Comments on: With XBRL, more IR jobs will go to communicators http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/12/20/with-xbrl-more-ir-jobs-will-go-to-communicators/ | Investor Relations Web Best Practices, Trends and News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:14:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Hitachi XBRL » Blog Archive » Key XBRL Information Resources http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/12/20/with-xbrl-more-ir-jobs-will-go-to-communicators/#comment-554 Hitachi XBRL » Blog Archive » Key XBRL Information Resources Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:22:48 +0000 http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/12/20/with-xbrl-more-ir-jobs-will-go-to-communicators/#comment-554 [...] post that’s particularly worthwhile is IROs Shouldn’t Look for New Jobs Just Yet, a reply to a post by Dominic Jones at his IR Web Report blog (which should also be in your Favorites list – his frequent posts on [...] [...] post that’s particularly worthwhile is IROs Shouldn’t Look for New Jobs Just Yet, a reply to a post by Dominic Jones at his IR Web Report blog (which should also be in your Favorites list – his frequent posts on [...]

]]> By: Ian Anderson http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/12/20/with-xbrl-more-ir-jobs-will-go-to-communicators/#comment-553 Ian Anderson Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:11:56 +0000 http://www.irwebreport.com/daily/2007/12/20/with-xbrl-more-ir-jobs-will-go-to-communicators/#comment-553 I would agree, and it is about time. Apart from a handful of companies on the FTSE most IROs are out of their depth in terms of marketing and have no clue how to market their second most important product - their shares. Interestingly I spend far more of my time now dealing with Communications Directors and IROs – three years ago it was just the IRO. Also there is a sea change happening with IROs now being recruited with far more diverse backgrounds – financial acumen is no longer the most important factor I would agree, and it is about time.

Apart from a handful of companies on the FTSE most IROs are out of their depth in terms of marketing and have no clue how to market their second most important product – their shares.

Interestingly I spend far more of my time now dealing with Communications Directors and IROs – three years ago it was just the IRO.

Also there is a sea change happening with IROs now being recruited with far more diverse backgrounds – financial acumen is no longer the most important factor

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