MEDIA RELEASE PR41645
BetterInvesting (NAIC), PR Newswire and MUNCmedia Align to Launch Interactive,
Multimedia 'Retail Investor Conferences' Program
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Monthly Series of Virtual Investor Conferences to Connect Public
Companies With Tens of Thousands of Retail Investors Each Month at Retail
announced the launch of "Retail Investor Conferences" -- the first monthly virtual
investor conference series created specifically to connect retail investors with
publicly traded companies.
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Scheduled to commence on November 4, 2010, with new events occurring the
first week of every month, Retail Investor Conferences will provide an
interactive forum for presenting companies to meet directly with retail
investors using a graphically-enhanced online platform.
Designed to replicate the look and feel of location-based investor
conferences, Retail Investor Conferences unites PR Newswire's leading-edge
online conferencing and investor communications capabilities with
BetterInvesting's extensive retail investor audience network and MUNCmedia's
sophisticated retail investor targeting.
"Targeting retail investors has recently become a high priority for many
public companies as new SEC regulations have empowered individual investors
with direct voting access," said Kamie Zaracki, CEO at BetterInvesting.
"Retail Investor Conferences will facilitate direct dialogue between public
companies and current and prospective retail investors. Of most significance,
our members will benefit from two-way, real-time access to management teams
from a wide array of companies month after month with each new event."
During each event, presenting companies will have the opportunity to
showcase their corporate vision and investment thesis in one-hour live audio
and slide webcasts that enable retail investors in attendance to listen to
and observe each company's presentation and then engage the spokesperson in
real time via live-chat Q&A sessions. Additionally, throughout the day,
companies will be able to host follow-up Q&A sessions with interested
investors in their dedicated "Virtual Trade Booth" that allows for direct,
open discussions and the exchange of videos and investor materials.
Retail Investor Conferences offers presenting companies broad
distribution, including:
- Press release distribution from PR Newswire announcing participation in
the conference, the full conference agenda and post-event highlights
distributed to more than 1,000 investment and financial portals
- An email invitation to BetterInvesting's 120,000 member and customer
base and an event link on BetterInvesting.com and other key investor
portals
- Custom Retail Investor Targeting campaign to MUNCmedia's
- Reporting of total traffic and related metrics for opt-in investors
attending each conference
- View full details at retailinvestorconferences.com
"In creating the Retail Investor Conferences program, BetterInvesting, PR
Newswire and MUNCmedia recognized that there was a significant need to
effectively connect public companies of varying specialties and market caps
with motivated retail investors who are eager to find the latest
'undiscovered gem,'" said John Viglotti, vice president, IR Products &
Analytics, PR Newswire. "By using Retail Investor Conferences, small-cap
companies seeking liquidity and larger-cap companies seeking balance can
expand their opportunities to meet and attract retail investors at a fraction
of the cost and with greater efficiency than presenting in-person at
traditional investor conferences. These gains in both communications and
increased visibility offer value-adds throughout the investor relations
continuum."
Full year calendar available:
To facilitate investor relations departments' end-of-year 2010 and
full-year 2011 scheduling and budgeting, a full calendar of Retail Investor
Conference dates is now available on
interested in participating in a conference can access information about
upcoming opportunities and engage conference organizers about specific
openings.
Time slots will fill quickly:
It is recommended that public companies book their preferred time slot
now. Click here to email Bradley H. Smith, at MUNCmedia, call him directly at
+1 917 680 6011 or use this form
are invited to contact Smith.
"At a macro level, retail investors are essential for economic recovery.
At a micro level, their stock position can be the lifeblood for a company,
especially those with smaller market caps and less institutional exposure,"
said Bradley H. Smith, CMO, MUNCmedia. "Retail Investor Conferences will
place these public companies directly in front of individual investors who
proactively desire to discover new opportunities."
Corporate sponsorships available:
Besides real-time investor presentations from public companies,
corporations that offer services for retail investors and public companies
will have virtual "trade booths" showcasing their solutions. These exhibiting
corporations will staff their booths for live chat as well as offer videos
and downloadable materials. Corporations interested in sponsorships may also
contact Bradley H. Smith.
About BetterInvesting
Since 1951, BetterInvesting, the brand identity of the National
Association of Investors Corporation, has helped over 5 million people become
better, more informed retail investors. BetterInvesting, based in Madison
Heights, Mich., helps its members build wealth through local, regional and
national learning events as well as through Web-based tools, software, member
publications and online resources.
As the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to investment
education, it provides investing knowledge and practical investing experience
through local investment clubs, local volunteer chapters, online courses and
an active online community.
BetterInvesting and its subsidiary, ICLUBcentral, currently serve over
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About MUNCmedia
MUNCmedia is the first Information Media Network and world leader in
web-based Retail Investor Targeting solutions. We provide online corporate
communications, research and media solution to companies worldwide.
From targeting press releases one-to-one to individual investors to
corporate video PR content, MUNCmedia helps companies deliver targeted and
scalable messages to the precise audience in real-time. Hundreds of
companies, IR and PR agencies, stock exchanges and integrated newswires rely
on MUNCmedia services to deliver news messages to the retail financial
community every day with measurable results.
MUNCmedia was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY with
regional offices in Bellevue, WA and Boston. We currently service over 300
direct public company issuers and 40 IR agency partners.
Media Contacts:
Rachel Meranus, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, PR Newswire
at +1.201.360.6776 or rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com
Bradley H. Smith, CMO, MUNCmedia at +1-917-680-6011 or
Bradley.smith@muncmedia.com
Adam Ritt, Director of Communications, BetterInvesting, at
+1-248-654-3045 or adamr@betterinvesting.org
SOURCE: PR Newswire Association LLC
CONTACT: Rachel Meranus
Vice President
Marketing & Communications
PR Newswire
+1-201-360-6776
rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com
or Bradley H. Smith
CMO
MUNCmedia
+1-917-680-6011
Bradley.smith@muncmedia.com
or Adam Ritt
Director of Communications
BetterInvesting
+1-248-654-3045
adamr@betterinvesting.org
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