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Comment on Google gags on Q3 snafu by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:58:34 +0000

Bad stuff happens. The real test of company integrity and communications effectiveness will be whether they reacted properly. For example, was putting the hoarse CEO in front of microphones the right thing to do? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe not tainted Tylenol, but definitely a crisis communications case study for the ages.

Comment on Google gags on Q3 snafu by Tim Quast

Tim Quast — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:44:36 +0000

And yet one cannot help but observe: If the news had been published properly instead of early, GOOG likely would have been down MORE, because news on weak results would have coincided with Friday options-expirations trading and a rapidly rising dollar Oct 19. In a sense, GOOG was saved by the snafu.

Comment on One message is better than five by Ravi Dasari

Ravi Dasari — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:03:03 +0000

Great blog post Dick. Too many think they have to convey so many things instead of the few that are most relevant and desired by the audience.

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Congratulations, FB, and good luck « IR Café — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:23:33 +0000

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Comment on Metrics are the message by Rob Berick (@robberick)

Rob Berick (@robberick) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:55:36 +0000

Great post. Absolutely agree that IR needs to help create the metrics by which investors measure a company’s progress against long-term goals. I would add that these metrics to not necessarily need to be financial in nature – they could relate to new product development, patents, market / geographic expansion, etc.

Comment on Two bottom lines (at least) by Metrics are the message « IR Café

Metrics are the message « IR Café — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:02:23 +0000

[...] course, companies also offer up all kinds of non-GAAP metrics like “adjusted EBITDA” or “ongoing operating earnings” – which [...]

Comment on Bear market IR – is it different? by Josh

Josh — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:57:54 +0000

Great post. I will have to think about this and develop a strategy.

Comment on In 2012, embrace the uncertainty? by Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:11:42 +0000

Good thoughts, Mike. Keeping the hands on the wheel, making those quick course corrections and explaining this to investors seems a lot better than closing your eyes in rough waters.

Comment on In 2012, embrace the uncertainty? by Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:29:15 +0000

Vision is a critical element of leadership and its expression should not be stifled because CEO’s are unwilling to take risks. A better question to ask within the context of this post would be just that, why are these highly educated men and women afraid to tell us what they are thinking?

To borrow another analogy, if a boat’s captain is in dangerous shoals does s/he have the luxury of just taking their hands off the wheel and claiming lack of visibility makes steerage irrelevant?

At these times, we look to experience to help guide us even when it cannot plot an exact course. Executives and their teams must be quick to course correct for real mistakes before they get too far along. And herein lies the soft underbelly. Most organizations cannot get out of their own way, especially when peer pressures drive them into the pack whereas their own vision could very well enable them to lead it.