HG CORE

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CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

HG CORE is a proprietary, data-driven digital investor engagement platform designed to connect high-quality retail investors with leading micro-small cap companies. Built and refined since 2020 while working with some of the top performing TSX Venture and CSE companies, HG CORE leverages proprietary investor data and proven advertising strategies. HG CORE efficiently raises awareness, grows investor databases, drives liquidity and creates sustained market interest..

What makes HG CORE different?

What makes HG CORE different?

What makes HG CORE different?

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

Quality over quantity. Other agencies use shotgun methods and expensive, unnecessary media buying. Established by The Howard Group – HG CORE leverages almost 4 decades of Capital Markets experience and combines it with precision online targeting to deliver measurable results. By initially engaging our large network of opt-in junior-market investors and expanding reach through advanced “look-alike” modeling, HG CORE delivers high quality & quantified investor engagement..

  • Purpose-built for small-cap and micro-cap companies

  • Designed around how retail investors actually discover opportunities

  • Managed end-to-end by a single, accountable team

  • Data-driven, measurable, and continuously optimized

CONNECT

CONNECT

Connect With the Right Retail Investors

Connect With the Right Retail Investors

The modern retail investor discovers opportunities online. HG CORE begins by connecting your company with investors who are actively interested in micro-small cap opportunities. We identify, target, and attract retail investors through bespoke digital campaigns built on real behavioural data and measurable performance, not assumptions.

WHAT WE DELIVER

ORCHESTRATE

ORCHESTRATE

Orchestrate A Comprehensive Targeted Campaign

Orchestrate Every Element Into One Cohesive Strategy

Investor engagement fails when brand, messaging, digital, and IR operate in isolation. HG CORE is a harmonized online marketing solution. From creative and content to delivery and reporting, everything moves together — strategically and deliberately.

WHAT WE DELIVER

RETAIL

RETAIL

Built Specifically for Retail Investors

Built Specifically for Retail Investors

Retail investors drive liquidity, visibility, and momentum. They are uniquely different from institutional investors. HG CORE is designed around retail behaviour, attention spans, and decision-making patterns. We engage with investors on highly trafficked financial websites and social media platforms..

Retail-First Focus

Retail-First Focus

ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGEMENT

Turn Attention Into Engagement — and Engagement Into Results

Turn Attention Into Engagement — and Engagement Into Results

HG CORE doesn’t stop at awareness. We build sustained engagement through ongoing content, interaction, and data-driven refinement. Every click, view, registration, and interaction is measured and analyzed to continuously refine performance.

Retail-First Focus

Retail-First Focus

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CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

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TARGETED ENGAGEMENT

TARGETED ENGAGEMENT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

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CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

Founders metals case study

TSX-V: FDR | OTCQX: FDMIF | FSE: 9DL0

The HG CORE digital investor engagement program was initiated immediately after the company started trading in March 2023. The company enjoyed liquidity from day one, six months prior to the company announcing its first drill results.

By connecting the company with the right retail investors, educating on the Suriname opportunity, orchestrating targeted digital, video, and social campaigns, HG CORE transformed awareness into measurable market impact, driving sustained trading activity, accelerating share price performance, and expanding the investor base.

Key Highlights

  • ~640% share price appreciation, reflecting a clear re-rating driven by improved visibility and engagement
  • Strong liquidity from day one confirming broad participation, awareness and growing investor confidence

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Retail Engagement & Growth

  • 2.1M+ digital engagements across Google, Meta, and programmatic campaigns
  • 1.08M+ video plays and 200+ watch hours, with short-form video delivering the highest response rates
  • 2,130 new subscribers and 2,200+ new registrants, validating effective targeting, activation, and conversion

This is HG CORE in action—connecting companies with the right investors and orchestrating sustained engagement that converts attention into liquidity and long-term shareholder value.

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CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

GlobalX case study

OTCQB: JETMF | CBOE CA: JET

As demonstrated in this case study, HG CORE executed a fully integrated digital investor engagement campaign for Global Crossing Airlines focused on improving market liquidity and trading depth. Through precision digital targeting and sustained investor visibility, the campaign translated engagement into measurable market outcomes.

Of note: During the course of the campaign there were no material company announcements.

Key Highlights

  • Improved market liquidity & trading activity
  • Active trading houses increased from 13 to 19
  • 11,000+ new investor subscribers
  • ~200% share price appreciation

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Thesis Gold case study

TSX-V: TAU | OTCQX: THSGF | FSE: A3EP87

As demonstrated in this case study, HG CORE delivered a fully integrated digital investor engagement program for Thesis Gold focused on activating retail investors and driving liquidity as over 85% of the stock was owned by institutions and insiders. Launched in October 2021, when the price of gold was $1,750, HG CORE was able to generate immediate results through enhanced social media management, themed short-form video content, and demographically targeted digital advertising. The campaign scaled awareness into measurable market participation and sustained investor interest.

Key Highlights

  • Registrant base grew from 10 to 15,990
  • Tens of thousands of meaningful investor interactions
  • $42M+ in stock traded within the first five months
  • Direct, measurable improvement in liquidity
  • Meaningful increase in trading liquidity, with active trading houses expanding from 15 to 31
  • Highly efficient and disciplined media spend
  • Sustained retail investor engagement.

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HG CORE +

ENGAGEMENT

full-spectrum, in-house solutions to elevate Your brand

Turn Attention Into Engagement — and Engagement Into Results

HG CORE+ is our fully integrated investor marketing solution designed to connect, activate, and sustain engagement across the Full-Spectrum of capital market communities from retail through institutions. Built around our HG CORE framework, the program aligns capital markets strategy, financing support, messaging, content, digital distribution, and analytics into one coordinated engine. From investor communications and corporate presentations to targeted digital outreach, analyst engagement, and real-time market intelligence, HG CORE+ ensures your story reaches the right investors at the right time driving awareness, credibility, and long-term liquidity with measurable results.

Retail-First Focus

Retail-First Focus

INVESTOR CONFERENCE CIRCUIT

INVESTOR CONFERENCE CIRCUIT

INVESTOR CONFERENCE CIRCUIT

full-spectrum, in-house solutions to elevate Your brand

HG CORE+ leverages years of experience and provides a hands-on approach to investor conference participation starting with recommending the most relevant, high-impact conferences based on each company’s sector, stage, and relevant investor audience. To ensure time on the ground is maximized, the team proactively organizes and schedules targeted one-on-one meetings with qualified investors and potential strategic partners. A member of The Howard Group attends alongside management to facilitate introductions, reinforce key messages, provide real-time support, and leads post-conference follow-up to convert meetings into meaningful, long-term engagements.

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

Allied Critical Metals Inc

CSE: ACM | OTCQB: ACMIF | FSE: 0VJ0

From conception to a two hundred million market cap company, HG CORE+ involvement preceded the public listing by over a year.

The corporate identity program included:

  • Logo design
  • Domain registration
  • Website design and management
  • Email set up for management
  • Pop up banners
  • Investor presentation
  • Private data room
  • Business cards
  • Electronic signature files

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This professional foundation supported the company’s successful $4 million go public financing in April 2025, to which HG Core+ contributed a significant dollar amount.

Today, HG Core+ oversees all things relating to Capital Market engagement including representing the company at conferences, coordinating investor site tours (in Portugal), building & managing the IR budget, directing service providers, newsletter writers & articles, social media and a full online marketing program.

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ABOUT US

ABOUT US

full-spectrum, in-house solutions to elevate Your brand

full-spectrum, in-house solutions to elevate Your brand

Since 1988, our team has perfected creative and strategic approaches to investor communication. Leveraging our experience in Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, multiple successful financings and Social/Digital Media, the team has consistently delivered results by attracting investors, driving awareness and liquidity.

HG CORE & HG CORE+ programs balance years of experience in the capital markets and the various verticals we serve to ensure the right messages reach the right audiences every time.

Grant Howard

President

Dave Burwell

Vice President

Jeff Walker

Vice President

Ken Hughes

Creative Director

Retail-First Focus

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CONTACT

CONTACT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

CONNECT & ORCHESTRATE RETAIL ENGAGEMENT

In today’s markets, retail investors shape liquidity, sentiment, and momentum. HG CORE gives you the structure, strategy, and execution to engage them properly and measurably. Are you ready?