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The ICR Westwicke Blog is designed to deliver information and insights into the ever-changing world of healthcare communications.

How to Make the Most of Virtual Non-Deal Roadshows

Posted on October 8th, 2020. Posted by

Virtual Non-Deal Roadshows

The challenges of functioning successfully in an extended COVID-19 environment have presented many new ways of doing business. This is especially evident for events such as non-deal roadshows (NDRs).

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Form 8-K vs. Press Release: What’s the Difference?

Posted on August 19th, 2020. Posted by

Form 8-K vs. Press Release

There are many things public companies must consider when disseminating news. What is the most appropriate vehicle to disclose news to investors? In some instances, you will need to file a Form 8-K, the disclosure from the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). Sometimes, the news will necessitate issuing a press release. And sometimes, you will file both.

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12 Elements Your Investor Relations Website Must Include

Posted on July 8th, 2020. Posted by

Westwicke Investor Relations Website Checklist

Today, potential investors who are interested in learning about your company will likely visit your website before anything else. To make a good first impression, your investor relations website should be informative, appealing, and easy to navigate. This will allow investors to quickly understand all the fundamentals of your business before setting up a time to meet with management.

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COVID-19 Guidance for Businesses: How to Handle Scheduled Events Like Investor Days

Posted on March 24th, 2020. Posted by

COVID-19 Guidance for Businesses: How to Stay Visible

Over the past few weeks, cities, states, and businesses have begun taking measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19. For many companies, that means encouraging or requiring employees to work from home. For others, it means cancelling conferences, meetings, and investor days.

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4 Critical Elements of an Effective IR Website

Posted on February 20th, 2020. Posted by

IR website

Any company looking to attract market attention today shouldn’t underestimate the importance of a sophisticated corporate website with a high quality investor relations section.

Potential investors interested in learning more about your firm will likely visit your website before anything else, so put your best foot forward by making your IR website appealing and its pages informative and easy to navigate.

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How to Conduct a Perception Audit

Posted on December 18th, 2019. Posted by

Perception Audit

Finding out how others view your company can be intimidating, but to make sure your business is headed in the right direction, it’s necessary. A perception audit — an independent investigation into investor and analyst impressions of a company — can help you benchmark your progress over time, identify ways to improve your investor relations plan, and pinpoint any misperceptions in market views. Learn the basics of how to conduct a successful perception audit with this checklist.

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Control the Narrative: 4 Ways to Integrate Investor Relations and Public Relations

Posted on December 12th, 2019. Posted by

IR and PR Integration

In today’s world of ubiquitous, instantaneous, and interconnected information, integrated communication should be a key strategic priority for all companies. However, it is even more important in the healthcare space, especially for early stage, pre-revenue life sciences companies, where the investor story is indistinguishable from the product or technology story.

Many companies struggle to unify their message and deliver a cohesive story to the marketplace. As a consequence, the many other voices in the arena — competitors, analysts, key opinion leaders, regulators, investors, advocacy groups, the media, and others — shape the perception of your company for you.

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Keys to Successful Disclosure of Clinical Trial Data and Milestones

Posted on November 21st, 2019. Posted by

Clinical Disclosure

For publicly traded healthcare companies, clinical trial data and milestone disclosure can present great opportunities as well as significant challenges.

On the path toward regulatory approval, life science and medical device company management will encounter difficult disclosure decisions surrounding clinical and regulatory events. Finding the right balance between the “duty to disclose” vs. “pressure to disclose” dilemma is not easy. If done right, such milestones are a great way to raise visibility within the investment, clinical and scientific communities. If done wrong, the consequences may be severe.

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5 Critical Elements of a Successful R&D Day

Posted on November 14th, 2019. Posted by

Hosting an R&D Event

The decision to host a company research and development (R&D) event for investors and analysts should not be taken lightly. Beyond the associated costs, the amount of time it takes to properly prepare is a big endeavor and can be a significant distraction to a company’s management team. Continue Reading

Beyond Bullet Points: 4 Design Tips to Make a Memorable Investor Presentation

Posted on October 2nd, 2019. Posted by

Memorable Investor Presentations

Creating a presentation for an audience of investors is a balancing act. On the one hand, there are specific pieces of information that investors want to see in a certain way, and if you don’t provide that information, they’ll wonder what you’re trying to hide. On the other hand, investors see so many presentations every month — hundreds of slides, thousands of charts, and an endless barrage of bullets and sub-bullets — it’s no wonder that so few make a lasting impression.

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Have News to Release?

Find out whether you should file a Form 8-K, issue a press release, or do both by using our easy-to-reference chart, “Form 8K vs. Press Release: What’s the Difference?

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