By Dominic Jones on July 28, 2010
ALMOST six out of 10 respondents to the Australasian Investor Relations Association’s (AIRA) 2010 IR Benchmarking Survey say they see social media’s influence increasing, while one in five has acted on or responded to information found through social media. Continue reading “Australian IR pros see social media’s influence rising”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged AIRA, annual reports, Australia, email alerts, Investor Relations, New Zealand, online disclosure, social media, webcasting
By Dominic Jones on July 26, 2010
NOKIA Corporation (NYSE: NOK) last week became the latest company to use the advisory news release process that IR Web Report has long urged companies to adopt for disclosure information. Continue reading “Nokia cuts PR wire earnings release to 41 words”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged Investor Relations, online disclosure, reg fd, regulation fd, social media, web disclosure
By Dominic Jones on July 19, 2010
WHEN Internet giant Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported its second-quarter 2010 earnings last week it did so without using a paid PR wire service – a controversial move that some predicted would create challenges for the disclosure ecosystem.
Continue reading “Google drops PR wire for earnings, but only Pac-Man irks investors”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged Investor Relations, online disclosure, reg fd, regulation fd, social media, web disclosure
By Dominic Jones on July 13, 2010
EXPEDIA, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is one US company that has for several quarters used an advisory release process for its quarterly earnings releases. The process has run smoothly and resulted in an increase in the number of investors accessing the results from the company’s website, which recently was upgraded to a new platform hosted by Nasdaq OMX subsidiary Shareholder. com. Continue reading “How Expedia uses advisory releases”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged finance websites, Investor Relations, online disclosure, reg fd, regulation fd, web disclosure
By Dominic Jones on July 7, 2010
ONE of the biggest benefits of using advisory releases rather than full-text ones is the potential for companies to attract more investors to their IR websites, where they can communicate more effectively and establish direct connections with their audiences.
Increased traffic and recognition for a company’s investor relations website also contributes towards a site becoming a “recognized channel” for the purposes of Reg FD, which is a valuable asset for any company in an age where more of their communications happen online.
Continue reading “Google’s advisory release increased web referrals 88%”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged finance websites, Investor Relations, online disclosure, reg fd, regulation fd, web disclosure
By Dominic Jones on July 6, 2010
A GROWING number of US companies are cutting costs and driving more traffic to their investor relations websites by using PR wire services to distribute alerts and links instead of full-text press releases. Continue reading “Advisory news releases are catching on”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged earnings releases, Investor Relations, investor relations website, news releases, press releases, reg fd, web disclosure
By Dominic Jones on June 24, 2010
ONE OF THE hottest topics of conversation in the US investor relations profession right now is using the web for disclosure and communications to investors. It was a dominant theme at the recent National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) annual conference in San Diego, and the discussion has continued in various trade publications and online forums. Continue reading “5 common questions about web disclosure”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged business, Investor Relations, investor relations website, online disclosure, reg fd, regulation fd, social media, web disclosure
By Dominic Jones on June 22, 2010
US CORPORATE disclosure practices are undergoing dramatic change. New regulations and new web communications technologies are disrupting established practices. The old model is under pressure and increasingly incapable of meeting the needs of companies and their investors. Continue reading “It’s time for a new online disclosure model”
Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged business, communications channels, disclosure practices, Investor Relations, investor relations website, new york stock exchange, web communications, web disclosure