Post on 08-May-2015
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How Video Can Help Tell Your Investment Story
How Does Video Help?
Video can be an effective way to communicate why and how management is investing in projects
In mining projects, videos show how capital assets have been deployed – drilling rigs and roads created, for example – and demonstrate use of capital assets
Allowing management to talk about the long-term potential: yields, proven and likely reserves, etc.
Video Uptake
Uptake of Social Media sites (like Vimeo, Youtube and Slideshare) is significantly less than that of Social Networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
Slideshare has been the readily used by Investor Relations departments
Social Media sites have tangible metrics measuring content views
Investor Relations leads can be generated through multimedia
Segmenting Lists
Many companies using YouTube for IR create separate playlists for customers and investors, and then link to the IR videos from the IR page of their corporate website
Reporting Acquisitions
There are two components to a successful merger – strategy and execution
Video is a good way to explain both
The most common way to articulate the expected benefit of a new merger is having the CEO (along with the CFO) speak directly to a camera or interviewer.
Video can also demonstrate effective post-merger execution through testimonials from satisfied customers,
Best Practice Examples
#1 - Xerox
Xerox used YouTube to effectively communicate their acquisition of Affiliated Computer Systems in 2010.
In a video uploaded on February 8, CEO Ursula Burns explains how she envisions the merger adding shareholder value http://youtu.be/N8KNcBflcKM
A video uploaded 364 days later details the progress made. - http://youtu.be/LDYkjfM3nLM
#2 – Agnico-Eagle
Agnico-Eagle makes extensive use of Investor Relations videos on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/user2244838/videos
They create videos of Annual General Meetings, quarterly and key projects
3-D model videos of ore deposits show how computer-generated visuals can effectively communicate complex issues to investors.
#3 – Advanced Micro Devices
In a video made on “Financial Analyst Day 2010” AMD adds the voices of their key marketing, sales and technical people to their CFOs report.
http://youtu.be/-SoOcrjzAw8
This is an effective and succinct way to move IR videos “beyond the numbers”, communicating strategy and execution.
#4 - AGCO
AGCO provides a complete and thorough corporate overview in their “About AGCO” playlist
http://www.youtube.com/user/agcocorp
They have videos about their corporate vision, history, global presence, brands, and key divisions.
In addition, the Investor Relations page on their corporate website links to the videos, making it very easy for investors to find and cross-reference video information
Conclusion
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