"RodneyBritt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I believe that the rift with the local's would be dependent upon the
> individuals experience. Time in the industry. For example, for me and
my
> brother. we were in the Alarm industry back in 83. At that time making a
> living as a alarm contractor was pretty good. Then, I believe it was
"Triad"
> that blew into phoenix, came in with lick and stick type of operations.
> Around that same time we attended a meeting where the speaker basically
said
> that the industry was headed for the 100 dollar installation fee, etc.
Well
> none of us believed it. I don't think any alarm contractor I new took him
> seriously. Well you know what happened. The large nationals came in and
I
> believe it fair to say ruined specific markets for allot of reputable
local
> alarm companies.
Hey Rodney, I think thats called "competition"
> With that history and with the marketing campaign that we all
> see on the set. Well, anybody with any sense knows that you can't
protect a
> family for such a ridiculous 99.00 price tag.
Actually you can very well.
> The fallout with false alarm
> problems etc just adds to the fuel. Yes I agree they are everybody's
problem
> however had the market remained lucrative and with some decent margins
perhaps
> the false alarm issues wouldn't be what they are today.
I very much doubt that and a lot less people could/would afford a security
system
> Now I don't have to
> deal with the nationals but I would have to say that I would most likely
be
> against them had I lost my ability to make a decent living due to a
skewed
> public perception regarding price .
Skewed? The public chooses what they want, it sounds like you couldn't give
it to them so they went elsewhere. That is called competition, instead of
whining about what people are buying I suggest you instead focus on what you
can offer them, its not ALL about low cost, if it was most people in this
newsgroup would have been out of work ages ago, instead they have found many
ways to compete with the mass marketers.
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