Business Wire is going back to school! In our 50 years in the industry, we’ve seen first-hand how the communications world has changed & played a pretty big role in many of those changes along the way. Looking to the future as part of our 50th Anniversary, we want the next generation of communicators to [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged 50th Anniversary, business wire, Cathy Baron Tamraz, college, college students, college video contest, communications, nyse, PR, public relations, video, video contest, Warren Buffet
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BW Fun Fact: Business Wire celebrates its Fifth Birthday as a Berkshire Hathaway company, and 50 years as Business Wire
February 15, 2011 – 1:56 pm
In the grand tradition of our founder, Lorry Lokey, & of course, Warren Buffett, chairman of our parent company Berkshire Hathaway, this year, Business Wire is giving back to celebrate our 50th anniversary. We are setting a goal of 5,000 hours of community service for our 500+ employees in 2011. Each employee will given up [...]
By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged 50th Anniversary, business wire, Business Wire 50th Anniversary, Business Wire gives back, Charity, Giving, Giving Pledge, Lorry Lokey, nonprofits, warren buffett
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November 3, 2010 – 3:11 pm
by Cathy Baron Tamraz, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Business Wire Records are meant to be broken. Rules, on the other hand, aren’t. And when those rules have a direct impact on both the fairness and workings of our financial markets, then an even higher standard of accountability is in order. Unfortunately, it is becoming [...]
By Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs, Investor Relations
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Also tagged brk-a, brk-b, disclosure, Disclosure Case Studies, fair disclosure, Microsoft, MSFT, notice-and-access, regulation fd, warren buffett, web disclosure
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November 1, 2010 – 8:32 am
In October, Jeff Matthews, the author of “Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha” came to our local Houston National Investor Relations Institute chapter meeting to talk about his book and to make observations about Warren Buffett and Berkshire H…
- by Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist It’s safe to say that our souvenir pennies, run through our exclusive penny press machine, were a runaway smash hit at the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting, where we sold more than 100 sets of four. If you were not able to attend the event, or otherwise would like [...]
- by Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist Well, the displays are all packed up, the shareholders are returning home, and the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting 2010 has come to a close. Business Wire had a wonderful experience this year, representing ourselves to nearly 40,000 visitors with our on-site presence among the Berkshire family of [...]
– by Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist The Incredible Hulk’s famous battle cry came to mind today as I arrived at the Qwest Center in Omaha to find our newly-assembled Penny Press machine, which will be used by attendees of the 2010 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting to create their souvenir pennies for charity. Mike Compton [...]
It’s nearly that time again: The 2010 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting is this coming Saturday, May 1. I will be attending this year’s meeting, along with nine other Business Wire people including our CEO, Cathy Baron Tamraz. And once more, Business Wire is providing a fun item for other attendees to pick up and help [...]
By Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting, BRK, business wire, CASA, CASA of Douglas County, Cathy Baron Tamraz, Charity, Charlie Munger, penny press, penny smasher, souvenir pennies, souvenirs, warren buffett
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Anyone who has ever heard Warren Buffett, CEO of our corporate parent Berkshire Hathaway, speak in interviews knows that he’s got a terrific sense of humor. Recently he took it to a whole new level in a video produced by BH-owned Geico, which was shown at Geico’s annual employee meeting this past February. In this [...]
