Background
AIRSIS, Inc., a diversified technology company with a 10-year track record, provides innovative solutions to a wide range of customers.
The company’s flagship product, PortVision®, launched in 2006, provides new levels of knowledge and transparency to maritime activities
within ports and inland waterways. PortVision's real-time visualization and historical information allow users to get up-to-date visibility of
vessel activities and receive alerts when events of their particular interest occur. Historical playback and reporting features offer
expanded business opportunities to identify best practices and enhance Maritime Domain Awareness as well as better communicate with
customers and partners.

AIRSIS’ executives were leery about launching a costly and comprehensive brand awareness campaign of any real size in order to attract
leads for their new product, and looked to
Stalwart Communications for help.  What the agency quickly determined was that an
aggressive PR campaign that pinpointed specific maritime publications could shorten AIRSIS’ customer and partner sales cycles without
breaking the budget.

Solution
“Our goal was not just to get the word out about PortVision’s value proposition and competitive advantage, but ensure it was heard by the
people holding the purse strings within the maritime industry,” said
David Oates, APR, principal of Stalwart Communications.  “With that in
mind, we conducted some careful research on key regional and industry trade media that were read by a wide range of operational and
logistic decision makers, then found the right reporter to call.”

Stalwart Communications quickly got the ears of key editors in the targeted publications thanks to its pinpoint research.  AIRSIS was soon
conducting no less than six PortVision demos.  The result – full feature stories in the top three publications in three months with more
following on a regular basis.

“It’s about doing your homework to understand a client’s business value and finding the right people who are interested in such stories,”
said Oates. “It’s the difference between being great and being average.”

Results
The articles drew no less than 100 qualified leads within one month – significantly shortening the sales cycle for AIRSIS’ PortVision
solution while also increasing the opportunities for increased distribution partnerships nationwide. Such success was driven by both the
expertise of Stalwart Communications and its willingness to share in the business risk.

"David’s
'Pay-on-Performance' model was a no-brainer to us,” said Dean Rosenberg, CEO of AIRSIS.  “With the Stalwart model, our goals
and our PR consultant’s goals are all perfectly aligned.  And more importantly, Stalwart delivers!  In three months, we have received
'Page 1' recognition in key publications, including a seven-page feature in the premier CEO-level publication in our industry.  I strongly
recommend Stalwart Communications for anyone looking to execute a disciplined, results-oriented PR campaign."
PR that delivers qualified leads
Case Study - Portvision
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