Best Manufacturer Perks 2022 (Statistics)

Published Sep 13, 2022 12:48 PM

While manufacturers have historically given away, plane rides, cruises, and expensive dinners, are they as generous as in the past? Which manufacturer still has the best perks?

IPVM Image

170+ integrators answered IPVM's question:

Which manufacturer provides the best perks? (dinner, event tickets, holiday gifts, etc.) Examples of this?

In this report, IPVM examines the responses and highlights common themes, including detailed quotes from integrators.

See also: How Manufacturer Salespeople Can Help Integrators (Statistics)

*******

*** ********* * ****** ******* ** the *********:

  • ** ************ *********:***** ******* ******* ****** ******** *** most ********, ***** **% ** ********* named * ************, *** ** ************ received **** **** ** ********.
  • ** ***** *******:*** **** ****** ******** **** *********** was **** ************* ** *** ***** perks, ** **** **** *** ***** of *** **** *********. ***** *% of ********* ********* **** *** *** receive ***** **** ************* *** **** aware ** ************ *****, ** ***-************ manufacturer *****.
  • **** *********** ** *** ****** *****:******** **** **% ** *********** **** they ** *** ****** *****, **** a ****** ** ***** ********* ****** that **** **** ************ ***** *** unethical.
  • *******/******/*********** **** ***********:****** ***** **********, *** *******, *******, drinks, *** **** ********** ******* **** the **** ******** ***** *****, * significant **** ** ***** ******** ** past *********.

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

  • **** ******** *****/****** *********** *********:**** * *********** ***** **** ********, trips ** ******** ******, *** ******* perks ******* ** *************, ***** **** was *** **** ******** ***** **** in ****.
  • ********* ***** ***:***** ********* ******** ******** ******** ** 2017 *** **** ***** ** *****, only * *********** ***** **** ** 2022, *** **** ***** "****** & drinks" *** "**-********" *** **********.

None / ** *********

*** **** ****** ******** *** **** no ************ ******** *****, **** **** integrators ********** **** **** "***** ***" from ******:

  • "**** **** * *** ***** ** or ****. * **** **** ************* to ** ********** *** ********** **** we **** ******* ** ***********"
  • "** ** ****** **** ** **** give ** ******** ********."
  • "* ***'* **** *** ******** ************ that ******** *****."
  • "**** ************ ******** *** ** *****? LOL"
  • "* ** *** **** *** ***** game ** *** *** ** ** my *******"
  • "***** *********** **** **** *** ************"
  • "****, ***** **** ****'* * *** enough ******* ** *** ***** *** perks"
  • "*** **** *** ***** **** *******"
  • "*****'* *********** *** *****"
  • "**** **** *** **********"
  • "** ************."
  • "**** * **** ****"
  • "**** *******."
  • "**** ** **** *****"
  • "**** **** * **** **"
  • "**** ***** ***" * *
  • "****" * *

*********** **** ******* *** **** **** manufacturers ***** ******* ******* *****, **** no **********:

  • "********* ** *** ****, *** **** you **** ***** **, ********** *** best *********** *** **** *** *****."
  • "*** *******, **** ** ****. ** general (*** *** ************* ** **** with) **'* *** ***** ****, ******** else ******** *****."
  • "** ** ********** **** *** *** pretty **** *** ****. *** **** to ** **** *** *** **** the ************"
  • "*** ***** *** ****, **** ************* are ******** **** ****** **** **** perks."
  • "*** ** **** *** **** ***** the ****"

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

******** **** **** **% ** *********** responded **** **** ** *** ****** perks ** *********** ** ************ ******, with **** ********** ** *** ******* policy:

  • "****, ** ** *** **** *********** with * *** *** **** ***** of "*****""
  • "**** * ***** ***** ** ** company **** *** ***** ** ** accept."
  • "** **** ****** ** ** ********** with **** ***** ** ** ********** avoid ****"
  • " * ***'* **** ************* ****** my ********, * **** * ******* that ******** **.
  • "****. ** ***'* ****** *****."
  • "*** ***** ***** ***** *****? ** you ***’* ****** **** *** **** you’re ** *** ***** ********"
  • "* *** ** *** ****** ***** to ********* *********."
  • "***, * ***'* **** *** ** accept ***** **** ** ******* ****** from **** ******** ******** *************"
  • "*** ********* ***** *** ******* ******
  • "** ** *** ****** ** **** (perks)"
  • "* ***** *********** *** **** *****."
  • "** ***'* *********** ** ************ *****."
  • "* ***'* ******* ***** ** ***** from *************"

* ********* ***** ***** *** ******* concerns ** ********* *****:

  • "* **** ****** ***** **** *************, and ******* ****** ****** ****"
  • "***'* **** ********* ** ** **** areas *******?"
  • "********* *** * **** ****** *** when ** ***** ** ***** *** corruption *** ***** ***** *** **** controlled *** *******"

****/******

**** ***** ** ******/****** *** *** most ******** ***** **** *********** **** they ********:

  • "** *****'* ****** * *** ** free ***** ****** *** ***-**** ***** (pens, *********, ***.). * **** * few ***** *** ******* **** * regularly ******* ******* ** **** ***** guys *** ** ****. *** *******/******* at *** ***** ***** *** ******* really ****."
  • "* ***'* ** ********* ******* **** manufacturers. **** ******* ******** ******* ** not **** ** ** ***********."
  • "*** *** *** *** ***** ******* but *** *** **** **** , we ***’* *** *** **** ** this **** *************"
  • "******** **** *******. ********** **** **** us ** * ******** **** ** a ***** **** **** *** ******; we've **** ** *** *** ****** as ****."
  • "*** **** *** ** ** ********* anything ***** **** ***** **** * lunch ** ***** ***** *** ******** there *** ********* ************* *** **** if *** *** ** ** ** all *** ******."
  • "************ **** ******* **** **** *********, lunches, *** **** ** **."
  • "* ***'* **** ****** ***** *** more **** **** ****."
  • "* **** *** ******* *** ******* with ****"
  • "* ********* **** **** ***** **** manufacture ****."
  • "**** *** *** ** **** *** dine ********."
  • "********* - ******"

Trade ***** / *********** *******

**** * ********* *********** ***** **** or ********** ******** **** ** *****:

  • "* ** ***** ******* **** *** Genetec - **** **** *********** ** no ******* ** ** *** ***** us **** ** ***** ***** ** well ** *****"
  • "* **** ***** ******** *** ***** except *** **** ******* ** ***"

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

******** ****** **** ********, ****, ******, and ******* **** **** ******, *** no *********** ********* *** *** ****** brand.

****

  • "**** ******** ******** *** **** *****. They ********* **** **** *** ***** a **** *** ****** ******* ** a **** ****, *** **** ** something *******. ********* *** *** ***** hour * *** ***** * ****."
  • "** ***, **** *** ******* **** what * **** ****. **** **** large ************* *******"
  • "**** - ***** *******. ** ****** like ** *** ******* *** ** the **** *****. "
  • "** *******, **** *** ****"
  • "**** **** * ***** ****** ****** appreciation *****. * ***** **** ****** focus ** ****** ** *** **********."
  • "****"

*******

  • "******* **** **** *** **** ****, gift ***** **** *** ******* ** on **** ** **** **** ******* customer ***** ** ******* *****, **** dining ************** ** **** ***** ***** as **** ** ** ***** ** new ** ********* *********."
  • "******* - ****/***** ** ** ****** by ******* ****** *** ********* *****"

******* ** ********* *** ********** ****/************************* ** *****, ****** ******* *** ******** ** ******* at *** ****:

Verkada: ******* *** ********

******* *** ** **-***** **** ****** away $** ****** **** *****,**** **** ******** (~$**),***** ******* (~$**)******** ******* ($***). *******'* "***** ** **********," ******** ** ********** ******** **** to *** ********* *****.

IPVM Image

******

  • "****** *** **** **** ******** **** some ****** ********* ** ************ *****"
  • "****** *** *** **** ****** ******. It's **** * *****."
  • "****** ** ****** **** *** **** partners."
  • "****** - **** *** *** *****"

********/********

  • "******** ******** **** ******* *** ****** but ** *** **** **** ******** spiffs ******** ** ***********. ***** ****** were *********"
  • "******** ********* *** ***** *** ******* level ** *************** ** ****** **** of *** ***** ********. *** ******* is *** ***** ** * ******** event ** ***** **** ********."
  • "* ** **** **** ******** ****** to ***** *** **** ****/*****/******/*** ** their **** ***** * ******** ***** was ****"
  • "******** *** ***** **** ****** **** good. **** ***** ****** **** ******* the ****** ******."
  • "******** ***** ** ** *** **** always ****** ** ** *** ****** or ** *****."
  • "********** (***-********) ********, **** **** ***** all *** **** ** * ******** facility"
  • "******** - ****** ***** **** ***** have ****** ****** *** ****** ** other ******"

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

*** ****** ** *****'* ***** ***** live ** **** * *** ***********:

  • "**** ** **** *** ***** *** event, *** ******** *** ********** ** perks. ****** ****** ******* *** ***** service"
  • "***** "***" **** **** *** **** extravaganza."
  • "** **** ** ** ***** - Hawker ***, ***** ****, ******* ****."
Comments (2)
JH
John Honovich
Sep 13, 2022
IPVM

*** **** **'* **** ******* * years **** **** ********* *****, **'* amazing ** **** ****.

*** *******, *** ******** **** ***** for ****** ** ****** ** *****:

IPVM Image

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

IPVM Image

IPVM Image

*** ****, ********* **** **** **** happen ***** (****** *** *** *** bubble) *** **'* ************ ******* **** like * **** ******* **** ****** business.

(3)
(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Sep 13, 2022

**** ******** *****/****** *********** *********:**** * *********** ***** **** ********, trips ** ******** ******, *** ******* perks ******* ** *************, ***** **** was *** **** ******** ***** **** in ****.

* ***'* ********** *** ************* ******* doing ****. *** **** ** ******** is ** **** *********** ****** **** proficient ** ***** **** ********, ******* to ****** ********, ******** ************, *** probably **** ****** ********, ***** ** the **** **** *********** **** ** the **** ******* *****. **** ** all ** *** ************'* *******... *** would **** **** ***** ****?

* ****, * *** ** **** the ******** ******* ******** * "****" camera, *** ***** *** ** **** from *********. * **** ************* **** require * *********** ** *** ***** certifications ****** ******** * ****** ***** partnership, *** **** *** ************* *** to ** ******* ***** *** *****. Why *** ******** *********** ****** * tax ** ********? * ******* *********** meant **** *** **** ******* ******** to *** ***** **** *** ***** instead ** ****** ** *** ***** from **** *****?

(4)