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Today, the SEC finally broke its silence of social media use by public companies under certain conditions. It seems that their inquiry into the incident with Reed Hastings was a major catalyst for the report. But was quick to add that while they did not find any wrongdoing by Hastings, they recognized that there has been market uncertainty about the application of how Reg FD applies to disclosures made through social media channels and launched an investigation:
The SEC’s report of investigation confirms that Regulation FD applies to social media and …
Corporate social media news with a focus on finance and investor relations. Social Media Trends.
Learn about the latest best practices for IR websites and Financial Social Media. Case Studies, Interviews and Walk-Throughs examples.
I came across a Twitter account today that made me laugh and I wanted to share it. “If an investor relations professional could act freely”. The tweets are all from 2012, but they are all still very relevant. Whoever you are @IROThoughts, we want you back!
You can view all of the hilarious posts here: http://investorrelationsthoughts.tumblr.com/ we selected few below to give you a taste.
When I’m adding Cool Features to My IR website.
Me While the CEO Answers Questions on @madmoneyoncnbc
The State of My Emotions Throughout an Earnings Call
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In the last part of this series, Heather Hunter, Director, Marketing Communications at Safeguard Scientifics, a small-cap company that provides growth capital and operational support to growth-stage healthcare and technology companies, shares her perspective on the SEC release. Heather executes Safeguard’s social media strategy for all IR and business development initiatives.
1. What was your initial reaction to the SEC’s release?
The SEC ruling is positive. It illustrates that the SEC recognizes that social media is a vital evolution of Reg FD and in turn, an essential channel of communication for public …
In the third part of this series, Sean O’Brien, EVP Strategy & Communications at Premiere Global Services, Inc. (PGi) shares his insights on the SEC release. Of note, during this conversation, we talk a bit in detail of the merits of having a dedicated Twitter account (see question #3). We have previously discussed this topic with WWE in a two-part series on our blog: Part 1. Part 2.
In the research we are doing at Q4, we are finding that while some early adopters of social IR are continuing to strive …
In part 1, we shared an interview with Robert Williams, Dell’s VP of IR. In the second part of this series, Laura Graves, VP of IR at Polycom, Inc., shares her thoughts on the SEC’s guidance for using social media for IR.
1. What was your initial reaction to the SEC’s release?
I was quite happy to see the SEC release acknowledging that social media can be an effective method for disseminating news … as long as it is used appropriately and in conjunction with other, standard means of dissemination and not …
The SEC’s guidance on using social media for IR has prompted a lot of commentary in the industry. But we felt there was an important piece of the puzzle missing: input from IROs. In our experience and in conversations with our clients and prospects, IROs like to know what their peers are doing. Based on this fact, we reached out to some contacts at public companies (Dell, Polycom, PGi and Safeguard Scientifics) that were early adopters of social media to find out their thoughts on what the SEC’s release means …
