Tag Archives: investor relations agency
What makes for an effective investor presentation? [Video]
By David Calusdian, Executive Vice President & Partner We’ve all seen bad investor presentations at various conferences. But what makes them bad? The purpose of an investor presentation is to convey the company’s investment thesis. If the presentation does not … Continue reading
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Developing an Investor Relations Program for an IPO Company [Video]
By Maureen Wolff, President and Partner Companies planning to go public need to be able to hit the ground running on the day of the IPO pricing with an investor relations program. In order to prepare, Sharon Merrill President and … Continue reading
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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 Your Investor Relations Plan Fit? Consider These 5 Steps.
By Dennis Walsh, Senior Consultant & Director of Social Media As another year comes to a close, two things are probably on every IRO’s mind: New Year’s resolutions and next year’s investor relations plan. Every year, one of the most … Continue reading
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IRO-zilla and the Earnings Call
There is a popular cable network TV show called Bridezillas that often depicts women planning their wedding day as high-strung, unreasonable and at times displaying jaw-dropping outrageous behavior. Of course, this makes for great reality TV, but at times I … Continue reading
Filed under Investor Relations, NIRI
Prepare for Proxy Access Now – Avoid an Activist Horror Story Later
Hello again. We took a bit of a hiatus from blogging this summer, but we are now back to share a Halloween story sure to scare you straight! Unless you are one of the 33 Chilean miners that were trapped … Continue reading
Filed under Crisis Communications, Shareholder Activism
Giving Life to Your Investor Presentation
Yesterday afternoon I presented a workshop entitled, “Giving Life to Your Investor Relations Presentation. . . and Your CEO” at the National Investor Relations Institute’s Annual Conference. We’ve all seen bad investor relations presentations. But what makes them bad? The … Continue reading
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Investor Relations Program and SMA Blog Honored with 2010 Bell Ringer Awards
On Monday evening, the Sharon Merrill Associates team attended the 2010 Bell Ringer Awards, sponsored by The Publicity Club of New England. The Bell Ringer Awards recognize and honor excellence and achievement in the communications and public relations professions. The … Continue reading
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Getting Ready for the IPO: 10 Investor Relations “To Do” Items Before the Pricing
For months leading up to your S-1 filing, you probably have been singularly focused on creating that massive tome. You have spent significantly more time with your lawyers and auditors than with your own family — and you cannot even … Continue reading
Happy Holidays!
On behalf of the entire Sharon Merrill Associates team, I would like to wish all of The Podium’s readers a happy holiday season! Thank you for supporting our blog. We look forward to continuing our regular posting schedule in … Continue reading
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