Tag: Guardian Protection

PITTSBURGH—Guardian Protection announced a staff promotion and addition aimed at expanding and strengthening its sales and dealer functions. Justin Demek has been promoted to Director of Dealer Programs. In this role, he will oversee the team that supports Guardian’s dealer relationships and will also focus on the growth and success of Guardian’s authorized dealer business.  Demek joined Guardian in 2012 as a financial analyst, and in 2018 was promoted to manager of financial...

PITTSBURGH and ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Security solutions provider, Guardian Protection, recently announced a new partnership with Minor League Baseball (MiLB) to become the “Official Smart Home Security Partner of MiLB” and the “Preferred Partner” of targeted MiLB teams across the country.Guardian and MiLB will also team up to support the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation that provides services to youth traumatized by exposure to violence by empower them to live healthy,...

PITTSBURGH—Guardian Protection, a large security solutions provider, announced a new branding initiative and a multi-million-dollar integrated marketing campaign. This brand evolution comes after months of intensive, strategic analysis conducted by senior executives, with input from employees and guardian customers. What resulted is a fresh take on the well-known purple identity, symbolizing the company's commitment to keeping people safe at home and work through smart security solutions installed...

On Monday I'm headed out to ISC West. I'll have my boots—well, actually, my sandals because it is Vegas, after all—on the ground Tuesday through Friday. I'll be adding to this blog post each day, keeping you updated with the news I find and the people I talk to on the show floor. So check back here often. You may just read something you'll want to check out on your own while you're there. One of the best things about ISC West is the opportunity it gives me to meet with our readers. It's...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Satellite TV provider DIRECTV is getting into home security with the purchase of LifeShield. Formerly known as InGrid, LifeShield is a self-installed, professionally monitored, wireless digital security system.DIRECTV opted to purchase a company instead of partner with one because over time, it wants to “fully integrate the home security technology with the DIRECTV video experience,” Brad Bentley, DIRECTV SVP, told Security Systems News.DIRECTV will begin selling...

“Forward thinking.” That the term that Hank Groff, national director of Pittsburgh-based Guardian Protection, used today when I asked him about his impression of the second day of the ESX show, being held here in Nashville. Groff told me that's a theme he's noticing at the show, and said it dovetails nicely with Guardian's approach to the latest technology. “We're really driving our dealers to sell everything cellular and mobile app technology,” he said. He also said a Texas...