Lee Odess

Group337, a group of executives focused on business creation for small to large companies in the security, access control, and IoT industries announces the appointment of Hilary Gallagher as vice president, responsible for internal and external marketing, communication, branding, and content creation. Gallagher brings vast experience and a versatile amount of marketing skills to Group337, having previously held product, field, and analyst marketing positions at Appirio, UniKey Technologies, and Brivo. Executing brand awareness Most recently, Gallagher served as Product Marketing Manager, Partner GTM, at Copado Most recently, Gallagher served as Product Marketing Manager, Partner GTM, at Copado. She has experience with developing and implementing marketing strategies, executing brand awareness campaigns, content creation of promotional materials, and event management. “Hilary is an outstanding addition to our team, as she is a detail-oriented, creative, and proactive professional,” said Lee Odess, CEO & Founder, of Group337, which produces the newly released Access Control Index. Creating a new platform “As Group337 continues its rapid growth, Hilary’s marketing leadership and her strong background in building marketing and communication programs will accelerate our growth. We are thrilled to have her onboard.” “I am honored to join the Group377 team and to continue the work on creating a platform for new conversations to happen in the security industry,” Gallagher said. “Group337 is perfectly positioned to help its clients to increase sales; to develop a marketing, brand, and voice; and to ignite innovation and talent, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.” Gallagher begins her new role on April 6.

Group337, a group of executives focused on business creation for small to large companies in the security, access control, and IoT industries, have announced the launch of the Access Control Index, a quantitative and qualitative report of 40 renowned physical access control software manufacturers. Access Control Index The Access Control Index answers the question: Who are the companies within the physical access control market, and how do they rank? “The security industry is in the midst of a digital transformation, where access control is not just about keeping the bad people out; it is also about letting the right people in,” said Lee Odess, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder, Group337, which produces the Access Control Index. Lee adds, “Our goal is to provide a report that can help end-users, investors, contractors, and manufacturers make an assessment and answer the question, ‘Is my access control system set up for today or tomorrow?’ We have done that with this report.” Providing unbiased and accurate data The Access Control Index provides unbiased and accurate data based on The 6 Phases of Access Control Book The much-anticipated Access Control Index provides unbiased and accurate data based on The 6 Phases of Access Control Book, which explores the forces shaping the physical access control industry. To calculate the data, the Access Control Index uses a qualitative, proprietary analysis method of 70 points of data, from both publicly and privately available information and from industry expert assessments, in addition to customer assessments from access control manufacturers. Data points weighed and plotted based on technology Data points are weighed and plotted based on technology, market reach, talent, innovation engines, marketing, in addition to an overall assessment.  The Access Control Index further ranks companies in Commanders, Futurists, Traditionalist, and Settler categories, with a clear analysis of each category and why companies are ranked. Group337 will soon provide additional Index reports around other areas of the physical security industry.