How investor relations myths get started
By Dominic Jones
HAVE you ever seen something you’ve said quoted as fact by a magazine without them actually speaking to you. It’s a strange feeling. I know because it has just happened to me with IR Magazine.
May 18, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 
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SEC in spotlight on critical issues
By Dominic Jones
IS THE U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission becoming too pro-business? Or, as many in the business community claim, are its rules anti-business and hurting Corporate America’s competitiveness?
May 17, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Apple blogged, stock tanks. Wow!
By Dominic Jones
ANYONE who still thinks blogs are irrelevant to what happens on the stock market should read this story.
May 17, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 2 Comments »
Fidelity Investments blinks
By Dominic Jones
FIDELITY Investments, the world’s largest mutual fund company, has sold most of its stake in Asian energy giant PetroChina after coming under fire from activists. The move is significant because it demonstrates the mutual fund industry’s sensitivity to public campaigns that could taint their brands.
May 17, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 1 Comment »
Is Thomson’s IR/PR business for sale?
By Dominic Jones
I DREW attention yesterday to the fact that Thomson Financial’s corporate investor relations and public relations businesses don’t fit well in the structure outlined in the Thomson-Reuters acquisition announcement.
May 16, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 2 Comments »
Thomson-Reuters: mixing journalism with PR?
By Dominic Jones
EARLY this morning, the boards of Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC announced that they have agreed to combine their companies.
May 15, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 4 Comments »
Nothing to see, but much to ponder at XTO Energy
By Dominic Jones
AS PART of a continuing theme that many corporate websites are becoming increasingly irrelevant to investors due to poor management and a lack of a clear communication strategy, I offer two screenshots.
May 15, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
TOTAL’s new CSR report published — almost
By Dominic Jones
ACCORDING to this news release issued by the company yesterday, oil giant TOTAL S.A. (NYSE: TOT) has produced a 92-page report that complies with the IPIECA Oil and Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting and is in line with the Global Reporting Initiative.
May 15, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
Usability guru: leave good enough alone
By Dominic Jones
JAKOB Nielsen, probably the world’s most prominent voice on web usability, says Web 2.0 websites are ignoring basic web design principles that ultimately will undermine their effectiveness.
May 14, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
Subject to risks and uncertainties, here’s our new IRO
By Dominic Jones
HERE’s a great example of “over-disclaimering,” which is the senseless practice of slapping disclaimers on things that don’t need them.
May 11, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »