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The Stock Genie's pick-of-the-month for March is ProNetLink. ProNetLink trades on the OTC bulletin board as PNLK. It was founded by J.P. Collardeau, CEO and President, who has been involved in international trade and finance for the past 30 years. Collardeau founded PNLK in the interests of assisting the international trade community in identifying new profitable markets for their products and services, largely through the Internet.
ProNetLink is a development stage company in the Navigation Service Provider field on the Internet. Similar to a search engine like Yahoo! or Infoseek, ProNetLink will provide its customers the ability to search over one million and a half companies based on specific criteria, for goods and services worldwide. Dissimilar to the above mentioned companies, ProNetLink will serve as a specific Navigation Service Provider to Importers and Exporters around the world providing
them critical information on companies that in the past was either unavailable to them or available at a substantial cost. Unlike other companies in this field who simply charge for companies to list their wares on a bulletin board type service, PNLK will offer its clients the ability to conduct a transaction from start to finish.
To get a better idea of the ProNetLink concept take an example of a shoe manufacturer in the United States that is looking to use Italian leather in a newer style. Using the ProNetLink web site, this customer can search for a suitable exporter by entering in the object they are looking for and the desired country of origin (in this example leather from Italy.) Once entered into the system, the ProNetLink web site will deliver all the information it has for these fields including the number of suitable exporters, types of goods offered and at what cost and contact information. Additionally, the site will give information on tariffs, custom's forms, available shippers and shipping dates - along with detailed information on how to fulfil each of these steps. Amazingly, this service will be offered, all-inclusive, for $30 permonth.
ProNetLink in our opinion will become the largest single source of business information and resources for import/export on the Internet. Products, information, international forms, currency rates, banking news and many more important business items [will be] available on-line and immediately.
ProNetLink is composed of a database of manufacturers-producers, wholesalers-distributors, and importers-exporters, of goods and services including transport, insurance, banks, etc. located in 89 countries
ProNetLink gathers members from private associations, trade organizations and governmental agencies who share the common interest of the promotion and growth of their businesses.
ProNetLink guarantees its members the instant display of their companies, products and services to 50 million Internet users today --and a projected 200 million by the year 2000.
ProNetLink's site and business centers project a clean professional and elegant look with user-friendly graphics. A strong emphasis is placed on visual quality and design, making it even easier and enjoyable to browse through and spend time on-line.
ProNetLink offers free access to ALL visitor/users who are interested in exporting and using the database. PNLK's directory allows users to contact the listed members directly via E-mail or fax so that business interests can be developed immediately.
PNLK has gathered members internationally from private associations, trade organizations and governmental agencies who share the common interests of promoting and supporting exporting operations of their members. Organizations such as Chambers of Commerce, Departments of Commerce, Manufacturer's Associations, Exporter's Associations, Banker's Associations and World Trade Centers are included in this group. The company will guarantee members the permanent exposition of their company's products and services to 50 MILLION current Internet users.
WEB SITE DESIGN
The company's web site was designed by Proxicom, a leading provider of Internet-based solutions, whose impressive client list includes: American Express, Amtrak, Citicorp, Fox Broadcasting, MCI, Visa International, Ziff Davis, Mobil Oil Corporation, Price Waterhouse, GE, AOL and Merrill Lynch to name a few.
The home page design will include:
Access to a list of approximately 1,500,000 companies worldwide, including each company's name, profile, location, type of business and product line.
Access to a list of all products and services by category, brand name, country of origin and reference to all prospective suppliers.
Access to a list of member companies which have included full catalogues of their products and services.
Visitors to the home page will have an opportunity to subscribe for membership and develop a business relationship with existing company members directly by E-mail.
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Industry growth - With approximately 70% of Internet users in Canada and the U.S., it is foreseeable that companies abroad will be interested in exploring this vast potential.
Stable margins - The industry cost range for similar services currently range from $150 to $1,500 annually. PNLK's growth
strategy (as per their business plan) would indicate that they are well-suited to minimize overhead expenses gaining advantages over competitors.
Management - PNLK's management team has 70 years collectively in varying areas of marketing, international commerce and the information technology industry.
The Service's End-Users - Professional directories, simplicity of use and low access cost make PNLK highly appealing to the international business community who are constantly in search of new ways to compete and trade successfully, faster and more profitability.
MARKETING STRATEGY
DATABASE
Upon launching, the database of 1,500,000 companies will be totally active and accessible to the 50 million users currently on the Net. PNLK intends to individually advise each of the companies listed in their database offering a free test period of 10 days.
MARKETING PLAN.
According to the company's business plan, a core direct marketing campaign has been developed by Zagoren Zorrora, Inc., an international marketing firm, and PNLK for the initial six month start up period. The campaign includes direct mail, Internet marketing, traditional advertising (like print ads,) distribution of brochures and press kits, newsletters and trade shows. This campaign is expected to contact 800,000 prospective users and is conservatively projected to achieve a 2.5% conversion rate (resulting in 20,000 customers.)
PROMOTION
PNLK is seeking to promote the site with Microsoft Network, America Online, CompuServe, WorldNet and Prodigy and will seek registration from numerous members of worldwide associations. For example, the World Trade Center with 500,000 members in 90 countries, will give these associations the opportunity to offer their members a preferred discount price. In addition, principle Internet search tools like Yahoo!, Infoseek and Lycos will allow potential customers to easily
find PNLK using keywords like: Importer, Exporter, Trade, Traders, Business, International, Transport, Freight Forwarder, Custom Broker, Sea Port, Air Port, Banks, Insurance Agents etc.
ProNetLink is expected to launch in the next few weeks. It's strong business model, aggressive marketing campaign, capable management and adequate market cap make it a seemingly undervalued player in the marketplace. For these reasons, along with those stated above, The Stock Genie proudly announces that ProNetLink (otc bb - PNLK) is its March Pick-of-the-month.
As stated, PNLK plans to launch their site and massive marketing campaign in the next few weeks. In the meantime you can get a basic understanding of their site, which is in the final phases of construction, at pronetlink.com
For additional information about ProNetLink you can call the company at (212)688-8838 and speak with a representative
in investor relations.
It's a great plan. I am glad to be part owner. THIS IS A NO BRAINER EVEN FOR PEOPLE THAT ONLY HAVE 1 BRAIN CELL. I hope the price does go down. I want more shares.
steve |
