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Association for Accounting MarketingJuly 2011
AAM Minute iconFast>>Five

Stuart Baum, Blackman Kallick

 

Every issue, we share five (or so) links to great ideas or interesting articles we've found since the prior issue. The only thing they have in common? They're worth clicking.

 

>> Brand is everything. And everything is brand. The Harvard Business Review's article "A Logo is not a Brand" explores all the elements by which your organization is perceived.

 

>> Stop your e-newsletter from being ignored! While targeted to e-marketers outside of PSF, these Six Tips for E-mail Subscriber Engagement should definitely get you thinking.

 

>> Need a list of basic html tags or a quick course? Here's a list of common html tags and some handy text tags. For those who want more, or a quick primer on Hyper Text Markup Language, check out this convenient, free online course.

 

>> Create some thought leadership. The Bloom Group's article entitled "10 Ways to Power Up Your Thought Leadership Marketing in 2011" provides strategies and graphics sure to help you become a thought leader for thought leadership at your firm.

 

>> Summer is the hottest networking season. Here's an oldie but goodie from CIO to help your introverted professionals become veteran schmoozers.

 

If you see any interesting links, please email them to AAM Headquarters so we can consider them for a future FAST>>FIVE.


AAM Minute iconNot Your Typical Summit Recap  



Enlightening, inspiring, engaging, creative, collegial and groundbreaking, these are all words used to describe the 2011 AAM Summit, held at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park this past June. Instead of writing a typical "conference recap article" we have compiled a 360 degree point of view summary, gathering feedback from a speaker and a veteran to a rookie, exhibitor and presenter.

So whether you attended the Summit in person, plan to purchase and listen to the audio, or hope to make the case to your boss and attend next year, here's what some of our attendees had to say:

>>To read complete attendee interviews, click here.


AAM Minute iconJust Add Water
Ideas from the 2011 AAM Summit

Daniel Jackman, Blackman Kallick

 

The Goal: An idea a minute.The Result: 65 ideas in an hour. 

The session, called 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes and run (literally) by Russ Molinar, Director of Global Markets at Ernst & Young, and Leisa Gill, Director of Marketing at LBMC, was designed to have attendees list actionable insights acquired during the AAM 2011 Summit. 

 

How many of these ideas did you also have? Or, more importantly, how many of these can you use at your firm? 

 

>> Read the full article or skip directly to the ideas.


AAM Minute iconUp Close With the AAM-MAA Judges

Sara Robertson, GBQ Partners LLC 

 

See what the AAM-MAA judges had to say about the process, the submissions and the surprises they saw while judging the 2011 AAM-MAA entries.  

 

>> Read the full interview here.


AAM Minute iconAAM Leadership Corner

 

 

Kristen LewisKristen Lewis

Senior Marketing Manager

EisnerAmper LLP

AAM Board Member

 

Step away from the edge! You know Kristen Lewis as a Board Member for AAM, but do you know what she likes most about her job?...her 'top tip' for fellow accounting marketers?...or just how far she'll go to get the perfect shot? (Hint: The next step is a doozy.)      

 

>>To learn more, read the full interview.

 
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In This Issue
Fast>>Five
Not Your Typical Summit Recap
Just Add Water
Up Close With the AAM-MAA Judges
AAM Leadership Corner
AAM Member Spotlight
Marketer News of Note
AAM and The Advisory Board Team Up


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AAM Member Spotlight

Julie Barnes   

Director of Marketing

Smith and Howard, PC

 

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll think. Or at least that's what AAM Member (and soon to be Growth Strategies Committee member) Julie Barnes suggests you do. And, have you ever thought what job you would have if you weren't in marketing? Julie's answer might surprise you.

 

To learn more,
read the full interview.

 

Click here to view a complete list of new AAM members.

 

 

  Marketer News
of Note

We would like to recognize the following individuals who received awards during the annual AAM-MMA Gala.

 

Marketer of the Year

Raissa Evans, PKF Texas

 

Rookie of the Year

Emily Burns, Freed Maxick

 

Volunteer of the Year

Sarah Johnson, Inovautus Consulting

 

Hall of Fame Inductee

Marsha Leest, CCH a Wolters Kluwer business  

 


AAM and The Advisory Board Team Up

Winning CLIENTS is Everything

A Conference on Marketing, Sales and the Strategic Expansion of Your Firm

 

September 26-27, 2011 | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

WinningClientsConference.com

 

Click here to read more.  

 


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