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Today Alan Arguile of Aprio Credence speaks to his seasoned and experienced colleagues, Nikki Catrakilis-Wagner at Aprio Investor Relations, Head of Aprio Digital Thomas McLachlan, Esme Arendse of Aprio Credence and Aprio’s Tracey Peterson about the skills needed in investor relations, digital communications, crisis and reputation management, and internal communications. Join us as we unpack the skills and attributes to consider for a strategic communications function. Investor relations [0:20] Difference between IR & financial PR or financial communications. [1:30] Where to find skilled, experienced IR experts & practitioners. [15:50] What are you doing as an industry to enhance skills in IR? Internal communications [3:00] Popular term for internal communications? What skills are required to mobilise employees? [12:50] How to upskill internal communications employees. Is digital communications experience required? Does Aprio provide guidance to clients who have internal communication roles? Crisis communications & reputation management [5:27] What skills are involved from a crisis perspective to be wise council when a crisis emerges? [12:48] Often crisis communication & reputational management is focused on helping clients navigate real-life issues, but for Aprio Credence the work ideally starts long before it hits the fan. More about ensuring that an issue is never transformed into a real-life crisis. Digital communications [8:50] Specialist digital communications skills are in demand. Presumably content skills are still core. More about the ideal skills required to succeed as a digital specialist. [10:57] When building a digital team do you look for a tech savvy person without content experience or someone who is experienced? [24:00] Is there movement towards being more personal or face to face communication? Is there resistance towards the world of big tech dominating our lives? [25:50] Do we need to embrace digital communications? website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

In this episode Alan Arguile of Aprio Credence speaks to Troye Brady at Aprio Investor Relations and Head of Aprio Digital Thomas McLachlan about the changing investor landscape where more retail investors and day-traders are using social media platforms and organising themselves into influential trading groups on these platforms. Join us as we unpack what companies should consider when engaging with these audiences. Connect with Alan Arguile on LinkedIn · Connect with Troye Brady on LinkedIn · Connect with Thomas McLachlan on LinkedIn · website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

In this episode, Alan Arguile speaks to Esme Arendse, Aprio Credence’s Chief Executive, about cyber security risks, the impact of the POPI Act, and managing reputation during a cyber breach. Connect with Esme on LinkedIn · website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

Building resilience in a listed environment The value of transparency and communication Alan Arguile (Aprio Credence) Nikki Catrakilis-Wagner (Aprio Credence) In this episode Alan Arguile speaks to investor relations specialist Nikki Catrakilis-Wagner about how and when to engage with the investment community, the increasing value of transparency, the importance of diversity in board composition, and more. website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

Protecting reputations in the time of COVID People are starting to see the value of crisis-communication preparedness Alan Arguile speaks to four Aprio colleagues - Nikki Catrakilis-Wagner, Phillemon Mosala, Rio Mathlaku and Esme Arendse about the way Aprio's clients' expectations have changed, and the way Aprio's communications services have evolved in response, since the start of lock-down in March 2020. website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

"Everyone's a broadcaster these days." In this episode of Aprio Voice, Aprio's Alan Arguile speaks to Chris Botha from online reputation management consultants Getclosure. In a wide-ranging and buoyant discussion, they touch on the democratisation of communication, how best to deploy online resources, ideal response times, cybersquatting, and much more. Getclosure website · website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

In this episode Alan Arguile speaks to Mark Leighton, Aprio's content-marketing specialist. Mark has decades of experience in publishing and using high-quality content to build brands and deliver effective campaigns. Here he speaks to Alan about the history and function of content marketing, and about a recent addition to the stable of communications platforms: the digital magazine. Connect with Mark Leighton on LinkedIn · website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

In this episode Alan Arguile speaks to Lydia du Plessis, one of Aprio's investor relations (IR) experts, about the way in which IR differs from public relations and other communications functions, its tangible value, how it ought to be measured, top IR tips for listed companies, and more. Connect with Lydia du Plessis on LinkedIn · website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

In this episode Alan Arguile speaks to Troye Brady, Aprio's in-house research analyst, about the function of his weekly and monthly reports to JSE-listed clients, the uniqueness of South Africa's financial markets as well as the relationship between share prices and corporate communication. Connect with Troye Brady on LinkedIn · website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn

In this episode Alan Arguile - Aprio | Crisis and Reputation Specialist Dan Mare Welcome to Aprio Voice, a podcast in which the Aprio team explore topics in corporate communications and investor relations. In this episode one of our writers, Dan Mare speaks to Alan Arguile about what it takes to be an effective communicator in today's media landscape, and lessons learnt from the more than 900 media training sessions Alan's conducted in his career. Connect with Alan Arguile on LinkedIn · website · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn