Panasonic Favorability Results 2019
Panasonic favorability declined, as the company struggled to find its way amidst a changing market and its ill-timed decision to become a Dahua OEM. With 200+ integrator responses, the main themes shared were:
- Dated / dead / behind the times
- OEMing a bad idea
- High Quality
- Too expensive
- Concerns about Support
The most common integrator vote was 'neutral' as the results below show, though even neutral respondents generally had concerns.
Inside this note, we examine those concerns and share dozens of integrator comments.
******** ******'* *******, *** ******* *** **** * drop ** *** ************ **** +**% to +*%, * ******** ***** ** 12% ****** **** ** * **** in ********* ******* *** ** ****** in ******** *******, ** ***** *****:
*** ******* ****** **** **** *** the ******** ***** *********'* *** ************. In ****, *** ************ ******** **** negative, *** ** ****, *** ******* of ******** ** *** ***** **** evenly ***** **** **** ****** ************ "cheapened *** *****," ***** ****** ******* VideoInsight "**** **** * ****** ******** solution."
Neutral **** **%
*** **** ******** (**%) ** ****** who ******* ********** ** ******* ****** some ********* ** "***** ****," "*******," "N/A," "**** ** ***."
*******, *** ********* **** ****** **** 3 ***** ********** ***** *** ******* up **** *** ********, ***** *** expensive *** ******** ***** *******, ** seen *****:
Have *** **** **/***** ** *** ****
*** ******* ***** ***** ******* ****** was **** ****** **** ********* *** "behind *** *****," "*****," "*****," ** a "********," ** **** *****:
- “**** ** *** *** ** ********* their ******** *** **** *****'* ******** the ****** ** **'** *** ** move ** ** ***** ********. *****'* installed *** ** *****.”
- “***** *** ******* **** ******* ** be **********. ***** *********** ** ***** Insight **** **** * ****** ******** solution *** **** ** *********** ****** line ** *******. *** *'* *** sure **** **** *** **** ** offer ********* ***** ***** ****.”
- “****......**** **** ******** ******** *** **** isn't *** *****? **** *** * "me ***" **** ** *** ******. They **** ** **** ***** ***** cameras **** **** ***** ******* *****.”
- “********* **** ** ** *** **** - *** **** *** ********* & are ***** ** *** ****.”
- “**** ** *****. **** **** ****** leaders ** *** **** '***. ***, who *** ****? **** ** **** disappeared **** *** ********.”
- “* **** ********** * *** ** old ********* ****** *******, ** ***** to ** *** ****** ** *** analog *** - *** *** ** is *********.”
- “** ****** **********, ********* *** *** main *******. ***** *** ** **********, Panasonic *** **** ********** **** ***** in ****** ******. **** *** ** it ** **** ***** ** ****** 1.”
- “*** **** ***** ** ********?”
- *** **** ***** *** *****?
- “***** ****** ******* **** ***** *** expensive, *** **** **** ** **** dropped *** *** **** ** *** earth ** ***** ** ** ******* and ****. *'* **** **'* ***** high-quality *** *** **** ***** **** about **** *******.”
Too *********
*****, ***** ******* ****** **** **** Panasonic *** *** *********, **** ** they *** * "******" *******, ** seen ** *** ********* ********:
- “*** ********** *** ****** ******* ****. I ****** ***** ******** ***** *** the *** ********* **** **** *** dropping ***** ****** **** **********.”
- “****** ********, * *** **** *** a ******* *****.”
- “****** **** * *** **** *** no ******** ******.”
- *** ******* *** ********** *** ************ is * **** ***.
- “************ ** ********. **'** *** ********** in *** ******* **** ** *** cameras. ********* ******* ******* ****** ****. The ***** ***** *** *** **** is *********** *** *** ****-*** *** is *********.”
- “**** ****, *** *** ***** ** too **** *** *** ****** ** we ** *** *** ***.”
- “**** **** ***** ********* *** ******** but **** *** **** *********** ** the ************ ****** ****.”
Concerns ***** *******
* ******* ***** ** ***** *********** as ******* ********* ******** ***** *******, as **** ** *** ********* ********:
- “** **** **** ******* **** ****. Replaced ***** * *** ** ****. Little ** ** *******. * **** to **** **** **** **** ***.”
- “* **** ***** ******** ******* **** are **** ** *******, ******* *** their *** ** ******* **** ** customize. * ******* *** **** ******* in ** *******: ***’* ***** ** Argentina (* ***’* **** ** ******* support ****** ** ***** ********* ** Latin *******).”
- “*** **** **** *** *** *********** with ********* ********. **** ******* *** been *********.”
- “**** ********, **** ** *** ** someone **** ***** *********, ** ***** order.”
Positive **** **%
** *** ******** **** ** ******, there **** * *** ********* ****** covering ***********' ************ **** ******* *******. It ** ******* **** **** ****** these ****** ********** ***** ******* ********, some ***** ****** ******* ********* **** a "***" ********* ****** ***-**** ***** or ***** **********.
Reputable *********** *** *******
* ***** ****** ** *********** **** they **** ********* *** ****-******* *** had * **** ********** *** ***********, with **** ****** **** *** ******* lasted *** ***** ** **** ** the ******** ********* *****:
- “***** ******* ** ******** *** ** the *** ***** ******* ******* *** biggest ******* ** ******* ***** ** keep *** ******* ** *** ******** for ******* ***** **** ** ***** because **** ***'* **** *** ** that *** ***** **** ****** **** competitors *** *******.”
- “*******.”
- “*********'* ******** **** ****** **** **** reliable *** **.”
- “****'** ****** **** **** *** *********** and ********* ********* ********* **** ****** destroyed ****. ***** ********, **** ********.”
- “********* ************.”
- “*****.”
- “********* *** ****** *** ***** ****** product, ******** ***********, *** ***** * little **** **** ****, *** **'* really ****.”
- “**** ******* *** ********* ** * lot ** *** ***** ***********. ******** and **** ** *******.”
- “***** ****** *******, *** ****** ****** of ******. **** ******* *** *** rare ******** **** **** ** **** one. **** *** **** ***** ******* and ***** *** ***** ** ********* are ** *** **** *********. *** the ****** ***** ******* ** *** notch *** **** **** **** ******* among *****-***** ***’*. ***** ************ *** local *** *******.”
- “***** ******* **** *********** ***********.”
**** **** **** ***** *** ******** was ********* ****, *** ***** *** perhaps * ****** ****, ** **** in *** ******** *****:
- "**** *******, *** *********."
- “***** *******. ***** *********. ****** ** the ****** ****.”
- “* **** **** ********* ** **** to **** * ********. **** ***** a ***** ******* **** **** ** the ******* ******* *******, **** ** resolution *** **********. **** ***** **** to **** *** **** ** ***** like ********. ******** *** *********, ****** the ******* ****** ***** ****** *** nothing **** **** ***** *** **** don't ***** * ***** *********.”
- “***** *******, ******** **** ******. *** with ***** ******* ***, **** **** a ***** *** ******** *** *** following *** **** "** ******* *** Panasonic/Advidia ******* **** ***** ** *** VI ***. **** **** **** *** large ***** ***** ****** *********** **** VI.”
- “** **** * **** ******* ** installing ********* ****** *** ** ****** but ** *** **** * *****, we **** *** **** **** ***** due ** ******* ** *******. ** have **** ******* ****** ** ***** of *********. *** *** ** ** sell **** *** **** ** *** best *** ***** ******* ****** ******** to *** ****, ******** *** ******. We ** ****** *** **** ******* because ** *** *** * **** as **** ****** ****** *** **** the ***** **** ******* ************. ** only **** * ***** ********* **** deployed *** **** *** *** **** stand-alone ****** *** *** ******** ********.”
- “******** ***** *** **** **** ****** control ** **** ** ***** ******* from ********* ** ******** ******* **** the ********. ***** **** ** *** manufacturing, ***** ******* ****** ****** ******.”
- “***** *****, *********. *****.”
Good *******, *** *****
*****, ****** ***** **** ***** *** product *** ********* ****-*******, *********'* **** was "*******," *** *** ******* "******-*******," or "*******," *** **** ** "*****-***** VMS," ** *********** ** *** ******** below:
- “******* *** ********-******* ******* **** *******-******* equipment. ***** **** ****** ******* ****** than ******** ******** *********.”
- “****** *******, **** **** ****** ********* that *** ******'* *** *********. ******* though ** ***** ** *** **** of *** ***********.”
- “****-******* ******* *** *****-***** ***. **** somewhat ******.”
- “* **** *** **** **** **** Panasonic **** *** ***** *** ** just ***'* **** ** **** *******. Some ** **** *** ** ******* and **** ***** **** ** **********.”
- “*** **** **** *'** **** *** CCTV **** ********* *** ** **** ago, * ***'* **** ******. *** I **** *** ***** ****** ******* of *** ** ******* **** **** back ** *** ****.”
Negative **** **%
***** *** *** * ******** ********** of ********* *** **** * **** themes ********* ***** ***** ** **** and ****** ***** *** ********, ***** of **** *******, *** ****** **** support, ** **** *****:
Dated ***/** ***-******* ***
**** ***** ** *** ******** **** believed ********* *** * **** ** dying *****, **** **** ********** **** their ******** ** ****** ******* **** "downhill." **** **** ******** ********* ** Pelco ** **** **** *** "***** in *** '***," ** **** *****:
- “*** ****** **** *** **** *** better. **** **** * **** **** were ***** - *** ***** * was *********, **** **** ********** ******* installers ** * *** ** **** competitor *********** ** ***** *** ********. Arrogance **** ** * *** ***** when **** ****** ************ *********** ******** to **** **********. ********** ** *********** of ******* *** ************* **** *** sector ********.”
- “**** *****. * *****'* **** **** on * **** ** **** * local *** ** *****. ***% ** buy **** *** ** *** *** know.”
- “*** **** ******** **** ******* *** mostly **** **********.”
- “**** ******* *** *** ** ******** as ***********. * ***** **** *** behind ** **, ******** ***-*** ***** and ********** *** *** * **** move.”
- “**** *** **** *****, ***** ** the ’***.”
- “*** **** ******** ** *********, *** enough ** ******* ** **** * see ** * **** ** ******* up **** *** ******* ****. ******* behind **********. ********** ***** ******** ** not * **** ****.”
- “*** ********* ******** * **** **** or ******** **** *** ** **** designed, ** **** **** ***** *** products.”
- “****'** **** ********** **** *** ***** Insight/Advidia *********** **** *** ***********. ** has ********* ***** *****.”
- “***'* ** * *** ** *********. I ***** ** **** *** *** I ***** ** *****. **** *** still ** * *** ** *****/*******. Old ********** ******. ******* *****.”
- “********* ** ***** ******* *. *** slow. **** *** ****** **** **.”
Poor *******
* ***** ***** ** ******** ****** said **** ***** ******* *** *** consistent **** *****, **** ****** ******** product ******* ******** **** ******* ***** of *******, ** **** *****:
- “* **** **** ***** *** ******* and ******* *** ****** ********** *** image *******.”
- “**** ***** ******* *** *** *****.”
- “********** *** *** *******.”
- “******* **** ** ******* ************.”
- “* *** * **** *********** ******* with ********* *****-******* ********.”
Concerns ******* *****
* *** ***** ******** **** **** of *********'* *****, ********* *****, **********, and **** *******:
- “** ***** ** ********. ***'* **** for *** ***** **** ** *******. Slimeballs.”
- “*'** *** ******** *********** **** *********'* team, ***** **** ** *********, *** inability ** ***********. * ***'* *** an ********* ** ***** ***** ******* or ***. **** *** ****** ****** with *******, ** *** *** **** specs ** ***********.”
- “*** ***** **********. **** ******* ***********. Weak *********** ************.”
Sony / ********* *******
******** ** ****'* *******, ********* **** some ******** ******* ****** **** ****, whom ** **** ** **** ** a ****** ****** ** +*% (********* had +**% ************ ******** ** ****'* +12%). ** **** *** ********* ******** and**** ***** ****** **** * +**% favorability, ***** ********* **** **** * +18% ** * +*% ************.
*******
**** * ******* ******** ******* ******* products, ********* *** ** *********** ** retake ******. *******, ** **** *** yet **** ****** ***** ** **** being ******* ** **** ** ** so.
***** ******** **** ************ ** *********** with *** **** ***.
***, ******* - ********* *** ***** *****
*** *************, ** *** **, ********* has * ******** ******** ****** *********...**** and *******. *********** **** *** **** under *** ********* ********, *** *** Advidia ******* *** ***% ***'* *** iPro ** ************ ** *********. *** Advidia ******* *** ****** ** ** Panasonic ******* *** *********** ** ************ and ** ********* **** *** ****** VI *********. ***** *** * ***** period ** **** **** ********* ******** the ***** ***** ** *** '***** series' ******** *** ***** ******** **** discontinued ** *********** **** *** **** ban.