Well, the pennies do add up if you have enough shares. They can become meaningful dollars as many here well know.

And the price of our stock, any stock, is part of the clout an executive/sales person takes with them when they make a sales pitch to potential customers!!!!!

From my experience and others, people can't wait to do business with winners! They feel that some of that will rub off on them too. GLTAL..

Example: http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/10/09/the-winners-circle-americas-best-small-companies/

or for an image:

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