DELIVA’s Emergency Services Platform

Posted on by EJ Hill
The emergency services platform, launched on the 3rd of March 2021, offers our users quick access to emergency services, including the police, traffic departments, ambulance services, fire fighters, search and rescue, hospitals, neighbourhood watches, vets, pest control, night shelters, safehouses, helplines, hotlines, lifelines and reporting platforms.
The emergency services section of our mobile app is sorted based on their priority and distance from the user’s current location.

Prioritization

The emergency services were prioritized in the following
  • 112 International Emergency Number
  • Police Services
  • Traffic Departments
  • Public, Private and Air Ambulance Services
  • Fire Brigades and Volunteer Fire Fighters
  • Mountain, Sea and Wilderness Rescue Services
  • Public, Private and Military Hospitals
  • Night Shelters and Safehouses
  • Helplines, Hotlines and Lifelines
  • Neighbourhood Watches
  • Vets and Pest Control Services
  • Reporting Services

Graphic User Interface

At the top of the emergency services screen you will find a total of six toggel switches, allowing users to quickly filter results by any of the following categories:
  • Security, which includes the police, traffic departments, neighbourhood watches, and other public protection services.
  • Fire, which includes all the fire departments, as well as volunteer fire fighters.
  • Medical, which includes all the public and private hospitals and ambulance services.
  • Rescue, which includes all the sea-, mountain- and wilderness rescue services.
  • Shelters, which includes a wide variety of safehouses, sanctuaries, and night shelters.
  • Animal, which include snake catchers and a variety of other wildlife relocation specialists.
With the economy and crime rates being what they are, we highly recommend you install the mobile app, not only to save money, but also to save lives.

Advertising on the DELIVA Platform

Posted on by EJ Hill

Now that our direct marketing platform is alive and kicking, it is important to understand the benefits and process of advertising on our platform.

Benefits

  • Your offer will be visible throughout our platform, including our web app, mobile app, browser plugin  1, and relevant social media channels.
  • We will interact with your social media profiles via ours on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. These interactions will include welcoming you to our platform, as well as tagging, liking, and following your profiles, which will remain, even after your offer expired.
  • You will receive quarterly statistics pertaining to your offer, including how many times it was viewed, how many users called and emailed you, how many times your website was launched, and how many users navigated to your store.

Options

Our current system supports three types of deals, including:

Figure Discounts

Figure discounts consists of a fixed amount off a product or service. Ex:

Percentile Discounts

Percentile discounts usually consists of a percentage off on a particular (or variety of) products and services. Ex:

Itemized Discounts

Itemized discounts usually includes one or more free items (products or services) included with the sale of another product or service. Ex:

Terms, Conditions, and Instructions

Whatever the offer, you may set your terms and conditions.

We have a variety of selectable terms and conditions, including:

  • “Valid to new and existing customers”, which makes it clear that the offer is valid to both new and existing customers.
  • “Valid to new customers only”, which makes it clear that the offer is only available to new customers.
  • “NOT applicable to already discounted products and services”, which makes it clear that the offer does not pertain to already discounted products and services.
  • “Minimum Spend”, which allows you to set a minimum spend to be eligible for the discount.
  • “You must register online for this discount”, which makes it clear that the user must register to avail themselves of the offer.
  • “Enter this code on the online checkout page before payment”, which makes it clear that the discount code should be applied during checkout before paying.
  • “Show this code to the teller in-store”, which makes it clear that the code should be utilized at the point-of-sale in-store.

Apart from the above-mentioned terms, conditions, and instructions, we also support custom terms and conditions.

Process

There are two ways of advertising on the DELIVA platform.

Footnotes

  1. Provided that you have a website or online storefront where the offer would be applicable.

Independent Agents Needed

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DELIVA is currently looking for agents with sales experience to promote our direct marketing platform around the globe.

India

We are currently looking for agents in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Surat, Thane and Visakhapatnam.

United States

We are currently looking for agents in Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington.

South Africa

We are currently looking for agents in Benoni, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Hartenbos, Johannesburg, Mossel Bay, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Robertson, Somerset West, Soweto, Stellenbosch, and Vereeniging.

United Kingdom

We are currently looking for agents in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, and Sheffield.

Responsibilities

As an independent agent you will be working for yourself, utilizing our platforms and solutions to generate an income. As a result you will be responsible for the following.

You will need to approach clients that may be interested in advertising on our platform, assist them in filling out the application form, capture their offer on our Agent BackOffice, and finalize payment.

It would be in your own best interest to promote the DELIVA app, since the more users we have the more valuable the platform becomes.

You can start by following us on AllSocial, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.

The Agent BackOffice is filled with a variety of marketing resources, including flyers, banners, and buttons, that you may utilize on social media, in print, or in conventional advertising.

Remuneration

In South Africa agents can earn anything from R400 to R2000 per day, during their first year, and significantly more thereafter due to renewals.

Perks

Agents may post offers from their own businesses for free.

Future Opportunities

We are currently developing and implementing a range of new features, including a panic button, crash detection, shopping assistant, peer-to-peer delivery, ride-sharing, and ride-hailing – all of which our agents may soon utilise to expand their offerings and diversify their income.

Ultimately, we aim to develop a flourishing network of independent DELIVA agencies around the globe.

Application Process

In order to apply, please email EJ Hill – ej@delivait.com

Frequently Asked Questions

Any remaining questions? Please ask Stephen Diederichs – stephen@delivait.com

Panic Button

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Now that the coupon platform is available, we will focus our attention on our users’ safety and security.

Just a glimpse of global crime statistics is enough to frighten anyone. (Aljazeera, 2020; RAINN, n.d.)

As a result, we started work on our very own personal security platform – “panic button” of sorts.

Portability

Unlike most panic buttons on the market, ours will be completely portable.

Not only within the confines of your property, but almost anywhere you may go, provided that you have either, internet connectivity or cellular reception.

Emergency Contacts

The app will allow you to list up to four (4) emergency contacts, to be alerted in case of emergency.

Failover

In an attempt to ensure delivery your emergency contacts will be notified via both SMS and WhatsApp, simultaneously.

Audible Confirmation

Upon activation the user will receive an audible confirmation that the panic was successfully triggered. We do this for two reasons.

  1. To prevent the user from having to check their device to verify activation, thereby distracting him or her from imminent danger.
  2. To prevent false alarms, since the user will be alerted to accidental triggers, allowing them the timely opportunity to cancel and thereby update their emergency contacts and services.

Cancelling False Alarms

Users may accidentally trigger a false alarm by shaking or dropping their phone, at which point they will receive an audible alert notifying them of their error.

The user will then have the timely opportunity to cancel the false alarm, at which point all his or her emergency contacts will receive an update informing them of the false alarm.

Armed Response

Apart from the user’s own emergency contacts, we also intend to support existing security services, by allowing our users to subscribe to their armed response services via our platform.

Neighborhood Watches

We also intend to support the various neighborhood watches, by allowing our users and their existing members to subscribe to their services via our platform.

NOTE: This will take a huge administrative schlep off their shoulders, since our platform will not only collect their subscription fees, but also provide them with monthly membership reports and accompanying financial statements.

Police Services

Finally, we intend to provide police services with a touch screen-enabled graphic user interface (GUI) to facilitate timely alerts, effective tracking 1, and rapid response.

Footnotes

  1. Live tracking will only commence upon panic activation, and end upon cancellation.

References

  1. Aljazeera (2020, January 10) One woman reports a rape every 15 minutes in India. Reuters News Agency. Retrieved from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/woman-reports-rape-15-minutes-india-200110032323608.html
  2. RAINN (n.d.) Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence

Crash Detection

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Now that the coupon platform is available, we will focus our attention on our users’ safety and security in case of vehicular accidents.

Nearly 1.25 million people die in road crashes each year. An additional 20 to 50 million are injured or disabled. More than half of these road traffic deaths occur among young adults ages 15-44. (Association for Safe International Road Travel, n.d.)

As a result, we started work on our very own crash detection platform.

Portability

As with our panic button, our crash detection app will be completely portable.

Not only within the confines of your property, but almost anywhere you may go, provided that you have either, internet connectivity or cellular reception.

Emergency Contacts

The app will allow you to list up to four (4) emergency contacts, to be alerted in case of emergency.

Failover

In an attempt to ensure delivery your emergency contacts will be notified via both SMS and WhatsApp, simultaneously.

Audible Confirmation

Upon activation the user will receive an audible confirmation that the crash was successfully detected. We do this for two reasons.

  1. To prevent the user from having to check their device to verify activation, since they may be incapacitated.
  2. To prevent false alarms, since the user will be alerted to accidental triggers, allowing them the timely opportunity to cancel and thereby update their emergency contacts and services.

Cancelling False Alarms

Users may accidentally trigger a false alarm by throwing or dropping their phone, at which point they will receive an audible alert notifying them of their error.

The user will then have the timely opportunity to cancel the false alarm, at which point all his or her emergency contacts will receive an update informing them of the false alarm.

Emergency Services

Apart from the user’s own emergency contacts, we will also rally existing emergency services, including ambulance services 1, fire brigades 2, and law enforcement 3. (Head, 2018; Oukula, 2015)

Footnotes

  1. Ambulance services like ER24 and NetCare 911.
  2. Fire brigades like that of the City of Tshwane.
  3. Law enforcement, like the South African Police Services (SAPS) and highway patrol.

References

  1. Association for Safe International Road Travel (n.d.) Annual Global Road Crash Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.asirt.org/safe-travel/road-safety-facts/ 
  2. Head, T. (2018, November 12) Nine emergency numbers in South Africa that need saving in your phone. The South African. Retrieved from https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/emergency-numbers-in-south-africa/
  3. Oukula, O. (2015, July 29) 3 emergency numbers you should have on speed dial and how they work. CapeTalk. Retrieved from https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/3216/3-emergency-numbers-you-should-have-on-speed-dial-and-how-they-work

Coupon platform launched

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the public beta launch of DELIVA’s Direct Marketing Platform – an international, location-aware, curated, public deals platform for both online and offline businesses.

The platform is just the first of many coming to DELIVA.

Development

DELIVA has been in development since January 2019.

We spent almost a week prototyping the original concept, after which we spent many a weekend video conferencing.

Interface

The coupon section of DELIVA now features four tabs, including:

  • Near Me, which displays all the offers, by distance from the user’s current location.
  • A-Z, which sorts all the offers within 100 kilometers of the user’s current location in alphabetical order.
  • Categories, which sorts all the offers within 100 kilometers of the user’s current location into categories: accommodation, etc.
  • Travel, (coming soon) will assist users in planning outings, road trips and getaways to remote locations.

Coupons

New discount offers are being added daily.

All our offers are manually verified to prevent redundant offers from slipping through the cracks.

Currently, we only have a handful of offers available, which will increase dramatically as our network of agents, agencies and advertisers expand.

NOTE: We need more agents and agencies to represent our platform.

Promotions

From time-to-time we may also include a handful of promotional entries from affiliate partners. These entries are normally identified as a PROMOTION. 

Promotions do not feature discount codes. Savings are automatically applied by simply launching the website and registering.

Download

DELIVA is currently only available on Google Android in public beta via the Google Play App Store.

NOTE: The app will be ported to iOS soon.

Advertising

At this point you are probably wondering, how do I get my company, products or services on this platform?

Advertising is really simple. Just contact EJ Hill at ej@delivait.com

Shout Outs

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our partners, who made this launch possible.

  • Stephen Diederichs of Studio 137 Digital Media Solutions, who developed our mobile app, website, and backoffice administrative system.
  • Joseph Beltran of Toreno Design, who designed the graphic user interfaces of our mobile app, website, and backoffice, as well as our promotional materials and stationery.
  • EJ Hill of DELIVA International, who innovated the various concepts, formulated our marketing strategies, and maintained our social networking profiles.
  • Arno Hill of SOHO Systems, who assisted with prototyping, and also managing our administration and accounting.