Investor Relations

Under the microscope: SEC's amendment proposals

Tonya Garcia July 01, 2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a series of rule amendments that would make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors to corporate boards.
 

How can media coverage be best correlated to actual business outcomes?

July 01, 2009

This month's panel discusses how media and PR results can be correlated to business outcomes.
 

The Inventure Group retains LE&A

Tonya Garcia June 26, 2009

PHOENIX: The Inventure Group, a specialty snack food manufacturer, has hired Lambert, Edwards & Associates (LE&A) for IR and PR services.
 

LHA appoints Handelsman MD, principal

Frank Washkuch June 24, 2009

NEW YORK: Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates named Adam Handelsman MD and principal on June 23.
 

Zicam makers using social media to communicate with consumers

Jaimy Lee June 19, 2009

SCOTTSDALE, AZ: Matrixx Initiatives, the makers of Zicam, is using already established Facebook and Twitter pages to communicate with consumers following a June 16 warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) telling the company to stop selling two nasal versions of the cold remedy.
 

Rebounding financial companies shouldn't neglect employee morale

Erica Iacono June 12, 2009

This week, 10 of the nation's banks were granted permission to repay TARP money back to the government.
 

Ticketmaster changes up senior comms staff

Kimberly Maul June 10, 2009

LOS ANGELES: Wendy Webb, who joined Ticketmaster as SVP of corporate communications and IR in 2008, will move to a senior adviser role for the company.
 

'Globe' management imposing 23% pay cut

Frank Washkuch June 09, 2009

BOSTON: After The Boston Globe's largest union narrowly voted to reject $10 million in annual pay and benefit cuts on June 8, the newspaper's management said it will impose a 23% wage reduction next week.
 

Blackwood joins Arbitron as SVP of corp comms

Tonya Garcia June 08, 2009

COLUMBIA, MD: Deirdre Blackwood has joined media marketing and research firm Arbitron as SVP of corporate communications.
 

Zap hires Investor Relations Group

Kimberly Maul June 08, 2009

SANTA ROSA, CA: Zap, the electric vehicle company, hired the Investor Relations Group as its investor relations and PR firm.
 

Combination of messaging for GM key to regaining consumer confidence

Nicole Zerillo June 04, 2009

General Motors Corp. (GM) entered the second largest bankruptcy filing in industrial history on June 1.
 

King Pharmaceuticals hires Howarth as VP of IR

Jaimy Lee June 03, 2009

BRISTOL, TN: King Pharmaceuticals named John Howarth as VP of IR, effective June 1.
 

Havas shareholders renew terms for CEO

Kimberly Maul June 03, 2009

PARIS: Havas shareholders renewed the terms of office for the holding company's CEO, Fernando Rodés Vilà, at the annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.
 

Ready your IR program for the recovery

Rob Berick June 02, 2009

Experts now anticipate the economy will begin showing signs of a sustained recovery some time in the second half of 2009.
 

'House of Cards' by William D. Cohan (Doubleday, 2009)

David Ward June 01, 2009

The collapse of 85-year-old Bear Stearns in late 2008 was the biggest early signal to the general public that something was very wrong on Wall Street.
 

CEO Q&A: Tom Kunz, Century 21

Tonya Garcia June 01, 2009

Century 21's president and CEO Tom Kunz speaks with Tonya Garcia about the value of local PR
 

More b-to-b companies find that social media is an essential business platform

Kimberly Maul June 01, 2009

Social media has changed the way companies interact with the average consumer.
 

The value of insight in an instant world

Michael Oxley June 01, 2009

In this new format of PRWeek, it seems appropriate to note the new challenges and opportunities for corporate or nonprofit PR pros.
 

Measurement Roundtable 2009: Defining value

Tonya Garcia, Erica Iacono June 01, 2009

Be it tactics, investment, or integration, the measurement conversation continues to fundamentally change.
 

Devlin gets new start at Edelman following husband's guilty plea

Tonya Garcia May 27, 2009

NEW YORK: Brunswick Group's Nina Devlin has joined Edelman as SVP in the firm's New York financial practice, effective May 18.
 

Open Table engages Blueshirt Group for IPO

Tonya Garcia May 26, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO: The Blueshirt Group provided IR services for Open Table, the online network for restaurant reservations, in the lead-up to its May 21 IPO.
 

NIRI: Number of companies providing guidance declines slightly

Tonya Garcia May 22, 2009

VIENNA, VA: Results from this year's National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) Guidance Practice and Preference survey showed only a small decline in financial and non-financial guidance from public companies during the economic recession.
 

Interview: Bob Buderi

Jaimy Lee May 22, 2009

Bob Buderi is editor-in-chief and founder of Xconomy, a Cambridge, MA-based news site, with bureaus in San Diego and Seattle. The site covers the IT, life sciences, energy, and venture capitalist industries.
 

Watson Pharmaceuticals promotes Eisenhaur

Jaimy Lee May 21, 2009

CORONA, CA: Watson Pharmaceuticals promoted Patricia Eisenhaur to VP of IR and corporate communications, effective May 18.
 

Scarborough named VP at Dresner Corporate Services

Tonya Garcia May 20, 2009

AUSTIN, TX: Dresner Corporate Services, a firm specializing in PR and IR, named Christian Scarborough VP.
 

IPG hires GM exec to oversee holding company's work with carmaker

Frank Washkuch May 20, 2009

NEW YORK: Martin Walsh, currently a senior executive at General Motors (GM), will join the Interpublic Group (IPG) on June 15 as SVP and president of the holding company's GM relationship.
 

Publicis Groupe acquires Bulgarian affiliate

Tonya Garcia May 19, 2009

PARIS: Publicis Groupe has acquired its Bulgarian affiliate, Publicis MARC.
 

House bill would require XBRL to track TARP funds

Tonya Garcia May 19, 2009

WASHINGTON: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ranking member Rep. Darrell Issa has introduced legislation that would require the use of XBRL to track TARP funds.
 

Early filers prepared for XBRL, according to study

Tonya Garcia May 12, 2009

WASHINGTON: A number of companies with a public float of $5 billion or higher have converted their financial statements to the new XBRL standards ahead of the June 2009 deadline, according to a new survey.
 

Dyson speaks out on possible sale of Next Fifteen

Aarti Shah May 11, 2009

LONDON: Tim Dyson, CEO of Next Fifteen, downplayed the impact a possible merger or acquisition of the holding company could have on its US PR firms.
 

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