Public & Investor Relations

The public relations business provides services to promote products, persons, or companies. The investor relations industry strives to increase the shareholder base of publicly-owned companies.

Resources in this category:

International Association of Business Communicators
http://www.iabc.com/

IABC provides ³products, services, activities and networking opportunities to help people and organizations achieve excellence in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public affairs and other forms of communication.² This site provides information about the organization, its events, membership, and publications, and links to related sites and associations.

National Investor Relations Institute
http://www.niri.org/

NIRI is a ³professional international organization of corporate executives and investor relations consultants responsible for communication between corporate management and financial publics.² Its 2,500 members represent 1,450 public companies. This site provides links to NIRI¹s bulletin board system, its member companies¹ web pages, the NIRI annual report, upcoming events, legislative issues affecting the profession, and other useful investor relations sites.

Public Relations Society of America
http://www.prsa.org/

"The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), headquartered in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The Society's more than 17,000 members represent business and industry, counseling firms, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional services firms and nonprofit organizations." This site includes PRSA news releases, highlights from its monthly newspaper, and information about membership, its accreditation program, local chapters, professional development, and upcoming seminars and conferences.

Public Relations Student Society of America
http://www.prssa.org/

"The declared purpose of PRSSA is to cultivate a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners." Site includes job postings, newsletter, and e-mail discussion list and bulletin board.