Author Archives: Jim Buckley
What’s In/What’s Out for Investor Relations in 2012
By Jim Buckley, Executive Vice President & Partner To kick off the New Year, we decided to renew an old Sharon Merrill tradition and take a lighthearted look at what’s in and what’s out in investor relations and related areas … Continue reading
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Is It Time to Invest in Your Investor Day?
By Jim Buckley, Executive Vice President & Partner I recently led a workshop session at the NIRI National conference entitled Time to Invest in Your Company’s Investor Day. The workshop featured a deep dive on all the fundamental components and … Continue reading
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Wall Street Wonderland
Opening bell rings, are you list’nin? The market soars, most stocks are glist’nin’ A beautiful sight, We’ll all be richer tonight. Walking in a Wall Street wonderland. Gone away is the recession, Here to … Continue reading
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To Split or Not to Split – That is the Question Boards Should Be Asking
With proxy season on the horizon, a new SEC rule will be requiring companies to justify the structure of the board’s leadership. That could have some companies thinking about whether the roles of chairman and CEO should be separated – … Continue reading
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‘Twas the Night before Earnings…
‘Twas the night before earnings, when all through accounting, Not a number was crunching; the pressure was mounting; The toy company’s financials were all prepped with care, In the hopes that the SEC would not soon be there; The auditors … Continue reading
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Crisis Communications: How to Best Prepare for those “Uh-Oh!” Moments
Recently, I served on a panel at the Publicity Club of New England’s “An Inside Look at Crisis Communications” program, along with other corporate and crisis communications veterans from the Boston area. We each shared some of our most memorable … Continue reading
