What is VALUE?

An amount expressed monetarily that is a fair exchange for goods or services. VALUE is one of the most important variables in the financial equation between the issuer (private or public company) and the investment banker or advisor. There are many misconceptions concerning micro-cap companies that are in the OTC Markets, the NY Market and NASDAQ who are trading under $5.00 per share (ie: penny stocks), namely:  Analysts DO NOT always follow them, financial reporters DO NOT always cover them, brokers and fund managers MAY NOT be able to buy the stock, and underwriters/funds DO NOT always finance them. Hiring one or two good IR firms (or many bad ones) just doesn’t work in the 21st century. So, where does that leave Pubco’s?

International Monetary assists in a wide range of activities that enable Pubco’s to reach their goals. While the management team concentrates on the best possible use of their time, managing and building the company, our group works to develop your corporate standing in two key parallel ways:

• Raising your profile in the investment community through our very powerful, proprietary, multi-tiered IR market support programs,                                                                                                   AND
• Accessing the required capital (debt/equity) for growth and/or acquisitions from our long standing relationships with over 500 funds, underwriters, and institutional investors.

For over two decades, International Monetary has meticulously assembled a “best of breeds” team, a National Financial Services Network that is second to none and is all-encompassing in terms of its services, capabilities, connections, and expertise comprised of several thousand stockbrokers and investment professionals from every size of firm and from virtually every state.  Our group further augments Pubco’s exposure by “QUARTERBACKING” its investor awareness programs with hundreds of IR/PR financial portals, micro-cap newsletters, social media, top media influencers, and other investor relations distributors (a consortium of investor relations consultants and distribution entities whom we have “barter” or “affiliate” partnerships with), AND our group monitors the actual market performance of their past IR marketing campaigns. THIS GIVES US A UNIQUE ADVANTAGE OVER OUR COMPETITORS knowing what works better for a particular company with respect to its industry, its share price and valuation because we are better informed to qualify and quantify which programs are actually performing in the marketplace for which kind of companies. This, in turn, delivers MUCH BETTER RESULTS for our Pubco clients in the following ways:

• Active Broker Network – Whenever there is something new to report, an update of comments, or sales ideas on a particular stock, they are sent via email. Then they are followed up with phone calls to our core network of stockbrokers and investors. Our group’s active broker network is currently comprised of several thousand members, representing over 20,000 high net worth (accredited) retail and institutional investors across many brokerage firms in the United States and Canada.

• Conference Calls and Webcasts – Regular quarterly webcasts providing a dialogue with brokers and investment professionals who may need additional info on the “fine details” of a company’s 8-K, 10-Q, or 10-K.

• Road Shows and Meetings – Individual lunch or evening meetings with broker dealers who are able to participate in penny stocks (non-listed or listed securities trading under $5/sh). Road shows typically last from a couple of days to a week depending on how many meetings there are per day and how much travel is involved.

• Investment Conferences – There are literally hundreds of investment conferences every year, but picking the ones that are the most advantageous for Pubco to participate in is what separates us from the rest. Our associates and affiliates will participate with Pubco in several of these every year, subject availability. This gives Pubco the opportunity to participate in investment conferences in major U.S. financial centers in order to stimulate the interest of the analyst, investment banker, broker, and investor communities.

• Analyst Research Reports by CFA’s – A six-page full-color research report/corporate profile is very helpful in attracting high net worth retail and institutional investor audiences for Pubco’s corporate message. But, research is worthless unless there’s the ability to place Pubco’s report into the hands of capable brokers and investors who will ACT on it. Our group has access to many Analysts who write subscription-based Research Reports/Newsletters with large investor-followings that pay for proprietary research and ACT.

• Financial Media – Visibility in leading financial media where investors go to when making investment decisions – including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron’s, Investors’ Business Daily, Yahoo! Finance, and S&P Marketplace (automatically blue skies OTC securities in approx 36 states).

• Public Relations – Our group can serve either as your primary media consultant or work in concert with your public relations staff. Our public relations services include identifying key media contacts/top media influencers who will best convey Pubco’s message, have news articles and feature materials placed in industry-related publications and periodicals, and negotiating news and editorial/advertisements placements with print and online media.

• Direct Mail – Direct mail marketing (postcard or letter) is generally more expensive, but the effectiveness of direct mailings, especially to current shareholders, is unsurpassed compared to other marketing efforts.

• Email Campaigns – We have alliances with many influential large financial portals with collective opt-in databases that exceed 18,000,000 qualified investors. These are active participants in the US micro cap market who elect to receive newsletters and Pubco information.

• Message Boards & Chat Rooms – Our group can utilize highly respected message boards and chat rooms at strategically beneficial points in time to determine current online sentiment that can help increase liquidity and price performance by facilitating general discussions of interest to Pubco’s public information.

• Advanced Telemarketing – Telemarketing call centers staffed with knowledgeable representatives (many are former brokers) making thousands of outbound phone calls per month to stockbrokers and investors. In addition, our group has specialists with many decades of combined experience as IR spokespersons who can answer incoming calls and questions for Pubco.

• Radio & Television Editorials/Advertisements – This form of advertising is not expensive because of the key media contacts and the bulk form in which a message is delivered. Massive media placements on: i) national and local TV (CNN, Fox News Channel, CNBC, Bloomberg and MSNBC), ii) radio stations (nationally syndicated major satellite networks), iii) airlines’ on-board TV programming for an entire month (daily airings of your company’s “Spotlight” on board) and a 2 page editorial/advertisement in the center of major airlines’ in-flight magazines (United, Delta, American, etc…), and iv) the internet (opt-in email broadcasts and “Top Story” placements to top media outlets, top media influencers, and heavily-trafficked online financial news portals).

International Monetary’s corporate finance department has advised and completed over one hundred IPO’s, secondaries, and private placements raising hundreds of millions of dollars. Our group is associated with over 500 private equity funds, regional and national broker dealer underwriters, and accredited investors (retail & institutional). Our top priority is advising micro/small-cap Pubco’s who are seeking outside funding, but may be under Wall Street’s radar.

International Monetary’s “parallel services” – “IR programs” with “capital financing” will give Pubco’s management teams the professional sponsorship they need for securing their Pubco’s future.  Our network of analysts, stockbrokers, investors, market makers, and IR/PR consultants & distributors, is able to position companies for receiving the best possible financing terms or M&A valuation.  TRUE VALUE is created by expanding exposure and capital resources while minimizing costs – Management Teams no longer need to spend valuable cash and equity on low-quality consultants. Ultimately, by “partnering” with International Monetary, Pubco’s will be receiving the best strategic advisory and consulting services available that are normally reserved for Fortune 1000 companies.