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There are **several reasons** for a company to preannounce its financial results – that is, provide the Street with a preliminary, high-level understanding of what the company’s quarterly performance will be. Typically, a preannouncement is made in the weeks preceding the full earnings release and conference call. Management also may decide to update investors with preliminary results ahead of investor days, investment conferences and major acquisitions, so that it may speak about the most current financials and not violate Regulation Fair Disclosure. [Read More](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/preannouncing-results-analyzing-corporate-profit-warnings) [Guidance](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/guidance), [Disclosure Policy](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/disclosure-policy), [CFO](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/cfo), [Earnings Call](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings-call), [Earnings](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings), [Trends](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/trends) ## [Shareholder on a Shelf: An Earnings Tradition](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/shareholder-on-a-shelf-an-earnings-tradition/) [December 09, 2013](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/shareholder-on-a-shelf-an-earnings-tradition/) [smerrilldev](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/author/smerrilldev) [Comment](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/shareholder-on-a-shelf-an-earnings-tradition/#comments-listing) *By Dennis Walsh, Vice President* *The Shareholder on a Shelf is a new tradition that has become the holiday gift of choice for IROs to their executive management teams. The story of the Shareholder on a Shelf is as follows:* “Have you ever wondered how the SEC could know; If you’re naughty or nice in making your reported revenues and margins grow; For 79 years it’s been a big secret; Which now can be shared, if you promise to keep it. At reporting time the SEC sends me to you; I sit in the shadows to watch and report on all that you do; My job is an assignment from Ms. Mary Jo White herself; I am her helper, a friendly scout shareholder that sits on a shelf. [Read More](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/shareholder-on-a-shelf-an-earnings-tradition/) [Holiday](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/holiday), [Investor Relations Blog](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-blog), [Reg FD](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/reg-fd), [Sharon Merrill Associates](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/sharon-merrill-associates), [Investor Relations Agency](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-agency), [Guidance](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/guidance), [IRO](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/iro), [Shareholder Communications](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/shareholder-communications), [Earnings Call](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings-call), [Investor Relations](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations), [Earnings](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings), [Investor Relations Firm](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-firm), [Activist Investors](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/activist-investors) ## [Time to Revamp the Quarterly Earnings Call?](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/time-to-revamp-the-quarterly-earnings-call/) [August 06, 2013](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/time-to-revamp-the-quarterly-earnings-call/) [smerrilldev](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/author/smerrilldev) [Comment](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/time-to-revamp-the-quarterly-earnings-call/#comments-listing) *By Dennis Walsh, Vice President & Director of Social Media* And the Award for Best Quarterly Earnings Results Conference Call goes to…. Giving awards to recognize production of an earnings call may be a little premature, but several companies are spicing up what is generally considered an uneventful quarterly ritual by the investment community. It is encouraging to see companies embracing the use of new technologies and [social media for investor relations](http://www.investorrelations.com/practice-areas/corporate-communications/). Before you follow their lead, we can’t forget what is truly important to our key stakeholders about the process: transparency and access to management. So what is all the fuss about? [Read More](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/time-to-revamp-the-quarterly-earnings-call/) [IR Program Planning](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/ir-program-planning), [Conference Calls](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/conference-calls), [Earnings Call](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings-call), [Social Media](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/social-media), [Investor Relations](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations), [Socialize IR](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/socialize-ir), [Earnings](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings) [![](https://blog.investorrelations.com/hs-fs/file-3283701695-jpg/blog-files/workshop-1.jpg)](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-greatest-social-media-for-investor-relations-panel-ever/) ## [The Greatest Social Media for Investor Relations Panel Ever\*](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-greatest-social-media-for-investor-relations-panel-ever/) [June 24, 2013](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-greatest-social-media-for-investor-relations-panel-ever/) [smerrilldev](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/author/smerrilldev) [Leave a comment](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-greatest-social-media-for-investor-relations-panel-ever/#comments-listing) *By Dennis Walsh, Vice President & Director of Social Media* \*Okay, so I may be biased since I was the moderator, but [this panel session](http://www.niristream.org/pub/t/s2.cgi?param1=90%23View%20Session) at the NIRI’s 2013 Annual Conference had all the elements necessary to help IR professionals develop a strategy for using social media for IR. Attendees heard from David Urban, Director of IR at Johnson Controls; RJ Jones, IRO at Zillow; Broc Romanek, editor at TheCorporateCounsel.net; Chris DeMuth, portfolio manager at Rangeley Capital; and Sheryl Joyce VP Marketing & Communications at Q4 Websystems. The key take away from the panel was that IR professionals should take control of or insert themselves into their company’s social media strategy. Since marketing and PR departments typically "own" social media, the challenge for IR departments is twofold: 1) ensure that all activity is compliant with public company regulations, and 2) ensure the messaging is consistent with the overall IR strategy. [Read More](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-greatest-social-media-for-investor-relations-panel-ever/) [IR Program Planning](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/ir-program-planning), [Disclosure](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/disclosure), [Reg FD](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/reg-fd), [Strategic Messaging](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/strategic-messaging), [Investor Relations Agency](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-agency), [IR Website](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/ir-website), [NIRI](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/niri), [Disclosure Policy](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/disclosure-policy), [IRO](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/iro), [Speaking Engagements](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/speaking-engagements), [Earnings Call](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings-call), [Social Media](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/social-media), [Investor Relations](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations), [Investor Relations Firm](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-firm), [Activist Investors](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/activist-investors) ## [SEC Gives Social Media for IR Its Blessing](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/sec-gives-social-media-for-ir-its-blessing/) [April 08, 2013](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/sec-gives-social-media-for-ir-its-blessing/) [smerrilldev](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/author/smerrilldev) [Leave a comment](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/sec-gives-social-media-for-ir-its-blessing/#comments-listing) *By Dennis Walsh, Vice President & Director of Social Media* The SEC finally has provided guidance on the use of social media for investor relations. The guidance came in [a report](http://www.sec.gov/litigation/investreport/34-69279.pdf) on its investigation to determine whether Netflix CEO Reed Hasting had violated Reg FD. In a Facebook status update on his personal account, Hastings said Netflix had streamed 1 billion hours of content in June 2012, calling into question whether the post was selective disclosure of material information. **In its report, the SEC clarified that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in compliance with Reg FD. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, but with some key caveats.** [Read More](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/sec-gives-social-media-for-ir-its-blessing/) [IR Program Planning](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/ir-program-planning), [Reg FD](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/reg-fd), [Investor Relations Agency](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-agency), [SEC](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/sec), [IR Website](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/ir-website), [Disclosure Policy](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/disclosure-policy), [Shareholder Communications](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/shareholder-communications), [Earnings Call](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings-call), [Social Media](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/social-media), [Small-cap IR](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/small-cap-ir), [Investor Relations](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations), [Socialize IR](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/socialize-ir), [Earnings](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings), [Investor Relations Firm](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-firm) ## [The Guidance Effect, Re-visited](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-guidance-effect-re-visited/) [August 02, 2012](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-guidance-effect-re-visited/) [Maureen Wolff](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/author/maureen-wolff) [Comment](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-guidance-effect-re-visited/#comments-listing) *By* [*Maureen Wolff*](http://www.investorrelations.com/about/meet-our-team/maureen-t-wolff/)*, President and Partner* Three years ago, on the heels of the greatest collapse U.S. financial markets have experienced in decades, in conjunction with [IntelliBusiness/eventVestor](http://www.eventvestor.com/), we published a study, “[*The Guidance Effect: Improving Valuation*](https://blog.investorrelations.com/hubfs/2011_Guidance_Study_FINAL.pdf)” (PDF 875 KB), that evaluated the impact of increased transparency on equity valuation during the turbulent first quarter of 2009. The findings supported the thesis that issuing quantitative financial guidance contributes to improved stock performance. Given the climate of fear and uncertainty that permeated Wall Street during the study period, we hypothesized that providing guidance – and thereby increasing transparency for investors – likely had an unusually pronounced affect on stock price behavior at the time. [Read More](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/the-guidance-effect-re-visited/) [Disclosure](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/disclosure), [Reg FD](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/reg-fd), [Sharon Merrill Associates](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/sharon-merrill-associates), [Guidance](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/guidance), [Earnings Guidance](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings-guidance), [Earnings Call](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings-call), [Investor Relations](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations), [Earnings](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/earnings), [Investor Relations Firm](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/topic/investor-relations-firm) ## [Confronting the Quarterly Quiet Period Dilemma](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/confronting-the-quarterly-quiet-period-dilemma-2/) [July 17, 2012](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/confronting-the-quarterly-quiet-period-dilemma-2/) [smerrilldev](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/author/smerrilldev) [Comment](https://blog.investorrelations.com/blog/confronting-the-quarterly-quiet-period-dilemma-2/#comments-listing) *By Jim Buckley* One of the investor relations issues that companies often struggle with is the “quiet period.” Here I’m not talking about the [SEC](http://www.sec.gov/) mandated quiet period related to IPOs, other public offerings or around the release of lock-up agreements. Those all have defined legal parameters and lines drawn around what companies can and can’t do. I’m referring to the *quarterly* quiet period – where individual companies determine if, when and how they want to stop talking to the investment community as they approach the end of the quarter. The quarterly quiet period is one of those gray areas that investor relations is famous for, and there is certainly no one-size-fits-all approach for companies. The fundamental principle behind the quarterly quiet period (or QQP) is straightforward. At some point around quarter end, management has knowledge of the company’s quarterly performance. So investors start calling in the last two weeks of every quarter and asking “How are things going?” They want to get a read on upcoming results through tone and demeanor. As a result, over time, companies began to institute a quiet period with the Street to avoid taking these calls. Makes sense, right? But how does each company handle its QQP? That’s where things start to get a little fuzzy. 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