Toronto, Canada
Business Wire today announced its entry into the Canadian market with the opening of a full-service office in Toronto's financial district.
Business Wire's North American expansion will provide Canadian clients with direct access to the industry's largest and most comprehensive global media and investor relations network; regulatory disclosure services in Canada, the United States and Europe; advanced social media, SEO and XBRL applications; and the ability to seamlessly coordinate international communication projects via the company's 31 offices on three continents.
Business Wire has been serving the Canadian market indirectly since the early 1980s via reciprocal affiliations with other service providers.
"We look forward to developing direct relationships with Canadian clients, and introducing them to our 'gold standard' suite of products and services," said Cathy Baron Tamraz, Business Wire's president and CEO, in making the announcement. "Canada is an extremely important market whose international influence continues to expand. The timing is right for Business Wire to have a direct presence and elevate the bar in terms of products and services."
Business Wire's office, located at 144 Front Street West, is in the heart of Toronto's business center. The office phone number is 416-593-0208. The office will be staffed by editors, account managers, and media relations personnel.
Additional details concerning Business Wire's news distribution platform, executive management, and Canadian service capabilities will soon be announced.
About Business Wire
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is utilized by thousands of member companies and organizations to transmit their full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, financial information services, regulatory authorities, Internet portals, information web sites, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers worldwide. With a news distribution network spanning 150 countries and 45 languages, Business Wire's multi-channel delivery network has access to some 60 international and national news agency networks throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The Business Wire news network is powered by its patented NX high-speed data platform and supports XML, XHTML and XBRL code to deliver the most sophisticated news file to enhance news release interactivity, customization and search engine optimization. Business Wire has 30 bureaus in cities including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Paris, Frankfurt, London, Brussels, Tokyo and Sydney with reciprocal offices throughout the world. Business Wire was founded in 1961.
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)