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Episode 9. In today's interview, "Marketing in Accounting vz Legal with Casey Blake."
Casey is a creative strategic thinker who connects the dots and brings brands to life. With a background in accounting marketing and experience in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, she brings an ideal skill set for Kolibri Law Support Solutions. Prior to joining Kolibri Law Support Solutions, Casey was Director of Marketing at a Boston-based CPA firm. Before that she was a Marketing and Sales Client Strategist at a global accounting firm. Earlier in her career, she was a Marketing and Event Coordinator at a nonprofit that promotes awareness and advocacy for children's health and well-being.
Key takeaways from this episode include:
☞ what fractional law firm management looks like and what accounting firms might learn from the role
☞ the trend for professional firms to run a C-Suite rather than a managing partner and senior partner equity model
☞ the overload and multiple responsibilities facing many professional firm managing partners
☞ asking what is more competitive - the legal market or the accounting market
☞ the difference in approaches to winning clients and doing their jobs for accountants and lawyers
☞ how the retained fees and monthly recurring revenues of accountants affects the way they market
☞ the importance for some professional firms of attracting local and regional clients with SEO and geo-location marketing
☞ how globalisation is changing how professional firms can now go after clients from anywhere in the world
☞ how budgets vary significantly between professional firms depending on the priorities
☞ whether managing partners and leaders of accounting firms actually value the marketing function
☞ the movement in professional firms to bring marketing people to the top table of leadership in a CMO type role
☞ the importance for professionals in accounting firms to understand the need for marketing and business development activity
☞ the similarities around data, analysis, research and strategy when it comes to marketing in law and accounting firms
☞ shout out to AAM (Association for Accounting Marketing), LMA (Legal Marketing Association) and others to support marketing in professional firms
☞ what's coming up for the marketing role in accounting and CPA firms in coming years, particularly in the areas of people and talent
☞ how short videos will play a bit part for accounting practice marketing in a world of short attention spans
☞ best advice for accounting professionals who want more of a voice for their ideas when it comes to marketing themselves and their firm
Outside work, Casey enjoys a blend of at-home celebrations and travels (usually with a good book) with her husband and children. You can usually find her on a run around her neighborhood taking in the beautiful sights of the Mystic River.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-blake-mosca-82a99324/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kolibri-law-support-solutions/
https://www.kolibrilaw.com
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