]> http://www.corporateweblogging.com/latest Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.corporateweblogging.com en http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52897&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Just Posted: Notes from the 2008 JCEB Meeting with the SEC StaffBe sure to check out these notes from the May 2008 meeting between the ABAs Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and the SEC Staff. Mark Borges previously noted a number of the notable e... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:35:54 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52897&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporate-engagement?iid=52810&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Link: Why I won t be leader, but I ll go in my own time - National - smh.com.au. For all the huffing and puffing about deals, and the obstructive role of Mrs Howard, the simple reality is that Costello never had anything like enough numbers to mount ... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:54:00 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporate-engagement?iid=52810&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/tech-effect?iid=52862&rsstype=latest&cid=6 After its previous $21.22 per share, $1.6 billion offer to acquire International Rectifier Corp. [IRF] was rejected Aug. 29, Vishay Intertechnology Inc. [VSH] took another look at the numbers,...... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:04:31 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/tech-effect?iid=52862&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/web-ink-now?iid=52869&rsstype=latest&cid=6 I ve written a great deal about how social media has gradually become an important aspect of public relations. For example, smart PR people at companies and agencies have created terrific online media rooms, delivered online video and podcasts, writt... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:19:39 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/web-ink-now?iid=52869&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52794&rsstype=latest&cid=6 An Insiders Perspective: How to Avoid a Yahoo-Like Tabulation NightmareAs part of the Fall issue of InvestorRelationships.com, I got to spend some quality time with my good friend, the independent inspector Carl Hagberg to conduct an interview entitl... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:26:53 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52794&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52722&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Our Roadmap: How to Comply with the SECs New Regulation FD Guidance I just wrapped up the Fall issue of InvestorRelationships.com, which includes an article entitled, Our Roadmap: How to Comply with the SECs New Regulation FD Guidance. The article ... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:33:24 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52722&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=52720&rsstype=latest&cid=6 IN PART one of this review, I mentioned that the US National Investor Relations Institute s (NIRI s) executive alert on investor relations websites includes a list of 14 Do s and Don ts for IR departments to follow. In this post, I review eac... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:49:15 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=52720&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/marketing-profs-daily-fix-blog?iid=52654&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Here s another great case study for corporations successfully using Twitter: The Home Depot.(Do a Twitter search for @TheHomeDepot). In recent days, you see a flurry of tweets with tips, suggestions, and pointers to Web content about preparing for ... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:46:10 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/marketing-profs-daily-fix-blog?iid=52654&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52628&rsstype=latest&cid=6 21st Century Disclosure: Grundfest and Beller Weigh In with Evergreen QuestionnaireBack when the SEC announced its new 21st Century Disclosure Initiative at the end of June, Chairman Cox credited former SEC Commissioner Joe Grundfest and former C... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:14:09 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52628&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=52623&rsstype=latest&cid=6 THE US National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) has issued a 5-page briefing on investor relations website practices based on a review they did of the largest 100 US companies sites.On one level I can t help but applaud the guidelines becaus... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:37:10 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=52623&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52398&rsstype=latest&cid=6 The SEC s New Corporate Website Guidance: Everything You Need to Know And Do NOWI m pretty excited about our upcoming webconference for InvestorRelationships.com: The SEC s New Corporate Website Guidance: Everything You Need to Know And Do NOW. T... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:41:44 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=52398&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/better-business-blogging?iid=52178&rsstype=latest&cid=6 In case you aren t familiar with the name, Matt Cutts is the public face of Google when it comes to the world of search engine optimisation and writes a well followed blog which focusses on these and other associated areas.Earlier this week, he wro... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:46:34 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/better-business-blogging?iid=52178&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/better-business-blogging?iid=51972&rsstype=latest&cid=6 In the first part of this series What is RSS all about then? , I tried to give an overview of what RSS is, from a layman s point of view if you like. Here, in the second part, it s time to move on to looking at some of the ways in which RSS ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:11:43 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/better-business-blogging?iid=51972&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51892&rsstype=latest&cid=6 TWO influential US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alumni have raised concerns that broadening the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) to non-financial information will increase disclosure costs, raise difficult legal liabil... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:42:18 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51892&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=52019&rsstype=latest&cid=6 TWO influential US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alumni have raised concerns that broadening the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) to non-financial information will increase disclosure costs, raise difficult legal liabil... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:42:18 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=52019&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51734&rsstype=latest&cid=6 AS THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) considers new rules to require companies to begin filing their documents in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), it has been having trouble finding software experts who can help make those ... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:00:30 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51734&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51825&rsstype=latest&cid=6 AS THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) considers new rules to require companies to begin filing their documents in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), it has been having trouble finding software experts who can help make those ... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:00:30 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51825&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=51475&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Alas, EDGAR R.I.P.As Dave gave us the heads up yesterday in this blog, the SEC held a press conference yesterday to announce that EDGAR will be succeeded by a new filing platform called IDEA, which is short for Interactive Data Electronic Applicat... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:34:53 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=51475&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/neville-hobson?iid=51474&rsstype=latest&cid=6 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been the focus of a lot of attention lately.Last month, the SEC announced new guidance in using traditional websites and social media channels as legitimate means for companies listed on US stock e... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:47:47 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/neville-hobson?iid=51474&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51440&rsstype=latest&cid=6 I VE BEEN following the Securities and Exchange Commission s (SEC) moves around eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for the past few years and I m confused about why they chose now to announce that they will be launching a new databas... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:03:51 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51440&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51827&rsstype=latest&cid=6 I VE BEEN following the Securities and Exchange Commission s (SEC) moves around eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for the past few years and I m confused about why they chose now to announce that they will be launching a new databas... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:03:51 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51827&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=51395&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Help for Short SellersIn the wake of the recent SEC focus on naked short selling, Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt is teaming up with the CEOs of two existing services to launch RegSHO.com, a new web-based electronic stock lending and location service... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:16:56 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=51395&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51155&rsstype=latest&cid=6 DESPITE a dramatic drop in individual investor participation at companies using the new E-proxy process for their annual meetings, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is studying rulemaking refinements that could make it easier for ... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:44:09 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51155&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/lexblog-blog?iid=51033&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Corporate communications pro, Shel Holtz, picked up news of something I thought we d start seeing. Twittering of trials from the courtroom. Three years ago a nationally publicized manhunt followed the discovery of three bodies in a North Idaho home. ... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:31:29 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/lexblog-blog?iid=51033&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=50979&rsstype=latest&cid=6 US INVESTOR relations departments that continue to issue full-text press releases are not only wasting their shareholders money, they re also shooting themselves in the foot by ensuring that their websites will fail to meet recognized channel... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:52:25 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=50979&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51831&rsstype=latest&cid=6 UPDATE: Limelight Networks has responded to this article in the comments below.US INVESTOR relations departments that continue to issue full-text press releases are not only wasting their shareholders money, they re also shooting themselves in t... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:52:25 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51831&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=50888&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Midyear Corp Fin UpdateYesterday, at the ABA meeting in New York, John White provided his mid-year update on Corp Fins 2008 activities and priorities. There is no doubt from his speech that Corp Fin will remain very busy well into 2009, with project... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:02:45 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=50888&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/marketing-nirvana?iid=50759&rsstype=latest&cid=6 It just feels like I spoke at SXSW a few months ago, and BOOM! Here we are voting on new panel submissions for next March 09! As I told you, SXSW along with Gnomedex are my two favorite tech events I ve had the pleasure of attending. For those unaw... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:43:38 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/marketing-nirvana?iid=50759&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=50828&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Has the fact that small companies won a series of reprieves from compliance with 404(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley emboldened big companies facing an aggressive XBRL adoption mandate? Maybe. Big companies seem to be hoping that the SEC will heed their warning... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:45:32 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=50828&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=50894&rsstype=latest&cid=6 The SEC has taken a keen interest in promoting new technologies as a way to distribute corporate financial information. The looming mandate for XBRL is an example. Similarly, the SEC just released guidance that encourages companies to use the web... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:43:33 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=50894&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/web-strategy-by-jeremiah?iid=50665&rsstype=latest&cid=6 I m starting this post series (see archives) to recognize and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks:Adriana Gascoigne joins social network Hi5 as the Director of... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:27:32 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/web-strategy-by-jeremiah?iid=50665&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=50627&rsstype=latest&cid=6 THE US Securities and Exchange Commission s (SEC) new guidance for company websites gives investor relations departments an opportunity to cut their disclosure costs and boost traffic to their websites by using notice-and-access news releases... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:33:20 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=50627&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51833&rsstype=latest&cid=6 THE US Securities and Exchange Commission s (SEC) new guidance for company websites gives investor relations departments an opportunity to cut their disclosure costs and boost traffic to their websites by using notice-and-access news releases... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:33:20 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=51833&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/brandstorming?iid=50619&rsstype=latest&cid=6 The rise of blogs, wikis, social networks and other Web 2.0 technologies is changing the way that customers, employees and prospects engage with our companies. The walls separating private and public information about your products, prices, hiring (a... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:17:33 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/brandstorming?iid=50619&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/brandstorming?iid=51230&rsstype=latest&cid=6 The rise of blogs, wikis, social networks and otherWeb 2.0 technologies is changing the way that customers, employees andprospects engage with our companies. The walls separating private andpublic information about your products, prices, hiring (and ... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:17:33 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/brandstorming?iid=51230&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=50301&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Now Available: CIFiR s Final ReportOn Friday, the SEC s Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting (CIFiR) issued its final 172-page report. The final report has 25 recommendations for implementation by the SEC, FASB and PCAOB. Altho... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:21:42 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=50301&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-communications?iid=50283&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it was seeking the approval of new guidelines on the use of company web sites for fair disclosure by public companies. Those new guidelines, if approved, may mean that companies can dis... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:24:37 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-communications?iid=50283&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-communications?iid=51341&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it was seeking the approval of new guidelines on the use of company web sites for fair disclosure by public companies. Those new guidelines, if approved, may mean that companies can dis... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:24:22 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-communications?iid=51341&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=49979&rsstype=latest&cid=6 SEC Adopts New Corporate Use of Website GuidanceYesterday, the SEC adopted updated interpretive guidance regarding how companies can use their websites. Here is Corp Fin s opening statement - and here is the press release (which includes a video fr... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:36:29 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=49979&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/neville-hobson?iid=49978&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Yesterday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new guidance for publicly-listed companies in using traditional websites and social media channels like blogs to meet the SEC s public disclosure requirements under Regulation FD.... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:10:20 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/neville-hobson?iid=49978&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=49767&rsstype=latest&cid=6 NEW YORK-based broker Auerbach Grayson & Company, Inc., which specializes in providing global trade execution and research to leading US institutional investors, is providing its clients with a huge global library of equity research reports in eXtens... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:07:33 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=49767&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=49662&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Summer Issue of InvestorRelationships.com We just put the finishing touches on the Summer issue of our new newsletter, InvestorRelationships.com. This newsletter is complimentary, as well as all the issues for the remainder of 08. You simply sign-up... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:34:36 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=49662&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-squared?iid=49190&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Who owns Social Media? This question spawned a fascinating debate over at Jason Falls s Social Media Explorer blog last week. Jason posited that the PR group is best positioned to take the lead on a corporation s Social Media outr... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:56:31 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-squared?iid=49190&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-squared?iid=51279&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Who owns Social Media? This question spawned a fascinating debate over at Jason Falls s Social Media Explorer blog last week. Jason posited that the PR group is best positioned to take the lead on a corporation s Social Media outr... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:56:31 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pr-squared?iid=51279&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=48957&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Most people think XBRL is a pretty good idea. But not everyone thinks the tag standards should be set by XBRL US, a non-profit group comprising top accounting firms KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche and Grant Thornton. O... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:40:17 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=48957&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=48764&rsstype=latest&cid=6 A Cautionary XBRL TaleThere are gonna many good things that come along with XBRL. But there also will be a learning curve - just like anything else that is new - and that s what scares me about implementing it next year for larger companies (whose XB... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:57:42 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/corporatecounsel.net-blog?iid=48764&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pro-blogger?iid=48617&rsstype=latest&cid=6 There s a lot of talk that goes around the blogosphere about how PR people try to USE bloggers to help their clients - but how can bloggers USE PR people (or at least make the relationship a little more mutually beneficial)? In this post Erik Sebel... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:45:11 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/pro-blogger?iid=48617&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=48700&rsstype=latest&cid=6 Security monitoring tools: To buy or build? Article Study: Restatements lead to C-level turnover. Release Consolidation among mid-sized audit firms grows. Article Data center fortresses: An emerging trend? Article More on the death of IPOs. ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:17:31 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/fierce-sarbox?iid=48700&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/neville-hobson?iid=48425&rsstype=latest&cid=6 When it began its life as an independent company, employees of Sabre Holdings - the company that (among other things) provides flight information to consumers and travel agents - mostly worked in the same physical location, making it easy to connect ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:29:25 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/neville-hobson?iid=48425&rsstype=latest&cid=6 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=48341&rsstype=latest&cid=6 WHILE it s pure coincidence, I had to smile when I saw this one-day chart showing a 4% gain in Jack in the Box Inc. s (NYSE:JBX) stock immediately after the firm announced yesterday that it has hired four-time IR Magazine Award winner Carol DiRai... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:48:20 -0400 http://www.corporateweblogging.com/sectors/directory/irdaily?iid=48341&rsstype=latest&cid=6