Comments on: CPAs get social http://www.valleyprblog.com/social-media/cpas-get-social/ A (dry heated) group blog from Phoenix, Arizona on public relations, marketing and social media Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:45:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pat Elliott http://www.valleyprblog.com/social-media/cpas-get-social/comment-page-1/#comment-6766 Pat Elliott Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:18:58 +0000 http://www.valleyprblog.com/?p=1439#comment-6766 I worked with some of the world's best CPA's during the height of the dot com boom while with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Silicon Valley. Virtually every top company was a client in some way - if not on the audit side, they were clients for IPO support, web metrics, web security, venture capital development, financing and more. We literally recruited worldwide to have enough staff to keep up with demand. They were very human, not to mention extremely smart people dealing with very complex issues. The established CPAs forged their careers in an era in which media and public relations involvement was discouraged. The new CPAs came into the job expecting to be visible and brought media skills and savvy to the table. It's good to see the ASCPA involved in social media! Given the level of financial illiteracy in Arizona I hope they will consider some pro bono work to help people here while also giving people a better understanding of the value of the profession. I worked with some of the world’s best CPA’s during the height of the dot com boom while with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Silicon Valley. Virtually every top company was a client in some way – if not on the audit side, they were clients for IPO support, web metrics, web security, venture capital development, financing and more. We literally recruited worldwide to have enough staff to keep up with demand. They were very human, not to mention extremely smart people dealing with very complex issues. The established CPAs forged their careers in an era in which media and public relations involvement was discouraged. The new CPAs came into the job expecting to be visible and brought media skills and savvy to the table.

It’s good to see the ASCPA involved in social media! Given the level of financial illiteracy in Arizona I hope they will consider some pro bono work to help people here while also giving people a better understanding of the value of the profession.

]]> By: J. Michael Stolp http://www.valleyprblog.com/social-media/cpas-get-social/comment-page-1/#comment-6762 J. Michael Stolp Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:28:47 +0000 http://www.valleyprblog.com/?p=1439#comment-6762 Len, I enjoyed your class Friday at ASCPA. I am the person to the left in your photo above with the salmon colored shirt. I would say that I am the one with the grey hair, but alas . . . I think everyone in the room had gray or no hair. You inspired me to get moving on project which I have been wanting to do for some time. I took a stab at a weblog to support my company's website and other PR efforts . . . http://cfofa.wordpress.com I would like to set a time to talk or correspond with you about using your expertise to help me with my firm's efforts. Again, thank you for the informative and interesting class. Mike Stolp Len, I enjoyed your class Friday at ASCPA. I am the person to the left in your photo above with the salmon colored shirt. I would say that I am the one with the grey hair, but alas . . . I think everyone in the room had gray or no hair.

You inspired me to get moving on project which I have been wanting to do for some time. I took a stab at a weblog to support my company’s website and other PR efforts . . . http://cfofa.wordpress.com

I would like to set a time to talk or correspond with you about using your expertise to help me with my firm’s efforts.

Again, thank you for the informative and interesting class.

Mike Stolp

]]> By: Heidi Frei http://www.valleyprblog.com/social-media/cpas-get-social/comment-page-1/#comment-6759 Heidi Frei Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:45:24 +0000 http://www.valleyprblog.com/?p=1439#comment-6759 Our CPAs are now very excited to start blogging. Thanks for teaching and motivating them! Our CPAs are now very excited to start blogging. Thanks for teaching and motivating them!

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