Engage your investment community - directly

To rebuild share value you need to communicate with and receive feedback DIRECTLY from your investment community. Do not rely on others (information portals, stock exchanges, brokers, and information vendors). It’s important to know, engage, interact and educate investors and potential investors about your company, to build and protect shareholder value.

Your shareholder community can be your most powerful strategic resouces...use it.

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AIC Testimonials

Zambeef Products Plc Carl Irwin, CEO "Zambeef Products PLC would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to your organization; African is Cool, for the efficient and reliable performance over the past week. We are particularly delighted at the manner in which you were able to pull things together over a very short space of time. You demonstrated true professionalism when delivering your services, i.e., you facilitated our conference call, set up our website, circulated our press release, all in good time." Visit Zambeef Products Plc website >
Institute of Directors Southern Africa Michelle Blundell, Head: Marketing and PR "On behalf of The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa, I would like to thank you for the outstanding work and contribution from you and your team at African is Cool, on the conversion of the King III Report and Code into i-Paper. The success of the King III Launch is undoubtedly due to your involvement and that of your team and we would recommend any organization wanting to distribute, launch or release a document, to make use of the i-paper format and see the benefits of doing so." Visit Institute of Directors Southern Africa website >
Imara Asset Management John Legat, CEO "AIC's first CEO Conference Call - I thought it was excellent and well organized. I hope that other African companies can follow in Zambeef’s footsteps. Amazingly my Zim line was not cut off half way through which was a result. Cheers and try to get more companies to do the same!" Visit Imara Asset Management website >
African Sun Farayi Mangwende, Group Corporate Communications Manager "African Sun Limited highly recommends African Is Cool as the ideal partner for Investor Relations. From the time that the idea was mooted up until execution of the website and the subsequent follow up re: the management of the website as well as the support service given, Rob Stangroom and his team have exceeded expectations in their service delivery, and their conduct is highly professional at all times. Of note is the speedy response to our queries, which are always handled timeously. Rob and his team are pleasure to work with, and I would not hesitate to recommend them." Visit African Sun website >
Kingdom Meikles Limited Nigel Chanakira, CEO "AIC provides an innovative, professional holistic shareholder communications service whose value is not truly appreciated until you sign up and discover the strategic value that can be gained from the creation of your own investment community. Our Head of Investor Relations has 98% of the traditional hassles associated with our website, shareholder communications and investor relations taken away. This gives us time to analyse the trends and data derived from this user highly effective tool to best advantage for my group." Visit Kingdom Meikles Limited website >
Imara Holdings Limited Mark Tunmer, GROUP CEO "The African is Cool Investor Relations package is a well-rounded product and a very efficient tool for Public Companies to manage their relations with Shareholders and the Market at large. The investor relations website can be utilised to great effect using the right technology, and the report backs greatly assist in planning and managing investor relations. The African Is Cool platform is ahead of traditional website vendors merging compliance, marketing, brand enhancement, financial reporting, investor outreach and strategic communications to good effect." Visit Imara Holdings Limited website >
Kingdom Meikles Limited Doug Bowl, Head of Risk and Business Analysis "As a service provider AIC managed the setup of our web presence following the merger of our group, and continues to be responsible for the management of the site. We only have occasional interaction with AIC now, mentioned specifically because he is always there in the background and yet there seem to be very few reasons to call him, which I consider a good thing, but when issues do arise they are dealt with swiftly and professionally." Visit Kingdom Meikles Limited website >
Telekom Networks Malawi Limited Werner Schrijver, CEO "We had a record high level of interest in our IPO and our website marketed our IPO to great effect. We used our website to communicate and answer questions immediately during the IPO process and now send over 65,000 email messages annually and receive and immediately respond to queries and feedback from our investment community. A good brand enhancer." Visit Telekom Networks Malawi Limited website >
Malawi Property Investment Company Limited Chimwemwe Matonga, The Privatisation Commission (Malawi) "You made the marketing of MPICO IPO unique by developing and professionally managing – the first of its kind corporate website which provided an opportunity to read the prospectus and request for an application form. This was classic." Visit Malawi Property Investment Company Limited website >
National Investment Trust Malawi Limited Sean O’Neill, Professional Manager "Their investor relations product focused on building investment communities is unique. Highly recommended." Visit National Investment Trust Malawi Limited website >
Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc Clara Musama, Investor Relations Manager "Copperbelt Energy has contracted African Is Cool to redesign and manage its website. African is Cool has developed for CEC an eay-to-use but informative website that enables us to proactively provide timely and useful information to our stakeholders and also enables us receive feedback from them. African Is Cool has further provided guidance on various aspects of investor relations. Throughout our business dealings, African Is Cool has been professional, consistent and efficient in managing our website. We highly recommend them." Visit Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc website >
Celsys Limited Geoff Goss, CEO "Rob has an in depth knowledge of his subject and fully understands and appreciates what it takes to manage investor relations in a Public Company." Visit Celsys Limited website >
Phatisa Izelle le Roux - Owen, Head of Marketing "No problems, thank you very much!" Visit Phatisa website >

Zambeef Products Plc

Carl Irwin, CEO

"Zambeef Products PLC would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to your organization; African is Cool, for the efficient and reliable performance over the past week. We are particularly delighted at the manner in which you were able to pull things together over a very short space of time. You demonstrated true professionalism when delivering your services, i.e., you facilitated our conference call, set up our website, circulated our press release, all in good time."

Visit Zambeef Products Plc website >

Institute of Directors Southern Africa

Michelle Blundell, Head: Marketing and PR

"On behalf of The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa, I would like to thank you for the outstanding work and contribution from you and your team at African is Cool, on the conversion of the King III Report and Code into i-Paper. The success of the King III Launch is undoubtedly due to your involvement and that of your team and we would recommend any organization wanting to distribute, launch or release a document, to make use of the i-paper format and see the benefits of doing so."

Visit Institute of Directors Southern Africa website >

Imara Asset Management

John Legat, CEO

"AIC's first CEO Conference Call - I thought it was excellent and well organized. I hope that other African companies can follow in Zambeef’s footsteps. Amazingly my Zim line was not cut off half way through which was a result. Cheers and try to get more companies to do the same!"

Visit Imara Asset Management website >

African Sun

Farayi Mangwende, Group Corporate Communications Manager

"African Sun Limited highly recommends African Is Cool as the ideal partner for Investor Relations. From the time that the idea was mooted up until execution of the website and the subsequent follow up re: the management of the website as well as the support service given, Rob Stangroom and his team have exceeded expectations in their service delivery, and their conduct is highly professional at all times. Of note is the speedy response to our queries, which are always handled timeously. Rob and his team are pleasure to work with, and I would not hesitate to recommend them."

Visit African Sun website >

Kingdom Meikles Limited

Nigel Chanakira, CEO

"AIC provides an innovative, professional holistic shareholder communications service whose value is not truly appreciated until you sign up and discover the strategic value that can be gained from the creation of your own investment community. Our Head of Investor Relations has 98% of the traditional hassles associated with our website, shareholder communications and investor relations taken away. This gives us time to analyse the trends and data derived from this user highly effective tool to best advantage for my group."

Visit Kingdom Meikles Limited website >

Imara Holdings Limited

Mark Tunmer, GROUP CEO

"The African is Cool Investor Relations package is a well-rounded product and a very efficient tool for Public Companies to manage their relations with Shareholders and the Market at large. The investor relations website can be utilised to great effect using the right technology, and the report backs greatly assist in planning and managing investor relations. The African Is Cool platform is ahead of traditional website vendors merging compliance, marketing, brand enhancement, financial reporting, investor outreach and strategic communications to good effect."

Visit Imara Holdings Limited website >

Kingdom Meikles Limited

Doug Bowl, Head of Risk and Business Analysis

"As a service provider AIC managed the setup of our web presence following the merger of our group, and continues to be responsible for the management of the site. We only have occasional interaction with AIC now, mentioned specifically because he is always there in the background and yet there seem to be very few reasons to call him, which I consider a good thing, but when issues do arise they are dealt with swiftly and professionally."

Visit Kingdom Meikles Limited website >

Telekom Networks Malawi Limited

Werner Schrijver, CEO

"We had a record high level of interest in our IPO and our website marketed our IPO to great effect. We used our website to communicate and answer questions immediately during the IPO process and now send over 65,000 email messages annually and receive and immediately respond to queries and feedback from our investment community. A good brand enhancer."

Visit Telekom Networks Malawi Limited website >

Malawi Property Investment Company Limited

Chimwemwe Matonga, The Privatisation Commission (Malawi)

"You made the marketing of MPICO IPO unique by developing and professionally managing – the first of its kind corporate website which provided an opportunity to read the prospectus and request for an application form. This was classic."

Visit Malawi Property Investment Company Limited website >

National Investment Trust Malawi Limited

Sean O’Neill, Professional Manager

"Their investor relations product focused on building investment communities is unique. Highly recommended."

Visit National Investment Trust Malawi Limited website >

Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc

Clara Musama, Investor Relations Manager

"Copperbelt Energy has contracted African Is Cool to redesign and manage its website. African is Cool has developed for CEC an eay-to-use but informative website that enables us to proactively provide timely and useful information to our stakeholders and also enables us receive feedback from them. African Is Cool has further provided guidance on various aspects of investor relations. Throughout our business dealings, African Is Cool has been professional, consistent and efficient in managing our website. We highly recommend them."

Visit Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc website >

Celsys Limited

Geoff Goss, CEO

"Rob has an in depth knowledge of his subject and fully understands and appreciates what it takes to manage investor relations in a Public Company."

Visit Celsys Limited website >

Phatisa

Izelle le Roux - Owen, Head of Marketing

"No problems, thank you very much!"

Visit Phatisa website >

Recommendations

"Rob is a personable and energetic motivator. He engages people well and communicates with enthusiasm and expertise new concepts. It is easy to work with Rob on developing ideas because he is quick to grasp the needs and viewpoint of his client."
Service Category: Graphic/Web Designer
Year first hired: 2009
Top Qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative

"Rob is a fantastic service provider to Kingdom Meikles Ltd and i have no hesitation in recommending him to any listed group on the African continent!"
Service Category: Graphic/Web Designer
Year first hired: 2008 (hired more than once)
Top Qualities: Great Results, Good Value, On Time

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