Investor Relations

Targeting for Investor Relations: How Distributing News to the Right Audience Can Help Your Company’s Share Price

When it’s your responsibility to maximize your news coverage so your stock price can accurately reflect your company’s value, every audience counts.

Cision Goes Public: Ringing in the new age of Earned Media and Communications in the Cloud at the NYSE

Cision rang the bell to open trading on the New York Stock Exchange, where as of today, Cision is publicly listed as CISN, signaling the completion of our merger with Capitol Acquisition Corp. III.

Writing Earnings Releases for the Associated Press’ Robots

A very interesting question was posed by a client: “Do I need to write my earnings release in any special manner […]

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Act Brings Change to Dodd-Frank Disclosure Requirements

While we were all enthusiastically traveling back (on June 9) from the 2017 NIRI Annual Conference in Orlando, the House […]

Infographic: Tangible Information Remains a Driver of IR Website Traffic from Wall Street

With Question 4 of the 2017 Shareholder Communications 365 Study, we learned that only 20% of institutional investors visit your investor relations website […]

75% of Institutional Investors Want the Full Story at Their Fingertips

I am asked, on occasion, for my view on “web disclosure,” which is defined within the investor relations niche as […]

Infographic: Where Institutional Investors Read News and Earnings Releases

With last week’s Question 3 of the 2017 Shareholder Communications 365 Study, we learned that 95% of institutional investors visit your investor relations website as part of their initial due diligence prior taking (or not taking) a position.

Infographic: Before Institutional Investors Buy, Do They Visit IR Websites?

Last week via Question 2 of the 2017 Shareholder Communications 365 Study, we learned that the majority of institutional investors that hold your […]

Infographic: How Often Do You Visit the IR Website of the Stocks You Own?

Last week via Question 1 of the 2017 Shareholder Communications 365 Study, we learned that 65% of institutional investors consider […]

Infographic: Does Wall Street Require Issuers to Have an IR Website?

Since the day I marketed my first IR website in 2000, I’ve been a staunch evangelist for the product. It’s […]

Your 10-K is Coveted (and Comprehensive) Content

After the organized chaos of 2017’s first “Earnings Season,” we are all immediately thrust into what was once called “Annual Report” season. […]

Take Your Earnings Release to the Next Level

Every quarter, the earnings release raises the stakes for corporate communications professionals. Here's how to plot your course.

Managing the Narrative: Investor Relations Officers and Corporate Disclosure

Academic whitepapers regarding investor relations tend to disappoint me. The lionshare I have read (or snoozed through) are invariably based […]

New Study on Guidance Shows Deep Concern over Consensus Earnings and Short-term Volatility

The discussion of company guidance vs. meeting consensus estimates is hardly new. Certainly, in the mid-2000’s (thanks, Enron!) the practice […]