Hikvision has joined a growing number of video surveillance manufacturers marketing their trustworthiness. In a recent trade magazine full page ad, Hikvision declared that they 'build trust': It is a sensible move. Hikvision wants to sell secu...
By John Honovich - 17 days ago
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 ...
By John Honovich - 8 months ago
If you wonder why there is so much obviously wrong information online (factually, not simply disagreeing on opinions), this is a great example of the process. SSI publishes an 'article': IP Security Camera Market to Grow at 20% CAGR, 2017-2024, R...
By John Honovich - 9 months ago
There's an old quote: The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable Unfortunately, the opposite is more typical in the security industry, and it is getting worse, as print dies out and old school publicatio...
By John Honovich - 9 months ago
150 IPVM members reported how many and what security trade magazines they read, both in print and online. Here are the key findings: Most do not read any trade magazines, either in print or online. However, the minority that do read trade mag...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
Scam or opportunity? As trade mags continue to suffer from the decline of print media, they are scrounging for new ways to make money. Rather than provide better research and reporting, the path for Security Sales is to sell end user leads for $7...
By John Honovich - over 2 years ago
Hikvision PR challenges are increasing as understanding of the company's ownership by the Chinese government broadens and concerns about the company's relentless race to the bottom intensifies. Now, Hikvision has made a good move hiring a veteran...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago
Some say the industry is so old and conservative that print is still important. Well, even a print trade magazine is now admitting this is no longer true. Online Dominates Print Security Systems News declares, "SSN readers look online for news"...
By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago
Some trade magazine editors quietly take gifts from manufacturers. Others flaunt it. Ralph Jensen is the self-proclaimed poster boy for the latter. This came up in IPVM chat as we were discussing how Milestone's CEO justified lying about their ...
By John Honovich - over 3 years ago
CompassPR, whose clients include Tyco, Genetec, Siemens and Mobotix, is poised to become the most powerful PR agency in the security industry after adding one of the most well-known security trade magazine editors to its roster. Deborah O'Mara, f...
By Carlton Purvis - over 5 years ago
Intransa has still made no public announcement about its reorganization, mass layoffs and quasi replacement company Viakoo. Indeed, getting a hold of them has been a challenge for many. Now, one of Intransa's competitors is running an ad in a sec...
By John Honovich - over 5 years ago
Banking has been an IP camera laggard. Now, IP camera giant, Axis has released a series of video advertisements touting the benefits of IP over analog. Unfortunately, the claims made are quite weak and misleading. In this note, we break down the a...
By John Honovich - over 5 years ago
How excited would you be spending an hour listening to a sales guy with only a few months at a company talk about technology he has no previous experience in? That sounds pretty bad. For most mortal marketers, this would pose a big problem but not...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago
Just when you think awards couldn't get any stupider, a US trade magazine, GSN, steps up the plate with the most dumbfounding video surveillance awards we have ever seen. While magazine/show awards typically lack a clear and fair awards process,...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago
Interviews with manufacturers are typically boring, filled with platitudes and thinly veiled promotions. But are they actually bought and paid for? Unfortunately, one of the biggest promoters of security manufacturer interviews, SecurityStockWatch...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
"Guerilla warfare on American trade secrets rages on" says a US security trade magazine, blasting China, and "turncoat Western CEOs" that "figures to create an eventual world economic Armageddon." The magazine concludes with an attack on Chinese ...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
Reading through today's hatchet job against Pelco, SecurityInfoWatch dumped two surprises. Not only is the article laughably and ignorantly a fluff job for ObjectVideo, SecurityInfoWatch has added in an unprecedented amount of advertising (though ...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
The alarm industry is in a bit of an uproar over aggressive sales tactics of one of their own. As an excellent SDM article explains, one monitoring company, Mason is targeting the accounts of a rival Rapid Response. Just yesterday, the Security D...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
Most security trade magazines have boring web editions that simply copy the printed version. Indeed, ASIS's magazine Security Management did not even have a full web version. However, ASIS has now released a digital version of the magazine. In thi...
By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago
Days after a spirited defense of analog and a scathing critique by us, SecurityInfoWatch has reversed course on the future of analog. In its original post, SIW declared analog's strength and dominance: "Don't Count Analog Video Out Yet" "Anal...
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago
"Don't count analog video out yet" is the worst advice ever. Integrators who want to bankrupt themselves should jump on this immediately. Unfortunately, though, a US trade magazine has recently promoted this. Maybe if you are in a developing cou...
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago
If you have any IP video surveillance skills, you should easily spot at least 1 of 2 fundamental errors from a single page 'test report' published by GIT security magazine and VMS manufacturer Seetec's 'Hardware Competency Center'.Here is the key ...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago
Over the past two months, UK publication SecurityNewsDesk has released traffic 'shootout' results that purport to show their site is in first place in the UK 'security internet communications market'. This is a weak analysis likely skewed by the c...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago
A March 2011 Axis 'op-ed' piece on Hosted Video published in SDI Magazine promised "Myths busted and truth revealed!" Despite the grand pretenses, Axis manufactured a dangerous new myth and significantly misinformed the community. In this note, we...
By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago
Buying coverage in trade magazine and industry websites is a rising trend that will impact information and marketing wtihin many industries, including security. A good survey of this trend is provided by FolioMag, one of the most popular sites co...
By John Honovich - over 8 years ago
