DIGI-CODES A VIRTUAL WAY OF PROMOTING OR MAKING MONEY

Back in Miami in 2005 when Gerardo Alton-Ortega started what would become the global leader manufacturer of download cards, he thought of an innovative way of distributing and selling multimedia physically. A few months later Digi-cards were launched and in the past twelve years Digi-cards download cards have become the standard of physical multimedia distribution and sales among artists, writers, directors and many other professions. Three years after Digi-cards were created and after looking into a fast and easy interaction between Digi-cards and the end users, Alton-Ortega and his team created the Digi-code, a combination of a photo recognizable QR code, a short-url and a pin or secret code. Immediately afterwards the Digi-codes were implemented on the Digi-cards creating the DC5.0 or “Light” version of the Digi-cards download cards which can be seen here www.download-cards.com . Then the Digi-codes became a part of the Digi-cards platform and not promoted as a unique product. In 2010 a client asked for orders of Digi-cards in quantities that could not be produced in the turnaround time requested, so Alton-Ortega offered to print Digi-codes directly in the labels of such product. The experiment became a hit and surpassed not only the interaction expectations but broke marketing records on redemption, interaction, customer participation and customer reach compared to other forms of in-label product marketing. Digi-codes have now become a standard in product marketing but can they themselves become money makers? That question has been answered with a combination of ecommerce and an obvious use of already developed programming. Now you can literally print on anything and make it a “download” product for example just like Digi-cards download cards you can have download t-shirts, download-caps, download-cups, etc. anywhere you print your Digi-code you can promote or let end users download your multimedia content either for free or in exchange for a monetary transaction. How? Let anyone see or take a picture to your Digi-code, if you want to promote your multimedia or content for free, then print a generic code on it and the end user will be enjoying your multimedia content in no time. You want to make Money? Easy, replace the generic code with a text such as “Get Access Code” or “Ask for Code”, set a price in exchange for the code and transaction done. For more ideas on how Digi-codes can work for you visit www.digi-cards.com or www.digi-codes.com and contact us.

PROMOTE SALES OF YOU PRODUCT THROUGH SWEEPSTAKES

Everyone likes instant rewards, the fact that you could win something is always a forthcoming and pleasant experience. In the other hand, everyone likes and wants to sell their product, in this case their digital content, no matter what it is (music, ebook, videos, movie, digital art, etc.). Digi-cards download cards can match the two of them giving our clients and their end users the opportunity to fulfill both. How? Simple, just order a set of our “Regular” Digi-cards download cards and you can choose in advance which end user will win any product or gift you want to giveaway like (Signed photo, baseball cap, signed guitar, signed t-shirt, etc.) This will entice your end users to buy your download cards with your content. There is no better way to promote a product than with sweepstakes, Digi-cards download cards are the only ones to offer this option on our “Regular” download cards due to their serial numbering. You can even choose to have many winners making it very tempting for new end users to buy your download cards. Also your end users will know if they won once they activate their cards and download the content, our system will take care of notifying them immediately giving them instant gratification, all that our client needs to do is make sure they have the product to giveaway. It is a fun experience for all and the best way to promote sales. Contact your Digi-cards representative or for more information visit our site at www.digi-cards.com

MANY ARTISTS ARE LAUNCHING SINGLES, BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS MORE

As music sales in general decreased, albums have become economically unviable. Production, manufacturing, and distribution costs make an album a hard sale where normally only one or two songs will become the favorites of the listeners. With the unfortunate business model that Apple introduced with iTunes in the late 90s–the “pizza slice” single sales– only the top singles of an album would be sold and downloaded. Fast forward to 2016; there is nothing we can do about it now so the only option is to adapt. Digi-cards download cards have been a great tool for recording artists to sell whole albums physically or “hand to hand”, and maybe the only successful company in the industry to do so since, who would really want to buy paper or laminated cards in exchange for cash? Only Digi-cards are full PVC plastic, therefore they are the favorites of major recording artists as well as independent artists. Getting back to “Single” sales, what if artists could sell a single song for around five dollars? With Digi-cards download cards you could. How? Simple, with all the benefits that you can add to a Digi-card, you could very easily do it. First and foremost, your Single is there, not only on mp3 but in uncompressed high fidelity audio. Your Video is also in two formats, compressed for mobile devices and HD for up to 4k TV screens. You have the ringtone, photos, lyrics, a welcome video that you want to share with each of your buyers, and many links to all of your social media so they can follow you and “Like” you. Last but not least, there is the opportunity for your music buyers to win prizes like t-shirts, an autographed guitar, baseball caps, etc., instantly. All of this while building your fan base and making five dollars a pop and not even doing anything extra you already have or have access to. Only Digi-cards download cards give you this opportunity, do not try it with anyone else, they can´t. This is why Digi-cards are the leading producers of download cards in the world. For more information visit www.digi-cards.com or www.download-cards.com

MEET THE MOST COMPLETE CUSTOMER CARD FOR YOUR RESTAURANT

A few years back when Digi-cards download cards opened a plethora of possibilities Gerardo Alton-Ortega (CEO) of the company and founder was dinning at a New York restaurant. The manager came to his table and gave him a customer loyalty card and then it happened, the card was simple but offered certain perks, like 10% discount for life at his restaurant as long as he had it with him. It did not take long for Gerardo to ask him why not add more perks and have better use of this card, that was the start of a huge business and opened a whole industry. Loyalty cards have not evolved in more than 40 years then came Digi-cards and all their versatility. Now restaurants around the world use Digi-cards as loyalty or VIP client cards with benefits such as virtual registration, digital menus, special offers, database collecting, surveys and digital downloads. That is considered good customer relations and the fact that the card is still there makes it one of the best promotional tools there is, Good restaurants and establishments know the power of the VIP card. For more information on how to get your intelligent loyalty Digi-cards for your establishment visit www.digi-cards.com

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF PHYSICAL SALES FOR ELECTRONIC BOOKS

Just like they have done for independent recording artists all around the world, Digi-cards download cards are now doing for authors and publishers around the world. In a virtual world where human touch has lost its way and the word tangible no longer exists, Digi-cards have come to save the day. We all know now that Amazon is the largest retailer in the world, with a monopoly on ebooks just like itunes does with music, but what happened to book showings and authors meet and greet promotional events, unless you have published a real book and killed hundreds of trees by doing it, there is nothing to promote or sell. Will the attendee promise to buy the ebook on Amazon while he gets a selfie with the author? There are hundreds of opportunities and means to promote and sell a book physically, and now there are Digi-cards to make it happen. No need to wait for a publisher to sign a contract for your book, you can now distribute it via Amazon and/or physically through Digi-cards which are compatible with all ebook readers and formats. For more information on how authors and publishers are taking advantage of this innovative way of distribution and promotion visit www.digi-cards.com or www.download-cards.com readers are waiting.

WITH OVER 3.5 MILLION MUSIC ALBUMS DIGI-CARDS COULD MAKE A SPLASH

Vital Digital Global, parent company of Digi-cards download cards and global leader in the manufacture of multimedia download cards, announced today that it is taking steps to sell music albums via download cards of more than 20,000 major recording acts, from new releases to music catalog. Digi-cards have been long known for helping indie artists, DJs and small record labels sell music physically at gigs and events. It is also known for being the only download card company to work with some of the most famous recording artists in the industry; however, it was always just in the form of supplier. With this new business model, Digi-cards would enter the music download industry as a distributor with the potential of creating a new income generator for thousands of recording artists, composers, publishers and musicians. Details of this new venture and the mechanics of it have not been disclosed, except for the fact that it will offer both types of music downloads: Compressed (MP3) and Non-compressed for HD with the best audio quality. It will also offer video downloads, lyrics, photos, etc. With regard to the timing and launch, Jerry Harp (International Sales Manager) said: "We expect to launch our first music albums by the Fall of this year". For more up-to- date information, visit www.digi-cards.com or www.download-cards.com

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DIGI-CARDS A PR DREAM

Miami, FL. April.7.16

PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFFESIONALS FIND DIGI-CARDS REFRESHING

There is no doubt that social media has taken over advertising, promotions, and public relations; however, there is something that it cannot do: provide a tangible reminder of a product, which is otherwise known as constant branding. Once a person clicks away, that is it; most likely you will spend a huge part of your budget trying to brand your company for that person again. There is re-marketing, which is complicated and costly. How about old-fashioned marketing with a contemporary twist? This is Digi-cards. When you need a shock value product that can be used with an EPK, message, or multimedia content and one that will stay present in the hands of those you want, look closely at Digi-cards download cards. Not only do they provide you with a unique database, statistics, and demographics; they will remain in the hands and minds of those you want and they will be at a visual range most of the time. After all, who throws away a credit card? For more information on how PR professionals can benefit their clients using Digi-cards download cards, just contact us or visit www.digi-cards.com.

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DIGI-CARDS DOWNLOAD CARDS MORE AFFORDABLE FOR CONVENTIONS

Miami, FL. December.30.15

SHARING INFORMATION AT CONVENTIONS? YOU WILL GET A SPECIAL PRICE

Digi-cards download cards have become a traveling executive’s dream these past few years; now they will be more than a dream. During 2016, Digi-cards will offer a special price to everyone attending congresses, conventions or fairs. A few years ago, the question was: Why print or order catalogs, pamphlets, DVDs, USB drives, etc. when you can put all of the information in one Digi-card? Now, the question is: Why wouldn´t I save the company more money in promotional costs? There is no comparison with the benefits Digi-cards download cards provide against all other promotional, advertising, and content distribution products. We have just added one more benefit: extra savings. This promotion has no restrictions, except for the fact that the Digi-cards will be shipped to the location on or before the start of the event. Companies can now add savings of up to 25% more to the already huge savings that Digi-cards downloads cards give companies worldwide by switching all their promotional materials for mass events to Digi-cards.

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VITAL DIGITAL GLOBAL LAYS OUT PLANS FOR 2016

Miami, FL. November.12.15

MOST EXCITING PRODUCT RELEASES TO LAUNCH DURING 2016

Vital Digital Global Corporation announced today that 2016 will be their most productive year to date according to Gerardo Alton-Ortega CEO of the company. “We are not only talking production wise, we are talking development and new technologies”. The company responsible for the proliferation of download cards globally, better known as Digi-cards and creators of the Digi-codes, Digi-passes and Digi-tags products and brands will launch two new products that; “One will change the future of the manufacturing industry forever and the other might become the future of physical currency” according to Gerardo Alton-Ortega. With this bold statements Vital Digital Global laid the company’s plans for 2016 during a video conference with it’s distributors worldwide. It was also announced that more information about this two new products will be discussed during a press conference at the end of next January.

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CD SALES DROP – DIGITAL DOWNLOADS STEADY, WHAT ABOUT DOWNLOAD CARDS?

Miami, FL. October.20.15

INTERESTING NEWS REPORT ON MAINSTREAM MEDIA (EXCERPT)

According to figures in the United States, the first half of 2015 has seen a drop of 31% in CD sales compared to last year. We are all aware that the CD is now a thing of the past and most likely will slowly disappear in the next couple of years, even with the resurgence of vinyl music sales. Much all physical music distribution is over, or is it? We contacted the largest producer and manufacturer of music download cards to ask about any figures they could provide as no agency seems to follow, and RIAA, Soundscan and other tracking organizations count them as digital downloads, but should they?

Digi-cards download cards seems to be one of the largest if not the largest producers and even though they sell plenty of product in the US, it seems the company base is somewhere in Europe. After many calls, emails and runarounds we finally contacted Gerardo Alton-Ortega, a Mexico-born entrepreneur who is CEO of Vital Digital Global Corporation, the parent company of Digi-cards.

We asked the question: What about music download cards? His answer was straight-forward: they have replaced the CD and DVD sales and are probably the last form of physical multimedia distribution. He said that even though his company from the very beginning was focused on the music market, it has grown into marketing, advertising, merchandising and a long list of industries and applications where music now stands at only 14% of their total yearly business. However, he mentioned that his music download cards sales have been increasing tenfold in the last 2 to 3 years. When asked why aren´t they reported as physical sales, he answered: “because they are counted as digital downloads. The industry was not prepared for a product that combines both methods of distribution, physical and virtual so instead of adjusting, they decided to go the easy route and count them as digital downloads, something they were already set up to handle”, he concluded.

Digital download cards seem to have fallen through the cracks of reporting and it might be a music black hole that might have been an important measure of physical music sales. We have seen a huge increase of artists selling download cards, from very high quality product like Digi-cards made of plastic that resemble a credit card to laminated paper and homemade cards that for a price try to lure the end user to download music, videos and other multimedia files.

Looking at these figures and the comments of a leading manufacturer of this product, we can safely say that physical sales of music albums will be around for many years to come no matter what you call them, physical album sales or digital downloads.

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