(to the tune of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”)
It’s the most opportune time of the year
With the calendar limping
Valuations dipping
Investors still hear
It’s the most opportune time of the year
It’s the un-uncertain season of all
With economy follies
And Santa Claus rallies
When activists call
It’s the un-uncertain season of all
There’ll be prognostications
And great hesitations
And Fed-watchers waiting on pins
There’ll be proxy fight stories
And fund profit glories as
Managers wait in the wings
It’s the most opportune time of the year
There’ll be much merrymaking
And some profit-taking
When traders are near
It’s the most opportune time of the year
There’ll be messaging changes
And debates on wages
As policy-watching we go
We’ll have holiday meetings
With seasonal greetings
And vendor gifts all in a row
It’s the most opportune time of the year
There’ll be retail-sales panning
Detailed crisis planning
From companies dear
It’s the most opportune time
Yes, the most opportune time
Oh, the most opportune time
Of the year
Andrew Blazier, senior associate at Sharon Merrill, has developed and executed investor relations programs for small-cap and mid-cap companies, with a particular focus on pre-IPO and listed REITs and financial services companies. He counsels clients on the full spectrum of investor relations issues, including earnings messaging, strategic disclosure, peer monitoring, analyst and investor targeting, conference and investor day planning, non-deal road shows, internal communications and media outreach.
