2. Consequences Solutions
• Wasted resources
• Lack of direction and focus
• Inability to attract financing
• Poor share price
• Create a 15 month plan
• Synchronize key milestones and IR
activities
Consequences Solutions
• Investors don’t get your story
• Mixed message - different people
say different things
• Market is confused with your value
proposition
• You don’t stand out from other
companies
• Spend the time to get it right
• Find out why people like your
company
• Make sure it’s well written
Consequences Solutions
• Ineffective results
• Complete waste of money
• Wasting your time
• Know who can buy your stock -
retail / brokers / buy side / sell side
• Identify & target risk orientated
market participants
• Qualify that your target audience
can trade stocks on Canadian
exchanges
Consequences Solutions
• A lot of people see you only once
• The investment community is smart
- no one buys after seeing you just
once
• Waste of resources - time and
money
• Poor results
• Consolidate your resources around
a couple of mediums only
• Focus marketing around moments
of highest potential impact
• Manage your database with a
professional strategy
• Contact strategy to reach investor
4 - 6 times
Consequences Solutions
• Poor selection of vendors
• Lack of understanding results
• Wasting money
• Can’t reinvest in success
• Only deal with vendors who can
provide results/metrics
• Have realistic expectations
Failure to form a
strong message
Failure to plan
Failure to target
your audience
Random acts
of marketing
Failure to measure
your marketing
The Top 5 Mistakes Public Companies
Make in IR - and How to Fix Them
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Education
3. Connect with the Largest Online
Financial Community in Canada
Contact Stockhouse today to discuss a specialized marketing campaign to suit your IR needs.
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• Achieve results fast - use Stockhouse’s unique products and tools to connect with investors.
• Target highly engaged, risk orientated investors searching for the next big small cap company.
• Grow your shareholder base - create investor awareness and generate quality leads.
Investor Awareness
Company Profile
Lead Generation
User Engagement
Shareholder Conversion
Stockhouse Investors
News Articles
Groups
Message Boards
Portfolio
eBlasts
Charts
Live Data
Blogs
Public companies mostly in:
• Natural Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Mining
• Precious Metals
• Rare Earths
• Technology
• Cleantech
Public Companies
• #1 online investment community
• #1 source for small cap & natural
resources information
• Unique investors - 820,000 + /month
• High age views - 56mil /month
• Incredibly engaged users -
9.4 minutes avg stay per visit
• Main traffic: Canada - 80%, US 10%
Connect with these investors:
• High risk orientated
• Avg Age 43
• Average HHI - $120,500
• Avg Investment Portfolio - $295,000
• 80% trade stocks online
• 86% have post secondary education
- Nordic Research Study
Stockhouse
Campaigns
Stockhouse Tools
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Company A Chart During Campaign
Start
End Results:
• 1,072 more information requests
• 274 users added Company A tickers to their portfolio’s
• 351 pages containing Company A were viewed
161,327 times
Campaign Start
Price: $0.82
Vol: 28,900
Campaign End
Price: $2.09
Vol: 1,716,400
Results:
• 923 more information requests
• 361 users added Company B tickers to their portfolio’s
• 624 pages containing Company B were viewed
297,407 times
Campaign Start
Price: $3.89
Vol: 504,600
Campaign End
Price: $12.20
Vol: 2,063,500
Company B Chart During Campaign
Start
End
Results:
• 3,068 more information requests
• 118 users added Company C tickers to their portfolio’s
• 93 pages containing Company C were viewed
24,159 times
Campaign Start
Price: $0.57
Vol: 15,300
Campaign End
Price: $1.10
Vol: 15,870
Company C Chart During Campaign
Start
End
CASE STUDIES
Company A
Investor Awareness and
Lead Generation Campaign
6 Months: June 2010 - Dec 2010
Junior silver explorer with Silver/
Gold properties in Guanajuato,
Mexico and Silver-Lead-Zinc
properties in Topia, Mexico.
Company B
Investor Awareness and
Lead Generation Campaign
12 Months: Nov 2009 - Nov 2010
Silver producer with 3 silver
properties located in La Parrilla,
San Martin and La Encantada in
Mexico.
Company C
Investor Awareness and
Lead Generation Campaign
12 Months: Mar 2009 - Mar 2010
Junior gold company focused in
Turk and Angelus, Zimbabwe.