December 17, 2010 – 5:04 am
A weekly compilation of news from around the world of investor relations. Compiled and edited by Pam Agnew, ABC. Focus: The insider trading dragnet Insider-Trading Arrests Point Prosecutors to Hedge Funds Expert-networking companies such as Mountain View, California-based Primary Global match investors with specialists who provide insight into specific markets. The criminal complaint unsealed yesterday [...]
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December 6, 2010 – 12:01 pm
IN ANOTHER sign that the mobile investor relations web is coming of age, SNL Financial’s IR Solutions group is now providing free mobile investor relations websites to all of its clients. The US-based IR website provider, which has a strong presence among financial services and real estate companies and is expanding in other sectors, began [...]
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December 1, 2010 – 7:32 am
UNLESS you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that the mobile web has seen explosive growth over the past year — and all projections are that it will be the fastest growing area of the web in the next few years. The numbers are staggering. Did you know, for instance, that more than [...]
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November 25, 2010 – 12:00 am
THERE is currently a lot of discussion in the corporate reporting community – some might call it hype – about companies creating iPhone and iPad apps for their annual reports and other documents. In this post, I am going to try to frame the debate in terms of the pros and cons from an investor [...]
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September 1, 2010 – 6:34 am
Here’s my third and final interview at the the Mercedes-Benz Bridgehampton Polo Challenge on Saturday, August 28, 2010. Mikinzie Stuart, Account Coordinator at SHIFT Communications chatted with me on how to make the transition from PR student to PR professional. The video comes to you live from the SWAGG VIP tent. Share or Bookmark…
By Deirdre
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged Deirdre Breakenridge, event, interview, Mikinzie Stuart, PR, PR 2.0, PR 2.0 Technology, PR Students, PRStudChat, public relations, relationships, SHIFT Comm, social media, video
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August 31, 2010 – 6:53 am
Here’s my second interview at the the Mercedes-Benz Bridgehampton Polo Challenge on Saturday, August 28, 2010. Sheila Marikar, Entertainment Reporter/Producer at ABCNews.com, was kind enough to interview with me regarding the importance of building a relationship (the right way) with the media. The video comes to you live from the SWAGG VIP tent.
By Deirdre
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Posted in Industry Blogs, Media relations
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Also tagged ABC News, Deirdre Breakenridge, event, media, Mercedes Benz Polo Challenge, PR, PR 2.0, PR 2.0 Technology, public relations, Sheila Marikar, social media, SWAGG, video
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August 30, 2010 – 7:46 am
I was invited by Sarah Evans and SWAGG to be their guest at the Mercedes-Benz Bridgehampton Polo Challenge on Saturday, August 28, 2010. It was such an amazing day, traveling on the SWAGG party bus, spending time in the SWAGG VIP tent and enjoying the Polo match. I was able to steal a few minutes with Sarah (in between her interviews with celebrities that stopped by) to discuss what PR and communications professionals need to know about the mobile space.
By Deirdre
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged Mercedes Benz Polo Challenge, Mobile Applications, PR, PR 2.0, PR 2.0 Technology, public relations, Sarah Evans, Sevans Strategy, social media, SWAGG, video
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by Cathy Baron Tamraz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Business Wire SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, in prepared remarks to the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals last Friday, stated the SEC is intent on ensuring that all investors have access to a highly complex and technologically sophisticated trading market. We at Business Wire could [...]

By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, Cathy Baron Tamraz, disclosure, distribution, mobile apps, newswire, NX, press release distribution, press releases, regulation fd, SEC, warren buffett
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Business Wire’s Director of Client Development, Ibrey Woodall, has an article in today’s Bulldog Reporter IR Alert, “Are You Ready for 3G IR? Investor Relations Should Heed the Momentum of Mobile.” With the explosive growth of the mobile internet, financial and investor information joins the other types of content that needs to be prepared for the [...]
