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The Chairman's Statement - three words that have introduced annual reports for over a century but which sound a little stiff for the digital era when the leader of the free world engages his nation in bursts of 140 characters or less... So let me brush aside convention and talk to you about what's been happening in our business and our market place over the last twelve months just as if we were all sitting down and sharing a coffee together. We live in exciting times. Almost daily we hear of new wonder technology, new algorithms, new ways of working and communicating that challenge the old order - with much of it driven by that infuriating little object in your pocket, hand, or bag, or lying quietly on your desk, or recharging in the socket - that 'ever so smart' phone that lets you communicate, search, investigate, buy, sell, invest, verify - do almost anything from almost anywhere at any time. Ten years ago mobile phones were just that: mobile phones - and mostly called Nokia. Facebook had been open to all for less than a year. The morning chorus was bird song rather than tweets. Taxis were taxis or mini cabs not Ubers. BnB had no Air. And Google still looked as though it had competitors in with a chance of surviving. How our world has changed and how that change seems to be accelerating by the day. Today we think about AI, virtual assistants, voice search, chatbots, virtual and augmented reality, the internet of things,?home automation, drones,? robotics and cybersecurity as much as we?think about our traditional IRL (In Real Life) ways of doing things. So as older consumers learn to adapt and younger consumers enthusiastically encourage disruption we have to find new, quicker, smarter, more engaging, and more measurable ways of talking to consumers about our clients' brands and services. Be Heard began with a simple premise. We, like everybody, could see that the world of marketing communications was fast moving to all things digital (remember online advertising expenditure overtook TV in the U.K. way back in 2009). We could see that the marketing services sector was polarising between the behemoths and the younger, agile independents who sensed the danger of being marginalised - despite their extraordinary skills sets - in a disaggregated, fragmented but increasingly global market place. So we thought that there was an irrefutable logic in bringing together a group of these smarter, independent agencies. It all made sense to us because the digital world is connected, and because we could see value in connecting digital services that followed the customer journey from beginning to end, from social through search, through creative and content to website or app, all the way through to purchase. Today we have four partners in the group covering many of these digital skill sets. They all understand, like and trust what their fellow partners do and are starting to work tog
We continue to explore a strong and growing pipeline of earnings enhancing acquisition opportunities in line with our strategy of building a high-performance pure-play digital marketing services group, exciting times.
A very strong client list, The new wins coupled with the existing clients show we have a group primed for growth. Well done to the directors who are doing a great job.
We have also made further progress broadening existing client relationships with Vodafone, Essilor, Northumbria Water, Wiltshire Farm Foods and BDO served by two or more partners within the Group.
New business wins this year include Cath Kidston, BDO and Brakes at agenda21, PPG, Sense, Save the Children and Gowling WLG at MMT Digital and Clyde & Co, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and ACCA at Kameleon
Massive buys at end of day! Someone's confident, and why not. Undervalued and ready to head back to 5p soon. 4 slick new business's integrating nicely all set up to move to a new level by landing some new substantial contracts!
Some nice trades there before the close
Some good buying today ready for the next leg up.
We no we are undervalued here, having another go at 4p today.
Nice half a million share buy, MMs wanting the sellers to clear the buy. Hoping to break 4p buy the end of the week.
Nice half a million share buy, MMs wanting the sellers to clear the buy. Hoping to break 4p buy the end of the week.
Finally getting some notice as it deserves, undervalued here.
Looking good for a move over 4p...
A positive update should see us move to the next trading range.
Thanks Jayfella72 , have a very positive view on this stock and on reflection should have perhaps gone in a bit heavier - I see the buys at the end of week were up at 3.8p against my 3.72 with some big trades. Hope to see some short term action, but think this is a 10-20p stock, a year or two down the road if the strategy pays off . Still a lot can happen, good & bad, so here's hoping! GLA
Hi Scotinvest and welcome to the Be Heard bb. Great interview with Peter Scott on VOX Markets. Pretty much sums up where we started and where we are now only 18 months on. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw at least 2 more acquisitions before the year out and by the sound of the interview landing some very lucrative clients to add to our already impressive client base. 4 new business's now integrating with each other sets the tone for a great year ahead. And with that expect the SP to rise accordingly. As always DYOR.
Hi just took a position is this stock following the VOX interview , was really impressed by the Boss Scott and his experience. Will be looking to add here as the story unfolds and look forward to contributing to the BB. Any views on next newsflow and timescales ? SP targets seem to be in the 5-8p range, but this looks like a longer term investment rather than an AIM spiker. GLA
Agree Craigb. Progress being made super fast. Under the radar but not for long me thinks!
Also on track, "We have also made further progress broadening existing client relationships with Vodafone, Essilor, Northumbria Water, Wiltshire Farm Foods and BDO served by two or more partners within the Group"
Under the radar at the moment, won't be around these levels for too long.
AGM statement looks great, some new large clients!!
AGM today. Looks promising! Be Heard Group plc (AIM: BHRD), the digital marketing services group, will hold its Annual General Meeting today at 9.30am at Lewis Silkin LLP, 5 Chancery Lane, London EC4A 1BL. Peter Scott, the company's Executive Chairman, will make the following statement: "2017 has started well and Be Heard is trading in line with the Board's expectations. MMT in particular is growing strongly as Group cross referrals start to impact. New business wins this year include Cath Kidston, BDO and Brakes at agenda21, PPG, Sense, Save the Children and Gowling WLG at MMT Digital and Clyde & Co, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and ACCA at Kameleon. We have also made further progress broadening existing client relationships with Vodafone, Essilor, Northumbria Water, Wiltshire Farm Foods and BDO served by two or more partners within the Group. In February, we acquired a 75% stake in Freemavens, an analytics and insight consultancy, which provides an entry point into big data and analytics and brings a number of new clients into the Group including Unilever, Barclays, Channel 4 and RNLI. Key product developments in 2017 include a new Artificial Intelligence-optimised media trading service at agenda21, enhancing its ability to maximise clients' Return on Investment from digital media. Industry citations include two awards in online marketing platform Kentico's Site of the Year Awards for MMT and a bronze award at the Brand Film Festival for Kameleon. agenda21 achieved Gold Accreditation in the IPA Continuous Professional Development scheme, the only new agency to do so in 2017. We continue to explore a strong and growing pipeline of earnings enhancing acquisition opportunities in line with our strategy of building a high-performance pure-play digital marketing services group."
Interview on VOX Markets Podcast with Justin Waite.
Interview with Peter Scott. Worth listening to. Talks about Vodafone, potential new clients , USA etc. 1.54 mins in. https://audioboom.com/posts/5889591-768-be-heard-group-bhrd-strategic-minerals-sml-russ-mould-dougie-youngson-simon-french
Gresham added another 5 million, another trade for 600,000 shares today, possibly adding more.