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October 28, 2011 

The ‘Soul’ of Your Service

“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” –…

Rene Lacerte

 Help Clients Avoid “Intaxication”

October 27, 2011 

Help Clients Avoid “Intaxication”

It’s November, and hopefully your clients are doing what they can to mitigate tax liabilities by the end of the year. If not, they may end up suffering from: Intaxication: A condition of confusion, denial and frustration brought on by attempting to understand the tax code. Symptoms can include insomnia, headaches, nausea, rage and depression....…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Rethinking Security

October 26, 2011 

Rethinking Security

I had the opportunity to spend some time with Don Codling, unit head for the FBI’s CyberCrime Division, talking about the state of computer and network security around the globe. It was an interesting conversation, not because there was any real news in the current trends but because the state of cybercrime makes it clear…

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October 26, 2011 

The Top 5 Mobile Marketing Mistakes

Two years ago, there was no such thing as an iPad. Five years ago, nobody had a smartphone. Before 2007, the year of the iPhone, mobile marketing was mostly about text-messaging and selling ringtones. The bottom line is that everyone is new at this thing called mobile marketing. So, it should be no surprise that…

John Arnold

 Seven Habits of Highly Successful Firms

October 26, 2011 

Seven Habits of Highly Successful Firms

In recent years, the accounting profession has undergone tremendous change in the way practitioners run their businesses thanks to the accelerated pace of technology adoption. Is your firm among the first to adopt new technology? Do you regard technology strategy as a competitive advantage? A recent study conducted by Bay Street Group, LLC compares distinguishing…

 Why The Flat Tax Won’t Happen

October 25, 2011 

Why The Flat Tax Won’t Happen

But as much as I love the concept, I think we have to file it away with those other warm and fuzzy but ultimately unworkable ideas like world peace or men and women being able to share a bathroom.

Dave McClure

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October 24, 2011 

How to Build a Better Workflow by Blending Cloud & Premised-Based Solutions

Wednesday, October 26 – 2:00 p.m. EDT Join Darren Root and Mark Ryburn as they discuss how to build a better workflow. Don’t miss this valuable webcast, where you will learn: Why firms of all sizes can benefit from an automated workflow process How firms can blend Cloud solutions with on-premise solutions in order to...…

Barcoding: It’s Not Just For Retail Anymore

Technology October 20, 2011 

Barcoding: It’s Not Just For Retail Anymore

From Oct. 2011 - Barcodes are breaking out of their retail mold. They’re finding new ways to help businesses of all kinds build more efficiency into their operations, even enhancing marketing and training efforts.

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October 19, 2011 

Tech Predictions for 2012

At a global broadband policy conference in late 2011, I was asked to define the state of technology in this year. The answer came down to this: 2011 was the year that reality set in. That requires a bit of explanation, but we can begin to define it with five simple trends that emerged this…

Dave McClure