Social media investor relations reaches tipping point
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.
Yes, XBRL was hyped — but strategic IROs won’t write it off just yet
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.
IR in the Middle East: expert perspective from the region
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.
UK analysts to IR: Stop sending us bumf!
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.
Companies reap millions for IR from ADR banks
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.
Disney’s earnings release leak shocks stock
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.
New guidelines for online investor presentations
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.
Microsoft latest to dump PR wires for earnings releases
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.
Global survey finds IROs split on social media
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.
Pro investors more likely to use social media than individuals, AIRA finds
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.
5 free stock chart options for IR websites
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.
MarkThisDate: a great tool for IR website calendars
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.
Weekly roundup: stuff that got us thinking in the week ending Aug. 20
This is a weekly feature at IR Web Report highlighting articles and commentaries of interest to our readers.
Subscribe to feed