WIZZF, nice run again, ho hum......... from RB
By: ITZ
Reply To: 8823 by mushbrain8
Wednesday, 19 Jan 2000 at 4:01 PM EST
Post # of 8861
Just received this, I am long.
<A RAPIDLY-GROWING INTERNET BUSINESS INCUBATION & MANAGEMENT FIRM
<
<WSi Interactive Corp. is an Internet business development and direct
<marketing firm that builds, manages and markets a wide range of exciting
<new on-line companies. WIZ draws upon its 10+ years of direct marketing
<experience and information databases to cost-effectively attract qualified
<buyers to its proprietary and client websites, and then builds long-term
<relationships with these well-qualified customers on-line.
<
<PROFITABLE, WELL MANAGED GROWTH
<Prior to joining forces, the three divisions that comprise WSi Interactive
<Corporation were established, profitable businesses offering services in
<areas of their respective core competencies. Under WSi, each division
<continues to derive revenue from these services while applying their
<knowledge to the development of new Internet business.
<
<A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT MODEL
<In developing Internet businesses, WSi Interactive Corporation uses its
<direct marketing expertise to identify niche markets and realize revenue
<from the new business in its early stages. This revenue minimizes downside
<risk and aids in the funding of further development during the proof of
<concept phase. WSi Interactive Corporation owns and operates several
<proprietary businesses and provides total management and marketing for
<third party businesses. WSi has built a solid reputation for developing
<profitable Internet businesses that thrive on a variety of revenue
<streams, making them attractive targets for public company acquisition.
<
<Bottom-line, WSi Interactive has a unique, integrated model for building,
<managing and marketing Internet businesses. When a WSi-developed "dot.com"
<company goes on line or does an IPO, the business ideas have been proven
<to be viable, the web sites are fully-operational, and there is a solid
<revenue stream from day one.
<
<
<The marketing model for WIZ is CMG Information Services (CMGI ? NASDAQ),
<which evolved from a direct marketing agency in 1990 to one of the largest
<networks of Internet companies in the world. Like CMGI, WSi Interactive
<plans to establish itself as a recognized leader in the Internet economy,
<by creating a one-stop shop for e-commerce and e-advertising, plus
<financial information and entertainment.
<
<
<What WSi does is actually quite simple: using the principles of direct
<marketing, they understand who their customers are and what they want, and
<then they deliver on all of the customer?s specific online needs. WSi does
<this by building sites focused on a specified target market or niche,
<drives qualified traffic to these sites, analyzes the traffic using their
<unique pinpoint system, and then modifies that site to better suit the
<specific target market?s needs on an ongoing basis.
<
<WSi EXPECTS TO LAUNCH UP TO 30 NEW "DOT.COM" BUSINESSES IN THE NEXT
TWO
<YEARS
<The mandate of WSi is to design, build and manage Internet businesses,
<both internally and for others. It is doing so by combining the marketing
<skills of Western Shores with the comprehensive Internet infrastructure
<and web expertise of MediaNet and TargetPacks.
<
<
<WSi Interactive has identified some 30 additional website concepts which
<will be researched and developed over the next two years in four business
<areas: financial, e-commerce / e-retailing, entertainment, and
<e-advertising. Each of these ventures will be future clients and / or
<directly /indirectly owned by WSi. Every new Internet business brought to
<market will have projected revenues of $1.2 + million in their first year
<of operations.
<
<As the website concepts move from concept to design through proof of
<concept and roll out, successful websites are expected to be spun off into
<public vehicles (as per the CMG Information and IdeaLab concepts). WSi
<will in most cases retain site management and related fees as well as
<realizing capital gains.
<
<MULTIPLE REVENUE STREAMS & STRONG GROWTH OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS
<
<The WSi Interactive group of companies currently generates about C$3
<million in revenues and is profitable; revenues increased 33% in the
<fiscal year ending June 30, 1999.
<
<Increasing revenue from StockSecrets.com and the revenues from both the
<core businesses as well as the newly-launched websites suggest that WSi
<Interactive is on track towards its target FY 2000 revenues of about C$6
<million, of which approximately 50% will be derived from Internet-related
<projects.
<
<The basic strategy of WSi is to aggressively build a profitable revenue
<stream. Over the short term, WSi intends to increase revenues from the
<$2-$3 million level to $6 million, accomplished through a combination of
<traditional activities of its subsidiaries as well as new/enhanced online
<activities and properties. Longer term, we see much of the blue sky
<emanating from the development of proprietary websites.
<
<MIGHT WSi INTERACTIVE BE THE NEXT CMG INFORMATION SERVICES (CMGI ?
NASDAQ)
<?
<
<The WSi Interactive business model and core competencies are quite similar
<to that of CMG Information Services Inc. ("CMGI" on NASDAQ), which evolved
<from a direct marketing agency in 1990 to one of the largest developer and
<operator of Internet and direct marketing companies in the world.
<
<In terms of corporate performance, CMGI has approximately 245.9 million
<shares outstanding, trades at about US$125.5 per share, has grown its
<revenues from US$23 million in 1995 to US$91 million in 1998, while
<reporting an increase in earnings from 6½ to 25½ per share over the same
<period.
<
<WSi Interactive, on the other hand, has 31.2 million shares outstanding
<and is projecting revenues of about C$12 million over the next 18 months.
<
<THREE PROFITABLE AND COMPLIMENTARY DIVISIONS PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR
GROWTH
<
<WSi Interactive has brought together three separate, but complementary
<companies and organized them into a solid marketing and technology
<infrastructure that provides the foundation upon which to conceive, build
<and manage successful Internet businesses. Together, these subsidiaries
<provide a critical mass of skill sets, personnel, database content and
<design, and Internet-related infrastructure, as well as four
<fully-operational and established Internet businesses. WSi has existing
<client bases and revenue streams at each of its subsidiaries to support
<its rapid growth plans over the next 18 months.
<
<WesternShores Direct Marketing Group. Established in 1990, Western Shores
<has become a leading direct mail / database marketing agency for clients
<in Canada and the United States. In the fiscal year ending June 30th,
<revenues were just under C$3 million.
<
<What Western Shores does best is targeted communications. They can take a
<client's existing database (i.e. a retail or mail order customer base) and
<build a highly accurate profile of households in order to hone a message,
<target the audience more precisely, and create effective customer loyalty
<programs. The benefits to clients are cutting costs associated with
<ineffective, improperly targeted direct mailing lists and achieving higher
<response and success ratios from advertising programs. Clients have
<included public and private organizations, retail and catalogue firms,
<financial institutions, insurance companies, and fundraising
<organizations.
<
<A priority for Western Shores is to overlay and supplement its traditional
<mail-related databases with Internet-related information and build
<enhanced customer profiles with which to create industry specific customer
<programs.
<
<TargetPacks.com. This division of WSi Interactive specializes in "Opt-In
<E-mail List Management", which are compiled from individuals who have
<requested information about specific products and services. TargetPacks
<then uses the information to produce highly-profitable, large volume
<e-mail broadcasts, newsletters, and other web-based promotions to specific
<audiences which generate cyber traffic, produce leads, build market
<awareness, and produce e-business opportunities for clients in a wide
<range of industries.
<
<MediaNetSolutions.com. The MediaNet division of WSi provides high-end
<web-site development and advanced web hosting services, with a reputation
<for building sites that build traffic and return on investment, rather
<than on simply creating graphically pleasing web pages. To date, MediaNet
<has designed and built over 70 websites. Projected service revenues from
<this business segment is $1.35 million for the current year.
<
<MediaNet is aggressively moving into "convergence" Internet applications,
<specifically Internet broadcasting and telephony. MediaNet has recently
<signed agreements with the Los Angeles Film School and
<HollywoodBroadcasting.com, Inc. to provide turnkey Internet solutions for
<website development, network set-up, and technology to deliver live,
<interactive video broadcasts on-line.
<
<WSi Interactive is a fully-reporting company ? Bedford Curry is the
<company?s auditor.
<
<During the quarter ending September 30, 1999, WSi?s revenues of C$814,893
<exceeded the first quarter target of C$750,000; while the company reported
<a small net loss, the reporting period was one where WSi made significant
<investments in technology and human resources, as staffing grew from 20 to
<42 full-time employees and assets increased to C$2.3 million. The
<company?s September 1999 financials can be viewed at (
<http://www.ws-i.com/news/financials4.html ).
<
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