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How we went from an Idea to #110 on the Inc. 500 in 4 years
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Products. Procurement. People. How we went from an Idea to #110 on the Inc. 500 in 4 years. I still remember the feeling of making the decision to start Herman Integration Services. What do you attribute the rapid rise of Herman-IS to? Ideas are 90% Execution:. Hire Well, Retain Better:. We were relentless in choosing our people wisely. We added and grew conservatively but made sure that we hired great people, trained them well, and kept them around. What made the outsource integration business so painfu...
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Products. Procurement. People. Written 2017-02-08 by David Harris. So, Friday, January 27. Anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy that claimed the lives of astronauts Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘Space Race’ era, but reading the Ars Technica article. I found parallels between the culture of NASA at the time and the AV business. Customer Centricity: The Value of Service First in Building Life Long Customers. Written 2016-11-30 by Chris Bianchet.
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Products. Procurement. People. 4 Reasons Why Working with the Right AV Distributor Is Smart Business. Written 2016-01-18 by Staci Walter. No two businesses on the planet are exactly the same. This is especially true in the AV Integration space. Having said that, in today’s marketplace all integrators have similar needs that must be met in order to help them run an efficient and profitable business. Validating Outsourcing With a Data Driven Approach. Written 2015-10-22 by Chris Bianchet. Perhaps no busine...
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4 Reasons Why Working with the Right AV Distributor Is Smart Business
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Products. Procurement. People. 4 Reasons Why Working with the Right AV Distributor Is Smart Business. No two businesses on the planet are exactly the same. This is especially true in the AV Integration space. Having said that, in today’s marketplace all integrators have similar needs that must be met in order to help them run an efficient and profitable business. In fact, in looking for the right distribution partner, keeping yourself focused on the 4 following items will help you achieve the best match.
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Herman Blog | Press Releases
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Products. Procurement. People. Do You Know the Cost of Your Own Labor? Written 2016-05-05 by Chris Bianchet. At the end of every project, integrators tend to do a rundown on their project costs. They factor in their installation labor, engineering, programming and then they apply that against their costs to come up with a profitability on the project. If they charged more than they spent, they take a little sigh of relief, because as we know, estimating labor can be a bit of a gamble. Av subcontracting, ...
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Are you Charging Enough for Your Most Limited Resource: AV Labor?
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Products. Procurement. People. Are you Charging Enough for Your Most Limited Resource: AV Labor? Having been around the AV integration industry for some time I have witnessed a lot of change. From rapidly eroding product margins to CRT becoming Plasma becoming LCD becoming LED and so much more. We are, without question, in a time of constant change and with that constant change comes both opportunity and challenges for integration businesses. Here is one suggestion. Let us know what you think?
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A Quandary for the AV Engineering Manager: Remote or On-Site Support, Send Them or Not…
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Products. Procurement. People. A Quandary for the AV Engineering Manager: Remote or On-Site Support, Send Them or Not. When estimating a project that includes AV system programming. I am often asked my opinion on on-site support verses remote support. As an integrator, both solutions pose positive and negative effects on both the project and the business. The first and foremost question to ask: What is the end users expectation? Complexity of the system. Skill set of the on-site installation team. Life t...
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Herman Blog | A/V Professionals
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Products. Procurement. People. New Year’s Resolution #1: Avoid these Common AV Mistakes. Written 2016-12-27 by Chris Bianchet. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, isn’t it? Sure, so long as your AV installation projects are wrapped up, profitable, and your customers are happy. After all, isn’t that the goal of every business? Ring in the new year with great results, happy customers, and smiling employees? How we went from an Idea to #110 on the Inc. 500 in 4 years. Written 2016-01-29 by Scott Straw.
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