MDMC.QB – Marine Drive Mobile Has Completed Integration Into TapIn Solutions Interface Platform Allowing Access to Potential Revenues From 4000 New Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Jul 31, 2012– Marine Drive Mobile Corp. (OTCBB: MDMC) (“Marine Drive” or the “Company”) announced today that it has completed the initial integration of its Deal Management Software (DMS) into TapIn Solutions, Inc. platform allowing access to potential new revenues.
As previously announced the Company had entered into a JV agreement with TapIn Solutions, a company that handles the online technology and marketing aspects of golf courses and other specialty merchants across the US. The company has commenced in the first pilot program of 150 golf courses with TapIn and is expecting to bring on more as the pilot program progresses. With the integration now established, more and more TapIn businesses will be brought online, and the initial revenues from this source could soon commence. TapIn Solutions is in a very unique space where nearly 40 million people play close to 500 million rounds of golf each year. This amounts to approximately $19.7 billion dollars spent each year in the golf industry.
Colin MacDonald, President and CEO of Marine Drive Mobile stated, “We have just completed an important milestone for our company. The full integration into the TapIn Solutions marketing and online solutions could not have gone smoother. Both TapIn and Marine Drive’s technical team went above and beyond to meet aggressive deadlines in which the full suite of Marine Drive’s tools are now available to TapIn’s vast array of customers and golf related clients. As TapIn Solutions is highly regarded in the golf community, we are extremely pleased with our progress thus far working with such a high caliber company.”
Reed Thompson, President and CEO of TapIn Solutions commented, “Working with Marine Drive Mobile”s team has been a breath of fresh air. Marine Drive’s technical team was able to seamlessly work with us to integrate their sophisticated software into our own. Through their patience and effort they exceeded my expectations and fully delivered on their product integration. We have already started to bring many of our golf course customers online with this technology and we will be aggressively attacking our entire client base to utilize this powerful customer loyalty/procurement performance tool.” Reed continued, “This concept is so compelling we see no reason why it wouldn’t be a big success. We are planning to implement a big push to all of our golf courses in our network and make them aware of this new feature. It really makes a lot of sense for our golf course management companies, and individual golf course properties to utilize this new technology, I mean, why wouldn’t you?”
