American Alarm Acquires Security Design Consultants
HTSA member Audio Video Design (AVD) sells its sister company's 1,800 security accounts to American Alarm. Terms were…
News May 24
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Asking the Right Questions for the Perfect Lighting Installation
Or in short: How to become a lighting expert within 1 hour.
Sponsored May 24The Trick to Earning Smart-Home RMR: Get Out of Your Own Way
A true lack of commitment is the primary reason most integrators struggle to earn recurring monthly revenue (RMR)…
News May 22
What We Can Learn About Valuing Our Services From SnapAV’s OvrC Pro
How much can you charge for service? That's the question on everyone's minds after SnapAV dropped the recurring…
News May 17
5 Steps to Combat Key-Person Dependency on Your Service Team
Key-Person Dependency describes when an organization relies too heavily on the knowledge or ability of one person. It's…
News May 17Maverick Technical Institute Places 80% of First-Class Grads in Jobs
Maverick Technical Institute (MTI) in Nashua, N.H., has 100% graduation rate; places 80% from inaugural class in technician…
News May 17Why Customer Service Is the Last True Smart-Home Differentiator
Changes in the smart-home landscape — like IP-control, open-API’s, drag-and-drop programming and pre-configured UI's — are bringing technological…
News May 17Vivint, Best Buy, ADT Top CE Pro 100 List of Smart-Home Integrators of 2017
CE Pro's 2017 list of the highest revenue custom installation companies saw a whopping 24 percent increase in…
News May 16Why GAFA’s Interest in the Smart Home Actually Presents Significant Opportunity
GAFA's (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) entrance into the smart home market presents two big changes for integrators: more…
News May 16How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Excel in Customer Service
Emotional intelligence, or EQ, has been called 'the other kind of smart.' Here's how to use it to…
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