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I'm still here Q_uestion:) Still looking for anything new and noteworthy on this equity, but to-date - nada
Good morning all:)
I saw that as well Steel. Such details are important to say the least.
Sure does!
...and as suspected, Kendra Todd is a shareholder(vested interest in seeing GRDO succeed) in GRDO...things are sounding better and better as this story unfolds:)
Sounds like a controlled leak or general heads-up that things are about to happen - IMO
GRDO - After much to-do, looks like it's time!!!!!!!
Posted by: Carter Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:11:02 PM
In reply to: None Post # of 61523
Posted on the GRDO Board:
9/16/09 conversation/update with CEO James Watson
Summary
- Guard Dog Internal system/infrastructure work “99% completed.”
- Real Estate co. Agreement & marketing blitz will be given the green light once the system has been 100% completed & approved by the various vendor/parties.
- Kendra Todd will be featured / involved in most, if not all, of the major company initiatives/programs.
- There will be several very strong co. announcements (PR’s) once the system is completed/validated/approved. They are lined up & none sound like fluff. Some sounded very high profile. No specific time-period stated.
- Company funding is not publicly disclosed; however, Watson did emphasize that the company itself has a positive revenue flow.
- No plans to change the share structure.
Detail
The real estate agreement (and initial marketing campaigns) would already have been in effect if the systems upgrades were completed earlier. This has been the hold up. James said they’re 99% through the upgrade, they’re “working extremely hard” on it, and expect to conclude the remaining 1% shortly (“shortly” is my word; he said something to that effect). In anycase, it was a non-specified period of time.
Once the upgrades are completed, the real estate company will verify it, which is the final step for approving the Agreement & launching Guard Dog into their employee benefits package.
Additionally, the completed upgrades will also signal the start of the marketing blitz. This blitz will be multi-faceted, and will expand over (a short period of) time to include:
- Web campaigns to drive internet traffic
- Customer awareness contests (as managed by a large 3rd party)
- “Affiliate Summits,” at which Guard Dog will be physically present (booth, talks, etc.) to drive partnership & branding opportunities
- Online malls (BSP, NSD, etc.)
- Radio & TV/cable spots featuring Kendra Todd
- Watson: “People will be able to see these various marketing campaigns & their effect should be somewhat self-evident to those paying attention.”
- Kendra Todd’s likeness will be on 80-90% of all marketing material.
Watson said Guard Dog will be continually adding features to their website. For example, they’re looking at doing an “animated version” (video?) of a Kendra Todd testimony.
On the subject of releasing PR’s, Watson reiterated he will not release any fluff PR’s, but there has been a LOT going on behind the scenes that he will be able to announce soon, once the system upgrade process is concluded. Much of what will be PR’d will also be able to be authenticated through various channels, ie the general public will see Guard Dog’s (read Kendra’s) presence in a variety of places/settings.
In terms of communication - providing updates to shareholders outside of PR’s - Watson said he intends to start a shareholder newsletter or automated email, once some of the more immediate (priority) tasks are completed.
My Take-Aways
Watson came across as a CEO whose head is in the game - engaged in his business - who has a vision of where he wants to take it, is knowledgeable about the current “state-of-the-business” & what the prioritized next steps are to drive subscription levels (revenue) & branding. That’s my real, honest-to-God take. This is not to say I know him to be a 40-60 hour-a-week GRDO man; I don’t. He has other businesses as well, and I’m sure they claim his attn. too. However, if the key hold-up has been technical in nature, and he’s not someone with a technical/systems programming background, there’s only so much he can do himself to move that ball forward – at least for the past few months.
I say this just as a counterpoint to the at-times uncontested claims that Watson isn’t engaged & isn’t as aware of the market opportunity for this business as he could be. I found him to be expressly aware of the what the market opportunities are here – especially with leveraging Kendra Todd’s existing professional branding & media presence to launch Guard Dog ID into a “recognized name” category. I have no doubt whatsoever after this conversation about his intention to, as much as possible, join KT & GRDO at the hip, and leverage the trust-factor she has built with a national audience into branding GRDO to drive high volume subscriptions, via large Corporate accounts (such as the nat’l real estate co.) & individual/retail subscribers.
Finally, I do think we’re looking at sequential non-fluff PR’s in the near future (hopefully very near, but I don’t know) with a steady flow thereafter as (or if) the business is increasingly able to fund larger & higher-profile campaigns.
Possible con: Watson did say he had no plans/intentions to make any change to the share structure, but he would not want to lock that into stone for an extended period of time as it could potentially handcuff him if a very “large entity” wanted to partner with GRDO at some point down the road. Likewise, depending how the business ramps up, he would might also consider a share buyback advantageous. So, I did not hear any equivocation in his saying he doesn’t plan to increase the A/S, but he’s not willing to lock himself into that position for a long period of time for the reasons stated.
Bottomline: I think we'll be seeing some fantastic news being released soon. VERY PLEASED with that conversation with Watson.
Excellent, we need to make sure that this news gets out to other applicable boards, as this represents some serious third party, reputable verification that GRDO means business - IMO
There are reporting on the bulletin board that stocks are indeed still trading, but the trades are not just showing up? Could simply be technical in nature-
Looks like we have some trading halts taking place within the OTC markets...
I agree whole-heartedly; but at this stage it looks like only a news release(s) will bring them in.
GM All, I have been noticing very small transactions at BID at the outset of both recent and past trading sessions. Has anyone formulated their own theory as to the possible reasons for this occurrence?
Does anyone have a L2 screen-shot they can post?
TIA
DPFD:
O/S - 183,000,000
***Float - 88,000,000
***Restricted - 80,000,000
Trading at .0018:) - Just a matter of time
GM Board:)
DPFD - .0018X.0022 - Last Sell @ .0017 = Thin!!!!!!
Multiple, independent streams of verification are always a good thing:)
Trust me, when I got the call back, I was hanging on to every syllable, in and effort to try and judge the overall state of things. I actually ran to a vacant room to properly digest what the gentleman was saying, and be as objective as possible in reporting my findings to the board.
NP, glad to help in anyway I can.
I'm with you East Coast, my impression, just my impression mind you, is that the company seems to be fixated (tunnel-vision) on delivering on something...what that something is I don't know? I wish I were a fly on the wall, however:)
I got my call back from IR just a few minutes ago (called them two days ago at 2:48PM), and was informed that "press" would be out POSSIBLY by Monday or Tuesday of next week, but to at least give it a week before calling back. I did not speak to Don this time around, as I am familiar with his rather monotone voice. The gentleman I did speak with (didn't ask his name) was very professional, to-the-point and upbeat as to the current events, which the company is in the midst of. Without prompting, he stated that the business deals now being worked-out do take time and require a certain level of patience to properly be administered to. Moreover, he expressed that the company/CEO are quite excited about the near-term future of Guard Dog.
For some reason, it also sounded quite business-like in the back-ground, when I had called previously that wasn't the case.
...and wacked just that fast...
Bid uptick to .002
Could become more and more interesting as the day progresses...
The message did come across a bit choppy.
Nice hit @ 22:)
A Friday PR is fine by me. Gives a lot of folks a chance to digest the details over the weekend - Let it drop Watson:)
Good morning all:)
Abby, what's your take on ONCP at this point. Is it dead in the water or does it still hold promise?
-TIA
I just knew I wasn't going to get any of those 17's, which where briefly made available - just a tease:)
Best to not go into the long weekend shareless - IMO:)
Thanks for hitting the Ask, whomever:)
Possible correlating update from the parent company's message board:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=40868971
Ok Folks, by using the phone number found in the IBox for Deep Field as a starting point, I was able to subsequently pull-up the following information/links, which, at the very least, seem pretty interesting...
http://www.ivoicetechnology.com/
http://www.ivoice.com/0805.pdf
http://www.ivoice.com/
Doesn't even appear to be enough free-floating shares to provide for a good shake by the MM's - LOL!
None that I have ever seen, although some most certainly increase the authorized share-count endlessly - LOL!
Thanks Q_uestion for posting the information you have. The only thing that concerns me at the moment is the looming 5B authorized share-count, and what plans the company might have for it; which, by the way, does not necessarily have to be fraught with "bad" intentions:)
Let’s hope so, as digging up any useful current information on this company has proved to be a daunting task.
Looking good here folks. Now if we can just break those darn 6's:)