Comments on: Three cheers for Dell Inc.'s new IR blog http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/11/02/three-cheers-for-dell-incs-new-ir-blog/ | Investor Relations Web Best Practices, Trends and News Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:08:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The best corporate bloggers you’ve never heard of | IR Web Report http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/11/02/three-cheers-for-dell-incs-new-ir-blog/#comment-516 The best corporate bloggers you’ve never heard of | IR Web Report Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:29:03 +0000 http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/11/02/three-cheers-for-dell-incs-new-ir-blog/#comment-516 [...] there are a few that do tackle IR topics. I’ve written about DellShares before, which is still the only investor relations-focused blog. Frankly, it’s not a good [...] [...] there are a few that do tackle IR topics. I’ve written about DellShares before, which is still the only investor relations-focused blog. Frankly, it’s not a good [...]

]]> By: Dominic Jones http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/11/02/three-cheers-for-dell-incs-new-ir-blog/#comment-514 Dominic Jones Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:24:31 +0000 http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/11/02/three-cheers-for-dell-incs-new-ir-blog/#comment-514 Hi Ronna, I agree. It's a milestone. But I do think it is going to be exceptionally difficult, at least initially, for Dell's IR team. And not just for regulatory reasons, but because words spoken or written by investor relations people tend to be analyzed in great detail by people with the ability to lop off millions, hundreds of millions, or even billions from a company's market value. That makes it much more difficult to just bang something out on a whim, which, in my experience, often makes for the best blog material. Hopefully the audience of analysts and investors will learn to cut IR departments some slack. It's a learning experience for everyone. Hi Ronna,

I agree. It’s a milestone. But I do think it is going to be exceptionally difficult, at least initially, for Dell’s IR team.

And not just for regulatory reasons, but because words spoken or written by investor relations people tend to be analyzed in great detail by people with the ability to lop off millions, hundreds of millions, or even billions from a company’s market value. That makes it much more difficult to just bang something out on a whim, which, in my experience, often makes for the best blog material.

Hopefully the audience of analysts and investors will learn to cut IR departments some slack. It’s a learning experience for everyone.

]]> By: Ronna Porter http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/11/02/three-cheers-for-dell-incs-new-ir-blog/#comment-515 Ronna Porter Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:10:46 +0000 http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/11/02/three-cheers-for-dell-incs-new-ir-blog/#comment-515 Great write-up Dominic. I'll definately listen to Neville's interview with Lynn. I'm very impressed with the industry lead Dell are taking in this. Its less about being brave (although I'm sure it scares the pants off many Dell execs!), and more about the recognition of the inevitable. You have to experiment to learn the new game rules - perhaps in their case they will establish them as the first mover. Kudos to them for setting the example of how it can be done, rather than looking for reasons why it can't. I'd love it if it were so easy to monitor my HP shares in this way! In retrospect, I'm sure we shall see this as a significant move in the development of social media as a core corporate communications tool. Regards, Ronna Great write-up Dominic. I’ll definately listen to Neville’s interview with Lynn. I’m very impressed with the industry lead Dell are taking in this. Its less about being brave (although I’m sure it scares the pants off many Dell execs!), and more about the recognition of the inevitable. You have to experiment to learn the new game rules – perhaps in their case they will establish them as the first mover. Kudos to them for setting the example of how it can be done, rather than looking for reasons why it can’t. I’d love it if it were so easy to monitor my HP shares in this way!

In retrospect, I’m sure we shall see this as a significant move in the development of social media as a core corporate communications tool.

Regards, Ronna

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