Financial Communications Section Resource Directory

Updated July 2010*

Resources

• "Social Media Employee Policy Examples from Over 100 Companies and Organizations" from Social Media Today
• Jobs Journal: Reliable and Comprehensive Career Bulletin
• Investor Relations Bibliography

Blogs

• "Banks and the Economy" from the American Banker's Association
• "How To Pitch Social Media To Your Boss" from jesseluna.com
• "IR Cafe: Serving up mental caffeine for investor relations professionals"
• "Interns Over 40: 'A New Career for the Skilled Worker'"

Book Reviews

• "The End of Wall Street" from The Wall Street Journal

Featured Blogs, Thought Pieces and Industry Articles of Interest

• "Why It's Hard to Get a Loan" from CFO.com 
• "Social Media for Investor Relations" from irglobalrankings's July 2010 Newsletter
• "Twitter, Twitter, Little Stars" from Bloomberg Businesweek
• "Is Your Exec a 'Zombie CEO'? Forbes Managing Editor on BP's Tony Hayward, Crisis Planning and New Trends Likely to Impact IR" from Bulldog Reporter's IR Alert
• "Time for Investors to Get Social" from Harvard Business Review
• "The truth shall set you free of PR hell" from the Financial Post
• "It's Time for a New Online Disclosure Model" from IR Web Report
• "Signs of life in the public relations job market" from PRSA's The Public Relations Strategist
• "Websites – not the only channel" from IR Cafe
• Should your CEO do social media?" from IR Cafe
• "You vs. the Volcano" from Dix & Eaton
• "Shareholders don't own companies?" from IR Cafe
• "U.S. financial Sector M&A may pick up, PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts" from Reuters
• "PR Professionals as Assets: Communication Is Key During Distressed Mergers and Acquisitions" from PRSA's The Public Relations Strategist
• "How to Turn Downtime Into Job Offers" from The New York Times

*Note: This resource list is not meant to be a comprehensive guide; rather, it is one that is compiled through the suggestions of PRSA's Financial Communications Section members. If you'd like to contribute links or online resources to this list, please email Will Titus with the website, author and brief description.