INGenius Podcast

Ingenuity Marketing Group

The InGenius Podcast: a snapshot of future B2B marketing trends and use-it-now tips. Do you want to be wildly effective in professional services? Each episode features experts with new ideas for your branding and competitive success.

  1. 02/18/2022

    CPA Influencers Series: Donna Erbs on Accounting Marketers Thinking Like Owners

    In this episode of One Question, Two Tips, Donna Erbs does a fantastic job providing inspiration for accounting marketers to think like owners and how they can focus on being the firm of the future. Donna Erbs,  a partner in Strategic Growth at Anders CPAs and Advisors, has been instrumental in the firm's growth for nearly two decades. She is a connector who brings together staff, clients and the community to create synergies for the firm. By aligning overall vision with solid growth and service initiatives, she has helped to create a marketing culture that is respected throughout the accounting and advisory marketplace. Since joining Anders in 2004, Donna has continually raised the firm’s profile locally, regionally and nationally through Best Places to Work, Top Workplaces, Firms to Watch, Best of the Best and other recognitions for innovation and culture. She is proud of her work in the advancement of women at Anders and throughout the greater St. Louis community. Donna is a frequent speaker and panelists for a wide variety of organizations, and was recently a keynote for the Association for Accounting Marketing conference, and a panelist for the Rainmaker Companies Nicheworks Conference. Dawn starts out the podcast asking Donna to provide two tips for inspiring other accounting marketers to think like owners; focusing on the firm of the future, and she gives the following tips: Know that marketing is part of the business strategy, and understand how is the marketing going to work for the firm- young leaders need to be the changeMake sure you understand your audience and don't forget the human elementToward the end of the podcast, Dawn asks Donna what she is loving in her life right now, either professionally or personally, and Donna is just overjoyed to be able to finally see her two grown children during the holidays after all of the pandemic's pandemonium.  Donna is also excited to attend a leadership retreat where she and Anders' marketing director get to mastermind with other marketing professionals.

    15 min
  2. 01/28/2022

    CPA Influencers Series: David Bier on Promoting Smart Niche Leaders from Within

    In this CPA Influencer series, Dawn Wagenaar (Principal at ING) interviews David Bier, the COO of Anglin Reichmann Armstrong. David provides insightful tips and necessities for young professionals looking to become niche leaders within their firm.   David's responsibilities at Anglin include strategy, growth, succession planning and operations excellence, which grow from building a sound business culture. David has not only improved the foundational operational aspects of the firm, but also focused heavily on firm culture, community relations and merger & acquisition strategy, and he played a vital role in the successful merger and integration of Anglin’s Pensacola office.  Dawn starts the interview by asking David this question "We understand that Anglin has done a great job with promoting smart niche leaders from within to help your firm grow independently. Can you provide two tips for making that path less intimidating and more exciting for younger professionals? " Throughout the interview David expounds on these two tips: Have to have support at the highest leadership levels (including partners, managing partners, etc) Build a team with at least one or two younger people who want to drive the niche business, set aside time each year to learn, train, and grow within the niche The interview ends with Dawn asking David "What we're loving now," something either professional or personal within David's life that he is loving. His response is again two-fold, and both tie into professional growth and success. Tune into the podcast to hear his insights!

    20 min

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The InGenius Podcast: a snapshot of future B2B marketing trends and use-it-now tips. Do you want to be wildly effective in professional services? Each episode features experts with new ideas for your branding and competitive success.