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The relationship between ERDI and clients truly benefits all parties involved.
"Baragar Demographics is a Canadian company specializing in the creation of custom planning software for School Districts. Our company has been a member of the Educational Research and Development Institute since 1998. ERDI is an outstanding organization that has allowed us to establish and maintain relationships with key Superintendents and Directors throughout Canada, receiving invaluable feedback and advice as to the direction our software should take. The quality of directional input that we receive during a 3 hour ERDI panel simply cannot be achieved elsewhere, and has often saved us months of unnecessary development time and expense. Participation in ERDI has been, without doubt, extremely beneficial for our company."
Baragar Demographics
"By participating in ERDI, we are able to gather specific, quality feedback on the education market in general, as well as new business concepts. Johnson Controls values the input from the members and has used it to develop our marketing strategies. This organization certainly represent the dynamic leaders in education."
Hassaan Khan
Education Business Consultant
Johnson Controls L.P.
"ERDI is unique in the way it brings together senior decision-makers from education and business to explore mutually beneficial opportunities. It provides a comfortable environment in which ideas can be developed and refined and organizational needs can be shared. Our company has been involved with ERDI for only a year, but our return on investment can already be measured."
Marty Keast
President, School Division
Pearson Education Canada
“As a company serving the education community for over 25 years, SRB Education Solutions is always searching for the best way to stay current, and in fact, ahead, of the changing education technology requirements. We have consistently maintained strong working relationships with the Senior IT and Business Officials in school boards, but have not been able to create the same level of contact at the Director level. Through our research and now direct experience, ERDI has proven to be an excellent connection to the Canadian education community at the executive level. Being able to pose strategic questions and scenarios to an experienced senior panel of Directors in a three hour period provided us with a level of information that we would have needed months to collect through other means, if we were able to collect it all. In addition, having the time to network with the entire membership at the semi annual events provides ongoing relationships and information that is simply not available today through any other means.”
Steve Thompson
President & CEO
SRB Education Solutions
"Try to imagine a Focus Group including CEOs of every major corporation in your marketplace, which is what ERDI is to the K-12 Canada. SDS has been a member of ERDI since 1998, and our association has helped us to shape both new products and corporate strategy."
"We value the close personal friendships that we have made through ERDI, with Canadian Educational leaders and with other suppliers working with educators. On a number of occasions we have been able to make connections and achieve goals as a direct result of our association with this group"
Harris Computer Solutions (formerly SDS Software)
"We value the close personal friendships that we have made through ERDI, with Canadian Educational leaders and with other suppliers working with educators. On a number of occasions we have been able to make connections and achieve goals as a direct result of our association with this group"
Harris Computer Solutions (Formerly SDS Software)