The online social media revolution of the last 5+ years has touched nearly every facet of society with one glaring exception: Open and direct online conversation between public company executives and equity investors remains minimal.
But as 2010 comes to a close, change is afoot. Public company executives are taking aggressive steps to improve and increase their online and offline investor engagement. They’re choosing novel ways of expanding the reach of their message, especially online.
These moves suggest that social media could finally play the transformative role public companies and investor relations reps have been anticipating for some time and thereby usher in a new age of transparency. This should be welcome news for investors.
