tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:01:34 +0000Shedding light on how the summer sales alarm industry works so it works best for you. For front page, click on Summer Sales.http://www.alarmsales.org/noreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)Blogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-7756961075703928835Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:09:00 +00002010-01-19T09:16:51.407-08:00IndustryADTNews StoryPretty big news for the security industry. Here is the link to the story.Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, either way, it makes the security industry more competitive for everyone. Instead of Brinks/Broadview competing with ADT, they are working together to compete with the summer model companies. Given the massive size the new company, they are going to have plenty of resources to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/sd9JmUWzmBw/adt-merges-with-brinksbroadview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2010/01/adt-merges-with-brinksbroadview.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-1676384582759376822Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:42:00 +00002009-12-22T21:09:47.124-08:00IndustryAPX AlarmWant to see a customer of APX Alarm? In a video from and featured on the Huffington Post it tells of a story of a man who has gotten in over his head on his home loan. I think there is a pattern developing with the guy in the video. First, he never wanted to get a house. Instead, some real estate agent called him up and told him he could qualify so he went shopping, while only making a little http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/d1nzDfXCq6E/apx-alarm-customer-featured-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)2http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/12/apx-alarm-customer-featured-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-2958101231233571493Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:24:00 +00002009-12-15T09:31:25.604-08:00IndustryFree = Not FreeBBBAPX AlarmCautionsSales TipFiguring out how people get scammed is a very intriguing subject. I came across a report and an article and the points almost go hand in hand with what happens when an unsuspecting homeowner or possible new recruit to alarm sales potentially get scammed.I'm going to say it right now, just so you know, I honestly don't think people have the mentality in alarm sales to purposefully scam people. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/toSHxnV_iB4/psychology-of-scam-and-selling-alarm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)3http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/12/psychology-of-scam-and-selling-alarm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-8966710140068868366Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:43:00 +00002009-12-11T10:47:19.027-08:00MonitronicsIndustryI thought this was a good step to take to combat a few issues. Monitronics is requiring a 3-day training session to get started. Before this, all that was required was an application process and if everything checked out, paid the fees, had the insurance, you were good to go.This is all because of the lawsuits that were created over the summer-time created by door-to-door summer model alarm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/OunUzwsaLGo/monitronics-requiring-training-for-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)1http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/12/monitronics-requiring-training-for-all.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-435433407475330761Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:44:00 +00002009-12-03T15:58:48.749-08:00APX AlarmNews StoryMitt Romney praising APX Alarm, seems normal. That's cool APX Alarm could get him to be there as they opened their new building. That is something.Mr. Romney was celebrating the entrepreneurship that APX represents. While APX is a company that provides a vehicle to make money, I wonder if Mitt Romney knows that 90% of the employees, if you can call them that, are independent contractors who sign http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/OgEEmMd0jp0/mitt-romney-helps-inaugurate-new-apx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)11http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/12/mitt-romney-helps-inaugurate-new-apx.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-6571828418757174180Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:21:00 +00002009-11-10T15:40:21.970-08:00APX AlarmLicensingOne way, or another, APX will be paying The State of Arkansas. The State of Arkansas has fined APX Alarm $40k mainly for misrepresentation 40 times over. This is not a good thing if you are APX. This isn't just a minor misstep. It will be opening the door for other states to be doing the same things. This isn't an isolated incident, just isolated in how the state handled it.Putting it into http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/Zl5d-DdPTwM/arkansas-takes-apx-alarm-to-task-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)3http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/11/arkansas-takes-apx-alarm-to-task-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-5531752175606065541Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:26:00 +00002009-10-28T09:33:04.473-07:00Pinnacle SecurityLicensingNews StoryPinnacle has not had a good run recently in Illinois. Their independent contractors are getting sued by ADT for switching over accounts, it even made the news, and now they are getting slapped by the agency that can wreak more havoc than anyone. The AG in Illinois can basically kick them out of the state and they can't operate. That is not good. And once one state does it, it sets a precedence, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/m_BPxqb5OvM/pinnacle-security-sued-by-illinois.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)1http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/10/pinnacle-security-sued-by-illinois.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-4780213244093252904Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-09-18T08:07:01.309-07:00Pinnacle SecurityNews StoryThere are a lot of stories about door-to-door alarm companies. This one has to be one of my favorite pointless stories. It doesn't really say a whole lot, or resolve a whole lot. It's just kind of there. Read for yourself: Original LinkDAYTON, Ohio -- Jeff and Joyce Johnson bought a security system from Pinnacle Security after learning of neighborhood break-ins and fearing their own home’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/do88JzNPtkU/great-non-story-out-of-ohio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/09/great-non-story-out-of-ohio.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-7600972076097965613Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:30:00 +00002009-09-11T09:30:11.530-07:00Pinnacle SecurityBBBCautionsSales TipThree words: no way out.Hopefully, for the majority of customers, the contract never really is an issue. They are fine with the terms. For people who are shopping for alarms, it is part of the game. If you want a free alarm, contracts are absolutely required. It's what gets the free alarm.However, in cases of unforeseen circumstances, if a person needs to get out of the contract, they are all outhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/EVqvo9jc_1g/why-alarm-contracts-stink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/09/why-alarm-contracts-stink.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-5332165681337504497Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:51:00 +00002009-09-04T12:03:05.900-07:00IndustryLicensingNews StoryKind of a smart law, smarter than it was at least! This law is aimed at simplifying the process of going after an unlicensed salesperson.Previously, if a company caught wind that Texas was going after an unlicensed salesperson, more times than not, they would "relocate" that salesperson. Now, that loophole is closed.The new law requires all info regarding salespeople to be kept in-state, and to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/jlkqCmtWX8E/new-texas-law-aimed-at-door-to-door.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/09/new-texas-law-aimed-at-door-to-door.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-7645762335852167043Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:20:00 +00002009-08-27T09:27:41.555-07:00Pinnacle SecurityPlatinum ProtectionAPX AlarmNews StoryHere is a list of some recent news stories regarding door to door alarm companies:APX and Pinnacle get sniffed out by local news company for doing switchover upgrades in Omaha, NE.APX Alarm gets itself in the newspaper in San Angelo, TX. APX Alarm salesman Chris Ungar and Taylor Muilan arrested in Chicago suburb for soliciting with no permit. Out on $75 bail.APX Alarm salesman Craig Phillips andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/Q-b-SLf-Pes/alarm-stories-in-news-82609.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)1http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/08/alarm-stories-in-news-82609.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-6897471895439128909Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:27:00 +00002009-08-07T15:18:56.538-07:00AMP AlarmFree = Not FreeSo, Ron Bartholomew from AMP Alarm decided to fire back at the opinions that are contrary to those commonly held within the summer alarm sales industry. Check it out here.Two things jump out at me. He said:"Is there an ethics issue with certain individuals? Yes. However, I think if members of the alarm industry understood the amount of effort and money directed towards doing everything we can to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/m5eGmj1SCJo/amp-alarm-executive-fires-back-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/08/amp-alarm-executive-fires-back-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-12208357168266607Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:36:00 +00002009-08-06T12:21:23.813-07:00IndustryNews StorySecurity System News has an article today about what people in the alarm industry think about the door knockers. Specifically the summer model security companies. They bring up the issue of a code of ethics.A code of ethics is a nice idea in thought, but how on earth could that be enforced? How can they force companies to be a part of the organization? 95% of the new customers of door-to-door http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/jMalCm9e2_Y/door-to-door-code-of-ethics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/08/door-to-door-code-of-ethics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-3792433583478636995Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:21:00 +00002009-08-06T12:34:13.156-07:00Due to the sheer number of news stories, all the news stories, maps of news stories, lawsuits, and other items regarding door to door summer model security systems will be at alarmaps.com.Here, on this site, you will continue to find out more information regarding the tactics and sales topics of the door to door alarm companies.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/MtaWSuGrplY/site-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/08/site-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-2808653389050313357Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-08-04T08:27:33.537-07:00APX AlarmNews StoryMaybe '7 on your side' from KTBC in Austin, TX was waiting for the perfect opportunity to go out on top. Maybe it found it in APX Alarm. Either way, APX Alarm was the last story that '7 on your side' ever did. That's right, they are now a casualty of the economic times. Maybe that is the ticket to ride for APX Alarm in the future, no more watchdog news station groups chasing after them.The story http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/O95xjChz6ag/7-on-your-side-goes-after-apx-alarm-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)1http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/08/7-on-your-side-goes-after-apx-alarm-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-3542834498555677896Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:31:00 +00002009-07-28T14:50:57.945-07:00BBBAPX AlarmNews StoryI read a quote today by Stuart Dean, and somebody needs to let him know a little about the facts. Here is the quote:APX spokesman Stuart Dean says the company has made more than 60 million contacts with potential customers over the past three years and that 1,500 complaints is a tiny fraction of that. Regardless, he says the company does take customer satisfaction very seriously and insists APX http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/ix0wlyYJI8w/apx-alarm-spokesperson-stuart-dean-uses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)5http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/apx-alarm-spokesperson-stuart-dean-uses.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-8161296286092612937Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-07-28T09:48:44.529-07:00AMP AlarmVideoAPX AlarmNews Storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/RiQV1zdqatk/new-videos-involving-apx-alarm-and-amp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/new-videos-involving-apx-alarm-and-amp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-8780374407884621344Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:58:00 +00002009-07-24T22:21:47.370-07:00Pinnacle SecurityAPX AlarmSales TipNews StoryA few news items today.Montgomery, AL -- Apparently Alabama has an agency that executes fairness treatment from alarm companies, and to make sure they are licensed. They are on the tail of APX Alarm.South Bend, IN -- South Bend has decided to yank the peddlers permit for APX Alarm. You can read it below, it sounds like they did some nasty things, but apparently South Bend isn't agile enough to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/1Wq_hLv1i3I/state-agency-on-apx-alarm-security.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/state-agency-on-apx-alarm-security.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-7371022598089633734Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:55:00 +00002009-07-23T12:37:54.627-07:00IndustryPinnacle SecurityLawsuitAPX AlarmSales TipSwatting fly's. It looks like some of the big security companies are not rolling over when it comes to the infamous alarm system upgrade. ADT and Monitronics are both filing lawsuits against various door-to-door sales reps and the companies they work for.What's the issue? When a customer is under contract with their alarm system, that means they are under contract with the company that is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/Sb46FGefDh0/alarm-system-upgrades-come-back-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)2http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/alarm-system-upgrades-come-back-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-2824443533677275718Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:38:00 +00002009-07-22T08:12:20.078-07:00APX AlarmNews StoryJust like with Roger Clemens, when everyone around him misremembered about steroid usage, and he was the only right one that knew the right story, the same goes with APX Alarm. After hundreds of news stories over the last few years, one pattern emerges: there must have been a misunderstanding. That's not how the salespeople are trained.You would think after all the misunderstanding that makes thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/GsHeyY6aaA0/with-apx-alarm-its-always.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)1http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/with-apx-alarm-its-always.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-3294151225227521328Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:41:00 +00002009-07-21T08:24:16.664-07:00APX AlarmNews StoryThis summer has not been kind for APX Alarm. With no fewer than 37 news stories, $137k in equipment stolen from them, tender technicians who are feeling left out in the cold Manitoba summer, numerous municipalities either rejecting or revoking licenses, and a failing grade from the BBB that is hanging by a string from being an F.Think about it, who would get an F from the BBB? Only companies thathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/6u5dT-i0OIg/apx-alarm-continues-with-its-slow-burn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/apx-alarm-continues-with-its-slow-burn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-8531342632286026835Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-07-24T10:22:04.931-07:00VideoAPX AlarmNews StoryThere has been a lot of stories. They have almost overwhelmed me! They just keep coming!Here is a list of notable stories, the rest, including these, are on the updated map.Manitoba, CA. APX Alarm technicians feeling tender and slighted in Manitoba. They just want people to like them and accept them. They even went to the extent of sending in a letter to the editor to tell of their plight. They http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/uj3uUH2Rxr4/best-recent-door-to-door-alarm-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)2http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/best-recent-door-to-door-alarm-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-1138305388888068066Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:58:00 +00002009-07-20T11:25:49.335-07:00MapPinnacle SecurityPlatinum ProtectionBBBAPX AlarmIf I am missing any, send me an email (info@alarmsales.org) to let me know!View Alarm Companies in the News in a larger maphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/lfTG_rdXREw/updated-map-of-door-to-door-alarm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/updated-map-of-door-to-door-alarm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-1156940028024723874Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-07-07T09:28:44.271-07:00Pinnacle SecurityNews StoryLast week I wrote:To me, Minneapolis is an area that security salesman are always going to. It has to be perpetually knocked out. I personally have never worked there, but I have known a lot of people that have. Almost every company that has more than 3 offices sends one to Minneapolis. People have been going there for about 10 years. Every summer it gets absolutely scoured. When the whole http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/IIgKAx2ehu8/minnesota-proves-my-point.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)0http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/minnesota-proves-my-point.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401922801425205414.post-2511988665584183533Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:06:00 +00002009-07-03T20:22:03.564-07:00IndustrySales TipGESomeone is really believing their own line today, and someone is also buying it. I don't know which company it is, maybe Platinum Protection or Pinnacle Security, but they are telling the police they are with GE.Let me just say no one who goes door to door selling security systems works for GE or Honeywell or any other well known manufacturer. If you think they do work for GE then you probably http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SummerSales/~3/aP8N8Z0TqqA/general-electric-going-door-to-door.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alarm Sales)1http://www.alarmsales.org/2009/07/general-electric-going-door-to-door.html