3. Social Media and CPAs
• Facebook
– 750 million in 2011
• LinkedIn
– 100 million users
• Twitter
– 200 million users
• YouTube
– 48 hours of video downloaded every minute
4. Social Media and CPAs
CirCa 2009
• Facebook - 300 million (Up 450 Million)
• LinkedIn - 50 million users (Up 50 Million)
• Twitter - 18 million users (Up 182 Million)
• YouTube
– 20 hours of video downloaded every minute (Up 20 hours)
5. Social Media and PICPA
• Strategy
– Provide easy way for members to connect with each other
– Provide quick, timely information
– Recognize leaders/engaged members
– Find out what members are thinking
– Demonstrate to nonmembers the value of active
involvement and engagement
6. Social Media and PICPA
• Facebook Likes
– 2,029 Likes
– 1,691 Active Users
– 1,393 to 2,266 Impressions
7. Social Media and PICPA
• Strategy
– Platform to exhibit CPAs’ knowledge, integrity,
and objectivity
– Provide forum for member blogs, idea exchange
– Broadening reach and adding groups
8. PICPA and Social Media
• Linked In
– 2,163 Members
– 320 Emerging CPAs Subgroup
– 29 Business Valuation and Litigation Subgroup
9. Social Media and PICPA
• Strategy
–PICPA_NewsTips - Use for media relations
–PICPA_GR - Relations with legislators
–PaCPAs - Member news
10. Social Media and PICPA
• Twitter
– PaCPAs – Member highlights, benefits, etc.
• 283 Followers/122 Following
– PICPA_GR – Government Relations
• 126 Followers/151 Following
– PICPA_NewsTips
• 144 Followers/108 Following
11. Social Media and You
• Does your staff access social media in your
office?
– Linked In
– Facebook
– YouTube
– All?
– None?
12. Social Media and You
• More people are accessing Facebook via apps
and less via PCs
13. Social Media and You
• Does your staff access social media in your
office?
– Linked In
– Facebook
– YouTube
– All?
– None?
17. Social Media and You
• Don’t be this guy:
“There is no reason why anyone would ever
want a computer in their home.”
Ken Olson
Digital Equipment Corp
1977
18. Social Media and You
• From Wikipedia:
Digital Equipment Corporation was an American company in the computer
industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and
peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s. Also known as DEC[1]
and using
the trademark DIGITAL, its PDP and VAX products were arguably the most
popular minicomputers for the scientific and engineering communities
during the 1970s and 1980s.
19. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one
regardless of whether you have a presence or not
20. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one
regardless of whether you have a presence or not
• Clear Definition of goals and brand message
• Restricted use of proprietary information
• Guidance on who to contact regarding postings
• Clearly identify who can post
21. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one
regardless of whether you have a presence or not
Today’s Meeting Tip:
Examples of more than 100 company policies
www.socialmediagovernance.com
22. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one regardless of whether
you have a presence or not
– Find out what your firm members use/are on
• Today’s Meeting Trivia: 0 to more than 300
23. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one regardless of whether
you have a presence or not
– Find out what your firm members use/are on
Today’s Meeting Tip:
www.Linkedin.com/conversations to set up
company profile and post updates)
24. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one regardless of whether
you have a presence or not
– Find out what your firm members use/are on
– Check out the AICPA’s resources (PCPS)
25. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one regardless of whether
you have a presence or not
– Find out what your firm members use/are on
– Check out the AICPA’s resources (PCPS)
– Sign up for PICPA’s LinkedIn, Twitter, FB
26. Social Media and You
• Getting Started:
– Develop a social media policy – you need one regardless of whether
you have a presence or not
– Find out what your firm members use/are on
– Check out the AICPA’s resources (PCPS)
– Sign up for PICPA’s LinkedIn, Twitter, FB
– Check out videos on PICPA TV