Monday, June 19, 2017

The Wheels of the Religious Street Wars

The Wheels of the Religious Street Wars
by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

It's neigh-on a daily occurrence of someone somewhere using a car, van or truck as a weapon against someone.  

Killing with a vehicle has become a normal heinous practice, YOU can STOP IT!

The hatred is boiling that the stream is visible by the conversational actions of those that are demented to act this way.

The PUBLIC, yes YOU, must be more aware and cognizant of conversations, mindset and home and workplace actions.  There is always a starting point, no matter how small or innocuous it is.

Protecting each other, no matter what color, class or creed is a MUST!

The human race is failing in its communicative skills in protecting one another.

The police can only act on what they know and YOU MUST Inform of any possible conversation or action!



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Sunday, June 18, 2017

The Spoils of Grocery Shopping - Act Before the Rot Sets In!

The Spoils of Grocery Shopping
Act Before the Rot Sets In!
by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

The so-called battle of the giants and 'little people' has begun.  


Amazon has no idea of the power of local/regional collective supermarkets in the USA and the fight they have within.  

There is a story of David and Goliath and we all know the outcome!  All David had was a slingshot and a rock, today there is so much more that can bring the downfall of a giant!

Local/Regional supermarket chains importantly have a growing knowledge of today's social media interaction through the likes of CommSmart Global Group, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions Partner.

It is all about the 'Art of the Possible' and melding the spoken word, (advertising), social media interaction and global know-how.  Not just in 140 characters on Twitter or a Facebook posting, it is the extensive messaging of visual video that can know accompany these social media interactions with loyal and new customers/clients.

Years ago, I knew Mr. Jenkins who started Publix in Florida and can never forget his tenacity or his pinstriped Publix suit he wore each day made an impression on me. He was a grass root kinda guy, who had his finger on the button, knew his shoppers and was seen in many Publix stores daily.  He knew nothing about social media as it had not hit any of us yet, he just knew people and their habits. 

Common sense communications are still the basis of the 'art form of solid communication', although now, it is not with spoken words, it is with 'Fingers & Thumbs'!

The deforestation of grocery shopping by a slightly profitable Amazon has issued a challenge to all of us that shop at the grocery store.  

Are we ready to become even lazier in how we live our lives?  Or does walking the aisles of smiles with offer after offer, flashing LEDs and '2 for 1 bargains at the local grocery store, feel kinda objective to you?  It should, it is feeding you to maintain your stress-free life!

The idea and concepts of online shopping are not new! In fact, I was home delivering back in 1963!  Albeit on a delivery bicycle with a large basket on the front, I would bring the groceries to those in the village which they ordered by telephone.  As a youngster, I expanded to the summer holiday season for those renting chalets to have their groceries there for their arrival.  It was lucrative for the family supermarket and for me understanding a business model.  

Grocery 'peddle power', so to speak!

Online grocery shopping has been tried for over twenty years by Sainsbury's & Tesco in the U.K., some success but not what was expected.  

This is not a 'fresh idea' and that is where the issues lie!  

FRESH!

Shoppers want fresh vegetables, bread, meat, and fish, dry ice packed in a container does keep products or the produce fresh.  So that is just one side of the spoils of grocery shopping online.

CommSmart Global Group's marketing and social attribute skills are more than just logic, they are grounded in life.  Technology or progress is not to be feared when there are those that can lead, explain and implement the necessary steps for success in a down-to-earth conversational manner.

The only negative is time and procrastination.  Once those fears are quickly removed and resolved, then the success begins. 

Local/Regional supermarket chains can move far faster and profitably than a giant!

READY?

CONTACT TODAY, MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

WE ARE IN THE NOW,
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Friday, June 16, 2017

Stop Standing On The Sidelines!

Stop Standing On The Sidelines!
by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

Information and connected actions are the keys for all.

Others will provide you with information but you must take the proactive actions to secure yourselves.  

Really, no cares about you as an individual.  It is all about 'ME syndrome'.  Even your hospitals do not have enough facilities in the case of cataphoric disasters, including a Greyhound Bus crash.  Yes, that feeble and that concerning. 

Cities have Limited or NO preparedness plans and are all talk and no actions.

It is now 'a do for yourself world'!  Everything is geared to 'reactionary' solutions.  After the fact in most cases is too late.  Yes, reactionary by a doctor to your injuries or illness is one thing, prevention of terrorists or mentally ill on the streets with possible pending actions is a whole different kettle of fish.

Words, overheard words are vitally important and any statement you hear that seems to be a threat or a concern must be reported to keep us all safe.  Snitching saves lives and protects us all.

Information and data are available by the tonne.  That may be the case, it is what you can do with it.  Information has a 'sell by date' and becomes useless if not acted upon in a timely fashion.

CommSmart Global Group, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions Partner believes in actions, not just talk!  

Our data analytics with law enforcement is the most in-depth and usable at all levels.  Mix billions of public data records with local street information and you have the best opportunity to solve crime and stem issues.

Social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and whatever else is being used to anti-socialize our world needs more than a cursory glance.  

Social Media Monitoring is the key to knowing what is going on in our tragic world.

Predictive Analysis is vital when you know how to use and utilize it.  

There lies the key, down to earth coaching and mentoring is our success, as is yours.

Stop dumping data into stagnant data silos and never letting them see the light of day or for your street-level law enforcement officers to know what they are facing each day at each event before they hit the pavement.

Proactive Solutions are here, now and ready to save you time, money, lives and resolve your issues at more than a cost effective level.  

How about less than the price of a cup of coffee a week, per sworn officer? 

Be proactive and communicate with us today.





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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Budget Shortfalls - Why Is Money Left On the Streets Awaiting Collection




Budget Shortfalls
Why Is Money Left On the Streets Awaiting Collection
by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

Money, 'the root of all evil' has never sounded so close to home.

Our new Iowa governor has now had to face the reality of money shortfalls, failed budgets and paying the bills for all the people she represents in the state of Iowa. 

Governor Kim Reynolds was the #2 in the state as the former Lt. Governor but had no part in passing any budgets or signing the passed legislation, but she is now facing the problems front and center.

Firstly, a budget is nothing more than fantasy land, as they never balance and crystal balls do not work for politicians or fortune tellers at the fair.  

The budget shortfall started earlier in the year as reported by the Des Moines Register:

"A new state fiscal year begins July 1, and the Iowa Legislative Services Agency has warned that state revenues for the past 11 months have fallen about $97 million short of projections. The Republican-led Iowa Legislature has already approved $118 million in budget cuts this year and has withdrawn another $131 million from the state's cash reserves to fill financial gaps."

CommSmart Global Group, a LexisiNexis Risk Solutions Partner met with the Iowa Department of Revenue to discuss the announced shortfall earlier in the year.  Offering a proven solution to locating the missing monies through fraud that we know are literally laying on the streets.  Also showing how this is occurring and more to the point, the ability to stop, detect the culprits and putting into effect a formula to maintain the needed cash flow.

Our conversation is continuing...

Our proven solutions will stem the criminal actions of those scoffing the laws regarding failed taxation payments, identity clocking, non-existent building permits and those totally circumventing paying collected sales taxes.

This is not some wild scheme that may work, it is working and repatriating millions and millions of unpaid monies to states in the USA.  All occurs with a simplistic usage of data and information and our abilities to track, trace and outing the culprits.

The state of Iowa cannot afford not to accept our solution as there is literally no risk as the cost or investment is neigh zero!  Of course, there is a cost, so minuscule it has made other states climb on board to increase their rightful monies that are being lost, unknown and hidden by those that are placing financial pressure on the citizens of the state with shortfalls.

Believe you me, we know what we can do, Ohio was able to collect over $100 million in just one year.

Counties and cities, it works for you too!

Contact us to find out more details:


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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Secure With The Circle Of Digital Policing Fire


Circle Of Digital Policing Fire
by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group



There is a sickening burning smell in the air and yes, the smoke detectors are sounding.  The smell of increased crime by criminals who know they can get away with it and have no respect for society or the law.

As with forest firefighters, we utilize the art of setting fires to stop the growth of an out of control fire by starving it of fuel.  Similarly, this works with criminals and with their crimes.  

It starts with proactive awareness in both the community and police agencies.  That can only happen when Community Policing is ever present and not just a few times a year. Prominently providing current and up-to-date data/information to all, across all agencies with no borders for knowledgeable, usable facts in the palm of their hands.

Placing data in silos is an entire waste of time and when it is accessed by analysts, the resulting statistics are so far out of date, they are useless.  We know how to use it successfully NOW!

Fire and Crime Watch are a Constant!

Two-way information flow must be brought back to the forefront through developed community street programs like the Pied Piper Project which has a two-pronged purpose of awareness of what a community must be involved in and informing the hardened or ‘wannabe’ criminal what he or she will expect when caught. 

The art is prevention by instilling ‘fear’ into being caught in the first place.  Just like we must do with Islamist Terrorists, to break down their ideology and cultural aggressions.

See Something, Say Something is not just about the terror plotters, it is about communities that want Trust, Respect & Pride to resurface, maintaining and improving their societal structure once again.

CommSmart Global Group, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions Partner has decades of street smart experience with a global team that knows the crime factors, society breakdowns and importantly, the dire loss of public safety services.

The ‘Fear Factor’ answers from politicians and management, like ‘we don’t have the money or we have more important things right now’, are lame and pathetic excuses!

To ignore Progressive Proven Digital Policing, believing we will go away, fade into oblivion is senseless, we are going nowhere, whilst all forms of crime grows.  Communities have the right to be restless on the public safety services failing, due to the catastrophe of ‘Political Correctness’ and ‘out of touch’ leadership and politicians.

Reduction of services is costing billions to all. A police agency or department, who has no additional monies due to budget cuts, knows so well what it now takes to patrol the streets, answer calls, solve the crime and always be ready for the unexpected!  The public has expected you to protect and serve and that in itself is a just a glimmering light in the distance!

It used to be great to be a cop, respected by all, smiling faces as you interacted with the public, which you are one of.  Then it all changed!

It is about interaction!  There are police officers who are wondering ‘what the hell did they ever get themselves in the job in the first place for, that has done an 180-degree turn, from being a pleasant shift to an unknown factor of uncertainty.

Some may and do say that we are very direct in our communications, including social media interactions and ‘in your face’ on these failings.  We have every right and someone has to take the ‘the bull by the horns’, pulling back on the out of control reins, making others listen to the increasing crime issues and decreasing budgets, which do not correlate to successful protecting and serving!
There is a far better-proven method which is available, working in over a thousand police agencies with success.

CommSmart Global Group and our Risk Solutions Partner, LexisNexis are standalone in the Art of Data Triangulation:
Our capabilities and delivery are second to none, translation of your data is cost saving factor as we have agreements with the majority of CAD/RMS providers. 

Our analytics, especially predictive, are proven and honed with the Department of Defense in America’s global war zones with reliability.  Now all available for our streets which are progressively worsening.

We ask one simple thing that law enforcement agencies are good at, asking questions, investigating, listening and then when all said and done, an applicable decision can be determined. Until then, the policing and community problems get worse and worse and then, there will be no turning back!




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Friday, June 9, 2017

To Some, Friday Cannot Come Soon Enough! British Election MisFire! Excuse Factor of the Day?

British Election MisFire! 
Excuse Factor of the Day?
.By Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group 

Why is the world full of excuse creating people?  

Do not blame the British Election, Comey on Donald Trump or a European group of numskulls who act like lemmings, looking for a cliff to throw themselves off. 

It has been a week of WTF!

The tragedies are also in our thoughts with a more serious concern and of course our prayers for those that were caught up in the Islamist Terror.

Dismay is an excellent term for those who have no business sense and run their nations to line their own pockets at your expense.

They say knowledge is power, why then, do people find lame excuses not to do something and pre-judge the requester? 

Is it ignorance or do they know not what they do?

So where am I going with this?  

Simple, in our line of business (Crime/Predictive Analytics, Community Crime Mapping, Social Media Interaction, Fraud and Community Rejuvenation), we are viewed by some, as a threat, a threat against the pure insecurity of the individual’s job.  They think we are going to take it away, in what in their mind, is rightfully theirs.

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”
George Washington


Or…

“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
Benjamin Franklin


I have heard excuses from professionals worldwide and I must admit in my early days, I might have used a few myself.  The difference is, someone showed me the errors of my ways.  We are never too old or stubborn to continue learning.

Yesterday was a prime example of a “pre-judger”, when someone starts the conversation with the word’s “I am the assistant *****, and have been told to call you, this some sort of sales call, looked at your web and we don’t have the budget, so we are not interested.”  I know that I am dealing with a person who is pre-judgmental and is totally insecure.  In fact, they may have drawn the short straw and was told to get rid of me.

Firstly, budget issues are a non-starter, to begin with!  Of course, it is not in the budget, you have not had the common sense to even listen to what it is and I can tell, that being a mind reader, is not on the resume.  Making the statement it is some sort of sales call, is used as a “put-down” in most cases, an insult if you like.  

We would have no world without salesmen and women!  It is a world of marketing from the day you are born, ‘til the day you die and someone sold your family the funeral package, including the urn, casket, headstone and the dead floral arrangements.

I feel so sorry for the pre-judgers of the world and those they represent.  In a, protect and serve situation, this is dangerous for the citizenry and the fellow workers.  To refuse to meet with someone or an entity that is a successful part of society, who is not wanting to take away the, so called power of authority, but to enhance and assist a community to be safer, is foolish and an insult to those they supposedly serve.

The CommSmart Global Group  Group of Companies is a Circle of Fire in the quiver of public safety, which includes law enforcement, EMS, Fire and all parts of government that interface with the public.  Professionals, through and through and are able to take, the so-called slighted remarks, of those that really do not understand the world of law enforcement in the year 2017 and beyond.  It is they that slapped the faces of their citizens, you missed my cheek completely.

I will tell you, our team, across the country and around the world, are passionate about what we do.  We are serious in the regard of solving the crime, understanding the now of events.  As former law enforcement, which the majority of our staff are, we have the empathy of the situation.  Our low key, listening, and understanding is like no other company in this industry of public safety, we care from the bottom our hearts, living and breathing the day to day events of professional public safety officials and their hierarchy of management.

Just because of a couple of us, I included, have strong British accents, don’t think we are trying to, tell you what to do, or just because we are from the other side of the pond, we have no idea of how it is done in this country of the USA.  This is our country, we live here and are dedicated to making the communities we live in, safer for all.

Where was I? Oh, back to the individual that started all of this yesterday. What you did is proving my point, excuses do not cut it in 2017.  I am able to face the individuals, shake their hand, sit across the table and be logical human beings, who can learn from each other and impart knowledge and understanding, that there are others that know more than us and are willing to share.

“Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.”
George S. Patton Jr.


So is there an assistant *****, or mayor of a city that would like to start over and support the citizens of their municipality with law enforcement tools that can make life safer, more cost effect with the resources and up to speed on the daily changes in the world?  Or do I just use my favorite four letter word?

NEXT!


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Collecting the Chatter on the Streets, Atmospherics Is Serious Business!


CommSmart Global Group People...

We are surrounded with information to the point that most of us, including government and corporate intelligence units, are on overload and bursting at the seams with data, they know not what to do with.

Many believe you can stockpile information until it is signaled that it is required to be sifted through and analyzed.  Data silos are useless and a complete waste of money, time and effort.  Information needs to be actively analyzed in real time and that is exactly what CommSmart Global Group, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions Partner does.

The reasons we commercialized Atmospheric Noise Collection & Gathering, was with military and law enforcement requirements, in knowing all the intelligence on the streets in the early days of growing communities and of course at times of war or conflict.  

This is our Frontline capability to utilize the people in the know, within the communities, cities, and nations, who, report back their street-level findings.  Seriously vetted individuals who care and report it all, the good the bad and the downright ugly.

It is about understanding society, a government cannot govern unless they know what the people are discussing, wanting and demanding.  If you go on your merry way and ignore the facts of the streets, you end up, with the people rising against you.  The Arab Spring was more than a surprise, it was a disastrous shock, which took all unawares and looks at the results, which are continuing to reverb around the world.

Collecting the Chatter on the Streets which includes social media, like Twitter, Facebook etc., is only the second model that we install.  First, we must make sure that management understands their Leadership role and how they will Communicate this new real-time information in a feasible and productive manner to be effective.   

Now we can start to collect the information and analyze in real time.  It is not just the spoken word within conversations, it is the whole Social Media World, which is much more than Twitter, Facebook, Google + and Myspace.

The ability to use our Social Media Intelligence (SMI) solution, all compliantly scrapes and sifts through the unsocial thumbing world, which includes Social Connections, Blogs, and Personal Websites, sifting among the common themes and threads, on a local and worldwide basis is key to information gathering that will enable the correct and meaningful decisions, acceptable by all.  It is only then you can begin to understand the massive amount of information at your fingers, enabling the correct actions.

The CommSmart Global Group Analytics then kicks into gear.  The proprietary software developed over forty years of information collection, merged with law enforcement and intelligence-gathering expertise, has enabled us to design an easy and logical flow of collection, input and importantly, output.  

This includes our Next Event Predictability Solutions, enabling the use of resources in a profitable manner.  Predicting events, crime patterns and outcomes has become our norm with our gathered and analyzed information.

Too many analysts complain over report creation overload, not in our case!  The hundreds of report capabilities are at your analyst’s fingertips and can even be customized even further.  Our ability to analyze the narrative of reports enables a further level of understanding and in many cases is the decisive application tool.  This flexibility is second to none and developed from within, we listen, observe and discuss with the ever-changing street information and convert these facts into solutions.

It is our diverse team that has placed us fairly and squarely at the forefront of true real-time street information collection to actionable reporting.  We are talking about automatic reporting with report formatting that takes far less time and delivers automatically into the hands of the management decision makers, which can now act with confidence on the information in their hands.  In fact, compared with all other analytic software, we are reverse in time spent in creating and delivering reports to those wanting to be in the know. 

CommSmart Global Group Analytics only requires way under 15% of the analyst’s time for report generation or less.

Mentioning the team, it is comprised of personnel that brings decades of street-level experience and worldwide connections.  Diverse in age, nationality, gender, and experiences, which allows for our overall understanding of the world and local situations.  There is no them or us syndrome, it is an all approach that makes the difference.  We are all in, working cohesively by using all forms of communications, no matter where in the world we are located.  It is our 24/7/365 coverage that is our key to your success.

The training of street-level associates has been perfected and we pride that selection and vetting abilities has become an art form and a science.  We even market our leadership, communications and recruitment processes.

We are very private in our work ethic and can be described as an evolution in information gathering, analyzing and dissemination.  So, for public safety crime statistics, social chatter, public opinions, and views, especially for election manifest creation and really knowing the pulse of the people, we have the key.

No government agency has our capabilities in seeking the facts in real time.  It is our down to earth approach with our listening ears, which is attached to today’s ever-changing technology with visionary intellect.

Simply, WE are in the NOW and KEEP YOU; IN the KNOW…

No matter where you are in the world, we have the reach and abilities to assist you.

Make that contact:

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