by Paul Wilke | Apr 20, 2015 | As Seen In, IPOs & Capital Funding
This morning I was quoted in Canada’s Financial Post, talking to Christine Owram about Uber’s PR push leading up to its possible IPO. You can read the article here or read more about how companies should be thinking about IPO PR earlier rather than later...
by Paul Wilke | Jul 3, 2014 | IPOs & Capital Funding
This week, I saw that MarketWired (a company with a focus on distributing press releases) issued a blog post titled “Is the press release dead?”, which is sort of like IHOP putting out a blog post asking “Is pancake eating a thing of the past?”. The “death of the...
by Paul Wilke | Apr 30, 2014 | General, IPOs & Capital Funding
In Part 1 of our Ground Rules of IPO PR, we looked at some key rules for getting though the days leading up to your company’s IPO and beyond. Today, we’re looking a little closer at the CEO and what he or she needs to keep top of mind. CEOs are a breed unto themselves...
by Paul Wilke | Mar 24, 2014 | General, IPOs & Capital Funding
Today, we’re beginning what will be an ongoing series that looks at some of the IPO PR ground rules to know when it comes to taking your company public. It’s worth taking a moment to share some advice around IPO day that CEOs, CMOs and PR heads can take to heart....
by Paul Wilke | Aug 6, 2013 | IPOs & Capital Funding
Managing Tech IPO PR in the Social Age (via Clement Communications) In the wake of Facebook’s shares rising above its IPO levels for the first time since it went public and the rumors of Twitter’s IPO, interest in tech IPOs have ratcheted up again. About 40% (39 of...
by Paul Wilke | Apr 19, 2013 | IPOs & Capital Funding
Today marks the one year anniversary of Splunk’s listing on the NASDAQ exchange. By most accounts, it was one of 2012’s most successful IPOs. A year later, it’s worth looking back at Splunk’s IPO to see what worked and the lessons learned. I’m very proud to have...
