Mike Jagger, founder and chief executive of Provident Security, said while his company is hiring for the summer, both for security and marketing jobs, it doesn’t advertise. Rather, Jagger relies on recommendations and word of mouth.
“We’re trying to do it the same way we get our clients, which is through referrals,” said Jagger. “The challenge is there are people out there, but getting the quality people is tough.”
Michael Jagger, the president of Provident Security in Vancouver, British Columbia, said his company had a different model to respond to alarms: it has 6,000 customers but they all live in particular neighborhoods that the company monitors closely. As soon as an alarm goes off, one of the company’s cars responds in under five minutes, charging $35 unless the homeowner reports a false alarm.
Mike Jagger, owner of Provident Security in Vancouver, says security is just a way in the door for add-on services.
YARMOUTH, Maine-Who comes out ahead when one behemoth swallows another, as in the ADT/Broadview deal, which took much of the industry by surprise this week? Many independent alarm company owners believe the deal spells opportunity for everyone-except perhaps some ADT and Broadview dealers, who may not, initially at least, be too happy about this surprise.
“If I were a dealer, I’d be concerned,” said Mike Jagger, CEO of Provident Security in Vancouver. “Both sides, both the Broadview dealers and the ADT dealers, lose differentiation in the deal.”