Agency Trends and the Recession with Jason Blumer
We faced new challenges in 2022 in every industry: creative agencies, marketing, and advertising. How are these changes affecting your agencies? In this special episode, Jason explains the trends agencies can expect to see from the recession, and how you can get ahead of them. Tune in to not just survive the sharp decline in our economy, but thrive in it.

About Jason Blumer
Jason founded Thriveal in 2010 as a way to help entrepreneurial CPA firm owners connect, learn, and grow. He serves as the Visionary and CEO of Thriveal, and his partner Julie Shipp serves as the Integrator and COO of the organization. Since 2010, Thriveal has helped many small firms grow by providing a community, coaching services, webinars, firm consulting, monthly growth groups, and live events. Deeper Weekend is the annual live event by Thriveal, now in its 10th year. Jason is also the CEO of Blumer & Associates, CPAs. The firm was one of the first to move from a traditional office to a virtual environment in 2012, where they serve as an advisory firm for the design, marketing, and creative agency services niches. He and his partner focus on business consulting and coaching with the owners and partners of firms and agencies, while their team meets the technical and financial compliance needs of the customer. Jason is the co-host of two podcasts, the Thrivecast (since 2011) and The Businessology Show (since 2013) and speaks and writes frequently for the financial and creative industries. He has been honored as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting (Accounting Today).
Show notes
This year was weird. We all get that, right? Some funky things happened across every industry, but advertising, marketing, and creative agencies came across some brand-new challenges that many leaders have never had to address before now. In this solo episode, Jason dives deep into some trends your agency has probably noticed this year and how you can plan to fight back or capitalize on them. Among the biggest challenges is an impending recession. Jason also shares, from an accounting standpoint, how to position your agency to not only survive this economic downturn but to thrive in it. Tune in the find out!