It’s a question we recently asked of stylists across the country in a national search for “America’s Sexiest Stylist.” Sexy Hair Concepts, along with Look Good…Feel Better, a  public service program supporting cancer patients, asked people from every state to nominate hair stylists who embody the term ”sexy” – from the inside out. Those who [...]

As a media relations specialist, knowing the media who are on Twitter and following their interests, upcoming stories, etc., has become an important part of my jobs and is a value-add that I provide my clients.
At the NIRI conference this week social media is being discussed from the perspective of IROs as they examine how [...]

85% of financial services professionals under age 50 use social media (source: Ledermark)
47% of institutional investors read financial blogs for investing and research ideas

So why are some companies still hesitant to utilize social media as part of their IR program?   Investor relations professionals broached this very topic at the NIRI conference this week.
Here is a [...]

Day One:  Monday, June 7:
Update from Corp Finance Division of the SEC:
“Notice & Access” Disclosure Process Remains Up for Debate
The annual NIRI conference officially opened today with more than 1,200 members convening in San Diego. To start this morning, Meredith Cross of the Corporate Finance Division of the SEC gave the group an update [...]

I recently returned from a trip to the Republic of Georgia where I met with the Ministry of Agriculture to discuss marketing Georgian wines in America.  My host on the trip was Paata Tsiskarishvili from Telavi Wine Cellar.   The cellar’s vineyards are nestled in the middle of the vast and quiet Alazani Valley in the [...]