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Lone Star Enhances the Customer Experience with a Focus on Process

Posted on November 19, 2018 in Customer Success Stories ,Industry Discussion ,Q360 by
Lone Star Enhances the Customer Experience with a Focus on Process

Increasing complexity in the AV industry is driving integrators to look at process A focus on process has not always been necessary for success, but it has long been a priority at Lone Star Communications. Ray Bailey, CEO, and Patt Bowles, Chief Customer Experience Officer, share their thoughts on the company’s attention to process and how this drives customer satisfaction. Lone Star has been ISO 9001 certified for 15 years, which is a rare achievement for an integrator. The ISO 9001:2015 standard is based on […]

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Genesis Integration Harnessed the Power of Data with Q360 PSA Software

Posted on February 12, 2018 in Blog ,Business Process Improvement ,Improve Profitability by
Genesis Integration Harnessed the Power of Data with Q360 PSA Software

Big Data is on everyone’s lips as both a challenge and an opportunity for 2018, with a promise that increased information will allow us to yield valuable insights and make better business decisions. Organizations that manage to make sense of their data, and use it to make informed business decisions are gaining competitive advantage. We spoke with Kelly McCarthy, President at Genesis Integration about this trend, and its impact on technology integrators. “With Q360, the amount of data available to us grew considerably, and our […]

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5 Best Practices from AVI Systems for a Successful ERP Implementation

Posted on January 15, 2018 in Blog ,Customer Success Stories by
5 Best Practices from AVI Systems for a Successful ERP Implementation

  Preparation and organization were keys to AVI’s successful Q360 implementation       Anyone who has ever experienced an ERP implementation, will tell you there is nothing ‘easy’ about it. But according to Kendra Lettau, Process Management Architect at AVI System, there is much that can be done to make an ERP implementation run smoothly. AVI Systems went live with Q360 in September, 2015. A little more than two years later, the company can look back and point to some best practices that helped […]

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Q360 Drives Business Transformation at Adtech Systems

Posted on September 18, 2017 in Blog ,Customer Success Stories by
Q360 Drives Business Transformation at Adtech Systems

Client Profile Adtech Systems opened its doors in 1988 as a projector reseller. Over the years, the company has evolved to become one of the premiere professional audio/visual integrators in New England. Today, Adtech has 170 employees, and operates across three states, serving some of the largest organizations in the region. In March 2015, two local entrepreneurs – Dustin Campbell and Philip Muscatello – purchased a majority interest in Adtech Systems. Dustin and Phil have extensive backgrounds in business operations and management across a variety […]

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Yes, Your Customers Want AV-as-a-Service!

Posted on November 11, 2019 in Achieve Business Growth ,Blog ,Solutions360 by
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 Business Development for GreatAmerica Financial Services. “Now, customers are starting to expect the same from AV, and that’s where GreatAmerica comes in. We can essentially be your bank […]

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Keeping Score in Your Integration Business

Posted on November 4, 2019 in Around the Web ,Blog by
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 about this, on The AV Profession podcast, with Tim Albright. A lot of organizations have soft goals like, “We’re going to increase sales.” That’s good, but based on what? Is […]

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Why Integrators Should Pivot to a Managed Services Provider Business Model

Posted on October 28, 2019 in Blog by
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 actually came up a lot at the recent Pivot to Profit Conference, and is the topic of our video Question of the Week, with Chuck Wilson. “Really the […]

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Revenue Recognition Basics with Brad Dempsey

Posted on October 21, 2019 in Blog ,Improve Financial Management ,Solutions360 by
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 about best practices for implementing the new standards. The standard eliminates the transaction, and industry-specific revenue recognition guidance, and replaces it with a principle based approach for determining revenue recognition. […]

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Would You Rather Increase Revenue, or Reduce Costs?

Posted on October 15, 2019 in Around the Web ,Blog by
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 a serious contribution to cost containment if they pay attention to it. The problem is, sales rarely gives enough thought to what happens to a project once they hand it […]

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It Will Take a Village to Make the Security Industry Cyber Secure

Posted on October 7, 2019 in Around the Web ,Change Management ,Q360 by
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 24 hours, use a combination of training, physical changes and tough love in an attempt to get them back on track and save them from themselves. The theme of […]

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Solutions360 Announces Launch of New Web Client

Posted on September 30, 2019 in Automate Operations ,Blog ,Change Management ,Q360 ,Solutions360 by
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 design includes brand new functionality, new efficiency, new features, and everything that you’ve expected out of the fully executed product. This is something that our integrators have been asking […]

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