The ROTH event is designed to provide investors with a unique opportunity to gain insight into leading companies across all sectors. Additionally the conference we will be hosting a special track dedicated to companies based in China.
The 2008 conference attracted over 1,000 institutional investors from across the globe and over 360 presenting companies from the U.S, China and India. They also hosted over 3,000 one-on-one and small group meetings during the event. As such, we look forward to a great 2009 event.
This conference is by invitation only, so contact ROTH directly for additional details at (800) 933-6830 or e-mail: [email protected]
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at 5:17 PM on Friday, January 23rd, 2009
With gold breaking through $900 today, investors will be flocking to the Cambridge Conference in Vancouver this Sunday and Monday. There will be over 200 companies present and great speakers including our very own Peter Grandich, who is always a crowd favorite for his uncanny ability to predict market moves.
Registration for investors is free. Make sure to come by and see Paul, Scott and myself in booth #1109.
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at 1:39 PM on Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Pleased to announce we just completed this interview with Zack Miller (former Seeking Alpha guy) of New Rules Of Investing. Great discussion concerning online investor relations, electronic shareholder forums and the future of investor relations.
I was also labeled as “indefatigable” in his intro, which was a really nice touch – after I looked up the definition 🙂
The information contained in the interview is well worth the 5 minutes. Moreover, when you’re done, have a look at Zack’s other interviews and articles. Great stuff if you want to be on the cutting edge of the future of investing.
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at 3:08 PM on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
I am proud to announce that AGORACOM 100″ is now live. The full description can be found on our earlier blog post here. If you prefer video, I’ve included our nationwide TV commercial below, as well as, the 2-minute overview that you can find right on the marketplace.
2-MINUTE VIDEO
NOTE: This is the YouTube version. If you want the clearest player, please watch the video here.
30-SECOND NATIONWIDE TV SPOT
This TV commercial started playing on major Business TV channels and search engines on Monday. Look for this 30-second spot on CNBC and Bloomberg in the United States (Dish Network), as well as, BNN in Canada. Naturally, look for a major push via search engines and our content partners.
NOTE: If the player does not show up below, I’ve included the YouTube version below.
The AGORACOM 100 is going to become an incredible research tool for small-cap investors and outreach program for small-cap public companies.
Why?
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY – THE RESEARCH FILTER FOR SMALL-CAP INVESTORS
With close to 10,000 small-cap companies listed in North America, small-cap investors simply can not differentiate between great small-cap companies and the rest of the “noise”. As such, we created AGORACOM 100 for the sole purpose of providing small-cap investors with a filter that focuses on quality over quantity.
THE SMARTEST IR PROGRAM FOR SMALL-CAP COMPANIES
Much like investors, you are having difficulty differentiating your great company from 10,000 others – most of whom should not even be public. As an AGORACOM client, you automatically become a part of The AGORACOM 100, an elite group of small-cap companies.
ARE YOU IN IT? 65 SPOTS ALREADY TAKEN PRIOR TO LAUNCH
If your small-cap public company is not in AGORACOM 100 but deserves to be, simply contact us and we’ll get back to you within a couple of business hours.
We only have 35 spots left to round out our 2009 group – and we haven’t even launched yet. You now have an opportunity to become part of the best small-cap IR program ever created. With Google, Yahoo, AOL, Blackberry, CNBC, Bloomberg, BNN and Globe Investor on our side, I guarantee this will be your greatest opportunity for IR success in 2009 and beyond.
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at 12:57 AM on Friday, January 16th, 2009
I am proud to announce that AGORACOM is officially launching “Meet The AGORACOM 100”(Live Link on Monday) via major Business TV channels and search engines on Monday. Look for this 30-second spot on CNBC and Bloomberg in the United States (Dish Network), as well as, BNN in Canada. Naturally, look for a major push via search engines and our content partners.
We are now offering small-cap companies an opportunity to become part of this elite group.
Why?
1. QUALITY OVER QUANTITY – THE RESEARCH FILTER FOR SMALL-CAP INVESTORS
With close to 10,000 small-cap companies listed in North America, small-cap investors simply can not differentiate between great small-cap companies and the rest of the “noise”.
As such, we created The AGORACOM 100 for the sole purpose of providing small-cap investors with a filter that focuses on quality over quantity. Our nationwide marketing program will make AGORACOM 100 the research starting point for retail and institutional investors in 2009.
2. THE WEB’S BIGGEST SMALL-CAP INVESTOR COMMUNITY
More than just lip service, our marketing efforts to date have already turned AGORACOM into the web’s biggest small-cap community with over 1.2 million investors visiting the site 7.6 million times and reading 101 million pages of information this year alone (Full Report).
In addition, our Bay Street Hold ‘Em events attract small-cap fund managers and brokers that manage over $10 Billion in assets and will be utilizing AGORACOM 100 as a starting point.
3. THE SMARTEST IR PROGRAM FOR SMALL-CAP COMPANIES
Much like investors, you are having difficulty differentiating your great company from 10,000 others – most of whom should not even be public. As an AGORACOM client, you automatically become a part of The AGORACOM 100, an elite group of small-cap companies.
Fully conscious of the fact small-cap budgets vary widely in 2009, AGORACOM delivers amazing IR programs at every price point, ranging from $2,500/month + stock options right up to $12,500 + stock options, depending on the level of service you require.
Click hereto see a 1-page PDF outlining the $2,500/month program.
Click hereto watch an 8-minute video about our full-service programs.
ARE YOU IN IT? 65 SPOTS ALREADY TAKEN PRIOR TO LAUNCH
We only have 35 spots left to round out our 2009 group – and we haven’t even launched yet. You now have an opportunity to become part of the best small-cap IR program ever created. With Google, Yahoo, AOL, Blackberry, CNBC, Bloomberg, BNN and Globe Investor on our side, I guarantee this will be your greatest opportunity for IR success in 2009 and beyond.
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at 12:41 PM on Thursday, January 8th, 2009
On my recent family trip to Disney, I couldn’t help but notice the enormous amount of people using their phones in long line-ups to snap photos, shoot small video clips and communicate with their friends via E-Mail, SMS and MMS. In addition, a large number of parents were using their smartphones to surf the web as they waited for their kids to complete rides.
As a result, I have to conclude that 2009 will be the tipping point for mobile surfing and communications. I know most early adopters have been doing this for years but I’ve always said we need the masses to participate for any tool or app to really gain big traction.
AGORACOM COMES LOADED ON EVERY BLACKBERRY DEVICE
Consequently, look for AGORACOM to significantly advance its mobile efforts in Q1. I say “advance” rather than “launch” because we’ve had a pretty good mobile profile for a couple of years now. Specifically, AGORACOM is the exclusive provider of small-cap content to every Blackberry device on the planet and 1 of only 13 Blackberry financial content partners.
Here is the official list of financial content providers to the Blackberry Finance Channel. It obviously does not look as good on the web because it’s built for mobile – but you get the picture. If you want to view it on your mobile browser, it is a long URL, so I’ve created a shortened version that you can easily punch in: http://tinyurl.com/BlackberryFinance
HERE IS HOW TO GET IT ON YOUR BLACKBERRY, IPHONE OR ANY SMARTPHONE
The same thing goes for the AGORACOM Small-Cap Center on Blackberry. If you want the true view on your mobile, use the following URL - http://agoracom.com/rim/index.html – and make sure to bookmark it!
Look for substantially bigger mobile news out of AGORACOM later this quarter.
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at 1:33 AM on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Good morning to you all. As we approach the new year, investors are looking for trends and trading strategies for 2009. Last night, AGORACOM Chief Commentator Peter Grandich was a guest on BNN Market Call and the 20-minute interview + phone-in session will be well worth your time.
Why?
All bias aside, the reason we acquired Grandich.com and merged Peter into AGORACOM was due to his uncanny ability to call the direction of the general markets and specific commodities. As such, if you’re looking for information pertaining to overall trends, Peter is about as good as you are going to get.
He’ll be the first to admit his specific stock picks in the junior resources sector blew up on him in 2008 despite healthy gold prices – but stock picking is something best left to you once you’ve taken his market calls into account.
HIGHLIGHTS
Here are just a couple of highlights:
Time to get back into oil stocks as there is limited risk to the downside. On the upside, he likes $75-90 over the next 12-24 months.
He is acquiring ETF’s that short US Treasury Notes. This is the last of the bubbles and it is going to pop as interest rates head tremendously higher.
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at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Twitter is a real-time, super fast short messaging service that allows users to communicate over multiple networks and devices. Chances are you’ve heard the term “Twitter” in 2008 but don’t know what it means or what implications it could have on your business. Admittedly, when it first launched, I dismissed it as a tool for kids to provide each other with social updates.
TWITTER NOW USED BY PROMINENT COMPANIES, NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT
However, within short order, it was clear that Twitter was becoming a serious communications and networking tool. For example, Wikipedia lists the following prominent users and uses of Twitter:
Large Businesses such as Cisco Systems, Jet Blue, Sun Microsystems and Whole Foods Market use Twitter to provide product or service information.
The Los Angeles Fire Department put the technology to use during the October 2007 California wildfires.
NASA used Twitter to break the news of the discovery of what appeared to be water ice on Mars by the Phoenix Mars Lander. Other NASA projects, such as Space Shuttle missions and the International Space Station, also provide updates via Twitter.
News sources such as the BBC, NPR, and other outlets have also started using Twitter to disseminate breaking news or provide information feeds for sporting events.
Several 2008 U.S. presidential campaigns used Twitter as a publicity mechanism, including that of Democratic Party nominee and president-elect Barack Obama.
A variety of U.S. universities are now using Twitter to relay information to students, including emergency safety alerts.
10 Downing Street, the website of the British Prime Minister, has started using Twitter.
The use of Twitter by victims, bystanders, and the public to gather news and coordinate responses to the November 2008 Mumbai siege lead CNN to call it “the day that social media appeared to come of age.”
I entered 2008 unsure about Twitter but after attending The Mesh Conference and finally being pushed over the edge by Jen Evans, the moderator of the panel I sat on, I decided my time had come. More than curiosity, I had an obligation to AGORACOM clients and the entire small-cap space to put Twitter through its paces.
I’m hooked – and like anything you become passionate about – I’ve worked hard at it and generated significant benefits, including faster market intelligence and great networking. AGORACOM clients can expect to see me pass those benefits on to them very early in 2009.
In the meantime, I’m happy to announce that AGORACOM’s Twitter authority ranks amongst the top 3.5% of all users as of this date (see ranking below).  Hopefully, we can continue to increase our ranking and authority in 2009 by increasing the quality and quantity of our contributions to the community.
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at 5:14 PM on Sunday, December 7th, 2008
AGORACOM was proud to be the Investor Relations Sponsor at The PIPEs Conference hosted by DealFlowMedia in New York last month, which has become the largest and most important event on Wall Street for the small-cap and micro-cap space.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION – TURN THIS TURMOIL TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
As the IR Sponsor, I gave the keynote IR presentation titled “A Recipe For Success During Market Turmoil”. which is based on our blog post back on October 7th. The post was very well received by clients and non-clients and even cited by IR Web Report as an example of how to turn this period of turmoil into a competitive advantage.
More than just lip service, we’ve followed these principals for our own business and had a record month in October.
For those of you that couldn’t attend, please find enclosed a webcast of the presentation.
