Another season of Conference Orgies arrives – unfortunately, you may never reach a climax. Sure, by all means attend a few investor conferences as long as they ensure a few quality meetings. But please also have a view and preference. Many a times companies end up...
“What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? Stories. There's nothing more powerful in the world than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it. And who has a better story than Bran the Broken?...
How Can Effective Investor Targeting Maximise the ROI of Investor Relations Efforts? Preamble The prime objective of Investor Relations efforts of any company is to attract the right profile of investors who understand the company’s business model and stay invested for the long term. Companies generally...
India: Relying just on narrow choice of media for reputation building could be your biggest mistake Business communication is geared towards building formidable reputation and create value for all stakeholders. The consumers of this communication are savvy audiences, comprising investors, analysts, business partners, lenders and creditors,...
Preamble The last 18 months has seen three major corporate collapses in the UK, and much of this has been attributed to audit failures, leading to a wide-sweeping review of how audits are conducted. In particular, a huge amount has been written about the first of...
A brief look at how Specialist IR firms differ from Generalist PR firms. Preamble: The Indian PR industry is beginning to mature. Gone are the days where a PR agency could behave like supermarkets offering everything under one roof and get away with delivering just rudimentary...
Public Relations for Unlisted Companies Planning An IPO The apathy of unlisted companies towards Public Relations is inexplicable, and their sudden proclivity for PR at the time of fund raising is palpable. Such short-sightedness makes them look opportunistic and has many pitfalls. If Public Relations is...
If sustained media visibility is critical for enhancing corporate reputation; then nothing is more daunting for mid-cap companies than to achieve that. It is an ongoing struggle for the mid-cap companies. Their sheer number – more than 1500 actively traded mid-caps – and limited avenues...
Corporate share buyback is an effective tool to prevent companies' share prices from devaluation and re-instilling promoter confidence. As the number of share buybacks climb, the debate over the concept heats up further. In June 2013, the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Indian...
IR Connect looks at how an IR plan can become much sharper and result-oriented with the help of IR Analytics. Every IRO and CFO should take a careful look into its values and benefits. It’s a well accepted dictum that stock valuations are a function of...