By Jake Voll, President of SS&Si Dealer Network Between 1985 and 1998, Network Multifamily Security Corporation amassed approximately 200,000 alarm monitoring subscribers. Then in 1998, Protection One acquired Network Multifamily for $180 million. How did Network Multifamily add so many...
John Loud, president of LOUD Security Systems in Georgia, did not begin his career anywhere close to the electronic security industry. His journey began with a degree in political science, after which he was a flight attendant in training to...
For several years now ESA has collaborated on a number of key legislative issues with a consortium of connected technology associations and companies. This collaboration included issues we previously highlighted such as the proposed ordinance in Houston that would have...
Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from July. Federal Legislative Report – July 2022 The centerpiece legislation passed by Congress in July may have future impact on emerging technology...
ESA’s Executive Management Professionals (EMP) Group is accepting applications for new members. It is the leading community for individuals charged with the strategic and financial leadership of electronic security integration and monitoring companies. What is the Executive Management Professionals (EMP)...
The word “family” is one of the most loosely defined words in the English language because it means something different to everyone. Family is your parents, siblings, cousins, people of blood relation. For others, it is strong, bonded friendships you’ve...
How Government-Mandates Project Labor Agreements Will Harm the Economy, Workers, and Electronic Security and Life Safety Contractors On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14063 requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects of $35 million or...
Steve Firestone, as he explains it, has had two terms of service in the security industry. His first tenure began in the mid-1980s after leaving years-long positions in banking and then as a partner at an ad agency. A classified...
Can salespeople, especially those money-motivated folks who work on commission, be uncomfortable discussing money? Who would think it possible? Well, the truth is that more than a majority of all salespeople, across all types of sales roles and from nearly...
Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from June. Federal Legislative Report – June 2022 Congress managed to file several bills we can support during the month of June. Unfortunately,...