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Morning Bob? In a meeting in London today...but I will be keeping a close eye on it, could well be in the 20s...And it may seem like we never will, but we will definitely get an RNS at some point, it might be today? Who knows?

I made Chilli Jam at the weekend...Xmas pressies...unless this takes off and they might get something better

I’ve got all that Bob, but where is there a shred of evidence that new games have been landed and advertisers are paying to be in them. In other words what games, and which advertisers? I would have expected to have some evidence of this by now, certainly if forecasts are to met, do you not agree?

I'm slightly mystified as to where this six million revenue (in six months) is actually coming from. This is all revenue from advertising, which by its very nature should be apparent and obvious. There are some very attentive individuals on this board, and if they are all still trying to fathom who these advertisers are and where their adverts are appearing, then one might conclude that this current revenue forecast may prove a little optimistic.
Lack of any sort of news does not help!

I’m not convinced he’s not a conker!

Well said Stu...an ‘honest’ and sensible appraisal of where we really are

I'm not a chartist Maverick, however I mentioned this share to a friend over a beer towards the end of last week, he immediately took his phone out, analysed the chart, got all excited and the following morning invested. True story, it really did happen just like that.
My grandmother used to do a similar thing tea leaves in the bottom of a cup...

This could really be the start, things seem a lot more positive all of a sudden. Tomorrow will be very interested the launch of Stadia with FM and Grid included should give us some really evidence of potential income. Look forward to hearing exactly who is inthegame# and if there are some big names then that might be enough to release this SP. Throw in a decent RNS and who knows where we might end up.

I wouldn't be concerned if Dan did stump up six million, presumably that would only validate our own thoughts on this business. It could actually be a very positive think in every respect; validation, opportunity, speed of execution.

Makes a nice change to be red all day and then finish blue at the bell!

Conspiracy Theory? This feels more like Groundhog Day!

I must commend my fellow Bidsters on your unwavering commitment to both this Company and this board.
Rarely do you see a share where this so much comment on a daily basis, particularly during a period of virtually no news and nothing to really discuss.
It is most enjoyable to read the speculation as to what might be going on behind the scenes, what the revenues might look like, where this share could be going, and how you will spend the money when we get there.
Couple that with the chasing off of de-rampers, the odd fall out and suspension along the way, foreign holidays, and daily routine, it really is most entertaining and far better than any soap opera.
Please keep it up and the days will fly by before the next bit of news falls.

4m revenue + and this SP will fly, it won’t be a case of 10x revenue market cap, or anything that simple. It will be a indicator of the revenue potential and it will absolutely fly...

...wearing a Bidstack Football Shirt

Looking forward to the week ahead, let’s hope the SP continues as it ended last week.
We must be due some more news soon...all very exciting.

How I see this playing out…
In the longer term I would envisage interactive adverts where players could double click on a banner or advert, pause the game, and place an order for whatever is being advertised.
This would work very well for fast food outlets and makes every sense; we know that gamers can play for hours on end, no doubt often inadvertently even missing meals.
Subway recently placed some meal deals on a banner in FM (in conjunction with Bidstack) and were pleasantly surprised by the results see report here;
https://platform161.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Platform161-Case-Study-Subway-In-Game-Advertising.pdf
Imagine how beneficial it would be to for a company like Dominos or Just Eats to have an interactive ad, where food could be ordered direct. Really not that difficult to imagine. If you are playing Google Stadia, for instance, presumably your address and payment details are already logged. An order would go via Stadia to Just Eats, and the food delivered to your door. This would provide a calculable ROI for the advertiser, how attractive might that be.
I can imagine meal deals on pitch side hoardings, or adverts for Just Eats or Starbucks on the roof of building on Fortnite…the possibilities are endless.

Baking...I think that’s reasonable, although Bids do of course have an agreement with Epic so Fortnite is certainly not out of the picture, actually still quite likely at some point.
JD confirmed motivation for getting shirt was to demonstrate how advertisers could get there brands in the game. Seem a little odd if a big brand contacted Bids on the back of that to be told that this wasn’t something they could organise, wouldn’t it? Presumably Bids would only promote something they could benefit from.

Very excited when I saw the JD tweet last night, just as I was reading it on my phone my eldest son shouted down ‘Dad, did you know you can buy a Bidstack shirt on FIFA’…so he as a consumer and I as an investor both found out at exactly the same time.
My excitement was somewhat muted when I realised that this was just a shirt sponsorship and nothing more, however this got me thinking;
Theory One
- Bidstack sales are all B2B, why would they want to be on a football shirt, nobody playing the game would need to know of them. However, it does demonstrate to other advertisers that someone can get their name on the front of a shirt, ‘in the game’.
- Presumably there would be no benefit in advising potential advertisers of this fact unless, of course, that someone was not going to be them.

Theory 2
- Many of the other shirts are sponsored by Gaming Teams (in fact the majority are). They presumably promote FIFA, raise its profile etc.
- I would suggest these are all associates with a close link to FIFA and EA Sports, they have been invited to appear, I would assume, a mutually beneficial arrangement, you promote us and we will promote you.
- Why therefore would EA endorse an association with Bidstack, this makes little sense unless there is a mutually beneficial reason for doing so.
- If Bidstack are not going to sell advertising space in FIFA then who is? Clearly this is massive potential revenue that EA will not pass on. If EA are planning on using a competitor of Bidstack’s then it would appear a bit of a faux pas to allow Bids to have a shirt, whilst they carry on negotiations with someone else.
Well to me there is only one explanation and I can’t wait for the news to formally drop…it won’t be long, and FIFA could singlehandedly provide all the revenue Bids could ever dream of. FIFA is not a game, it’s a brand and it will keep repeating year after year after year, all over the world!

Bcfclee27 are you able top actually buy a physical shirt? These are not just virtual skins as the kids buy on Fortnite?

Shaun if this is blue tomorrow would you be prepared to share some fags and ginger beers with helx?