Financial Communications

Return to M&A offers Wall Street chance to improve reputation

Deborah Eisenberg March 19, 2010

During the past two years, financial communication was a roller coaster, with all the late nights and crisis communication plans turning into one long nightmare.
 

Sard Verbinnen aids Tommy Hilfiger acquisition

Alexandra Bruell March 17, 2010

NEW YORK: Sard Verbinnen & Co. is aiding with communications surrounding Phillips-Van Heusen's (PVH) $3 billion deal to acquire the Amsterdam-based Tommy Hilfiger Group from Apax Partners.
 

Managed Funds Associations taps Hinkson

Jaimy Lee March 10, 2010

WASHINGTON: The Managed Funds Association hired Steve Hinkson as its director of communications in January.
 

Stanton assists Bain Capital in Styron purchase

Erica Morris March 09, 2010

BOSTON: Stanton Public Relations & Marketing recently counseled Bain Capital during its purchase of the Dow Chemical Co.'s Styron Division.
 

Establishing the concept of relationship capital

Rob Flaherty March 05, 2010

In my last post, I mentioned the concept of relationship capital. Yesterday, I received several e-mails asking about it.
 

Goldman acknowledges impact of bad rep on bottom line

Rose Gordon March 02, 2010

In a surprising - and some say unprecedented - move, Goldman Sachs legally acknowledged that "adverse publicity" is one of the financial risks it faces.
 

The financial sector has a responsibility to earn trust

Steve Bartlett March 01, 2010

As an industry, we failed the American people. Not every company of course, and certainly not a majority of our employees. As an industry, however, we made some really poor decisions.
 

CEO Q&A: Jay Grinney, HealthSouth

Erica Morris February 01, 2010

Jay Grinney of HealthSouth talks to Erica Morris about business after a PR crisis and why local outreach is so important to his company.
 

Financial services community tries to rebuild trust

Erica Morris February 01, 2010

From reputation management to social media, the financial services community is working hard to address a variety of challenges.
 

Hiding behind SOX embarrasses and belittles PR industry

January 29, 2010

In 2003, PRWeek grimly predicted Sarbanes-Oxley would commence an era of vague financial reporting for marketing companies. Sadly, but not surprisingly, we were right.
 

Rich Myers to exit Edelman's financial practice

Erica Morris January 21, 2010

NEW YORK: Richard Myers is leaving his position as EVP of the financial communications practice at Edelman after four years.
 

Brunswick, FD top end-of-year M&A ranking

Kimberly Maul January 11, 2010

NEW YORK: Brunswick once again topped Mergermarket League Tables as the top PR adviser for M&A deals in terms of value. During a year with a 27% decline in activity, Brunswick worked 106 deals valued at $321.7 billion.
 

BackBay opens New York office

Aarti Shah January 08, 2010

NEW YORK: BackBay Communications, a strategic marketing and PR firm focused on the financial services sector, has opened a New York City office.
 

World Gold Council hires MS&L Group for global effort

Jaimy Lee December 16, 2009

LONDON: The World Gold Council (WGC) tapped MS&L Group for a seven-figure account that aims to raise the profile of the council and gold in the US, Middle East, India, and China.
 

Firms must speak up quickly where stimulus funds are concerned

December 11, 2009

The Hill reported this week that two Republican senators were questioning wasteful stimulus projects, including a multimillion contract awarded to Burson-Marsteller.
 

CMO Q&A: Sylvia Reynolds, Wells Fargo

Aarti Shah December 01, 2009

Sylvia Reynolds talks to Aarti Shah about marketing in a tough climate and communications' need for more rigorous measurement
 

Lobbying restrictions prompt new tactics for policy debate

Jaimy Lee December 01, 2009

One of President Barack Obama's first directives upon taking office was to introduce restrictions that sought to limit the influence of lobbyists.
 

Interview: Jeff Morgan, president and CEO, NIRI

Erica Morris November 24, 2009

PRWeek reporter Erica Morris sits down with Jeff Morgan, president and CEO of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), to discuss social media, investor transparency, and IR standards of practice.
 

Goldman CSR campaign a step toward mending reputation

Erica Morris November 20, 2009

Goldman Sachs' announcement this week that it will spend $500 million to support small businesses is a massive CSR campaign, one that comes as the financial firm wades through a negative media storm.
 

Benmosche 'committed' to AIG

Erica Morris November 13, 2009

American International Group CEO Robert Benmosche says he's staying put, firing back at a Wall Street Journal story yesterday that claimed the insurance head was considering leaving due to compensation restraints, just three months after taking up the post.
 

Old band-aids won't heal the financial sector's PR wounds

November 01, 2009

In the past year, the PR industry has stressed the need to rebuild public trust in the financial community.
 

Financial brands' reputation rests on a willingness to play nice in Washington

Torod Neptune November 01, 2009

Rather than bemoan restrictions and billion-dollar fee reversals, financial leaders ought to consider the value of partnership.
 

CQG select CJP Communications

October 30, 2009

DENVER: CQG, a trade execution and market data provider in Colorado, selected CJP Communications as AOR.
 

DC: Get in the game or get out of the way

Steve Lipin October 29, 2009

As much as most companies would like to simply ignore politics, sooner or later, everyone has a Washington issue.
 

Sahara Media taps Edelman as AOR

Christina Capodice October 28, 2009

NEW YORK: Sahara Media Holdings hired Edelman as its AOR last week.
 

Next week's blogger: Steve Lipin, senior partner, Brunswick Group

October 23, 2009

Next week's guest Insider blogger is Steve Lipin, senior partner, Brunswick Group.
 

KCSA acquires TanenPR

Alexandra Bruell October 20, 2009

NEW YORK: KCSA Strategic Communications, a financial communications agency, acquired Boston-based TanenPR.
 

Museum of American Finance reaches out with 'Recessipedia' wiki

Chris Daniels October 14, 2009

NEW YORK: The Museum of American Finance has launched a "live" exhibit—a wiki, at www.recessipedia.org, designed to document and help people learn from the current financial crisis.
 

Chamber to launch "Free Enterprise" campaign on Wednesday

Jaimy Lee October 13, 2009

The US Chamber of Commerce told Politico that it will launch its "Campaign for Free Enterprise" on October 14, with a goal to create 20 million jobs in the next 10 years.
 

Citibank Survey: Small businesses still feeling way into social media

Kimberly Maul October 12, 2009

On Friday, Citibank released a survey on small businesses and social media, with findings very much in line with PRWeek's recent Social Media Survey. Out of 500 small business executives surveyed by Citibank, 76% said they have not found social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn helpful when it comes to expanding business. However, 42% of small business owners and managers said they have been using the company Web site to generate more business leads.
 

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