The media landscape is always changing. New platforms and communications channels are seemingly introduced daily; trends develop at a moment’s notice and then are gone in a flash. What that means is that no communications strategy is ever perfect—it’s always a work in progress, a living and breathing thing. The impact of individual messages, tactics, and content should not just be tracked in real time...
As issues around sustainability, human rights and social responsibility continue to dominate headlines, corporations are facing increased pressure to prioritize Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in their business strategies. This has been true in the financial sector for years, and ESG initiatives have quickly gone from nice-to-have endeavors that earn goodwill from stockholders and potential investors to table...
In today's climate, saving money, fueling growth, and protecting against risk are imperative goals for financial service organizations. While there are a million and one ways to accomplish any of these, determining your strategy will come down to what's best for your company, clients, and community. This requires knowing your company, industry, and consumer inside and out, which means conducting business intelligence...
In the last month, some of the world’s biggest banks have faced votes from investors to improve their ESG investments and climate records. This is just the latest evidence that a growing proportion of shareholders, employees, and consumers want to invest in, work for, and buy from companies that can demonstrate a positive, ethical impact on the world. In this blog, we explain how Nexis® Solutions can help...
With new sources of content popping up every minute, finding reliable, relevant sources for your research projects can be a major challenge. It might seem that searching on the open web is a free and easy way to find the information you need, but it's often more trouble than it's worth. If you are using the open web, you can run into a whole host of research obstacles: paywalls, bad writing and reporting, unrelated...
The Wolfsberg Principles are widely regarded as authoritative guidance for how financial institutions should respond to the rising risks of bribery and corruption. New guidance has recently been released for the first time in six years. We unpack its main recommendations of risk factors which should prompt banks to carry out enhanced financial due diligence reports and explain how technology can help to improve and...
Performing due diligence on third-party entities is a crucial part of any risk management program. However, traditional manual approaches often fall short, proving inadequate for regularly screening large volumes of partners, vendors, customers and more. Choosing the right due diligence tool like Nexis Diligence+ can transform the process through automation and enhanced insights. But with many options on the market...
Imagine you’re on the Nexis ® home page. Your cursor is on the search bar, and you know that typing in a single word or phrase will execute a search across a vast collection of data—from news archives and company details to biographical information, legal records, and social media content. But with so much data at your fingertips, how can you be sure your search efforts are delivering the most relevant...
For nonprofits, one of the most critical challenges is finding new donors who are not only willing, but eager, to support your cause. The quest becomes less daunting when you consider a key insight: individuals who have a history of donating are significantly more likely to contribute elsewhere. OneCause writes: “Donors who have contributed between $5,000 and $10,000 to an organization are 5 times more likely...
Billions of internet searches are made every day--but how many are made well? Even experienced researchers can find themselves wasting time on inefficient searches that yield questionable results. The problem? Open web search engines with endless answers. Using open web search engines is second nature for most people, but answering casual questions about a restaurant’s hours is a far cry from doing in-depth professional...
Today’s PR specialists shoulder many responsibilities—but there is perhaps nothing more fundamental to a successful communications strategy than ongoing media monitoring. After all, how can you accurately measure the effectiveness of your key messages or conduct competitive research if you don’t understand how your brand is being portrayed? While automated solutions are ideal for day-in, day-out media...
While conducting a news search can certainly be as easy as typing in a few keywords and hitting “enter,” there are many ways to optimize searches that you’re likely missing out on. Did you know you can specify what length of article you want to read, what languages the terms should be published in and even fine-tune your results to only see negative news? If you’re not using search commands,...
Searching databases might seem simple, but if you’re not up-to-date on commands, you might be falling way behind. Nexis ® is already revolutionizing the way searches are conducted online, from offering unparalleled databases to building out automatic portfolios and alerts. However, if you’re unaware of the plethora of search tricks, you might not be getting the most you can out of your Nexis subscription...
For many PR pros, it can be difficult to pinpoint in real time whether your communications strategy is paying off. Total impressions, share of voice, and social engagement are great—but do they capture whether the key messages you toiled over are resonating? Do they paint an accurate picture of your campaign’s effectiveness? Or are you leaving valuable insights behind? We asked our Nexis® Media Intelligence...
As a communications professional, you know intuitively that public perception can impact your campaigns, for better and for worse. These days, not much is more top of mind with the public than matters related to Environmental Social Governance (ESG). Research shows that customers, investors and other stakeholders are placing an increased focus on ESG initiatives, with companies leading the charge finding themselves with...
If you’re a risk manager, the creation of an efficient and effective risk management workflow should be at the top of your priority list. Because risk managers are now juggling so many pieces, it can too often seem like you can have fast or effective risk analysis, but not both. The idea that you must choose between a well-informed due diligence investigation or an expedited one with a greater potential for blind...
When it comes to the data used for predictive modeling and risk management, you can’t afford to leave anything to chance. Risk managers today have an ever-increasing number of AI applications and risk management tools to improve risk visibility and expedite their due diligence and risk monitoring processes. To monitor risk in the most valuable way, these tools and applications must have rapid access to a large...
Despite predictions of a “new normal,” the post-pandemic world feels just as tumultuous as ever. In fact, you could say unpredictability is as constant as the tide. The pressure to adapt or risk being swept into obsolescence is great. That’s why organizations increasingly turn to premium news data to help navigate a business landscape that continues to churn and change. Like a reliable lighthouse,...
The landscape of business is evolving at an unprecedented pace, thanks in no small part to the accelerating development of technology. One of the most impactful shifts in recent years is the migration from on-premises data solutions to cloud-based data platforms. What was once a buzzword and a future prospect has now become an integral part of modern business strategies. So, what makes cloud-based data platforms so beneficial...
Data may seem as common as dirt these days, but harvesting insights from data is not without its challenges. According to Statista , for example, organizations across the globe report common problems with: 34% struggle with data discovery—where to find and access alternative data to enrich your analytics 35% face organizational silos make it difficult to cultivate and share meaningful insights 39% struggle...
Risk management is paramount to the upkeep and success of a business. To make sure you are staying compliant, you should continuously check all operations for potential pitfalls, like illegal trades or unsavory business partners or unstable prospects. But what does that age-old process look like in the face of an ever-changing internet? As data, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) evolve before our eyes, it’s...
Machine learning, artificial intelligence , and big data are hot topics in business discourse today as companies are racing to get information faster and more efficiently to stay ahead of their competitors. As such, everyone wants to be a part of this revolution. More than a decade ago, LexisNexis® recognized that filtering through massive amounts of news and company information was a time-killer for information...
Organizations are facing more calls for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) accountability than possibly ever before. Investors want to know that the companies they own stock in are good stewards of the earth and responsible corporate citizens. Likewise, consumers want to know the brands they do business with share the same core principles as they do. And governments and regulatory bodies are now looking to usher...
Alumni fundraising plays a pivotal role in the growth and development of colleges and universities in the U.S. “Philanthropic gifts to American colleges and universities totaled $59.5 billion in Fiscal Year 2022, according to the newest annual report from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey” ( Forbes ). To get their share of this...
You know the old saying: “Work smarter, not harder.” And sure, it’s a pithy way to summarize how you as a nonprofit fundraising professional strive to do your work. After all, if you want to find as many donors for your fundraising campaign as possible and maximize total contributions per donor, then you can’t afford to let time-consuming donor research and ineffective outreach slow you down. ...