Client Testimonials

By participating in ERDI panels, your corporation can realize the same benefits that these businesses have already achieved. _____________________________ “Our company has the opportunity to attend many conferences and association meetings each year. If we had to cut everything out but one (1) event ERDI would be our choice. The combination of research and development testing, along with learning about what is really happening in education on a regular basis, are the reasons that we value our relationship with ERDI.” Barry Stock Executive Vice President - Business Development National Express Corporation _____________________________ “I came in with high expectations and you completely exceeded them. The real value of this experience was to be able to spend time in a relaxed environment with so many top-notch superintendents. After just a few days I could see why you speak so much about the “family” atmosphere you have at ERDI. I also want to thank you and your team for the extraordinarily warm welcome and for the professional treatment we received. I have attended more than my share of business meetings and I felt like this meeting was about as well organized as any I’ve been to. Jeff Vohden President and CEO A.U.S.S.I.E. _____________________________ "ERDI is a brilliant concept, superbly executed. Where else can organizations committed to educational excellence get such thorough and invaluable feedback from top superintendents? Although Project SEED has been recognized nationally as one of the best at providing professional development for teachers and raising the mathematics achievement of at-risk students, we must constantly tailor our services to the changing needs of schools districts. The input from superintendents we receive at ERDI is essential to our continued growth and success. By providing a setting where excellent superintendents and organizations that provide services to school districts can work together, ERDI strengthens both in their joint efforts to provide quality education to all students." Hamid Ebrahimi, CEO and National Director Project SEED, Inc. ________________________________ "I wanted to send a note of thanks for the opportunity to visit with the ERDI family. You have created an impressive organization of capable leaders, willing to share their wisdom while continuing their quest to learn. I was trying to relay to some colleagues the ERDI event and I kept describing it as the experience of meeting a family. Your members are dedicated, experienced and accomplished. Their congeniality makes the transfer of good information effortless. How fortunate for the industry that these leaders have open access to each other through your efforts." Thank you and best regards Berj Akian, CEO ClassLink, Inc. _____________________________ "ERDI is one of the most complimentary business/education partnerships we've been involved with and we know that the direction and vision will continue into the future." Dr. Janis M. Grace, Vice President Horace Mann _____________________________ "By participating in ERDI, we are able to gather specific, quality feedback on the education market in general, as well as new business concepts. Johnson Controls values the input from the members and has used it to develop our marketing strategies. These two organizations certainly represent the dynamic leaders in education." Johnson Controls,Inc. _____________________________ “Entering ERDI we were a product company but, as we exited ERDI, we transformed our marketing to reflect a services company, which is exactly what we had been providing our clients all along. Prior to participation in ERDI, our marketing never seemed to reflect the vision and mission of what we were actually doing for our clients. However, our ERDI panel superintendents gave us candid and on -target feedback that helped us bridge the gaps between what we were providing our clients and our market approach so that we could accelerate and broaden our appeal without losing sight of our vision. We have taken thoughtful input of our ERDI members, processed it and implemented a plan of action for each item's implementation in accordance with our new marketing strategies. Continuous product and "now services" development plans are in place to meet the growing needs of our clients. Thanks to all of the ERDI members that we met directly and with whom we have follow up activities as well.” Chris Frydrych, Former Vice President K12 Insight _____________________________ "ERDI has been one of the best investments our company has ever made. The expertise, knowledge, and counsel received has a tremendous and positive impact on our marketing as evidenced by the facts that HOSTS is now in 44 states and in the nation of El Salvador. When we started we had 4 employees." Bill Gibbons, Founder HOSTS Corporation Vancouver, Washington _____________________________ "For years I have counted on ERDI to provide critical feedback and suggestions about my company's marketing approach and materials. Not only has their direct feedback been invaluable in making what we do more effective, but I feel privileged to be a part of an organization that works so diligently to make a difference in the lives of children." Brenda Raker, The Greaves Group _____________________________ "As General Manager of one of the nation's most respected public broadcasting operations, I found the panels at ERDI to be most helpful. NET (Nebraska Educational Telecommunications) is a department of the University of Nebraska as well as a State Commission. We created one of the largest non-profit libraries of supplemental learning materials used in classrooms in all 50 states and 50 foreign countries. The materials include the rights to instructional television broadcasts, videotapes, DVDs, web-based curricula and more. What better way to help us determine the needs of the teachers we serve than to ask for advice from a panel of the top school superintendents in the country? I found their guidance to be invaluable as we considered future acquistions and the development of new materials to add to our library. As all truly great ideas, ERDI is profound in its elegance and simplicity. It makes enormous sense to pair up the vendors, like NET, with customers to learn how we can do a better job to server America's schools!" Rod Bates, General Manager Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission _____________________________ "My view is that the information and direction that we were able to walk away with from ERDI Superintendents, was so powerful and rewarding! I was part of business groups in two separate time periods and participated in the ERDI panels. ERDI creates panels consisting of Superintendents from various size school districts to provide consultation to the business partners on the “HOW TO” market their particular product to school districts in the K-12 system as well as higher education." Thomas C. Cook Investment Advisor Representative QA3 Financial, LLC _____________________________ "We want to thank you for permitting us to attend ERDI. It was an honor to be in the room with such accomplished educational leaders. The superintendents we met were impressive and we sincerely appreciate what they are doing to shape the future of education. We also appreciate the candid guidance provided by our panel members. Our hope is to deliver a tool that can increase communication and collaboration among schools, students, parents, and educators across the country. ERDI is a first class operation!" John Burgess, CEO Interactive Media Holdings, LLC (d.b.a. ClassScene) Jeff Vogel, CFO Walsworth Publishing Inc. Alex Blackwell Director Marketing and Customer Technology Walsworth Publishing Inc.

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