Keeping it clean

Earlier this week, LP&P collaborated with Xconomy on a podcast with several participants in the 4th Annual Conference on Clean Energy. In the podcast, host Wade Roush asked the participants about the state of VC funding in the sector as well as their thoughts on what an Obama or McCain win means for clean tech. You can give it a listen here. UPDATE 11/3: Wade Roush published a post on Xconomy this morning with the podcast.

A chat with Groundswell author Josh Bernoff

There have been several books written about the impact that social media technologies can have on business, but to date the best I have read is Groundswell by Forrester analyst Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li, formerly of Forrester and now with the Altimeter Group. I had a chance last week to sit down with Josh and ask a few timely questions about the Groundswell. We are posting this in two parts. Today's podcast talks about leveraging the Groundswell during tough...

Podcast: Shaky economy & IR pitfalls

We are happy to bring you the second part of the conversation between our in-house investor relations expert Christine Simeone and our partners Jane McCahon and Mary Conway of Conway Communications on how companies should think about IR during an economic crisis. In this part, Christine, Jane and Mary talk about what companies should avoid doing in such a challenging business climate. In the previous segment, they discussed why companies need to focus now more than ever on the second...

PR/IR Podcast: It's all about "the R," part one

A couple of weeks ago I ran into two colleagues from Conway Communications at a NIRI event focused on communicating in an uncertain market. A portfolio manager and a veteran Investor Relations Officer offered us their perspectives -- the most notable of which was a comment that "the R" in IR is more important than ever right now. I was discussing this with Mary Conway and Jane McCahon right after the event and we thought it would be interesting to...

Podcast: Deni Connor on storage trends

Today, we bring you episode 6 of our Beyond the Hype podcast series. In this segment, Don Jennings chats with Deni Connor of Storage Strategies NOW about current trends in the storage market. They discuss the prospects of the storage industry in the current economic environment, as well as emerging technologies like iSCI. Don opens the conversation by asking Deni if storage as a technology is recession-proof. While she states that no technology is completely recession-proof, she sees a never-ending...

Podcast: Commentary on the All Things Digital conference

Today, we bring you episode 5 of our Beyond the Hype podcast series. In this segment, Cheryl Travis chats with Lois Paul about last month’s All Things Digital, or D conference, hosted by the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. They discuss the highlights of this exclusive conference. Lois shares how she goes to D because of the enormous respect she has for Mossberg. "You can just see it - Walt revels in this," she said. "It is...

Podcast: Jerome Wendt on the state of storage

Today, we bring you Episode 4 of our Beyond the Hype podcast series. In this segment, LP&P's Don Jennings chats with Jerome Wendt, lead analyst and president of DCIG about the key drivers in the storage technology market. Don opens the discussion by asking for Jerome's view of the impact of the current economic uncertainty on storage spending. Jerome states that he's not seeing signs of a negative impact because companies are getting more value for their money, and their...

PR/IR Conversation, part 2

We're happy to bring you episode 3 of our Beyond the Hype podcast series. This is the second part of a discussion on PR and IR with Lois Paul, Jane McCahon and Mary Conway of Conway Communications. This part opens up with a discussion on the appropriate expecations for companies that go public. If PR is to make a big impact because of an IPO, it is important for companies to build context and visibility for a year before the...

Conversation on integrated PR/IR

We're pleased to bring you episode 2 of our podcast series. This segment is the first of a two-part roundtable discussion on PR and IR led by LP&P's Rich Wadsworth. Rich is joined by Lois Paul, and our partners Jane McCahon and Mary Conway of Conway Communications. They discuss the synergies that exist between IR and PR and the obstacles to realizing those synergies. In particular, Jane shares her view that because of how the web has evolved, audiences for...

Introducing our podcast series

We're excited today to introduce a new dimension to our blog: a podcast series. In this episode, Cheryl Travis sits down with Lois Paul to discuss the recent DEMO conference. We have some great topics planned for upcoming podcasts and believe this will deliver you an even deeper level of insight on strategic communications and its impact on business. If you have requests on what you'd like future podcast topics to be, please let us know! In the meantime, you...