WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In connection with the recent release of its report Social Media's Role in Investor Communications, Rivel Research Group today announced the launch of its own social media outlet – The RRG Blog (www.rivel.com/blog). While the report is the most comprehensive examination of social media's role in investment community communications, The RRG Blog will serve as a repository of information on current trends in IR from a variety of sources.
Aimed at providing readers with a fresh and informal look at all things investor relations and its relationship with the Street, The RRG Blog will not only inform investor relations professionals on what the Street is thinking, but also what their IR peers are doing in response. And it's all backed by Rivel's time-tested, marketing research methodologies, which yield intelligence and actionable guidance public companies use for investor communications strategies.
Among the many issues the blog will cover, specific topics include:
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Key trends currently facing the IR industry in the U.S. and globally.
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Interviews with institutional investors, sell-side analysts and Rivel's top executives for insight into best practices in investor communications. In fact, one of the first posts looks at an interview conducted with a buy-side analyst on several topics.
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Sneak peeks at preliminary data on Rivel's ongoing perspective studies of the investment and IRO communities, covering topics from social media, guidance issues, compensation and what value IR brings to a stock price.
- Interviews with top investor relations professionals to get their take on what makes their program top notch.
The RRG Blog will also act as an outlet for IR professionals, consultants, Rivel executives and investment professionals to discuss a multitude of subjects related to the Street. Rivel cordially invites you to stop by The RRG Blog and join the discussion.
About Rivel Research Group
For nearly 20 years, Rivel Research Group has completed numerous custom survey research studies addressing the practices of corporate investor relations programs including many in the utility field. This expertise has allowed Rivel to gain a well-founded understanding of the investment and communication issues most important to the financial community as well as the particular challenges facing utilities.
Rivel specializes in delivering actionable insight based on in-depth measurements of the global investment community. Gathering, analyzing and interpreting investment community feedback is our only business. Rivel's highly experienced staff provides the well-informed, unbiased and strategically relevant intelligence companies need to effectively communicate with such important constituencies as sell-side analysts, buy-side analysts, portfolio managers, the financial media and other influential audiences. The comprehensive information that Rivel supplies enables companies to evaluate performance, formulate strategy and identify opportunities to achieve corporate objectives directed toward these groups. Additional information concerning Rivel is available on its website at www.rivel.com
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