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”
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”
PERHAPS I’m old-fashioned, but when a company uses a service like Twitter to tell followers about company earnings, I expect them to make a reasonable effort to post the news simultaneously to other channels. Continue reading “Tardy earnings tweeting reflects badly on IR professionals”
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”
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”
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%”
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”
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”
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”
