Yesterday we announced the release of Q4 Widgets to our popular Q4 Web content management system (CMS). As a follow up to the release we wanted to share some more details about how the Widgets work and what makes them such a huge improvement to the corporate and IR website design market.
The primary change that we made to Q4 Web to make these Widgets possible is to move to JSON feeds for the delivery of all investor and financial content (news, events, presentations, reports). Previously, content would come …

We are pleased to announce the launch of Q4 Widgets, the latest addition to the popular Q4 Web content management system (CMS).
Q4 Widgets have been created to give public companies and their web designers complete flexibility in how they design corporate and investor websites, while continuing to maintain complete control over content publishing via the Q4 Web CMS.
With this release, using JSON feeds as the source, Q4 Web has integrated a JQuery Widget Library that is completely extensible, and allows for virtually any type of content to …

Due to popular demand, you can now browse and download all of our whitepapers, webinars and presentations from our ‘Best Practices’ section on our website: http://www.q4websystems.com/Best-Practices/default.aspx.
 

Using the social media publishing capabilities of Q4 Web, our market leading website CMS and social media platform, we tagged the videos and presentations so we could seamlessly integrate the content from Vimeo and SlideShare into our website.
We have some new and exciting whitepapers and webinars in store for 2012 – and we’ll update this section accordingly.
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Pacific Drilling (NYSE:PACD) is an ultra-deepwater offshore drilling company that went public on Nov 17, 2011. As of today, their market cap is $1.8B, which puts them just inside the small cap definition.
Their new website was designed by Mentus, our agency partner based in beautiful San Diego.  It contains a number of great features that really illustrate that you don’t have to be a big company or spend a lot of money to have an impressive corporate investor website.

The first thing you notice about Pacific Drilling’s website is the large background …

We’re pleased to announce that our long-term client, Agnico-Eagle Mines, has been awarded first prize in the electronic disclosure category of the 2011 Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) Corporate Reporting Awards (CRA) for their investor website: agnico-eagle.com.
This is the second year in a row, that Agnico-Eagle has been recognized at the CRA for their best practice IR website, securing an Honorable Mention in the electronic disclosure category in 2010 – with first place awarded to Potash Corp., a winner in the electronic disclosure category multiple times.
Companies eligible for the …

Darrell walks viewers through the new Goldcorp.com website that leverages the capabilities of the Q4 platform.  It was designed by the talented folks at ZU.com.  The video highlights a new homepage slider and extensive data content management capabilities.  It also showcases Goldcorps extensive use of video to help tell their investment story.
Let us know what you think in the comments!

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If you’re not familiar with TekGroup’s research you should be.   For example they conduct regular surveys about what journalists expect in a company’s online newsroom and the feedback and stats they gather are useful – especially if you’re in corporate communications.
While their surveys are typically geared towards PR professionals, I’d like to highlight an important finding that should also resonate if you’re an IRO: 98% of journalists said it was somewhat important (8%), important (24%) or very important (66%) to find PR contact information within an online newsroom.
This stat has …

SmartBlog on Social Media has a weekly reader poll that tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues.
A recent poll asked: ‘What role is your corporate website playing in your social media efforts?’. This question obviously piqued my interest I’m not sure if I can say if I’m surprised by the findings, although I can say with honesty, that they are a lot lower than I would have guessed:

42.86% said their website has “Follow/Fan Us” links to their social presences but with no strategy.
22.08% said …

Aimia (previously Group Aeroplan) is a global leader in loyalty management and listed on the TSX.  Yesterday, they launched the new brand and a new corporate website running on Q4. The new site is a great example of the capabilities of the Q4 web system. I did a 5 min video below to walk through some of the more interesting aspects of the site, specifically the flexibility of the design and social media integration.
Thanks to the fine folks at Aimia for their tremendous work and their agency, Interbrand for the fantastic design. …

Here’s this week’s roundup of what we’ve been reading and sharing on Twitter:
A Report on Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism: http://bit.ly/riETlU
OSHA updates Whistleblower Investigations Manual: http://bit.ly/odNVZ1
Analysis: What if people stop sharing? Facebook has the answer: bit.ly/p13GhY
3 Takeaways from Nielsen Social Media Report: http://bit.ly/pQYB2y
A public company without a corporate website is like: http://post.ly/3ODvl
Are Investors Too Busy for Annual Meetings?: http://bit.ly/pXb9tP
Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity: http://bit.ly/o1JSP8
Netflix signs pay TV deal for Dreamworks animation: http://reut.rs/o170wY
Were Groupon’s And Overstock’s Mgmt & Auditors Stupid or did they Condone Improper Accounting Practices?: http://read.bi/rbAJGt
The …