Brunswick’s Digital Investor Survey is a comprehensive review that explores how institutional investors gain information, how they evaluate company communications and the impact those insights have on their investment decisions. We surveyed 250 institutional investors with $7.1T assets under management globally. The sample includes only active money managers at major institutions. Scroll to read the full report or download the 2 page summary with key takeaways.
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By exploring topics that matter to these investors, such as the channels they’re using and the information they find useful to gain through company communications, we can provide valuable advice for understanding, setting and executing investor communications across traditional and digital channels.
Janelle Nowak-Santo Partner
56% of investors indicate their use of digital communications has increased in the last 12 months. Their use as a daily tool continues to increase, but not at the same rate for all platforms.
Whilst TikTok, Reddit and Twitter had the fastest growth*, use of Google, IR websites and newsletters are saturated and saw little increase. Communicators should be paying more attention to platforms within the ‘trending’ category below, and considering incorporating these platforms within their investor communications program. Platforms in this group saw moderate increases in use, however they are used more widely by investors overall.
*Use of TikTok, Reddit and Twitter increased by 54%, 48% and 44% respectively, in the last 12 months.
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As skepticism of media intensifies, investors are turning to company IR websites as their most trusted digital source. This is great news for companies hoping to tell their stories directly to investors - having a strong website is a must.
Despite the importance of these websites, many companies are not using them to their fullest advantage. Brunswick conducted analysis of all IR websites on the S&P 500 and found there is still significant digital integration needed at even the largest companies.
Brunswick's proprietary analysis of S&P 500 IR websites, conducted Q4 2021
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