Dahua USA Celebrates 5 Years of Errors

By: John Honovich, Published on May 22, 2019

Dahua USA is, in their own words, 'celebrating' 5 years in North America or as trade magazine SSN declared:

Dahua Technology finds success in the North American security market in just five years

While 5 years can be an opportunity to reflect, Dahua USA has overwhelmingly been a series of errors, mostly unforced.

Dahua USA errors1

In this note, we examine some of the key errors and Dahua's outlook for the USA market.

***** *** **,** ***** *** *****, 'celebrating'* ***** ** ***** America ** ** ***** magazine*** ********:

***** ********** ***** ******* in *** ***** ******** security ****** ** **** five *****

***** * ***** *** be ** *********** ** reflect, ***** *** *** overwhelmingly **** * ****** of ******, ****** ********.

Dahua USA errors1

** **** ****, ** examine **** ** *** key ****** *** *****'* outlook *** *** *** market.

[***************]

Dahua ******* ******

*** **** **** ***** has ********** **** ********* successful ** ******* ******* growth. ****** ** ***** home ***** ******, ** the **** * *****, Dahua *** ***** ~***%, from ~$*** ******* ******** earlier ** *** ****** to **** **** $* billion ** ****.

******* ****** *** ************** been ****** ** ***** protected **** ******, ***** Dahua ****** ** ***** $*** million ** ****** ******** projects, ***** *** ******* government ** ********** ****** minorities.

USA ****** ******

** *** *** ****, Dahua ********** ******* ** 100 ********* *** ***** led ** *** ****:

*********** ** ****** ** 2014, *** ***** ******* office *** ***** **** one ******** — ********* and *** ** ***** Technology ***, *** **** — ** **** **** 100 ********* ** *** span ** **** *****

Employees *******

*************, ***** ***'* ********* has ******** **** *******, down **% ** *** past **** ********* ** LinkedIn:

Dahua USA

*** *******,***** *** **** ***** team ****** *** *** ** 2018 ***** **** ******* employees *******. ** ** will ******* *****, ** is ******** ****** *** that ** ****** ** rectify **** ******** *** no ****** ** *********.

******,** ****, ***** *** told ******** ** *** *** of ****, **** ***** be ** ** *** employees. ***, * ***** later, **** *** *********** half ****.

CEO **, ***, ***, **** **

*** ************** ****** **** ***********. ***** Wang *** **** **** of ***** *** ***** the *********, ** ********** ** **** ** 2017, **** *** ******* bringing ** ***** *****, who ******** * (********) East ***** ******. **** in********* ****, ***** *** out*** ******* **** *** brought ** **** ***** America. ***, *******, ******** in *** **** ****, Chow *** ******* ******* and **** *** **-******** to ***** *** ***.

***** ******* ***** ******* emphasize **** *** **** is * '**** ***', we **** **** ******* in *** **** * years ******* **** ** is * ********* *********. Hikvision ** ** ***** what******* **** ** *** ****. While *********'* ** ** widely ********* *** ******* for *** ********* *** strong *************, **** ** simply ***.

Dahua ** *********

**** *******, ***** *** simply **** ******* ** organized *** ********* ** Hikvision. **** *** **** true ** *** ** and, **** ******** ** the ******* ****, **** for ***** ***** ****** organizations. *** ***** **** is **** ** ********* is *** **** ** Dahua ***'* ******** *** USA ******** (*.*., **** / ***** / ****) vs ******** **** ***** managing *** ** ******.

Marketing ********

***** ***** *** *** many ********* ********, *** most ******* ****-********* **** was *** ***** ****** debacle. ********* ****, ***** *** made * **** **** hiring******* / ****** ***'* director ** *********. *** not **** * **** later,***** ******* / ******* Fenner** ******** *********** *** 7 ****** *****,*** ******* ***** ***.

******* **** ** ***** 'China's' ***** ** *** fault ** *** **** is ******* *** ** shows *** ******** ** Dahua ***** ****** ** understand *** ******* ****** the **.

*** ********* ******* **** bests **** ** *** China / *** ********** is *****'* **** *** West ********* ***** ******** a ********* ****** *** AI ******** **** **** not ********* *** ******** for *** *********:

Dahua ******** *** ***** *******

**** *****'* ******* ********* campaign ***** ***** ********** with ***** *********. ******* the **** **** *** is * **** **** to ********* * ***** (considering ***** *** *********** challenges, *** ** **** ban, ***), ***** ***'* head ** ********* *** Shen ******** ************'* ***** ********** ****, ******* ****:

*** * **** *********** article *** ********* ******* permission ** *****. * was ********* *** *** additional ********* ** ******* to **** *******. ** seems **** ** *** done *********** ** ***** to **** **** **** business *************. ***** *** contacted *** *********** ** discuss **** ****** *******. This ******* *** *** generated ** **** *** by *****.

*******, ***'* ***** ** based *******'* ***** ******* ** the **** *****.

Sales ********** **********

*** ************ ******** ***** USA ****** *** ****** dozens ** ***** ******** sales ********* **** **** to **** ******* ****** any ***** **** ** sales. *** ********** *********** were *** ***** *** was ** ****** *** could *** *** **** from *** ****, *** did *** **** *** market *** *** *** people ****** **. **** is *** * ***** or ** *****, **** a ****** ******* ** sales **********.

*** ****** ***** ******** of *********** ** *********, at ***** *********, ******* to ****.

Positive ****

** *** ******** ****, Dahua ******** * **** head ** *****,***** ****, ** ******* *** ******* ** Dahua. *******, ***** ****** 5 *****, **** **** a ***** ******* **** knowledge *** ************* *** wants ** **** ****.

***** *** **** ********* with *** ******. ***, they **** * ****** not **, ** **** as **** *****, ******* hiring * *** ********* US **** ** ***** for * ******* ****** by *** ** ********** will ** *********.

US / ***** '***'

*** ******* *** **** and ***** ***, ** a *****, ** *** prime ****** *** ****** the *** ****** ** over (**** *** **** - ****). ********* ******* earlier *** ******** ******, Dahua *** ****** *** made ***** *********.

** ***** ** * 'truce', ***** *** *** a ****** *** *** political ********* *** ***** USA *** *************. **** Hurd's ********** ** *** SMB ****** (*.*., ********** and **** **** ***), he ******** **** ** opportunity *** *** **** 5 ***** ** ** better ** **** ******* but ** *** **** year ** * ****** of *** **** *, things ***** ** **** rough ********** ** **** Dahua *** ****.

Comments (9)

Undisclosed #1

05/22/19 11:13am

***** ****** ****** **** a **** **** ***** to **** ***** ***** explain *** **** ** staff. 

**** ** * *** warning *** ****** *********** working *** *****, **** DO **. **** **** suck *** ******** *** of *** **** ******* you. * *** *** opportunity ** *** **** happen ** * **** number ** ****** ****** my **** ***** ** matter ** *** *********** employees **** ******* ** not.

 

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 05/23/19 04:38pm

**** **** **** *** goodness *** ** ***... I *** *** *********** to *** **** ****** to * **** ****** of ****** ****** ** time *****...

**** *** **** ** keep **** ********?

Jason Crist

05/22/19 02:07pm

***, *** * **** what ***** **** **. I’ve *** ** **** who * *** ** for ***** ***

Undisclosed Distributor #5

In reply to Jason Crist | 05/23/19 03:35pm

**** * ***** **** a **** ******** ** my ******* * **** the ********* ** "***-***" but **** * *** the **** * *** to *** *** ***** is... **** ** * while ***!

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #5 | 05/23/19 10:11pm

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

***** ******** ** **, because ******* *****’* **** a ********* ***** *** “hw”, ********* “****” ****** has * *********...

 

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 05/23/19 10:14pm

****, *****'* **** ********* video: ***** ***** *** ** Dahua (***** *** ***** **** taken ****)

*** **** *****'* *** ******** (Unauthorized)

 

Undisclosed Distributor #4

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 05/28/19 07:29pm

*** ***** ** **** the ******* ****, *** just ***** ** *** Family *** "**** ****" skit *** ***'** ********* it *********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

05/28/19 02:52pm

***** *****  * *** of ******** ** *** industry *** ***** *** take *** *********** ** what *** ****** ** succeed. **** **** **** to **** ** ******** to *** *** *** but ********* ** ***** in ******** ******* *** did *** ***** ******* and ***** ********* 

**** **** ** ****** resign *** ** *** way **** *** ******, that ****** *** ********* about *****. **** **** and ** *** *** sucked ** ** *** money **** *** ******** at ********** ** *** to **** ****. **** reputation **** ** ********* and *** **** ** looking *** ******* *** 

 

 

 

Undisclosed Distributor #5

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/28/19 06:18pm

** ** ** ********** that *** ******* ***** take ******* ******, **** when ****** ********** *** advice ** *** ** improve ***** ** ******* nations.

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