Public Companies and Social Media Webinar Added to Business Wire Webinar Roster

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Wire’s free award-winning webinar series continues in October with two webinars that cover the communications spectrum from social media to investor relations.

“Doing social media in the context of public companies is a hot topic right now”

The October line-up will feature the popular To Tweet or Not to Tweet Your Press Release And Other Frequently Asked Questions presentation as well as a session on Social Media and Public Companies.

“Doing social media in the context of public companies is a hot topic right now,” says Monika Maeckle, Vice President of New Media for Business Wire. “We’re glad to provide some expertise from our public company clients who have forged ahead with social media.”

The Social Media and Public Companies webinar will feature Richard Binhammer, Strategic Corporate Communications, Social Media and Corporate Reputation Management for Dell Computer Corporation as well as Dave Hogan, APR, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for First Financial Bankshares, Inc., a publicly traded financial services company based in Abilene, Texas.

The free webinars, attended by thousands of professional communicators since the series inception last year, are archived at Business Wire’s website.

Business Wire’s upcoming webinar schedule follows:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

To Tweet or Not to Tweet Your Press Release? And other Frequently Asked Questions

10 AM Pacific / Noon Central / 1 PM Eastern

This webinar is for those trying to figure out how Twitter, Facebook and other new media applications and tools apply to press releases. Taken from the most frequently asked questions posed during our award-winning webinar series.

Hosts: Monika Maeckle, Vice President of New Media for Business Wire

Joseph Miller, EON Product Manager

RSVP: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/843157160

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Public Companies and Social Media: What to Do?

10 AM Pacific / Noon Central / 1 PM Eastern

Join us for tips on navigating the litigious and regulated landscape of Wall Street while forging ahead on Twitter, Facebook, the blogosphere and more.

Guests:

Richard Binhammer, Strategic Corporate Communications, Social Media and Corporate Reputation Management for Dell Computer Corporation

Dave Hogan, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for First Financial Bankshares

Moderator:

Monika Maeckle, Vice President of New Media for Business Wire

To watch the archived webinars, click on the links below:

Build Your Press Release Like a Pro

http://tinyurl.com/nb874g

Desperately Seeking Google Juice: Crafting Web Friendly Press Releases

http://tinyurl.com/5e2m4c

Happy News Release Resolutions

http://tinyurl.com/cmcyfd

Case Study Insider: Behind the Scenes of Successful Press Releases

http://tr.im/pUfq

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