What is the price of reputation? $37 million dollars in the case of Australian retailer David Jones. Here’s the story: “A female publicist whose complaints led to the resignation of David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes is suing him and … Read More
Culture and Share Value – Is There a Link? BP Case Study For Investor Relations Professionals
Is there a link between share price and a company’s culture? What is the role of the investor relations professional in communicating culture to investors? Where did BP go wrong? Why is culture now so important? What are your thoughts … Read More
Wesfarmers Results Positive For Investor Relations Message
Investor relations tips are hard to come by. But if you’re planning an investor relations strategy or looking for investor relations advice or an investor relations consultant, Wesfarmers, a listed Australian company with its head office in Perth, is one … Read More
Tough Times For Investor Relations Professionals At Nokia
Spare a though for investor relations professionals at Nokia trying to implement an investor relations plan. How do you find a fair price for your stock if your CEO says to the Board “Back me or sack me!”. This is … Read More
Investor Relations Professionals Hit By Turn In Investor Sentiment
Investor relations professionals are doing it tough at the moment. An investor relations professional or investor relations consultant who provides investor relations advice to publicly listed companies is facing multiple challenges because of the volatility in the marketplace at the … Read More
The Three R’s of Crisis Communications
If you have a crisis how do you handle it? What are the best crisis communication strategies and crisis management tools? Here’s a simple way of communicating: Regret – The spokesperson should show sincere regret that it has happened. You … Read More
Mining Tax Backflip Improves Investor Relations
Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s back flip on the super resources mining tax is an effective public relations strategy. As predicted in this blog weeks ago, there was a 90 per cent chance this tax wasn’t going to go ahead because … Read More
PR War Hots Up In Kimberley Over Gas Hub
The public relations war is hotting up in the Kimberley region in Western Australia over the proposed multi-billion dollar gas hub. Premier Colin Barnett (picture ABC) in Perth is pulling out all of his 30 plus years of public relations … Read More
CCI Resource Conference: WA’s Resource Landscape – Projects on the Horizon 24th June 2010 Burswood Perth
It was great to MC this event with 375 delegates. Key take aways: 1. There is a huge volume of resource projects on the horizon in WA2. This will lead to skills shortages3. The impact of these projects will happen … Read More
