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Christine Hollinden

CPA Leadership

Assumptions (aka Pigeonholing)

Each morning, I receive Inc. This Morning, a short read which highlights today's business issues. This morning's issue was called "Pigeonholing." The opening line reads: "Compared to a decade ago, more than double the number of women are leading the...

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A Guarantee for Client Retention: Experience

There's a reason Starbucks can increase its coffee prices and face little resistance. Simply put, the concept is designed to make its customers feel...

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WOM: The Most Powerful Marketing Activity

Word–of-mouth (WOM) is still the number one way to increase revenues, yet many firms settle for hoping that clients will automatically spread the...

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Maximize Your Marketing Efforts to Fuel Scalable Growth

Developing a holistic approach to marketing allows firms to align their efforts and achieve their goals. One such approach is to create a strategic...

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Your Staff Can Increase Your Social Engagement

Whether it is a lack of time and resources, or the need to focus on other areas of your firm’s success, we can all use some help when it comes to...

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The Challenge of Leadership

I have never met a firm or practice leader that did not find the job challenging. Being the “go to” person for answers, inspiration or motivation can...

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Making Content Creation a Priority

Your organization's content creation may have been placed on the back burner, but it actually has a lot of benefits: client retention, building...

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence

There’s been a lot of talk in the accounting industry about the impact of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t just something...

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The Top 5 Email Marketing Trends for 2019

It’s hard to believe, but email marketing has been around nearly a quarter-century. Despite the flashy technologies and social platforms that have...

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Running Through the Finish Line: Three Management Tips to Help You End the Year Strong

A leader’s role is to be a main contributor of driving success and profits for the company, which begins with having the right people in the right...

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Short Form Video: A New Age

Short form video, often under 60 seconds in length, has enjoyed a significant rise in popularity, particularly among younger professionals. While...

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The Revenue Road Less Traveled

Upselling and cross-selling have obvious benefits for any firm, no matter the industry. The problem is, most clients can see right through the...

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Going Organic: Three Tools to Help Refine Your Search Strategy

There's nothing quite like a sudden Google algorithm update to leave organic search results in a state of uncertainty. It almost seems like Google...

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Responsive Search Ads Are Here - What You Should Know

Last month, Google hosted its annual Google Marketing Live event and announced several big changes, including the newly consolidated Google Marketing...

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Trusted Advisor is Not Just a Catchphrase

The phrase “trusted advisor” gets tossed around a lot. In fact, a simple Google search shows more than 31 million online references to the phrase....

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7 Ways to Use Brainstorming for Better Results

You’ve risen to a leadership position in your firm in part because of your innate problem-solving skills. You can quickly diagnose the issue and come...

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