2022 was a huge year for us at Signal Group. It was our 20th anniversary, and it gave us a chance to look back on all our past successes. We’ve changed and grown a lot in the last twenty years, and we’re glad to have so many of you with us on that journey.
It all started…
Back in 2002, founder Jerry Chapman had a problem. He wanted something for his own DIRECTV system at home and found that he couldn’t get it. After scouring internet forums (as one did in 2002), he came across a way to get what he needed. And then, inspiration struck. He decided to create a place where other people could get the accessories they needed as well. E-commerce was a pretty new thing at that time. Many of those early brands didn’t make it. But, SolidSignal.com did.
The company grew every year, fueled by new product categories. We benefited from the 2007-2008 converter box program which gave every household money to spend on digital TV. We added TV antennas and cell phone signal boosters as well. Cell booster tech was brand new when we came on the scene, and we’ve worked with the top names in the business as we’ve all gotten bigger.
Big success for travel and leisure
Along the way, our Signal Connect division racked up win after win. We became the leader in satellite activations for RV and marine users, and our reputation for customer service began to spread. Thanks to some heavy hitters in that division, we finally won DIRECTV’s highest honor, Commercial Dealer of the Year, in 2022. It was the culmination of two decades of hard work.
We began to offer new services to RV and marine customers, too. SolidSignal.com became a powerhouse destination for practically anything you need to help you live your best digital life away from home. The industries we serve stood up and took notice, too.
A social revolution
Here, folks, is where I blow my own horn just a little. 2022 is the 15-year anniversary of The Solid Signal Blog, and the 10-year anniversary of my stewardship of it. Starting as your garden-variety company blog, we’ve grown to become the largest company-owned tech blog on the web. I’m pleased to say that we’ve helped over 15 million people. Our tutorials, lifestyle articles, and opinion pieces get more and more popular every day.
Our video library is second to none, as well. Starting at ground zero ten years ago, over four million people have watched close to 150,000 hours of video on our channel. That’s not bad for such a niche market, it seems to me.
Along the way we’ve built social followings on all the major networks, of course, with tens of thousands of people every week getting information about us through our social channels. I always think it’s kind of cool when I see someone share one of my articles on social, especially when it blows up.
It’s all just prelude…
Of course the best is yet to come. Twenty years of hard work have led us to this point, but we have a lot of work left to do. We promise even better things in the years to come!
