"Some might argue that it is paid exercise, but looking at...

"Some might argue that it is paid exercise, but looking at Proactive investors there is many companies seemingly have articles written about them all days of the week free of charge.

I cant see that kaboko would be singled out to pay while others get their articles written for free."
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hardly singled out.
Kabuki are a client, so they did pay.
That's pretty clear I would have thought.

If you're looking for a real low mcap producer OEG might be the go