The use of social media by institutional and retail investors is growing at a significant rate.  Companies that have embraced social media as a core element of their disclosure are seeing a substantial increase in awareness of their company and their ability to attract and influence investors.
Based on these findings, on June 14, 2011 Q4 sponsored a Lunch ‘n’ Learn session at the NIRI Annual Conference which sought to answer this question:
‘Is now the time for all companies to adopt social media disclosure and move beyond compliance to a more …

Last week, we sponsored a Lunch ‘n’ Learn session: ‘Social Media Disclosure – Is Now the Time?’ at the NIRI Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. The session focused on how companies are currently using social media as part of their disclosure process and whether this is the beginning of a trend that companies should consider adopting.
On June 21, Lou Thompson who is a recognized expert in corporate disclosure, governance and communications and served as President and CEO of NIRI for nearly 25 years before he retired from the organization …

The discussion during #irchat this week was based on Microsoft’s move to website disclosure which was reported on by @irwebreport: http://irwr.net/aZ17bK and @irmagazine: http://bit.ly/c4Hvjh.  Click here to read the full transcript.
As it is earnings season there was a very low turnout.  In spite of this, I had a good conversation with @trevorheisler. Thanks also goes out to @fredmcclimans for joining us near the end.
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We’re excited to announce the release of a number of feature upgrades now available on Q4. We’ve been listening to our clients and are happy to provide this set of improved features focused on the real-time integration of social media both in terms of publishing updates to Twitter and Facebook and integrating content into the site from social media content sites  like YouTube.
Over the last couple of years we’ve been successful in working with our clients to create a customized approach that drives IR website traffic, expands content distribution and …

On April 15th, Google issued an advisory release that instructed people to visit their IR website for their earnings and also included the following statement:
Google intends to make future announcements regarding its financial performance exclusively through its investor relations website.
Google is able to do this based on the SEC guidance from Aug 2008 regarding the use of websites for disclosure. This guidance states that under certain circumstances, companies can rely on their websites and blogs to meet public disclosure requirements under Reg FD.
As we all remember all too well, shortly …

Times have changed but have your web communications kept pace? Today’s more discerning investor is more open to portfolio diversification – which may mean that you need to provide different information than you are offering now.
Join us on Thursday, January 14th at 4:00 p.m. ET as we share top IR Website improvements to meet today’s challenging economic environment.  If you’re involved in your company’s IR website, this webinar will show some great examples of best practices from the world’s leading organizations as well as innovative small cap companies and how …

Over the course of 2009, I have connected with a lot of smart, seasoned IR professionals on Twitter. I have met IROs and IR consultants alike.  One great contact I have made is Trevor Heisler, an IR consultant at TMX Equicom (a TMX Group company).
With experience as both an in-house IRO and IR consultant, I know the day-to-day challenges that IR professionals face.  One newer challenge has been the question of whether to embrace social media as part of the broader communications strategy.  Although I am not a practicing IR …

Earlier this month, Dave Hogan, presented his paper “Reaching Shareholders Online: Trends and Best Practices in Online Communications and Social Media in Corporate Investor Relations” at the 2009 Annual Conference of the International Association of Online Communicators in Washington, D.C.
The focus of the paper is how online communication tools, in particular social media, are influencing the communication practices of corporate IR departments at public companies of all sizes. It also examines the question of why corporate IR departments have been slower to adopt social media communications tools than their marketing …

Last week our CEO, Darrell Heaps, and I presented to a study group formed through an initiative of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) Research Studies Department. Comprised primarily of volunteers, this panel of experienced professionals research and provide guidance for comprehensive and integrated corporate reporting in order to promote effective communication.
By reading their reports and following their guidance, any IRO in North America can improve the standards of their company’s stakeholder communications.
To familiarize you more with their work, I have provided an overview of their most recent study, …

Yesterday, a press release was issued announcing that SlideShare and Q4 have partnered to offer public companies enhanced best practice capabilities for their IR websites using SlideShare’s innovative web platform for displaying and sharing presentations and pdfs combined with Q4’s market leading IR website platform.
Companies using our  Q4 web platform will be able to easily embed SlideShare presentations into any area of their IR websites and publish directly to both their IR website and SlideShare.com. Additionally, SlideShare is launching a separate Investor Relations category. Companies will also have the opportunity …