Company: Q4, Inc., Toronto, Ontario
Company Description: Q4 Inc. (TSX: QFOR) is the leading capital markets access platform that is transforming how issuers, investors, and the sell-side efficiently connect, communicate, and engage with each other. The company is a trusted partner to more than 2,650 public companies globally and maintains an award winning culture where team members grow and thrive.
Nomination Category: Product & Service Categories - Business Technology Solutions
Nomination Sub Category: Virtual Event Technology Solution
 Nomination Title: Q4 Inc. Virtual Events Platform
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the the nominated new or new-version product or service, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: If this is a brand-new product, state the date on which it was released. If this is a new version of an existing product, state the date on which the update was released:
https://investors.q4inc.com/news/news-details/2022/Q4-Inc.-Launches-New-Video-Earnings-Product/default.aspx
https://investors.q4inc.com/news/news-details/2023/Q4-Inc.-Brings-Earnings-Calls-into-the-Future-with-Seamless-Zoom-and-Microsoft-Teams-Video-Integration/default.aspx
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the nominated product or service (up to 350 words):
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The Q4 Events Platform hosts over 4400+ mission-critical earnings events for corporate issuers (i.e. clients) annually for some of the most critical financial communications with the capital markets (i.e. attendees). Reliability and error-free are critical for these events and the Q4 Events Platform boasts a ~ 99.3% reliability rate, leading the capital markets communications market.
The fully cloud-based events platform requires no installation for investors, analysts (i.e. attendees) enabling a completely seamless experience for financial insights into companies.
The Q4 Events Platform includes entry through Q4 Account. Attendees will create a Q4 Account on their first Q4 hosted earnings for future one-click access to all 4400+ events held annually by Q4. This simplified access means that attendees have the most streamlined / simplified experiences to view earnings calls. Through Q4 Account, corporate issuers (i.e. clients) also are able to, for the first time, collect highly accurate, high fidelity insights into who exactly is joining their calls and can leverage this for their IR strategy.
The Events Platform was purpose built for investor relations and launched in 2021 delivering a modern webcasting environment which incorporates the key functionality needed by an investor relations presenter (i.e. slides, audio, video, Q&A) in one seamless environment.
In the past, video has been a challenge for earnings calls as presenters (i.e. busy C-Suite executives) must be onboarded to a new webcasting platform to learn how to use a non-standard video interface. With the Q4 platform, video can be directly integrated from a CEOs enterprise communication platform (i.e. Zoom, Microsoft Teams) simplifying how video is captured.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Outline the market performance, critical reception, and customer satisfaction with the product or service to date. State monetary or unit sales figures to date, if possible, and how they compare to expectations or past performance. Provide links to laudatory product or service reviews. Include some customer testimonials, if applicable (up to 350 words):
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Performance
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~99.3% platform reliability rate
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Average of 4,400+ earnings events per year
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285,000+ Q4 Accounts activated since launch
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16,000+ total successful events since launch
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286,000+ hours of broadcasted financial content to the capital markets
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262,900+ hours of archived content consumed by stakeholders
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2,356,000+ attendees engaged since launch
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Our Virtual Events product line grew 23% YoY from 2021 to 2022
Client Feedback
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"Q4 is our trusted partner when we host quarterly earnings calls. Their team is focused on the details and delivering an excellent experience. We’re pleased with the relationship." - Mark Hood, EVP of Operations and Investor Relations, P10 Inc.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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Events Platform Explained
Q4 Virtual Events
Q4 Product Release Hub
Expansion into Europe (2022): https://investors.q4inc.com/news/news-details/2022/Q4-Inc.-Launches-Two-Innovative-Products-in-Europe/default.aspx
Video Earnings (2022):
https://investors.q4inc.com/news/news-details/2022/Q4-Inc.-Launches-New-Video-Earnings-Product/default.aspx
Zoom and Microsoft Teams Integration (2023)
https://investors.q4inc.com/news/news-details/2023/Q4-Inc.-Brings-Earnings-Calls-into-the-Future-with-Seamless-Zoom-and-Microsoft-Teams-Video-Integration/default.aspx
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