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Social media investor relations reaches tipping point

Social media investor relations reaches tipping point

By Dominic Jones on April 14, 2011

IT HAS become a tradition of sorts that quarterly earnings season kicks off when aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) reports its results. That’s still the case but it now comes with a twist that shows just how entrenched social media has become in the US corporate reporting scene.

Posted in IR News, Social Media | Tagged Investor Relations, Quarterly Reporting, social networks, SocialIR

Yes, XBRL was hyped — but strategic IROs won’t write it off just yet

Yes, XBRL was hyped — but strategic IROs won’t write it off just yet

By Anne Leslie-Bini on March 9, 2011

WHEN you work with eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) on a daily basis like I do, it’s easy to forget – and sometimes a little disconcerting — that most people don’t share your enthusiasm for the standard and its potential.

Posted in Disclosure, Online IR | Tagged Investor Relations, regulation, XBRL

IR in the Middle East: expert perspective from the region

IR in the Middle East: expert perspective from the region

By Dominic Jones on February 21, 2011

WITH the world’s attention fixed on political instability in the Middle East and North Africa, and Dubai’s debt debacle still fresh in the market’s memory, the region’s fledgling investor relations profession has more than its fair share of challenges to contend with.

Posted in IR News | Tagged Investor Relations, Middle East

UK analysts to IR: Stop sending us bumf!

UK analysts to IR: Stop sending us bumf!

By Dominic Jones on January 31, 2011

EQUITY analysts in the UK say they are tired of companies using the London Stock Exchange’s Regulatory News Service (RNS) to send them non-market moving information, the Financial Times reports.

Posted in IR News | Tagged Europe, Investor Relations, Regulatory Filings, UK

Companies reap millions for IR from ADR banks

Companies reap millions for IR from ADR banks

By Dominic Jones on January 5, 2011

US-BASED depositary banks competing to secure lucrative exclusivity deals for companies’ ADR programs are offering multi-million dollar incentive payments to cover everything from Sarbanes-Oxley compliance audits to hotel bills and travel expenses.

Posted in IR News, Online IR | Tagged ADRs, incentives, Investor Relations

Disney’s earnings release leak shocks stock

Disney’s earnings release leak shocks stock

By Dominic Jones on November 12, 2010

THE Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) yesterday saw its stock plunge after the company’s earnings release, disclosing worse than expected results, was discovered on its website at least 30 minutes prior to the normal release time.

Posted in Issues, Online IR | Tagged business, Disclosure leaks, earnings, Investor Relations, investor relations website, websites

New guidelines for online investor presentations

New guidelines for online investor presentations

By Dominic Jones on November 7, 2010

IR WEB REPORT is today publishing new guidelines to help investor relations departments maximize the reach and ROI of their investor presentation information on the web.

Posted in Editor's Blog, Online IR | Tagged Investor Relations, online presentations, Presentations, reg fd, webcasts

Microsoft latest to dump PR wires for earnings releases

Microsoft latest to dump PR wires for earnings releases

By Dominic Jones on October 28, 2010

MICROSOFT corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has become the latest high-profile company to end the decades-old practice of using a paid PR wire service to distribute its quarterly earnings announcements – a move that acknowledges the real-time capabilities of the web.

Posted in Online IR | Tagged business, Investor Relations, investor relations website, online disclosure, reg fd, Web Disclosure

Global survey finds IROs split on social media

Global survey finds IROs split on social media

By Dominic Jones on October 27, 2010

A GLOBAL survey of senior-level investor relations professionals has found that while most still have no intention of using social media for investor communications, 35% are interested and one in ten is already using services like Twitter for IR communications.

Posted in Social Media | Tagged Investor Relations, social media, surveys

Pro investors more likely to use social media than individuals, AIRA finds

Pro investors more likely to use social media than individuals, AIRA finds

By Dominic Jones on September 20, 2010

A SURVEY of professional investors in Australia has found that they are almost twice as likely as retail investors to say that social media has influenced their investment decisions, but there is still widespread skepticism of social media’s value.

Posted in Social Media | Tagged AIRA, Australia, Investor Relations, surveys

5 free stock chart options for IR websites

5 free stock chart options for IR websites

By Dominic Jones on September 1, 2010

STOCK charts are seldom a primary reason for investors to visit corporate investor relations websites, but no IR website is complete without them. That’s why free stock charts make a lot of sense for companies of any size.

Posted in Online IR | Tagged Investor Relations, investor relations website, stock charts, stock quotes

MarkThisDate: a great tool for IR website calendars

MarkThisDate: a great tool for IR website calendars

By Dominic Jones on August 31, 2010

EVENT calendars on investor relations websites are one of the most important features companies can offer – but the calendar tools available from all IR website vendors today are little changed from what they were 10 years ago.

Posted in Online IR, Social Media | Tagged business, calendars, events, Investor Relations, investor relations website, syndication, web apps

Weekly roundup: stuff that got us thinking in the week ending Aug. 20

Weekly roundup: stuff that got us thinking in the week ending Aug. 20

By Dominic Jones on August 20, 2010

This is a weekly feature at IR Web Report highlighting articles and commentaries of interest to our readers.

Posted in Issues, Social Media | Tagged business, corporate communications, hedge funds, Investor Relations, Twitter

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