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Marketing Monday June 2016: Why Content Marketing is an SEO Catalyst

     -     Jun 6th, 2016   -     Content Development   -     0 Comments

By now most accounting marketing professionals are familiar with search engine optimization (SEO). The process of modifying meta data by keyword or topic to attract those who may have an interest in purchasing a service offered by the firm. In fact, many of the firms we talk to have had success transforming their website from […]

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Technical Tuesday – May 2016

     -     May 17th, 2016   -     Creative Design   -     0 Comments

Understanding the Difference Between RGB and CMYK Color Modes As a marketer, it’s not uncommon to have to create and design work for your firm. If you’re new to the process and new to software such as InDesign, it can be a confusing minefield to navigate. There are many mistakes that can be made that […]

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Marketing Monday May 2016: Seasonal Site Sweep 101

     -     May 2nd, 2016   -     Web Design   -     0 Comments

Hip hip hooray! We are officially in full swing of Spring. The ground has thawed, the skies are blue, flowers are blooming and the craze of April’s tax season has passed. While it may seem like a good time to sit back and relax a bit, it’s a great time to consider doing a clean-up […]

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Technical Tuesday – March 2016

     -     Mar 15th, 2016   -     Search Engine Optimization   -     0 Comments

InDesign Tips & Tricks: Create a PDF with Clickable Hyperlinks As a marketer I’m sure you often have requests to create collateral for various personnel or departments of your firm. I’m also sure that the created collateral contains the firm’s website as well as an email address for direct contact with a specific person. Are […]

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Marketing Monday March 2016: How to Prepare for a Successful Firm Photo Shoot

     -     Mar 6th, 2016   -     Creative Design, Web Design   -     0 Comments

Getting professional photos of your firm’s staff is often required to help your efforts as a marketer, and while photo shoots can be exciting and fun, but they can also be confusing and overwhelming. Throughout my career as a creative director, I have art directed many photo shoots in addition to collaborating with a handful […]

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Technical Tuesday – February 2016

     -     Feb 16th, 2016   -     Creative Design   -     0 Comments

InDesign Tips & Tricks: All About Frames Happy Valentine’s Day a few days late! Time is whizzing by and it’s hard to believe that we’re rounding the corner toward March and signs of Spring like Daylight Savings Time and warmer temperatures! Speaking of warmer, last month in the first edition of Technical Tuesday we examined […]

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Technical Tuesday – January 2016

     -     Feb 10th, 2016   -     Creative Design   -     0 Comments

InDesign Tips & Tricks: Margins, Bleed & Master Pages I’ll begin this with passion first… Simply stated, I love Adobe InDesign. It is by far the most flexible and complete application on the market for the creation of various marketing collateral – both print and digital. While it’s taken me years to become a master […]

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7 Tips to Creating a Successful Firm Blog

     -     Jan 4th, 2016   -     Websites   -     0 Comments

As the new year has quickly begun, many are in “strategy and planning” mode for the months ahead. While there are many areas to focus on to further develop in 2016, hopefully, your blog is included in those plans. Many marketing managers feel that maintaining a successful blog is a daunting task that requires extensive resources, but this is not necessarily the case. A  blog is a marketing vehicle that can be managed by your existing staff.

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Drive More Website Leads with Prospect Centered Content

     -     Dec 7th, 2015   -     Content Development, Websites   -     0 Comments

Recently I was a speaker at the December meeting for the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Accounting Marketing. It was a great opportunity to connect with AAM members in another city and engage them in discussions about their websites and digital marketing efforts. A good portion of the presentation focused on quality content — what it is, how it is developed, and how firms of any size can build a process and structure to generate such content. Obviously, the majority of marketing professionals understand the need to publish quality content, but often they are challenged because very few have the resources and tools in place to do so. In fact, due to circumstances beyond their control, they are often required to settle for less than optimal content because it’s the best they can do. Having worked in several firm’s myself, I can certainly understand how subpar content exists and is published, however, what’s more, important is to have a clear understanding of quality content so that marketing professionals can move the firm’s towards it.

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Why WordPress?

     -     Nov 16th, 2015   -     Web Design, Websites   -     0 Comments

When submitting proposals for websites, we are often asked why FlashPoint designs and implements websites using WordPress. In fact, this question comes up so often that I have finally decided to write a blog post about it. The truth is, in terms of open content management systems, WordPress offers the most flexible and easy to use system for those who are not very technical. Some firms we work with are actually quite savvy at using WordPress and have become experts of sorts, but not everyone starts this way.

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