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Inside the Numbers: How Security Dealers Can Thrive in the Growing Smart Home Market

Parks Associates’ forecasts and history for 2014 and 2015 using dealer data, consumer data, security provider financial information and interviews with manufacturers peg 2014 system sales (all types including replacements and DIY) at 5.7 million and just above 6 million for 2015. This signifies a recovery and is upbeat news for most dealers. Later years of Parks’ forecast predict a somewhat changing environment. Let’s take a look at what the latest data tells us.

From the article "Inside the Numbers: How Security Dealers Can Thrive in the Growing Smart Home Market" by Tricia Parks.

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