investor relations
Let’s Be Clear. What can we learn from 3 legendary CEOs’ annual shareholder letters?
At Quantified Communications, we urge clients to focus on clarity in all their executive communications, and annual shareholder letters — notoriously dense documents — are at the top of the list. No matter how crisp the numbers, no matter how good the news, your letter is far less effective if it’s unclear to the investors who…
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Do Prepared Remarks Help or Hurt an Earnings Call? What the Data Says
To help our clients make sure they’re delivering best-in-class financial communications, we use our proprietary language analytics platform to measure every S&P500 earnings call, every quarter. This comprehensive benchmark allows us to show clients how their calls compare to individual competitors, industry peers, and the broader corporate sphere.
Read MoreMaintaining investor trust during a CEO transition
A recent study from FTI consulting found that, while CEO reputation is consistently a critical factor in investment decisions, that importance is amplified during a CEO transition. The study revealed that 39% of investors would likely sell a stock based solely on the CEO. It stands to reason, then, that a new CEO—unproven as the…
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How data can help investor relations teams improve communication
Arguably more than any other department, a company’s investor relations team is constantly dealing with data. From annual revenue, to quarterly guidance, to progress against key initiatives, numbers are the name of the investor relations game.
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Are Investor Relations Teams More Transparent in Annual Communications than Quarterly Earnings Calls?
The New York Times reported recently on Laurence Fink’s request that corporations shift their focus from quarterly earnings calls to more long term reporting. His rationale, in part, is that the frenzy of earnings season inhibits investor relation teams’ abilities to communicate transparently about both their current state of affairs and their long term goals…
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