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3 Ways to Grow your Security Business in 2021

  • Industry Insights
  • May 26, 2021
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The billion-dollar security services industry is emerging with new golden opportunities every day. Many business experts say that it’s a fantastic period to invest in launching and evolving your security businesses. According to some experts, there will be fierce competition between technology and security firms since the latest security alarms already provide an off-site response and remote monitoring.

It won’t be easy to compete with these technological advancements if you cannot implement these growth strategies. It doesn’t matter if you are starting or looking to grow your security business, if you wish to succeed in this arena, here are some of the way which can take your security business to the next level –

1.  Adapt & Use Technology Extensively

The use of technology in the security business is the distinctive factor between large and small security companies. Better use of technology will reward you with more significant business opportunities. Significantly, mobile technology in a security business can enhance the capabilities of a security guard. It also provides a sense of security to the end consumer. Some of the other significant tools include GPS, Security Guard Management Software, Internet-based reporting tools. They are replacing the traditional methods of the security business. The technological methods are more efficient and save a lot of costs in the long run, which is why small firms are struggling to continue with their traditional means.

Even the clients opt out of the tech-savvy companies. But that doesn’t mean that you have to revamp your entire operations. Small security companies can identify the critical areas where the services can be streamlined to increase efficiency. Technology should be your centre of attention to grow your security business.

2.  Keep an eye on your competitors – even if they are the internal ones

Whenever you are pitching your services, don’t limit your competition to other security businesses. This is a mistake that a lot of security startups make in the beginning. You might not realize this, but your actual competition could be with the individual or company you want as your client because they are often comparing the idea of hiring an internal team versus an outsourced private security firm.

So whenever you are talking to a potential client, try to include some of these pointers in your pitch. For example, you might need to stress over the reduced risk of hiring a private security firm over having an internal one. You can talk about cost-cutting advantages such as no time and money would be wasted on training, labour costs, management of security staff.

3.  Stop Selling & Start Educating your Clients

The “salesman culture” is over now. People despise being sold to. They don’t want businesses to sell them a product or a service; they want to discover products or services and then make an informed decision if they wish to invest in that or not. Their buying behaviour is not dependent on traditional marketing but more on education. Your potential clients are analyzing reviews, comparing services, so by the time you approach them with your offer, and they already have a deep understanding of the market.

Many businesses have accepted these changes and modified their strategies to cater to the new buying behaviour. But this trend is still missing in the security business. Instead of selling your security services, look out for what your clients want and focus on that. To grow in the security business, you need to include this in your growth strategy.

There are various methods through which you can influence the buying behaviour of your potential client. For example, you can start a blog about the different practices in the security business. You can even organize workshops and seminars to demonstrate your security guard program.

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