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Financial Accounting Foundation Seeks Nominations for the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council
AICPA Provides Comments on the Tax Classification of Purpose Trusts
IRS Provides Safe Harbors For the Clean Aviation Fuel Credit
IRS: Applications For TCE and VITA Grants Can Be Submitted Through End of May
Symposium Draws Profession’s Thought Leaders
Where does innovation come from? While this may be a rhetorical question for some, it was precisely the intent of the inaugural CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader Symposium, which brought together 25 of the most influential tax and accounting professionals, technophiles and consultants for three days of collaboration and dialogue. As the host of the […]
The Mac Friendly Practice
A Productivity in Practice Feature
A New Practice Model
Not too many years ago, accounting professionals had a reputation for being stodgy, stubborn and even curmudgeons, especially when it came to technology. Most of the professionals I meet today agree that reputation was usually appropriate, but it was driven out of the conservative and skeptical nature that drives them to provide valuable service to their clients … and the constraints of time, of course. After all, what professional looks forward to retraining staff on new systems and workflows every few years?
Branding Your Firm on the Cheap and at Warp Speed: 3 Tips for Creating an Effective Brand
Just reading the few words that make up this story’s headline, branding purists have already made up their minds that I don’t know what I’m talking about. After all, doesn’t branding take months to accomplish through a bevy of paid consultants who want you to spend a lot of money on concept, testing and implementation?
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: 3 Steps to Help You Build Your Brand
Column: Business in Practice
Putting Together a Marketing Budget That Sticks: 4 Tips to Get You Started
Column: MarketingWorks
Conducting an Effective Drip Marketing Campaign
Like the drip-drip-drip of water in a leaky faucet, drip marketing campaigns promote a company’s services or products through a stretched-out, methodical series of promotions to a target audience. According to About.com, drip campaigns were developed to respond to the “Law of 29.” A prospect won’t turn into a client unless the prospect views a marketing message at least 29 times. That sounds like way too many times to me, but it may very well be the case depending on what a company is trying to sell, the price point and other factors, such as supply/demand and competition.
STAFFING & TECHNOLOGY TRENDS: Firms Take Progressive Paths
For a number of reasons, achieving the perfect balance between implementing or improving technology, and finding success in all areas related to staffing for that technology, is rare.