Alarm Stickers – do they work?
Ron McBride | Feb 20, 2010 | Comments 3
Do Alarm Stickers really work? When you were last in any commercial premises did you see signs warning that you were under surveillance, or that guard dogs patrolled the premises? You looked around didn’t you? You wanted to see the cameras or the dogs and didn’t see any. Of course, that’s because they were carefully hidden so that they didn’t make you uncomfortable in the store and give you the impression that big brother was watching your every move – or were they?
Despite the obvious difference, criminals are just like you and me – when they see an alarm sticker, they look around just like you did and they wonder whether this so called security really is operating on the premises. Unless there is something to offer that they simply can’t resist, then the danger of being exposed or attacked by a vicious dog can make it not worth their effort.
Of course, having other security devices on the premises will help. You don’t have to spend a fortune on security. There are fake cameras to give them something so see to prove the sticker to be true.
Alarm stickers cost so little, so why wouldn’t you use them for cost effective security?
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The security sign is the best advertisement for the home owner and the sign communicates to a potential burglar that this house is protected. Since most criminals are opportunistic and will gravitate to the path of lest resistance. These home thieves’s will not attempt a B&E because of the security devices in situ in a home. Because most burglars’ do not want to be caught they will move on to a home that does not have a security system. This basically a thumb nail sketch of your article.
I would like to add another level to this security sign informational blog. The security sign is not only a good thing for the home owner, but is also a great advertising tool for the security installer or dealer.
The question should be asked; what makes it beneficial to the security dealer?
The answer is the cost of the advertising instrument of the security lawn sign. Most security lawn signs purchased in bulk may cost on average for 1 or 2 colors from $1.95 each on the high end to a middle price of .99each. (Note quantity and number of colors makes the price higher or lower) Lest say a security sign place in a homes front yard visible from the street is in place for 3 years. If we include the stake and attachments to affix the sign to the aluminum stake the sign would cost using the highest price point 2 colors purchasing 125 signs approximately $2.95each not including the labor attach to sign to the pole or to place the sign in the ground.
For each sign placed in front of a client’s home for a period of 3 years the advertising cost per day based on the above cost for each sign is $.0027cents per day. The yearly cost of this advertising piece is $.99cent per year and the total 3 year cost would be $2.95 for the entire 3 years of advertising exposure. Of course if more signs are purchased and the unit price of each sign was lower then the advertising cost would be much lower.
The cost of advertising even in the yellow page the cost is significantly higher and paid monthly. This is why the lowly security sign is used by most every security deal and installer in the home security industry. There are no other advertising mediums that are more cost effective that the security signs.
I hope I have added to your article in a beneficial way, and assisting the security dealer and installers with this post.
Doug Bryant
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I would say the stickers work if they are not the generic version that you get at a local home improvement store. Many burglars recognize that a sign that does not have a specific company name and just says “We have a security system” is just a ruse. Get a real company with real protection.
Great post!! Keep up the good work…Home improvment is the thing to do