BLT - Blis Technologies

[simla]

Pharmabroker seem to have put up a website selling Blis too. Also, views of their new packaging for Blis. Both look good to me. http://www.blisthroatguard.com/

[Grimy]

Excellent. But I hope you guys are using Blis M18 as well. The hygienist was again raving about the incredibly small amount of plaque I had the other day, and the dentist is always telling me how health my gums are. Yet I'm frankly too embarrassed to tell you (or them) how very little I do for my teeth ... apart from using K12 and M18 regularly.

I'm off to the dentist in a couple of weeks and use M18 daily (have for several months) and K12 occasionally. I haven't been for a few years so will be a good test of the product......

[simla]

Good luck, Grimy. I just stumbled across the Amazon customer reviews for Oralbiotic Blis K12. 27 reviews, and it's one of the most positive review sections I've seen on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Oral...ews/B003P7YVTQ

And the Animal Parade M18 product has great reviews too, but only from a few people. http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Plus-P...ews/B0031TMP9Q

Likewise, the Jarrow gum has a rave review, but only one person. http://www.amazon.com/Jarrow-Formula...ews/B006YJC6EO

We know that the Blis products are good. But the problem is how few people have heard of it. Google returns 33,000 links for Blis K12, and 3000 for Blis M18. How many people actaully eyeball them, I wonder? There will be growth with time anyway, but we sure hope there can be a big step somewhere.

ps. The new web site I pointed at seems to be developing still. Here are some images from there (via Google) of the new packaging anyway while it comes back on line.

[simla]

Stratum progress: "several customer developments with products in different forms in the pipeline in Europe that will be on the shelves during 2013. " http://sustainability.novusint.com/c...-and-nutrition

[simla]

I saw an ad for Blis Throatguard on TV1 Breakfast this morning. It was in tune with that new packaging above, and much more in line with a standard throat medication than previous ads which have emphasised the probiotic nature more. I thought it was pretty good.

I've been looking around a bit, and here's a website selling Blis on line in Germany too. http://www.oralflora.de/

[CJ]

I saw it on TV last night too. During Sunday I think. Very simple production but a good start to get the brand out there.

[simla]

Yes, I'm starting to sense that life is creeping back into the company's limbs after a very rocky transition of distributor. Here's hoping so anyway.

[neopoleII]

have just seen the advert and must say that it is a good ad, and placed into very good time slots of mums and dads getting their news, current affairs updates.
big tick from me...... my only concern is the expense of the time slot and how many slots they have purchased and if they can get the necessary impact for their "bang for buck"
i truly hope so......
this advertising campaign is a very good one and well thought out...... but i wonder if it could also be "the last shot" before the cash is gone.
these ads should of been planned and played several years ago.
here's hoping

[simla]

Yes, I reread that report. I felt it portrayed that they were as surprised as us that the last couple of years have proved such heavy going, and that the transfer of distributor was quite so disruptive. But also that they nevertheless feel that the right things are in place and that it was likely to pay off sometime soon. But with the caveat that they hadn't expected the last couple of years to be that difficult, so they were cautious about being too confident of the future, as I suppose we are too.

Cautiously optimistic, in short, though. That's my reading anyway.

Another thing I picked up this time was that Stratum (NNB, as they are now referring to them) maybe have stronger existing relationships in Europe in this area? Anyway, they did say "strong interest in BLIS ingredients in Europe" and "[Europe] is anticipated to be key to the future success of the Company and NNB". (p8) Plus some confidence that Japan was going to pay off for them, which is good considering what a huge population it has. They also noted that Stratum made "better than expected progress in Europe and Asia" (p3) which is good since Asia did not seem to be going that strongly under the previous arrangement.

Plus those four key phrases: "we anticipate ingredient sales to increase materially" (p6); and "the route to market has been determined in China and this will lead to new business developments in the FY 14" (p11), and "[USA] projects starting to come to fruition" (p8); and, as mentioned, "strong interest in BLIS ingredients in Europe" (p8). We wouldn't need very much success in any of those markets to be pretty happy.

I noticed, too, that Stratrum has "developed sales and marketing strategies" (p7), described as "upper respiratory, otitis media, halitosis and applicable immune application for BLIS K12" and "teeth and gum health for BLIS M18". That's actually an interesting realignment, I thought. So they have taken "gum" off their target list for K12 so as not to confuse the M18 issue, and specifically decided to aim K12 at broader health issues. I think that is pretty sensible and some good work by somebody.

I also appreciated that the company was able to be so very clear in describing what they thought the last year or so had been about, which they then summed up as, "Execution has proved frustratingly difficult"(p6). I'm certainly extremely grateful to them for boxing on with what must surely have been fairly discouraging progress at times.

And, yes, many thanks indeed to departing Dr Max Shepherd for many years work as a director of the company. I think we are very lucky that the Blis Board uncomplainingly box on year after year, and have definitely brought about a very significant improvement in the outlook of the company.

"the Company remains confident that it is on the right path to commercialisation" (p11). That's the question on all out minds. After re-reading that report, I personally tend to agree. The change over to Stratum now seems to have got into gear with the suggestion of delivering revenue in the nearish future. If that happens, I guess we will all be very happy. Until then, bated breath? But I personally remain of the view that the current share price is absurd. The share price paints a picture of a company on its knees. But that wasn't what I saw in that report.

[simla]

The latest chemist flyer advertises Blis Throatguard blister pack. 2 blister packs in the box, total 16 lozenges for $11.99, and looking for all the world like a standard packaging for the usual throat lozenges. Promising move, I'd have thought.

It's also available from the new Throatguard website, which is still being developed by the look of it. Seems to belong to Pharma broker. http://www.blisthroatguard.com/shop/