Plan of Operation wow! Get the picture the future looks incredible
For the next 12 months, ECDC’s overall operation plan will be to expand its overall marketing and sales efforts of its proprietary technologies in all four subsidiaries which include EarthSearch, StudentConnect, Roque Paper and WetWinds.
Marketing and Business Development
ECDC recently hired a Director of Marketing and Business Development responsible for orchestrating marketing and sales support and managing market research, advertising and sales support to sales teams within each corporate subsidiary.
The Marketing and Business Development division will help manage communications outreach and will outsource marketing and public relations consultants to launch and promote products and services within various mediums including print, interactive media and industry events as a means to get exposure and visibility in the marketplace.
EarthSearch Communications
Clients
We have completed the customization of our GATIS software for the Kenyan Revenue Authority and expect deployment by end of August. Our marketing division will support our local partners in Kenya to increase sales in the market. We will also market the software to other revenue agencies around the globe looking to closely monitor and manage movement of cargo across the border. We recently entered a joint venture agreement with McLeod software to provide a software integration agreement with SAP. The Company will focus on introducing our products and services to logistics companies currently utilizing McLeod Software and SAP partners globally as a means to introduce them to our wireless GPS/RFID technology. This technology will be offered to clients facing complex logistics issues. Our integrated GP/RFID products, combined with our GATIS software, offers a unique solutions for several industries. We intend to publish white papers via on our web sites and industry journals to demonstrate and introduce advanced solutions that our technology can provide. The GATIS software offers an end to- end integrated RFID/GPS solution that can provide continuous visibility from sales processing to warehouse operations, wet cargo and containerized cargo monitoring, workforce solution and demand visibility for the manufacturing industry.
StudentConnect
ECDC has officially launched StudentConnect, our school transportation and safety division. We have had several presentations to a number of school districts throughout metro Atlanta. As a result of the positive response from parents and school officials, we expect to formally launch services to a number of schools during the new school year. Our strategy is to focus on the metro Atlanta market and strategically expand service offering to other parts of the country for effective deployment of the product.
We have also received a positive response from other countries specifically Nigeria, Guatemala and Dubai and will look to develop support operation for international deployment over the next 12 months.
WetWinds
WetWinds is global technology company that provides interactive social media experiences for users across the globe. We are currently developing a virtual desktop-to-mobile technology called “Vir2o” that will help change the way users socialize and interact on the web in real-time. As part of its operations, WetWinds has hired a team of seasoned designers and developers to complete the development of the social media site and mobile application. We intend to deploy the site on game consoles, mobile devices and desktops.. Vir2o beta platform is schedule to launch by end of 2012.
Rogue Paper
Rogue recently relocated to a larger facility and is hoping to expand its sales force by the end of the fiscal year 2012. Our key client recently expanded the use of our software and we intend to continue adding additional programs to the platform. The Company is hoping to grow via merger or acquisition over the next twelve months in order to help enhance revenue opportunity and add key personnel to our operations.
