Implement These Two Daily Rituals

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By Sandi Leyva
The Complete Guide to Marketing for Tax & Accounting Firms

There’s something special about the word ritual. It sounds sacred, like you wouldn’t dare break it.

It sounds a little mysterious, as if there’s a component you can’t quite control. And it sounds colorful, like something full of character that you would never get bored of.

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We don’t think about rituals much when it comes to business, but I think we should. What rituals could you create in your business that will rev up your revenues? Here are two ideas to get your engines started.
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Six Metrics for Successful Marketing

A spreadsheet and a checklist go a long way.

By Sandi Leyva
The Complete Guide to Marketing for Tax & Accounting Firms

One way to help accountants embrace marketing is to fill training sessions with spreadsheets and numbers, things that most accountants love working on. There’s a lot of insecurity around learning marketing, but when accountants hear they need to do some spreadsheets first, they dive right in.

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Here are six numbers I suggest you track:
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What Happens to Your Firm If You Die? Seriously.


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By Ed Mendlowitz
Call Me Before You Do Anything: The Art of Accounting

One morning, my wife and I were having breakfast, and she asked me, “What do I do if you and Peter get killed?”

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This was a Friday, and Peter Weitsen and I were flying together on Sunday to a conference in Palm Springs. My response to these questions was typical: “Don’t bother me. Nothing will happen!”
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Make CPE Work for You

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Three ways to recoup your investment.

By Sandi Leyva
The Complete Guide to Marketing for Tax & Accounting Firms

Attending and learning from conferences can be amazing opportunities for your career or your business. They can also be huge money drains. It’s easy to take a look at the conference registration and make a quick decision about whether we can afford it – or even worse – whether it will clear our credit card limit or not.

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A smart business owner will take a bit different approach. Here’s how to calculate how much revenue or increase in price you need to justify the expense of attending a conference.
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