Security Manufacturer Representatives Statistics
Do reps represent more than a 'free lunch' to integrators? Manufacturer Representatives, called 'reps', frequently find themselves wearing many...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago
Do reps represent more than a 'free lunch' to integrators? Manufacturer Representatives, called 'reps', frequently find themselves wearing many...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago
Do integrators care if the products they deploy have restricted resale availability? How important is it to them? What impact might this have on...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago
For every step forward, sometimes you take three or four steps back. That thought may come to mind of those championing gender equity in the...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago
Once an integrator favorite, Pelco is increasingly viewed with distrust and concern by many. As the former US leader becomes assimilated into a...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago
Is Axis good or bad for its partners? While no company has done more than Axis to champion and grow the IP video surveillance market, many partners...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago
Eliminating recorders can reduce an integrator's time on site or reduce the need to employ an integrator at all. The announcement of Axis Camera...
By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago
Dealing with RFPs (or Request for Proposals) is a major component of buying or selling video surveillance systems as large projects typically use...
By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago
Tri-Ed / Northern Video is not exactly known for being the highest end or most sophisticated distributor. However, even for them, their recent...
By John Honovich - about 11 years ago
To compare prices in video surveillance, one must understand and factor in discounting variances. Significant differences exist between...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Online sales of video surveillance products is already a sizable market growing at a robust rate. We estimate the global market size is over $200...
By Marty Major - about 12 years ago
While the typical role of security distributors is facilitating sales of products between manufacturers and integrators, significant evidence...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
The standard security sales model encourages bad system designs and poor integration skills. Specifically, manufacturer's varying discount levels...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
5 security system distributors recently provided input on strong and weak sales areas. Not surprisingly, all distributors agreed on the sales...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Anixter [link no longer available] is a growing force in the video surveillance market who clearly is benefiting from the transition to IP video....
By John Honovich - over 13 years ago
Yet another IT distributor, Ingram Micro, has entered the physical security market though they are late. They join 4 other North American IT...
By John Honovich - over 13 years ago
Anixter, Graybar, Scansource and Techdata are 4 of the most well known distributors of IP video surveillance serving North American IT integrators....
By John Honovich - over 13 years ago
While technical skill sets and competencies dominate the discussions surrounding "convergence," it is the differences in the channels of product...
By IPVM - over 14 years ago
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