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Ryan Flaim

10 Tips for Executing a Remote Earnings Call

April 16, 2020 Ryan Flaim Leave a comment

By Ryan Flaim, Senior Vice President

With most companies practicing social distancing, many management teams will be conducting this quarter’s earnings call remotely. For most, this will be a change from the typical in-office setting and it is important to think through logistics ahead of time to minimize disruption and allow management to remain focused on the important task of providing investors with a business update in the wake of COVID-19.

Following are 10 tips for executing an effective remote earnings call during this unprecedented time:

Investor Presentation, Investor Relations Agency, Investor Meetings, Presentation Training, Crisis Communications, IRO, Shareholder Communications, Investor Relations, Investor Relations Firm, Corporate Communications

How Innovative Design and Communication is Changing the Proxy Landscape

April 10, 2018 Ryan Flaim Leave a comment

In the once cut-and-dry world of proxy statements, colorful communication matters more than ever before.

With shareholder activism still on the rise, and institutional investors like BlackRock and State Street, and collectives like the Investor Stewardship Group, sharpening their focus on corporate governance issues, the tick-the-box approach to proxy statements is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Many companies are moving beyond the traditional black & white “legalese,” paragraph-heavy proxy statement and taking a more innovative, communications-focused approach to improve transparency, defend against activism, and better engage with shareholders.

Board Communications, Proxy Season, Shareholder Communications, proxy, proxy design

The Risks of Not Understanding Perceptions

October 03, 2017 Ryan Flaim Leave a comment

A $1 million privately owned software company with double digit sales growth and an active new product pipeline is blindsided when its largest customer abruptly switches to an emerging competitor; company revenues drop 20% and private funding for next expansion is at risk.

A $500 million diversified industrial company is successfully executing against its strategy to drive growth via acquisition and is surprised when several top sales performers abruptly leave the company because they are disconnected from the corporate strategy and vision; core business takes a hit.

Reputation Management, Perception Audit, Industrial Investor Relations, Perception Study, Perception, Brand Management