by Leif Jensen | Jan 11, 2021 | Advertising |
I was having a difficult time with my bank. They were giving me the run around on a couple of issues and taking their time in getting back to me if they eventually did so. Then a Branch Manager from a bank I have no relationship came in from nowhere. He was talking...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 17, 2019 | Advertising, Rant, Running a Business |
“How to Network” I am awful at this. I hate going into a room where I may kind of know only one or two people, or worse know no one in the room at all. But, I need to network to continue to grow my business, so I go to networking events. I also prefer those events...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 29, 2019 | Advertising, General, Rant |
Imagine that you developed and refined a destructive force that changed the world of warfare and that you made of fortune doing so. But you never really thought about the consequences of your actions until you read an obituary about yourself that was run instead of...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 22, 2019 | Advertising, General, Running a Business |
In 2017 a new record was set with more than 1 million books being Self-Published. Today the average U.S. nonfiction book is unfortunately now selling less than 250 copies per year and less than 3,000 copies over its lifetime. Very few titles are big sellers. Only 62...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 2, 2019 | Advertising |
I was at the ICPAS Summit this year and bounced in and out of a couple of seminars. They had one on “Marketing your Practice” by Xero. I was intrigued; I know that there is always room for improvement and I am willing to learn something new. So I went. Once they...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 1, 2019 | Advertising, Running a Business |
“Accountants suck at marketing for the same reason that makes them great accountants: They’re highly rational people” -Blake Oliver This is true, I can attest to this as a CPA running his own business. I am much more comfortable talking to a client about their long...