"gays might have a particular interest in investing in QBID"
I believe that you're absolutely right. Most of my gay friends already own shares in QBID but I haven't really made it a topic of conversation with every gay guy I meet. There are thousands and thousands of gay people who've heard of the Q but probably haven't thought in terms of buying stock in the company. I don't think many people decided to buy Viacom stock when LOGO was announced but this is a different situation of course. I believe that a PR push (in the local gay press for example) to inform the gay community that they have the opportunity to be one of the owners of their own channel has a lot of appeal. You know for a hundred bucks you could have 50,000+ shares in "your own gay tv channel" has a nice ring to it. "In on the bottom floor and pull for your company's success" sort of thing has a certain proprietary feel to it that I like. I need to talk with a few friends this weekend about this some more because I'm not sure how many average guys are aware of the investment end of it and all they have to do is visit the website and they'd have to get excited. I like this idea a lot. Also pitching it to gay businesses as investors may be something that hasn't been fully explored. I don't mean for advertising but say for example the owner of "Joe's Flowers" would be interested in owning shares and would then spread the word and so on. Maybe a window sticker that says "I Own Part of The Mighty Q" or "It's a channel for us, let's own part of it" is a conversation I'm certainly happy to have on a regular basis.
I'll make a few calls this weekend and see what some of my buddies think. Really like the idea, thanks.
Trey
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