Re: Devcon Buys Out Coastal Security, Adelphia, & Guardian

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This guy musta been some winner of a salesman.




"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Sonicduck wrote:
|
| > Frank, Frank, frank, frank....
| >
| > I have had many customers tell me that they do NOT want fire
| > protection.
|
| I suppose that's true if you sell it as an "option".  We don't.
|
|
| > They said by the time the fire department would arrive,
| > the house would be so far gone that there would not be very much they
| > would want to salvage.  The smelly soot and smoke would contaminate
| > everything.  They said if the fire started, they would rather it burn
| > the daggone house to the ground than to have to bicker with the
| > insurance company for partial damages.  Of course the people I dealt
| > with the most were upper class, not the bottom of the barrel folks who
| > probably don't have homeowners.
|
| System smokes aren't there to protect property.  They are foremost life
| safety devices.  A well designed _monitored_ *system* will provide early
| warning of a problem so that the premises can be safely evacuated, and
| will mimize the damage to the structure if no one's home.  Since it's
| obvious you've never actually sold a security *system* (by numerous
| comments you've made) you don't understand this fundamental fact.
| You've been doing your customers a huge dis-service and I sincerely
| doubt ADT (or Bell South) can be blamed for your lackluster job
| performance or career to date.
|
| You should also check out a few homeowners policies...  particularly
| where they mention something called "mitigating your loss".  An
| insurance adjuster would be asking questions like:  "How was the fire
| detected?"  "How long did it take the FD to arrive on site?"  "What
| steps did they take to control the spread of the fire?"  "What steps did
| you take?"  The fire department will always try to save as much of the
| structure as possible.  There will always be incidental damage (from
| smoke and water), but that's often easier to deal with (and cheaper)
| than replacing the entire structure.  I realize you're only "trolling"
| for negative feedback, but I believe that constructive crticism in your
| case (I don't think you're a "lost cause" like our "Wireless Willy")
| will go much further.  Take some time to educate yourself before you
| open your yap with such ridiculously outrageous comments.
|
|
|
| > Get with the year 2005, almost to be
| > 2006.  Attitudes and people have changed.  This industry is steeped in
| > so much old school mindset that it s sufficating itself.  Grow up dude.
|
| The lack of knowledge on your part demonstrates your lack of interest in
| learning the skills to properly sell a security *system*.  There are
| numerous educational opportunities available to you through the Florida
| Alarm Association, various distributors, and State sponsored courses.
| I'd suggest you availe yourself of a few of them.
|
|
| >
| > ADT selling monitoring for $18.99 ???  Not from corporate.
|
| Yep.
|
|
| > Maybe a
| > dealer that is hardup for a customer.  I never sold one for $18.95 or
| > $18.99 even.  Nope.
|
| Interesting.  Are you saying that an alarm company (including ADT)
| wouldn't reduce the monitoring charges for a customer that was paying
| *up front* for the equipment and installation?  What planet are you from
| again??
|
|
| >
| > I used to live in Syberiacuse.  I know their tactics well.
|
|
| Yes...  You've made it perfectly obvious where your prejudices lie...
|