Wayne Alarm and ADS Security, based in Nashville, Tenn. were recognized on June 27 at the 2012 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Nashville by the Electronic Security Association’s Sales & Marketing Professionals (SMP) as winners of the inaugural SMP Referral Program Best Practice Awards. The awards, which were sponsored by ESA associate members Netsertive and Revenew, were announced on the ESX show floor by SMP Chair Gerrit Brusse of USA Burglar and Fire Alarm and Vice-Chair Lisa Matthews of Safety Technologies.ADS Security, Wayne Alarm Win Referral Program Best Practice AwardsESA’s Sales & Marketing Professionals Honor Industry Leading CompaniesIrving, Texas (July 17, 2012) — An effective referral program is a cornerstone of business growth for security dealers and integrators. Two companies that have mastered the art of turning referrals into revenue are Wayne Alarm, based in Lynn, Mass., and ADS Security, based in Nashville, Tenn.Both companies were recognized on June 27 at the 2012 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Nashville by the Electronic Security Association’s Sales & Marketing Professionals (SMP) as winners of the inaugural SMP Referral Program Best Practice Awards. The awards, which were sponsored by ESA associate members Netsertive and Revenew, were announced on the ESX show floor by SMP Chair Gerrit Brusse of USA Burglar and Fire Alarm and Vice-Chair Lisa Matthews of Safety Technologies.Wayne Alarm and ADS each received a $450 cash award for their winning entries. The awards were presented by Jamie Sasser, Business Development Director for Netsertive; and Kara Holder, Director of Marketing for Revenew."We were excited to learn about the various programs that members have in place to obtain referrals," Matthews said. "Entries included programs that incentivized team members, rewarded current clients and motivated new clients. We also gained insights into how they were presented and managed. This peer-to-peer sharing of ideas is invaluable and proves the value of what the ESA can bring to its members and the security industry. We congratulate our winners and thank our sponsors and judges from Revenew and Netsertive. We look forward to receiving the 2013 entries!"SMP is a professional group of ESA that includes sales and marketing staff of security integration companies, such as vice presidents, directors and managers of sales and marketing, and other sales and marketing leaders. Through group activities such as webinars, networking events and research reports, SMP is a vehicle for members to learn more about a wide range of issues, including:Effective sales and marketing strategies.Sales and marketing law, regulation and ethics.Sales force and marketing automation.Application of other IT tools to sales and marketing efforts.Sales and marketing staff recruitment, retention and compensation. For more information about SMP or other ESA professional groups, contact ESA Vice President of Sales and Marketing Shannon Murphy at (972) 807-6835, or via e-mail at [email protected]; or ESA Marketing Manager Jaclyn Sion at (972) 807-6818, or via e-mail at [email protected]. ABOUT ESA Established in 1948, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) is the largest trade association representing the electronic life safety and security industry. Member companies install, integrate and monitor intrusion and fire detection, video surveillance and electronic access control systems for commercial, residential, industrial and governmental clients. In cooperation with an alliance of chapter associations, ESA provides technical and management training, gover Wayne Alarm and ADS Security, based in Nashville, Tenn. were recognized on June 27 at the 2012 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Nashville by the Electronic Security Association's Sales & Marketing Professionals (SMP) as winners of the inaugural SMP Referral Program Best Practice Awards. The awards, which were sponsored by ESA associate members Netsertive and Revenew, were announced on the ESX show floor by SMP Chair Gerrit Brusse of USA Burglar and Fire Alarm and Vice-Chair Lisa Matthews of Safety Technologies.
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ADS Security, Wayne Alarm Win Referral Program Best Practice Awards
ESA’s Sales & Marketing Professionals Honor Industry Leading Companies
Irving, Texas (July 17, 2012) "” An effective referral program is a cornerstone of business growth for security dealers and integrators. Two companies that have mastered the art of turning referrals into revenue are Wayne Alarm, based in Lynn, Mass., and ADS Security, based in Nashville, Tenn.
Both companies were recognized on June 27 at the 2012 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Nashville by the Electronic Security Association's Sales & Marketing Professionals (SMP) as winners of the inaugural SMP Referral Program Best Practice Awards. The awards, which were sponsored by ESA associate members Netsertive and Revenew, were announced on the ESX show floor by SMP Chair Gerrit Brusse of USA Burglar and Fire Alarm and Vice-Chair Lisa Matthews of Safety Technologies.
Wayne Alarm and ADS each received a $450 cash award for their winning entries. The awards were presented by Jamie Sasser, Business Development Director for Netsertive; and Kara Holder, Director of Marketing for Revenew.
"We were excited to learn about the various programs that members have in place to obtain referrals," Matthews said. "Entries included programs that incentivized team members, rewarded current clients and motivated new clients. We also gained insights into how they were presented and managed. This peer-to-peer sharing of ideas is invaluable and proves the value of what the ESA can bring to its members and the security industry. We congratulate our winners and thank our sponsors and judges from Revenew and Netsertive. We look forward to receiving the 2013 entries!"
SMP is a professional group of ESA that includes sales and marketing staff of security integration companies, such as vice presidents, directors and managers of sales and marketing, and other sales and marketing leaders. Through group activities such as webinars, networking events and research reports, SMP is a vehicle for members to learn more about a wide range of issues, including:
Effective sales and marketing strategies.
Sales and marketing law, regulation and ethics.
Sales force and marketing automation.
Application of other IT tools to sales and marketing efforts.
Sales and marketing staff recruitment, retention and compensation.
For more information about SMP or other ESA professional groups, contact ESA Vice President of Sales and Marketing Shannon Murphy at (972) 807-6835, or via e-mail at [email protected]; or ESA Marketing Manager Jaclyn Sion at (972) 807-6818, or via e-mail at [email protected].
ABOUT ESA
Established in 1948, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) is the largest trade association representing the electronic life safety and security industry. Member companies install, integrate and monitor intrusion and fire detection, video surveillance and electronic access control systems for commercial, residential, industrial and governmental clients. In cooperation with an alliance of chapter associations, ESA provides technical and management training, government advocacy and delivers information, advice, tools, and services that members use to grow their businesses and prosper. ESA may be reached at (888) 447-1689 or on the Web at www.ESAweb.org.
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