Who should be responsible for the estimating process? One of the issues that Solutions360 often addresses with customers is the estimating process. Today, our own Tofiq Indawala, is joined by Steve Riley, of Navigate Management Consulting, to discuss who should be responsible for the estimate. “This is a conversation I always have with customers during implementation,” Indawala […]
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Creating Culture for an Increasingly Remote Workforce
Many organizations, Solutions360 included, are moving to more of a remote workforce. Today, our CEO, Brad Dempsey, speaks with Brad Malone, Partner with Navigate Management Consulting, about some of the challenges that Solutions360 has faced while embracing remote working, and how the company has addressed those challenges. “The first thing, that’s most important, is you need a […]
Yes, Your Customers Want AV-as-a-Service!
We have been talking a lot lately about the benefits of embracing the AV-as-a-Service business model. But, this is not a new concept, it is just fairly new to the AV space. “Customers are already consuming other technology that way, because it’s being sold like that by vendors in other technology verticals,” says Chad Sowers, Director of […]
Keeping Score in Your Integration Business
Where in your organization are you keeping score, and who is responsible for it? Toward the end of the fiscal year, most organizations will set out strategic goals for the following year. Whether that’s sales, performance, customer satisfaction or profitability. But, how do you know if you are reaching those goals? Today, Brad Malone talks […]
Why Integrators Should Pivot to a Managed Services Provider Business Model
Why does NSCA put such a focus on what IT VARs are doing, and the managed services provider business model that prevails in the IT space? One question that NSCA often gets from integrators is, “It seems you are steering us towards becoming an IT VAR rather than an AV integration firm. Why is that?” This issue […]
Revenue Recognition Basics with Brad Dempsey
Revenue recognition standards determine both how much and when revenue is recognized on the income statement…so that’s a big deal. The new revenue recognition rules came into effect for non-public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. So this is still a fairly new topic for integrators, and we receive lots of questions […]
Would You Rather Increase Revenue, or Reduce Costs?
It takes about $100 of revenue to add $10 of profit, but it only takes $10 of cost savings to add $10 of profit. So, would you rather increase revenue, or reduce costs? Sales Executives generally think their role is to generate revenue, and they are mostly, but not entirely, correct. They can also make […]
It Will Take a Village to Make the Security Industry Cyber Secure
When it comes to who is responsible for the security industry’s cyber security preparation, the correct answer is everyone: manufacturers, security integrators and dealers, consultants and end users. In Gordon Ramsay’s latest reality TV show, “24 Hours to Hell and Back,” chef Ramsay and his team pick a failing restaurant and, over the course of […]
Solutions360 Announces Launch of New Web Client
Solutions 360 is very excited to announce our completely redesigned Q360 web client This is the launch of our first end-to-end web client. It is the same technology, the same efficiency and the same functionality that you’ve enjoyed for many, many decades. Now, it’s completely redesigned and available on our new web client. Our new […]
Top 5 Benefits of Selling As-A-Service through Financing
Our partners at GreatAmerica Financial Services commissioned a 3rd party research firm to conduct a survey with 194 C-level partners at MSPs and UC Solution Providers. While a variety of information was collected, perhaps some of the most notable is what the partners listed as the top benefits of financing. The benefits of financing are plentiful for both […]