The Facebook IPO: An Investor Relations Perspective
NEW YORK, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While we've heard from bankers and analysts about the Facebook IPO, very rarely do we hear from Investor Relations practitioners whose job is to understand and communicate value of public companies.  (Logo: ) Jeff Corbin, CEO of KCSA Strategic Communications is a valuation expert and has been an investor relations professional for 15 years.  He has literally written the book on the topic called Investor Relations: The Art of Communicating Value.

FTI Consulting Study Highlights Investor Demand for "CEO Statesmen"
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders believe corporate chief executive officers of companies with interests in the United States should be engaged in Washington, D.C., policy debates, according to a new survey of institutional investors conducted by the Strategic Communications practice of FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN).

FTI Consulting Study Highlights the Growing Role of Shareholders in the Corporate Affairs of Companies
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders increasingly want to hold management teams and boards of directors accountable for corporate performance and plan to use their proxy votes as a referendum on leadership and business performance, according to the second annual Corporate Governance Investor Survey from FTI Consulting, the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value.

KCSA Strategic Communications Launches the IR App
NEW YORK, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KCSA Strategic Communications (KCSA), a leading integrated communications firm specializing in investor relations, business to business public relations, social media and creative marketing services, announced today the launch of an investor relations application ("app"), called The IR App ().  The IR App is a turnkey mobile app available to all publicly traded companies and is available for download on Apple's App Store on the iPhone and iPad. By simply providing its ticker symbol, within two weeks, a public company can have its own customized app available for download by millions of investors.  Through The IR App, retail and institutional investors have access to automated, ...

HB, Boston-Based Integrated Marketing Communication Agency, Joins IPREX
NEWTON, Mass., SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and MINNEAPOLIS, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HB, the integrated marketing communication agency, has been recruited into IPREX, the worldwide corporation of public relations and communication firms which now has 60 offices in its Americas region. With offices in Boston, MA and San Antonio, TX, HB was established in 1999 and offers its services in three primary sectors: clean technology (energy producers and the clean-tech supply chain), medical technology (from medical instruments to healthcare software) and high technology (hardware, software, and IT). Clients in the US and Europe include Attivio, EMC Corporation, ContextVision AB, Valtronic, Confirmit, Hobsons and others. HB is a fully-integrated ...