Last year, a record number of companies entered our annual Fast50, and those who attended the list unveiling at ISC West were treated to easily the most rousing acceptance speech in the history of the program – made by Derek Radoski of top-ranked integrator TIC (The Integration Company). If you need a good, uplifting experience – and motivation to enter the Fast50 in 2019 – I would highly encourage you to take a look at the video of the speech.
TIC leveraged incredible success in the government sector into equally incredible growth last year. Who will be standing on the stage at ISC West 2019? One thing is certain: It cannot be your company if you don’t enter!
Beyond honoring security integrators for their business success, the Fast50 is also about uncovering the industry’s hottest trends, technologies and markets; and we cannot do that without your help and perspective.
Now entering its seventh year, SD&I’s Fast50 has traditionally ranked the top 50 fastest-growing security integrators while giving our readers a little insight into the best practices that power these companies. We expanded the program in recent years to include timely and relevant market research, revealing tips and strategies for talent acquisition, marketing to customers, growth markets and technologies, and much more.
The Fast50 will open for submissions at www.securityinfowatch.com/sdifast50 in January and will be open for two months. In addition to the rankings, as part of our market research, we will ask Fast50 entering company executives to submit their opinions on trending topics such as:
- Cybersecurity and its effect on your technology choices;
- Attracting and integrating new talent into your business;
- The best ways to add RMR and new services;
- How to deal with the DIY and other trends that are affecting both residential and commercial security;
- The effect of highly active M&A activity on security service providers;
- The hottest technologies and markets; and more
There is no better way for your company to gain some recognition as a market leader live at our industry’s biggest trade show AND the chance to learn from your peers about the successful ways they are leveraging trends and technologies on their path to greater profits.
This type of research will not be valuable without your help! Once again this year, companies can choose to submit for ONLY the Fast50 research portion if they are unwilling to share financial data with us (this would disqualify a company from the hard rankings of course).
As always, all financials for the rankings portion of the program are kept under a strict non-disclosure rule. We base the awards on year-to-year percentage growth and overall revenue growth, and the only numbers published are basic percentages – none of the hard numbers will ever be released.
The rankings will be unveiled at a ceremony sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA) during the first day of ISC West. The top five will be honored on stage. The ranking and research results will once again appear in our April issue.
About the Program
Fast50 companies are recognized and ranked based on year-to-year percentage and revenue growth, with a special algorithm balancing those numbers over a three-year period. It recognizes both large and small companies.
Entering the Fast50 is no-cost and easy. Visit www.securityinfowatch.com/sdifast50 and click the “Enter Here” link to fill out the survey. Be prepared in advance with the following:
1. Your company’s gross revenues for the last three consecutive reporting years (to be considered for the rankings portion of the program);
2. A company executive’s perspective on growth markets and technologies; several market trends; and a few of your company’s best practices (check the questions out in advance).
Email me if you have any questions, and good luck!
Paul Rothman is Editor-in-Chief of Security Dealer & Integrator (SD&I) magazine. Access the current issue, full archives and apply for a free subscription at www.secdealer.com.
