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		<title>New HTML Editor, File Upload and Announcement added to Q4 Web 3.6.1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last fall we conducted a client wide survey, speaking to users and getting their feedback. We asked what it is like to work with Q4 Web to manage your corporate and investor websites. The feedback we heard during those sessions has gone into the improvements we are announcing today.  In total this release includes over 15 improvements. We’re confident that you’ll find Q4 Web visibly faster the first time you log in.  The most noticeable new features are listed below.
New HTML Content Editor
The HTML editor is used throughout Q4 Web, ...


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		<title>Innovative Ways Companies are approaching Sustainability Using Social Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Social Media Influence recently released their 2011 Social Media Sustainability Comms Index.  A great read for anyone interested in the exciting and innovative ways that companies are using social media as a way to communicate what kind of sustainability projects they are currently taking on and getting people involved in.
This is the second annual report of its kind by SMI and looking at them in comparison, it is exciting to see the growth of companies that are using social media as a way to share what they are doing to ...


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		<title>Current, well-organized info, access via mobile &amp; IR content all important aspects of online newsrooms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Media coverage is still considered an important component of measuring a the effectiveness of a company’s communications mandate. With more and more journalists using social networks to get story ideas, companies need to adjust their strategy to get coverage.
We&#8217;ve shared our thoughts on this front via a discussion we had with @thehartley via Twitter &#8211;  a technology reporter with the Financial Post here in Toronto in this post: &#8216;A reporter&#8217;s perspective on Interacting with the Media Using Social Networks&#8216;.
It&#8217;s not just about picking up the phone or emailing a ...


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		<title>Q4&#8242;s CEO shares strategic insights and tactical planning aspects of social media for IR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Q4&#8242;s co-founder and CEO enlightened members of the NIRI Virtual Chapter on &#8216;How to Make Social Media work for IR.  You can view his presentation below:
 How to make social media work for Investor Relations Jan 31 
 View more presentations from Darrell Heaps 

Following his presentation, Greg Secord, a board member of the Virtual chapter caught up with Darrell and interviewed him on two separate topics. In the first interview, Darrell talks about what is driving IROs to start to employ Social Media and the trends in ...


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		<title>Q4 and Steel Rose Communications Partner to help public companies optimize their Investor Relations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that Q4 has partnered with Steel Rose Communications (SRC), a full service Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Consultant Company based in Vancouver, BC.
Together with the features and best practices of the our completely customizable and flexible website platform, Steel Rose adds a full service, outsourced investor relations consultant company, specializing in the resource sector, with small to mid-cap public companies trading on the North American and European markets.
Darrell Heaps, ceo of Q4 had this to say:
We are pleased to be working with such a talented ...


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		<title>What Smartphone is More Popular in IR?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I blogged about why we&#8217;ve decided to launch with iOS (iPad/iPhone) versions of our mobile application solutions first.   According to Nielsen, Apple made substantial gains over Q4 2011 while Android declined.  Apple&#8217;s net gain was somewhere around 36%.  I&#8217;m sure the 4S had something to do with that and I don&#8217;t know how many new Android devices launched, but at last count it was about 65 across the major US carriers.
Taking into account 85% of our mobile traffic across a sampling of our clients sites comes from ...


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		<title>Q4 Partners with StockTwits to Offer Public Companies Social Media Management and Distribution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that Q4 has partnered with StockTwits to address the increasing demand of establishing direct communication and engagement between public companies and their key stakeholders. The partnership will provide Q4&#8242;s best-in-class corporate IR website and social media solutions and integrate StockTwits platform for sharing financial information and news directly with investors, and leveraging a broad distribution network where messages are disseminated across the financial web.
Howard Linzdon, co-founder and ceo of StockTwits had this to say about the collaboration:
Public companies are trying to find ways to connect ...


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		<title>Best Practices for conducting one-on-one meetings with the buy-side</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An effective IR strategy has many components.  Such as setting measurable short and long-term goals and objectives and developing strategic messages and tactics to deliver the program.  The plan must also be monitored to measure its effectiveness and fine-tuned as needed.
Short and long-term goals and objectives can include identifying investors who are interested in your sector and/or known to have invested in your peers to meet with over the course of the year. (Although making sure you also meet with your current investors should also be a priority).
Okay, so you ...


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		<title>IR Mag Canada 2012: Many Q4 Client Nominees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IR Magazine Canada Awards is being held next week at the Royal York downtown Toronto.  You can read more about the event here: http://bit.ly/wHEWtu.
Every year, we, at Q4 look forward to networking and the amazing show put on by @irmagazine.
We&#8217;d like to take this opportunity to congratulate our clients who have been nominated:
Grand prix for best overall investor relations &#8211; large cap (C$10 bn and over)
Goldcorp
Best investor relations officer &#8211; large cap
Goldcorp
Best IR by a CEO &#8211; large-cap
Goldcorp
Best IR by a CEO &#8211; mid-cap
Intact Financial
Best financial reporting
Goldcorp
Best investment community ...


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		<title>Q4 Launches iPad App for Stanley Black &amp; Decker</title>
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Following on our recent announcement of our Investor Relations iPad and iPhone apps, I’m please to report that last Friday we launched an iPad investor relations app for Stanley Black and Decker.
The Stanley iPad app supports landscape and portrait views, Stanley’s latest news and stock price, ability to subscribe to their podcasts, videos from their 2010 Year in Review as well as other IR information.  This is our second IR app that has been posted to the App Store with the first being for Avion Gold Corporation
One question we get ...


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