Podcast Episodes & Articles

Curb Appeal: Building a Firm to Sell

This week Matt sits down with Brannon Poe, founder of Poe Group Advisors and host of “The Accountant’s Flight Plan Podcast,” to explore the intersection of firm value, marketing, and strategic growth. Brannon shares valuable insights into the factors that impact the buying and selling of accounting firms, emphasizing the importance of focusing on owner…

How to Be More Human-Centered Advisor

Join Matt and Rory Henry Director Arrowroot Family Office, as we explore the power of human-centered approaches in accounting. Discover how prioritizing emotional connections and understanding client values fosters trust and drives business growth. Gain actionable insights into integrating wealth management, business advisory, and personal development to create comprehensive client solutions. Tune in to revolutionize…

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The 7 Stages of MFAF: Fixing Your Website

Your home base is the most important piece of your marketing puzzle. For 95% of accounting firms, your website is your home base and is the heart of your marketing.  It’s the place where all of your prospects go before they decide to set up a call with you or not. Even the warm referrals…

Your 3 Storytelling Pillars

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Sarah Panus, Owner, Certified StoryBrand Guide & Content Strategy Consultant at Kindred Speak, as she delves into the synergy between empathy and data in crafting impactful content strategies. With her extensive experience, Sarah emphasizes the crucial role of leveraging diverse data sources, such as social listening, paid media…

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The 7 Stages of MFAF: Creating a Marketing Budget for Accounting Firms

When you create a marketing plan for an accounting firm, you want to think about it like building a house. You need to follow a plan, keep it simple, and build it step by step. We believe that philosophy so much that Matt, our founder, helped codify it into seven steps for anyone to follow.…

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The 7 Stages of Marketing for Accounting Firms: Stake out Your Foundation

Marketing for accounting firms is just like building a house. You need to follow a plan, keep it simple, and build it step by step. We believe that philosophy so much that Matt, our founder, helped codify it into seven steps for anyone to follow. Over the course of the next several weeks, we’ll be…

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How to Write a Press Release for Accounting Firms

Press Releases: do accounting firms need them? It feels a little self-important right? Well, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Recently, we had Mickey Kennedy, founder of eReleases who totally changed our mind on the importance of press releases for accounting firms and folks who run small businesses.  What exactly is a press release?…

Niche Accounting Firms Vs Generalist Accounting Firms: Let’s Talk Strategy

When it comes to deciding on marketing for accounting firms, one of the biggest factors that’s going to determine which tactics work best is figuring out if you’re a niche firm or a generalist firm. It might sound funny, but most of the rest of your marketing strategies will ultimately flow from that decision.  What…

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Hiring a Marketing Agency VS a Fractional CMO for Accounting Firms

When it comes to marketing, there are three things that you always have to pay for.  The biggest of these three, though, is strategy. How do I know? Because it’s hard to figure out how to get from point A to point B. You probably know this if you’re a firm owner and are in…

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How Do I Set a Realistic Marketing Budget for My Accounting Firm?

It’s true that marketing feels expensive, and it IS – sometimes. But the problem is that most firms don’t adequately budget for it, which is why you’re feeling that pain point. When that happens, it feels like a large and unexpected expense instead of something that’s a necessary piece of your business – like the…