*) ****** ****** **** *** Dahua **** ***** **** *** ********* **** *** * ******* construction **** ***** ********* ** ******** ******* ***** **** ****** to ***** **** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

03/16/18 06:36pm

******* *** ******** ******* ***** *** ***** ** ************ **** a ******* ****... *** ** **** **** **** **** ** China?

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Rich Moore

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 03/19/18 05:59pm

**** **** **** * ****** *** **** ***. ***** **** are **** ** *** ** ****. * ***'* **** ****** not ****** *** ** **** **** ** ***** ******** ******* unless **** **** ** ****** ** **** **** ** ****** in ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 05/14/18 10:39am

***** ****** ** ***** *******:

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