Q-See Company Profile

By Brian Karas, Published May 17, 2016, 01:05pm EDT

Q-See is a direct-to-consumer camera system reseller that was ranked on the Inc 5000 list.

This report is based on a conversation with a Q-See executive about their approach to the video security market.

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*-*** *** **** ******** product ***** ****, ******* both ****** *** ** select ***-*** ****** ******.  

**** ***** *** ***** as *** ** ***** primary ****** *******, **** product ** ******* ** over *** **** ***** stores.

**** ****** ** ****** **** **** ** 2013**** $*** ** *******, but ******** ** ******** more ****** ******* *******.

*-*** ******* ~** ******, and ***** *** ** their ********* ** *******, CA.

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******** *** ********* * mix *********-*************, ***'* **** ******* suppliers.

**** **** ***** *********** analog ******* *** *********, though ***** *** ***-**-**** and *** ********* ******* for ********* **** **** to ******* ** *** components ** ******** *******.

*-*** ************ **** *** products, *** *** ********** as **** **** **** a ***** ********/********.  **** highlight ***** ******* *** support *********** *** ******* customer ********** ** ***** specialty. 

****** **** ***** ****** resellers *** *** ******-** offerings ** * ***** and ***-******** ******** *-*** says **** *** **** future ** ** *******.  They **** ** *** more ***********, *** **** opportunity *** ****** **** off-site *********.  

**** ****** *-***'* **-*** *** ** **** ********** **** **** results *** *** *****.

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*-*** ******** ***** ******** service/quality ******* ********* ** their *** **************.

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*-*** **** ***** ** * ~1-2% ******* **** ****** their ****-** *******, ******** them ** ***** ****** devices ****** ********, * benefit **** ****** ****** from ********** ** * similar ********.

**** **** *** ** Purple ****** ** ***/*** boxes ** **** ****** reliability. 

*** ******* ****** ***** return **** ** *** below ******** *********** ******** average ** **-**%, *** that **** *** **** is *** ** ***** efforts ** **** ******** easy ** **********/***** *** ease ** ********** *******.

Dealer *******

***** **** ** *-***'* business ** ******* * retail ******* (****** ** **-*****), they **** **** * dealer *******.

*-*** **** ***** ******* are ****** ********* ***** to ***** ********, *** primarily ******* **** ******** video ******* **** ***** aspects ** ***** ********** have ******.  ** **** told **** **** ******* 800 *** *** ****** partners *********.

******* *** * ********* account *** *** * moderate ******** *** ****** price *** *** ******** to ** ** ***** $5,000 ** ******** ** their ***** ** ****.

****** * *********** ** larger ************, *-*** **** not ********* ****** ****** to ***** *******.

*** ******* **** ********** may not ** ********* ** Q-See's ****** *******, ** the ***** ** *** directly ********* ** *********.

Q-See's ******** ** *** ******** ******

** ******* **** *-***'* growth *** **** ******* **** the **** ******* *****, as **** *********** ***** the ******.  

***-**** ** ******* **** compatibility ******* ******* *** recorders **** ******** **** to **** **** * years ***.  ***, **** are ********* *** ************* are **** ***** ****** (Hikvision/Ez-Viz).

************* **** ** ****** and ***** ******* *-*** is primarily ******* ***** ******* model ** ********* **** are **** ******** **** camera *******.

 

 

Comments (3)

Undisclosed #1

IPVMU Certified | 05/22/16 02:48pm

The typical IPVM integrator may not be attracted to Q-See's dealer program, as the brand is too directly available to consumers.

Do they offer only Q-See labeled product to dealers?

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In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/29/16 06:41pm

Are you talking about OEM'ing their OEM'd product?

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 07/29/16 06:51pm

Yes, I believe it's often referred to as "peel twice" product ;)

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