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Re: Q4 Whitepaper: Public Company Use of Social Media for IR – Part 3 YouTube & SlideShare

Sheryl Joyce — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:04:46 -0000

Jacob/William, we really appreciate you taking the time to visit our blog. And we are especially pleased that you are enjoying our whitepapers!

Re: Q4 Whitepaper: Public Company Use of Social Media for IR – Part 3 YouTube & SlideShare

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Re: Q4 Whitepaper: Public Company Use of Social Media for IR – Part 3 YouTube & SlideShare

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Re: Why Web Designers Will Love New JSON Feeds & Q4 Widgets

Perth web design — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:21:07 -0000

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Re: Best Practices for conducting one-on-one meetings with the buy-side

Lars Ostlund — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:25:39 -0000

Excellent Topic. "You always communicate on the terms of the reciever". Very true also in the 1-1 situations that, very ironicly, dominates large parts of IR. (Ironic, because you can not give away any extra insights, reall, that would violate the rules) A very nice general staritng point is to get the entry level 30 minute starting pitch for a newcomer to the company as great as it can be, and then also have some step 2 communication levels for those really intrerested and willing to put in some time. Mixing the entry level story with too many complications is the most common misstake, and it mostly produce the result that the investor lose interest.

Re: 2011 UMass study of Fortune 500 companies and Social Media: 23% blog, 62% use Twitter, 58% Facebook

ADB — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:12:39 -0000

I think this is a even representation but what about including Social Media Newsrooms such as companies like Comnicate and Glide build

Re: Poll: What role is your corporate website playing in your social media efforts?

VJ — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:10:31 -0000

Hi Sheryl, while I understand that the IR website is a must have for all companies, does it play a very integral role in scaling IR communications besides disseminating information? Moreover, I read a report by Brunswick Research which states that 2% of the respondents consider the Company website to be the Top Source for IR information. Does that justify the kind of time and investment in an IRO makes in Web Technology?

Re: Q4 Web Systems Launches Investor Relations iPad Apps

Darrell Heaps — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:07:34 -0000

Hi Guestinvestor. It's surprising that you find those rates to be expensive. In order to have a comparable iPad app developed companies would be looking at over $20k for something very basic and typically upwards of $50k or $60k. The subscription cost covers the ongoing quarterly upgrades that are applied to the app. This ensures that as the iPad market evolves, the app will evolve along side it - so companies are never left with an out dated app.

No problem if you'd like to pass, we have a lot of companies that disagree with you and have moved ahead with us.

Re: Q4 Web Systems Launches Investor Relations iPad Apps

Guestinvestor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:44:11 -0000

$7000 setup and a $500/month "subscription"? Seems way too pricey for an iPad app. I'll pass.

Re: Current, well-organized info, access via mobile & IR content all important aspects of online newsrooms

Sheryl Joyce — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:58:37 -0000

Thanks Mariela. TekGroup does some great research on this front. It was great to see some specific feedback about how important it is for companies to keep the information current. I also found (although I wasn't surprised), that journalists also value the IR content.

Re: Current, well-organized info, access via mobile & IR content all important aspects of online newsrooms

Mariela Castro — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:29:22 -0000

Thanks for sharing, Sheryl! Excellent post for us to remember what our colleagues on media outlets are willing to.
Best regards!
Mariela

Re: Social Media Readiness Checklist for Investor Relations

Sheryl Joyce — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:39:15 -0000

A great addition Trevor! I've added it to the list in the number 2 spot.

Re: Social Media Readiness Checklist for Investor Relations

Trevor Heisler — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:13:01 -0000

Another question to add: "Do you have any reasons for not using social media to improve communications with your shareholder base and improve awareness for your company?"

Re: Happy Holidays from Q4 Web Systems

Sheryl Joyce — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:42:11 -0000

Happy New Year Daniel. Thanks so much for the kind words. We are always pleased to hear that the ideas we share resonate with our readers.

We are also open to topic suggestions. So if there is anything that you would like us to cover, please let us know.

All the best in 2012

Sheryl

Re: Happy Holidays from Q4 Web Systems

Daniel Milstein — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:31:57 -0000

Happy Holidays Sheryl Joyce. As an author and business man, I can relate to how you said "We will be taking a short hiatus to spend some time with loved ones. We look forward to connecting on our blog and Twitter in early 2012!".I hope more people discover your blog because you really know what you're talking about. Can't wait to read more from you!

Re: 100 useful ways to monitor your social media efforts

web development services — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:44:23 -0000

These ways are absolutely helpful and effective to monitor our
social media campaign and efforts. I personally think that we should
analyze our campaign then should carry-on it, usually people don't
analyze their campaign just doing without any monitoring.

Re: Agnico-Eagle Wins First Prize at Esteemed IR Website Awards Ceremony

Sheryl Joyce — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:42:35 -0000

Thanks Dave! It certainly is a collaborative effort here.

Re: Agnico-Eagle Wins First Prize at Esteemed IR Website Awards Ceremony

Dahogan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:18:42 -0000

Congratulations to the team at Q4 Web Systems for their award-winning work for Agnico-Eagle Mines. Awesome!

Re: IR 101: provide contact information for a ‘real’ person on your IR website

Sheryl Joyce — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:31:06 -0000

Hi Brian,

Thanks for weighing in. Having reviewed my fair share of websites, I'm still really surprised by the number of companies who don't include contact information for their IR department!

I agree that the notion of providing a direct phone number and/or email address will increase investor calls is irrational. In my opinion, I would rather have someone speak with me directly to discuss and or/clarify key messages than making their own assumptions.

If companies put more effort into continually refining the messages that are conveyed to the investment community and making sure that this content is reflected on their IR website, they may not have to worry about getting more calls. :)

Re: IR 101: provide contact information for a ‘real’ person on your IR website

Brian Rivel — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:51:25 -0000

Amen Sheryl! This was actually a topic of discussion at our most recent Intelligence Council conference. From our study this year on best-in-class websites, nearly half (48%) of the global buy-side feels that it is "extremely important" to have direct and easy to find IR contact information on the website. When we brought it up for discussion, I asked for a show of hands of who has actual names and direct dial information...and about half of the hands went up in the room. I asked those who didn't raise their hand why they don't post their details and they responded by saying "fear of getting bombarded with phone calls by individual investors." When I asked the ones that had their hand raised if that was the case, they replied "not really". So, is it unfounded fear? Probably.

It is best practice to put your contact details on the website. Why make it harder for a potential investor to reach you?

Brian

Re: 2011 UMass study of Fortune 500 companies and Social Media: 23% blog, 62% use Twitter, 58% Facebook

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Re: NovaGold Resources: CIRI Social Media Presentation

Sherylj — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:13:46 -0000

You're doing a great job with social media Ariadna and it's great that you are sharing your experiences.

Sheryl

Re: NovaGold Resources: CIRI Social Media Presentation

Ariadna Peretz — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:36:06 -0000

Wow, thanks for the vote of confidence guys :)

Re: Q4 Whitepaper: Public Company Use of Social Media for Investor Relations – Part 2 Facebook

PhilWalker — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:32:14 -0000

Good discussion on how Google, Intel, Cisco, Microsoft and Dell are using new communication forms for IR on The Educated Exec here for those interested in further reading on this topic: http://www.educated-exec.com/n...

Re: PotashCorp: The Makings of a Best Practice IR Website – Part 1

catherinecrofton — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:57:37 -0000

"Head slapping" truths - I like that! You're right, some of it seems so obvious from a business communications standpoint and yet, so many companies still have very static websites. PotashCorp as an organization understands the impact the web can have on their business and objectives. This impact was evident in the website's role in informing stakeholders and positioning the company against the BHP Billiton takeover. I'm sure we'll see many great things to come with the PotashCorp site!