Posts Tagged ‘networking’
Time Is Running Out to Save Your LinkedIn Data
Do you use the helpful Notes, Tags and Reminders tools on LinkedIn? If so, you’ve only got a couple weeks left to download and save this content before it disappears forever. The feature that lets you add Reminders associated with contacts is no longer available, but the Notes and Tags you’ve saved previously are still…
Read MoreMarketing During Busy Season
I know, I know, it’s called busy season for a reason. But if you think about it, busy season is really the best time for you and your firm to market your services. Here are some reasons why and tips on ways to make it happen.
Read MoreLess Spam from LinkedIn!
by Sarah Warlick, content director With a great sigh of relief, LinkedIn users welcome the news that the platform has promised to ease off on the constant flow of spam updates that fill their inboxes to overflowing. Oh happy day! To the company’s credit, it has realized that getting too many emails turns people off (which…
Read MoreNewsle Acquired by LinkedIn
by Shauna McCullough-Hightower, marketing and project coordinator A while back we wrote a blog post about Newsle, the platform that alerts you to the latest news about your social media connections. This handy-dandy platform creates a great opportunity to stay on top of all the news regarding your business networking connections without spending a…
Read MoreReally, It’s Just Chatting
by Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk, president Last week, we closed the office on Friday for our annual bbr marketing planning day. As most of you know, it’s tough to completely shut down, even for just one day, but we have found that it is time well spent. We take a look at the year that is…
Read MoreNewsle Helps You Track News Alerts on Your Social Media Connections
by Kelly Lucas, marketing and social media manager If you’ve not yet heard about Newsle, then do I have a treat for you! Newsle is a platform that brings you news stories that feature your personal and professional connections. By connecting your LinkedIn and Facebook accounts to Newsle, the site will notify you whenever…
Read MoreThe Small Bits of Paper That Just Won’t Die (And Why I Secretly Hope They Never Do)
by Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk, president (Printed in AccountingToday on July 24, 2012) I have a confession to make: I love business cards. Let me explain. Yes, I am all over social media and the benefits it provides. We run a nearly paperless office environment and make excellent use of our scanner on a regular basis.…
Read MoreClient News: Announcing The Metis Movement: a community focused on supporting career success for women in technology
May 29, 2012 – McDonough, GA – A growing body of research has documented the underrepresentation of women in technical positions in US companies. Women hold 24 percent of technology jobs, yet represent half of the total workforce. This underrepresentation persists even though the demand for technical talent remains high: computer occupations are expected…
Read MoreI don’t mean to “Complain,” but…
by Kelly Googe Lucas, marketing and social media manager Each and every single day I receive several newsletters and email blast announcements. They come from clients, vendors and others with whom I registered for something a million years ago and they still have me in their system. For the most part, I just skim…
Read MoreMarketing is a courtship: drip marketing, trigger marketing and lead nurturing
by Kelly Lucas, Social Media and Marketing Manager When it comes to courting and sustaining a successful relationship with our significant other, we all know the basic rules: remember important dates like birthdays and anniversaries, notice if something is different like a new haircut and make sure to routinely remind the other person how…
Read MoreHow Not to Market Yourself
by Kelly Lucas, marketing and social media manager We love blog comments. We encourage blog comments. When we write a post that inspires someone to leave a comment, we are happy. However, we recently received a comment on one of our posts that really took us aback. The blog post was about creating a…
Read MoreThe Business Benefits of Volunteering
by Kelly Googe Lucas, marketing and social media manager A great many business people give not just of their money to charitable and non-profit organizations, but also their time. They do this for many reasons, e.g. raising money and awareness for a condition that affects their family or helping with a group that works…
Read MoreTips on working with the younger staff at your firm
I meet with a lot of accountants and attorneys, and I’m starting to hear a consistent concern. Who is going to lead our firm once we retire? And why is this younger generation not rising to the opportunity to grow with our firm? This is not only coming from the Boomer generation, but even from…
Read MoreSocial Media Does Work – A Twitter Success Story
I still hear quite a bit of doubt about social media, and specifically how it can help with business development. I decided to talk to a business owner – Cathy Iconis of Iconis Group – that has gotten nearly every client she has through Twitter. Below is her input on how it’s worked for her business and how it can work for others.
Read MoreGetting the most from your networking efforts
Whether you love it or hate it, personal networking is one of the best ways to build your business. But are you getting the most from your efforts? We all have limited time and are being pulled in twenty different directions on a daily basis, so when you actually take the time to go to…
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