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 … Read More
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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 … Read More
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 … Read More
Forecasting for Successful Project Management
How do you manage and forecast resources in you integration business? “One of the biggest problems we see is that integrators aren’t laying out their projects profitably right from the beginning,” says Brad Dempsey, CEO of Solutions360. One of the … Read More
Solutions360 Integration with D-Tools Adds Resource Planning and Financial Management with a Focus on Project Profitability for System Integrator™ Customers
New Integration Provides D-Tools SI Users with Immediate Access to Advanced Financial Planning and Management, Project Reporting and Related Information to Improve Business Decision Making and Performance CONCORD, CA (August 26, 2019) – D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in data-driven … Read More
Operations in the Summer Months
by Mike Abernathy Getting Back to Basics On a daily basis at NSCA, I chat with integrators about being more efficient. Increasing efficiency leads to more time being available, higher levels of profitability and happier customers (assuming, of course, that … Read More
Solutions360 and D-Tools Create the Foundation for Outstanding Customer Experiences
Solutions360 and D-Tools share a common vision to help integrators increase productivity, efficiency and standardization. From the first interaction with a new customer to the final service touch point, you want the design and engineering experience to be seamless and … Read More
Solutions360 President Working with Canadian Universities on AI Solutions for AV Companies
Solutions360 President Brad Dempsey targeting InfoComm 2020 for launch of prototype of artificial intelligence solution aimed at low-voltage contractors. By D. Craig MacCormack Solutions360 president and founder Brad Dempsey is singing a familiar refrain when it comes to the implementation of artificial … Read More
Spinitar Achieves Sustainable Growth with Solutions360
At Solutions360, we build the tools that enable integrators to achieve sustainable growth, and manage that growth over the long term. We view Q360 as the data hub of the business, and our unified software helps integrators gain increased visibility … Read More
Metrics and KPIs Should Drive the Right Behavior
First, you have to determine, the performance or the behavior you want. Only then can you determine how to measure that performance. This week, Brad Dempsey and Brad Malone, or as we like to call them, The Brad Show, discusses … Read More
