Construction site theft
Metal theft has become a big problem at construction sites with thieves stealing metal wire. metal tools.... even appliances. Watch Video
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VIDEO: Shop owners want shoplifting crackdown
Some Vancouver shop owners say police aren't doing enough to stop chronic shoplifters from stealing from them, the CBC's Maggie Zelaya reports. Read More
Provident Security's Unique Marketing Tactics Win Thousands of Customers
From responding onsite to alarms in five minutes or less to pet care, Provident Security has earned thousands of loyal customers by delivering exceptional service and unique services. The company, led by one of the industry’s most unconventional entrepreneurs, is saluted as an SSI 2011 Installer of the Year. Read More
Metal Thieves
CTV visits Provident's Kerrisdale Operations Centre to learn how Provident NightOwl Remote Video Alarms work. Watch Video
Party precautions in the age of Facebook
The tiny community of Tabusintac, home to only a few families, is hardly New Brunswick’s partying capital. But if everything goes according to plan, its population will explode the night of June 20, when hundreds of drunken revellers storm into town.
One graduate of a nearby high school created a Facebook event listing for an after-prom party at his house. He included his address and cell number. Read More
Security Speaking Is Talk of the Industry
... "Our marketing is based on the idea that the service we sell is based on trust, and customers are only going to pay for our services if they trust us. They are not going to come to trust us by hearing from us directly. It's ultimately word of mouth referrals." ... Read More
Security Speaking Podcast: Provident Security President Mike Jagger
... Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine talks with Provident Security Founder and President Mike Jagger. Also a member of SSI's Editorial Advisory Board, Jagger started his company in 1996 with a $500 limit Mastercard. Now, the company has more than 200 employees. ... Listen
Social Security
... Provident Security Corp. has also tapped into technology to connect with its clients, as well as the community at large. The Vancouver-headquartered firm's website features subscriptions to its blog, electronic newsletter and RSS feed; a video library; and a link to its Twitter account. ... Read More
Use the government and banks to your company's advantage
... Jagger vows not to give up his PST fight, although he has put this old saw into practice: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." This year, he joined a 25-member advisory panel that meets every two months to discuss business issues with B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and Finance Minister Colin Hansen.
"The ability to get yourself to the table in advance is so much more productive," says Jagger. "It's easier to help shape new policies than to get government to change bad ones." Read More
Fleet Managers Share Best Practices
... Mike Jagger, president and founder of Provident Security in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has built his 36-vehicle fleet by procuring his installers' Chevrolet Safari and Astro vans from a car dealership. He prefers to lease, but on an extended term. Jagger's operation is unique in the industry for operating response as well as installation vehicles. ... Read More
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