By Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

SEPTEMBER 2012 – ATLANTA – Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk, president of bbr marketing in Atlanta, Georgia, has been named one of AccountingToday’s 2012 Top 100 Most Influential People. This list identifies and shines a spotlight on those who influence the accounting industry most. Some of those honored in this year’s list include Jeff Pawlow, CEO of iShade, Gale Crosley, President of Crosley + Company, Mary Shapiro, SEC Chair, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

“To say I’m excited about this honor is an understatement,” says Bonnie. “Of course you always hope that others will take note of your professional passion but this is so much more than expected. I’m humbled to be in such great company.”

AccountingToday’s 2012 Top 100 Most Influential People list includes “power brokers and change makers” from accounting and related industries. From AccountingToday: “Each year our editors make a list of the people playing the biggest roles in the ongoing work that is the accounting profession – and then we whittle it down a little, and then a little more, and then a lot. Eventually we get to 100.” To view the full list, please visit https://digital.accountingtoday.com/accountingtoday/2012top100people#pg1.

Bonnie was among those selected as “Ones to Watch” in AccountingToday’s 2011 roundup of industry leaders, describe as a collection of “up-and-comers who have started to shape the profession.” In the nearly three years since the company’s inception, bbr marketing has been growing fast, along with Bonnie’s recognition as a thought leader for professional services firms and their marketing efforts.

Kelly Lucas, bbr marketing’s Marketing and Social Media Manager, says, “Working with Bonnie is an amazing opportunity to see the leading edge of professional services marketing in action. I’m delighted, but not entirely surprised, to see her honored in this way. Bonnie makes big things happen for the firms she serves, and she has become widely recognized for her deep industry knowledge and ability to effectively deliver the right message to the target audience.”

 —————————

About bbr marketing
Bbr marketing specializes in marketing services and strategy for professional services firms. Service marketing is vastly different than product marketing and bbr understands how to help accountants, attorneys, engineers and other consultants reach their audiences and grow their firms. For more information, please visit the bbr marketing website at https://bbrmarketing.com