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Connect with your Investors

Establish a sincere connection with investors to communicate key messages during your Investor Day. Download our free e-book on effective presentation habits, and learn to deliver ideas with confidence and clarity.

When it's time for a change

Whether planned or sudden, it is crucial to communicate the succession of high-profile positions effectively. Download our three-part e-book and learn the best way to craft a plan for CEO, CFO and Board of Directors transitions.

Be Proactive, Not Reactive

With our new Proxy GamePlan, we create a year-round, data-driven strategic roadmap for effective shareholder engagement. Implement a best-in-class program rooted in a deep understanding of your company’s proxy practices, shareholder voting trends and peer landscape.

Find Effective IR Counsel

Whether you’re seeking external IR counsel for the first time or evaluating your current provider, you need a firm that understands your strategy, adapts to your culture and tells your story. Download our free guide on how to assess the effectiveness of an investor relations firm.

Activism Defense

No company is immune to shareholder activism. Sharon Merrill helps boards of directors and executive management teams identify the activist red flags lurking in your shareholder base, assess your governance risks and develop an action plan to prevent, detect and neutralize any threats. Download our free white paper, “Leveraging Institutional Shareholder Relationships to Reduce Activism Risk,” and learn how the best defense against activism is a strong offense.

Captivate your Audience

Speaking persuasively is critical in today’s competitive business environment. Effective speakers use voice techniques and body language that project authority and credibility. Download our free e-book, “A Guide to Delivering Captivating Presentations,” for insight into good -and bad- presentation habits, and learn how to improve your skills.

Perceptions Matter

How do you ensure that investors clearly understand your strategy, growth drivers and market position? The most effective way is through a perception study. By periodically taking the investment community’s pulse you can avoid the knowledge gaps and misperceptions that hurt valuation. Download our free whitepaper, Why Perceptions Matter, to learn more.

Weekly IR News Round Up

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How to Anchor your Sustainability Strategy in Risk Mitigation and Stakeholder Value Creation with a Materiality Assessment

Sustainability in the Spotlight: Our Take from IR Magazine’s ESG Integration Forum

Q&A on Stakeholder Capitalism with Sharon Merrill CEO Maureen Wolff

The SEC Climate Disclosure Ruling Is Coming

It’s Time for an ESG Rebrand…

How Small Caps Can Kick-Start Their ESG Journeys Ahead of This Proxy Season

Keeping Up With ESG - "I Feel Overwhelmed, Where Should I Start?"

Investor Relations for the Modern CFO: Revitalizing Your IR Plan

National Investor Relations Institute Conference 2022: Key Takeaways & Learnings

Sharon Merrill Welcomes NIRI’s 2022 Annual Conference to Boston

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When it's time for a change

Be Proactive, Not Reactive

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When it's time for a change

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