SSN Publisher Quits, Starts New Print Trade Magazine

By: John Honovich, Published on May 11, 2018

After a decade as the publisher and face of Security System News (SSN), Tim Purpura has joined the UK's Hand Media where they are starting a new print trade magazine for the Americas.

It is the first new print security magazines in years. Good idea or not? In this note, we review the state of the trade magazine world and how Hand aims to go global.

***** * ****** ** the ********* *** **** of******** ****** **** (***),*** ********** ****** *** **'***** ********** **** *** ******** a *** ***** ***** magazine *** *** ********.

** ** *** ***** new ***** ******** ********* in *****. **** **** or ***? ** **** note, ** ****** *** state ** *** ***** magazine ***** *** *** Hand **** ** ** global.

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Security ***** ********* ********** ***** *****

****** *** ************* ****, where ************* *** ***** moves **** ****** ***********, the ******** ***** ********* have ******* ************ ***** or ******** ** *** past *** *****.

*** **** ******* ******** trade ******** **** *** also **** ***, ** 2016, **** *********** ****** ********* **** to **** *********'*****-******* ** ************. *** ********* of **** ** **** in **** **** * years ******** ********** ** SSN.

Purpura / **** ******

******* ********* ** **** that *** ****** ** to ** ******.**** ******* **** ***** *********** *****, ***** ** *** of *** ****** ******** publications (**** **,*** ******** print ***********). ** ****, Hand **************** **** ****(**) *********** ****** ****. ***, **** **** hired *******, ** *** US, ***** ******* **** to ****** **** ***** America, ** **** ***** they ********** **** *** little ********.

*** ******** ** ********* more ****** *** *********** ****** to ***** ******** **** it *** * ****** ago.

Starting ******** ********

******* **** **** *****, launching ** ***, ******** News **** ******** ******** will ** *******, *********, to ** ******** ******** of **,*** (*** ******** **** **** ******* Media ***):

*** ***** **** ** on **** ****, ** start, ***** ** ********* team *** ***** ** hire ** ******** ****** later **** ****.

Magazines ********* ********

** *** ******** ********, magazines **** ** ** regional (*.*., ** ********* are ****** ***-******** ** the ** *** **** versa *** ** ****). To *** ****** **** Purpura *** **** *** overcome ****, **** ***** ** the ***** ** ****** the ***, ***** *** provide ******** / ********** to *********** *** **** a ****** / ******* reach ******.

The ****** ** *****?

**** ****** *** ******** industry, *** ****** ** print ** *******, ** more *** **** *********** is ******** ******. ** the ***** ****, *** 2017********** ****** **** ******** integrators **** **** ****** to **** ******** ***** magazines** ***** **** ******. However, ** ** *** clear ** **** ******* print ** ****** ** just **** *** ***** magazine ******** *** ****.

**********, *** ******** ****** will ** *** *************. While ******* ************* **** overall *** **** ** print ********, **** **** who **** ** ** a *** **********, ********* and, ** * ****** extent, *****, **** ****** top ******** ** ***** magazines. 

*********, ** ** **** to *** **** *** market *** ***** ***** advertising ** *** ******* so ** *** ****** that ******* ******** (*** he *** **** *** experience *** ***********) ** could *** **** ******** on *** ***** *********.

*** ****** *****, ******, is *** ** *** of ***** ***** *********, including ****, ****** ************* themselves **** *** ******** of ******* *** ******* press ******* **** ** increasingly *** ****? *** I **** ** * ********** way, *** **** **********. 

Update: ******* ****** *** ************

********* ****: ******* *** left **** ***** / Security **** ******* *** ******************* ***** ******* ** Morse ********* ***.

Comments (30)

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 05/11/18 12:19pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 12:25pm

**-****-**** *** *** ***** ****** ******** ;)

** *** ***********, * **** ** ******* ***** ********** ***** older *** *** **** ***** ****** **** ****, * ** curious ** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 12:55pm

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 01:12pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 01:21pm

**, ******, * *** *** **** *** ******, * **** signed ** *** ****.

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*** **** ****** * **** ** **** **** * ************ is ***** *** **** *** ******* ******** * ***** ******* at ***** ***** (***** **** ********* **** $*** *** ****** who ****** **** *****), ******** $*,*** *** * ***** ******** ad ** **********. * ***** ***** ****** *****, ********, ********, etc. ** *** **** **** ********* *** ***** **** ***'** a ****** *** *******, *** *** ***** ****.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 01:28pm

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Undisclosed #2

05/11/18 12:57pm

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

**** ** ** ******* ** ********* ****** ** **** *** fit **** **** ** *** *****?

*** **** ****** **** **** ***** *** ******** ******** (********* they ***** **** ** ** *** ***** *****)? ** *****'* exactly **** *** *** ******. "***, *** *** **** **** Hikvision******* ** * * * * *"? ***** ***-***? **** might **** *** *** ***-******** ***** :)

* ***'* ***** ** **** *** **** ***** ************, *** if * *** ********* ***, * ***** *** ** **** such * **** *** ****** *****. ****** "**** ****" ** the **** **** ***** ** ********* *** **** ** ** out-of-date **** ******** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 05/11/18 01:13pm

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 01:15pm

$*,***???? **** ***** **********! ***'** *****. ** *** *** **** long *** * ***** **** ***** ******! *'* ****** *** kidding. ** **, **** **** *** ***** ** ***'** ********. We ******** ************.******* *** ******* ********* ** *********** *********, *** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 01:34pm

*******, * *** ******* *** ****** ** **:

Tim Purpura

05/11/18 01:46pm

** ***...*****, ***** ** *** ****, ** **** **, *** today *****'* ***** ** ******** **** ******* *****. ** **** in **** **** ****************-******** (*'** ******* **** ** * ******) will **** **** * ****** *-***** ********* ** ******* ******* the *** *** **** ** ******* **. *****, ** ****, will ** ****. ** *** *** **** ***, **** *** most ****** ******* **** *** **** *** *** ** *** established "*****", ***** ** * ***** **** **************** ***** **** the **** ** *****.*** *** *** ** ***** ** ** (since ** ****** *** ******** ***********) ******* *** **** ** will ** **** ** ***** ******* *** ********** **** **. Maybe ** **** ******* ** ****, ***** ***.

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

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Tim Purpura | 05/11/18 02:51pm

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

****'* *** ** **** ***** ** ****. ** *** ** the ********* ******* *********** ** *** ***** *********, ***** ***** not ** ****** ****** ******* ** ******** ***** ***** ********* to **** *** ******** *****.

*** *** ****** ***** ** ******* *******. ***** *** ************* out ***** **** **** **** ***'* ***** ***** ***** ***. IPVM ********* *** ******* ***** ** *** ******** ********. ****'* not ** *** **** ***** ***'* **** ***********. ** *** know **** * **** ** *** ***** *** *** *** works ****** **** ** *** ****** ****** ******* **** ******* with ****** ***** ** **** *** ******* ***** ******** ** Linkedin. **** * ****! (*'* ** ******* ****...*****...** ** ** actually ** *** ***** ***** **** * **** **** **** respect *** *** *** ***)

********* * ***** ******** ** **** ** ********** ** ***** system ** * **** ********* ** ******* **** **** * phone ****. ****, ***** ***** ***** ***** *** * *** of ****** ***** **** ****. *******, **** ** ***** ** our ********...***** ***** *** ****.

***** */* ** *** ********* ** *** ** *** ***********, by **** *********** **** ******** *** *********. *********, **** **-** millennials *** *** ******* ******* *** ** ** ** ** key ********* ********** ** ******** ********* **** *** **** *** years. *** ** **** ***; ****'** *** ***** ** ** looking ** ********* ** * ***** ********. *** ******** ******** landscape ** ********. **'** ****** **** *** **** **** ******** releasing ******** ******** ** ******* ** *** *** ********* **** seem ** ** ** *** *** ***. *'* *****, *** I ***'* *** *** * ***** ******** ** * **** business ******** ***** **** ** ** *** *****. ****'* **** chance ** ***** ***** *** ** *** **** *** ******** the *** **** ** ** **** ***.

Tim Purpura

In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 04:01pm

** ****...*'* *** ***** ** ******** **** ***, *** **** is ******** *** *******. ***** ** ***** * **** * the ******** *** **** ****** *****. *** **** *** **** that **** ****. *** ********* ** ** *** ******** * strong ****** ******** (***** ** **** ** *****) **** ** gone.

****** *** *** *** ** **** ******* ** * *****, it ******** ****** **** ***** ***** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Tim Purpura | 05/11/18 04:13pm

*****, * ***** ***’* ********* **** **** ********* ************ *** well *******.

****, * ****** *** *** ******** ** ***** ** ***** to ******** ***** ** ********** *** ******* ***** ****?

******, * ****** **** * **** **** ********* **** ** in ****** ******** *** ****, *** ****’* **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/11/18 04:31pm

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

********* *****'* *** ***********, * **!

Tim Purpura

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/11/18 05:37pm

***** *** *** *** **********, **'* ***********.

** *** ** *****, ***** * ***'* **** *** ******** stats, * ***'* *** **** ** **** *** *** ***'* imagine **** *** ********** **** *****. **** ** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 04:55pm

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* ***** ** ********* ****** ** **** *********** *** * premium *** ***** ** ******. *** ******** ***** **** **** a **** **** ** ~$*,*** *** *****. ** ******** ** Facebook, **** ********* **** *** ******** *************, **** ***** ** hundreds ** ********* ** *********** (**** ********* ** ***** ********, likes, ******, ***.).

Israel Gogol

In reply to John Bazyk | 05/12/18 11:18am

***** ** ***** ****, *** *** ***** ** ***, *** there *** ********* ***** ***** ** ***** ******. ****, *** look *** **** ** * ******** *** *********, ** ***** not ** *** ***** *** *** ***, *** ** *****'* mean *** *** ***** *** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Israel Gogol | 05/12/18 11:21am

******, *** ***** ** *** ***** ********** **** *** **** people *** ******* *** ***** ******? * **** ********** **** the ****** ** ****** ********* *** **** ** *** **** accurate *** ** ********* *** **** *** ***** ****?

Israel Gogol

In reply to John Honovich | 05/12/18 11:46am

**** ** * *** ********* *** **** *** ****** *** many *********** *** ****** ** ****** *********** (*** **** ** trade ************, ** ***** ** *******).
***** ***** *** **** **** *** **** ****** **** ********* and **** ***, *** ***** ** ** *** ** ******* how **** ****** **** *** ******** ** **** **** **** (i.e. *** ** **** ** *** ******* **** ** ** installers, ** **** ** *** ******, ** **** ******** ** trash. ***** ** ** *** ** ******* ** *** **** cover ** ***** ** **** ***** * *** *).
** ** **** *** ********* ** *** ********** ** ***** that ***** ************ *********** ** ***** *****, *** **** **** tells ** ** ******* **** ** *****.
*** *********** ** **** **** ** **** * ******** ** India (*&* *****) **** *** * "******* ** *** ******" section, ** ** ***** ** ***** ****** *** ******* *** some **** ****** ** ***** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Israel Gogol | 05/12/18 11:58am

*&* ***** **** *** * "******* ** *** ******" *******, so ** ***** ** ***** ****** *** ******* *** **** care ****** ** ***** ****.

****'* **** ** ****! ***********!

*******, **** ** *** ***** * ****** ***** **** ***** magazine ******** *********. **** **** **** *** ******** *****, ** me, ** * *** **** ** **********. ** ****** *** (a) ******* *** (*) **** ** ***********, ***** ****** ** people **********.

Israel Gogol

In reply to John Honovich | 05/12/18 12:16pm

*** *** *****, * ***** **** *** ** *** ******** is **** ********* ***** ********* *** *** ******** ********** ** a "*** *** *******" ** *************, *** ** * *** directional *** ** **** *********** ** *** ******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 05/11/18 03:23pm

** *** **** ***, *** ** *** ******** ****** **** in **** *****. ** ***** *** * ************ ** ******* sent ***** ** **, ******!

** *** ****, * ** ***** ******* ** **** **** to ****. * *** ** ** ** ** ******** *** integrators ** **** ***** ***** ****** *** *****.

**** **** ***** ****, * ***** ***** *** * ************ because ** ** ****** **** ** ***

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/11/18 04:35pm

* ***** ***** *** * ************ ******* ** ** ****** type ** ***

********! *** *** * **** **** **** **** ******* ******** "Hikvision ***** ***** *******" *** **** ** *** ***** *** with *** ****** ***! :)

***, ** *** ***********, * ***** * *********** **** **** the ***** *** - *** *** ******,**** ************** **** - ***** ***** ***** **** ***** ************, ****'* have * ****** ****** **** ** ********* ****** *** *** ad ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

05/11/18 10:45pm

**. *******, *** ** *** ******* ********** ** *** *********** trade *********, *** ******* ** ** **** **********, ** *** challenge ** *********** ************ ********* ******* ******** ***** *** **** companies **** *** ****** *** ***** **** ***********. ** ***** a ******** ** **** ***** *** ***?

Israel Gogol

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 05/12/18 11:31am

**** ** * ******* **** ****** *** **** ** ***** publications. ***** ** ** ******* ******** ***. ************ *** *** up * **** ************ ***** **** **** *** ** ********** independent (*** ******* ** **** ****** *** **** ** *** information *** ****) ** *** ** * ****** **** **** to ***** *** ********* ** *********** (*** ** ** *** case **** *** *****, **** **** ****** **** * ***** of ****).
***'* ****** **** *** ****** **** **** ** *** ***** magazine ** **** ***** ***** ****, **** ******** ** ** and *** ** ** ** **************.
***** *********** ******* *** *** ******* ** *** * ********, but ** **** *** **** **** *** ******** ******** ** don't **** ***** ***** *********.
**********: * **** *** * ******* **** ********** ******** ***** shows *** ********* ******** ************.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Israel Gogol | 05/12/18 02:16pm

* ********** ****, *** **** ** ****'* ***** ** * dig. * ****** ** ******* ** ***** *** ******* *) acknowledge *** ******** ******** *** *) ******* **** * ***** are ******* ********. ** ***** *** * ******** ****** ** theory ** **.

Larry Tracy

05/12/18 12:02pm

***** ********* **** ** **** **** **** **********. *** **** to ****** ** ****!!!

John Honovich

IPVM | 08/24/18 12:36pm

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

**** ** ******* ** *** ****** *** *** ** ***, though**** ****** ********~** ***** *** *******:

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/22/18 10:42am

******: ******* *** **** **** ***** / ******** **** ******* *** ******************* ***** ******* ******* *********.

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