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Your firm misses 62% of calls?!

Friday, March 20, 2026

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Here's what we got today: 📞 62% of your clients' calls are going straight to voicemail 💰 ADP just went full agentic AI while everyone's still figuring out ChatGPT 🤖 A startup says it can replace your CFO and bookkeeper in one platform

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If work only moves when you push it, you’re stuck being the traffic cop

If work only moves when you push it, you’re stuck being the traffic cop

That was my firm. Returns waited on sign-off. Managers waited on review.

Preparers waited on answers. Clients followed up because no one owned the reply.


It wasn’t a people problem. It was our workflow.


So we hired Opzer.


They redesigned how work moved: clear ownership, automatic handoffs,

simple tracking. Work progressed without me hovering.


No new hires. No new software. No new chaos.


They built and implemented done-for-you automation inside our firm.

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ADP's AI Leap: Payroll's Future Just Got Wild

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Every's AI CFO, Bookkeeper, and CHRO Just Replaced Your Team

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AI Applications

1. 📋 Keeper automates month-end close reviews and client document collection so bookkeepers eliminate manual reconciliation grind, catch coding errors instantly, and free capacity for high-margin advisory services.

2. Fellow automates meeting transcription and action-item tracking so firm owners capture every billable detail, eliminate manual note-taking, and ensure staff follow-up on critical client advisory decisions.

3. 📈 Databox consolidates disparate data into automated KPI dashboards so accountants can monitor firm performance and teach clients with real-time, visual financial status updates.

4. Landbot treamlines client document collection and lead qualification through no-code AI chatbots, enabling firm owners to eliminate manual chasing and improve operational margins effortlessly.

5. 🤝 Amplemarket manages outbound lead generation with an AI sales copilot to help firm owners build a predictable pipeline and proactively target profitable client niches beyond referrals.

6. Content Bot automates newsletter, proposal and blog creation so your firm consistently builds thought-leadership, nurtures leads and grows a predictable pipeline without extra head-count.

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Jensen Huang Hand-Delivered an AI Supercomputer to Karpathy!

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Prompt of the Day

Draft Firm-Wide Email Standards
**Role:** You are a professional in an accounting firm creating resources, checklists, or scripts to streamline internal operations or client communication. **Action:** Write or generate a resource related to **Draft Firm-Wide Email Standards** using clear, professional, and concise formatting. **Context:** - Audience: small accounting firm teams or clients - Goal: improve consistency, clarity, and professionalism - Tone: confident, professional, and approachable - Style: markdown format with bullet points, numbered lists, and headings - Output Length: 200–400 words