make radical connections

businesswoman typing on tabletyou don’t define your brand, your customers do.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

social media is great for connecting with clients and prospects, but it also makes it easier to get published in the real media and that will give you the collateral for marketing.

more on radicalism: let’s get radical about content | each social channel has a language | get ready for radical transparency | 5 radical ways to be social and strategic | how i got started being social | how social media transforms firms to their core | radical customers are on their way | the market is moving toward the radicals | 5 radical transparencies; are you ready? | being radical is all about your customer | being radical starts with being the change | why start being radical now? | the roots of ‘radical’ cpas

i’ve been quoted in entrepreneur, forbes and inc. that’s priceless! that’s what i call return on attention. i haven’t needed to create big, expensive brochures. i have web links and a printer. that becomes part of my brand and sales package, which helps me land new customers.

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let’s get radical about content

content is king and context is queen.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

most professionals speak and/or tweet above their audience. they don’t realize whom they’re talking to.

more on radicalism: each social channel has a language | get ready for radical transparency | 5 radical ways to be social and strategic | how i got started being social | how social media transforms firms to their core | six competitive advantages for the radical cpa | radical customers are on their way | 5 radical transparencies; are you ready? | 4 questions radical firms must face | being radical is all about your customer | being radical starts with being the change | the roots of ‘radical’ cpas | the first 3 questions i should have asked before starting my own practice

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when you’re producing content, it has to be driven at the consumer level, not at the other professional level.

most cpas talk above their customers. some companies get it right. read more →

each social channel has a language

young people holding social media logosbetter to pick one spot and be devoted to it than scattershot across three.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

each social media channel has its own language, culture and dialect. you need to make sure that your culture (aka your voice and how you post) matches the specific channel, otherwise it’s going to seem awkward. social media has to be understood and used properly and even though you’re going to be experimenting there are also some unwritten rules. make sure that you’re fol­lowing the basic rules of the social media channel you’re using.

more radical cpa: 5 radical ways to be social and strategic | how i got started being social | how social media transforms firms to their core | 10 radical steps into the cloud | the market is moving toward the radicals | 5 radical transparencies; are you ready? | 4 questions radical firms must face | being radical is all about your customer | why start being radical now? | why should cpas be radical? | the roots of ‘radical’ cpas | the first 3 questions i should have asked before starting my own practice

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get ready for radical transparency

rethink how you communicate.

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by jody padar
the radical cpa

social should be in your dna. identify the communication gatekeepers in your firm.

do you want everybody in your firm tweeting? it’s a good idea — just like you have all your firm members representing your firm wherever they are.

more on radicalism: 5 radical ways to be social and strategic | how i got started being social | how social media transforms firms to their core | six competitive advantages for the radical cparadical customers are on their way | 5 radical transparencies; are you ready? | 4 questions radical firms must face | being radical is all about your customer | going radical: the 4 tenets of a ‘new firm’ | why should cpas be radical? | the roots of ‘radical’ cpas | the first 3 questions i should have asked before starting my own practice

a lot of firm owners are hesitant to let younger members tweet because they are concerned about content. my response is if you can’t trust your younger members to tweet or put responsible things on facebook, then what are they saying about you when they’re not online? that’s a hiring issue, not a social media issue. read more →

5 radical ways to be social and strategic

plus specific tips for each one. you know we wouldn’t leave you hanging.

man's hand writing social media strategies on a whiteboard

by jody padar
the radical cpa

so you want to get on social media? good! define your strategy. when i started using social, i was having fun and didn’t have a strategy, except to see what was happening — and it evolved. jump in, get started and you’ll formulate a game plan naturally.

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more on radicalism: how social media transforms firms to their core | 10 radical steps into the cloud | six competitive advantages for the radical cpa | radical customers are on their way | the market is moving toward the radicals | 5 radical transparencies; are you ready? | 4 questions radical firms must face | being radical is all about your customer | why start being radical now? | going radical: the 4 tenets of a ‘new firm’ | why should cpas be radical? | the roots of ‘radical’ cpas | the first 3 questions i should have asked before starting my own practice

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