SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- StreetFusion, the global financial events network, announced today that it will webcast the FRB/BSMG Worldwide Spring 2001 Virtual CEO Summit. The event, to be held May 22-24, 2001 is the fourth major online investor conference hosted by FRB/BSMG Worldwide and webcast by StreetFusion.
The Spring 2001 Virtual CEO Summit brings 17 public companies together with a global audience of individual and professional investors. The three-day conference gives investors the opportunity to view the investment slideshows of the participating companies while listening to live CEO presentations via the Internet. Viewers are also given the opportunity to ask questions by e-mail. Replays of the presentations are archived and available for 90 days following the live webcast, and can be accessed on the StreetFusion website at www.streetfusion.com.
The event is a follow-up to previous successful FRB/BSMG Worldwide online conferences held since December 1999. The events have attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors and nearly 200 companies. The inaugural conference was honored by a number of awards within the public relations community as a unique and successful approach to enhancing the visibility of client participants.
"We're proud to bring our clients another high-quality conference venue to reach individual investors as well as professional investors," said Ted Pincus, Chairman of FRB/BSMG Worldwide and Vice Chairman of BSMG Worldwide. "The Internet continues to profoundly change the investing habits and opportunities for millions of people by providing the same access to corporate senior management as top institutional investors enjoy."
"Our company is again delighted to be involved in an event that provides all types of investors with access to unfiltered, institutional-grade financial information," said Blake Hayunga, StreetFusion President and CEO. "StreetFusion's participation in events of this kind is part of our company's dedication to broadening the bandwidth through which public companies and investors communicate."
About FRB/BSMG Worldwide
The Financial Relations Board/BSMG Worldwide (www.frbinc.com) is believed to be the world's oldest and largest Investor Relations firm, and part of public relations agency, BSMG Worldwide (www.bsmg.com), one of the world's leading public relations agencies. The firm has offices in major media, business and government capitals around the world, operating through its fully-owned network and partner agencies in 59 key cities in 37 countries.
With more than 1,200 employees, BSMG Worldwide offers global public relations capabilities in practices including consumer and business-to-business marketing, healthcare, financial & professional services marketing, crisis communications, public affairs, corporate, financial and investor relations, technology, food & beverage, travel & lifestyle marketing, cyber public relations, Hispanic and youth marketing and visual communications. BSMG Worldwide also includes a corporate image and advocacy advertising firm, SawyerMiller & Co., as well as a full-service research and consulting arm, KRC.
BSMG Worldwide is a unit of True North Communications Inc. (NYSE:TNO), one of the world's leading advertising and communications holding companies. Based in Chicago, True North had 2000 revenues of approximately $1.5 billion.
About StreetFusion
StreetFusion, the global financial events network, links approximately 6,200 public companies, thousands of leading buyside and sellside firms, and millions of individual investors. The company hosts the most comprehensive and accurate collection of financial event webcasts and event logistics available anywhere. StreetFusion has simplified and streamlined financial communications, enabling the secure distribution of time sensitive and critical investment information. Online event planning, event publishing, and event webcasting ensure targeted distribution with pinpoint accuracy. For information on StreetFusion's services, visit www.streetfusion.com or call toll-free (877) 343-0020 or (415) 343-3000.