Effective client management in professional services : how to build successful client relationships / Jack Berkovi.

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Interviewees ; List of Case Studies; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Challenge; Introduction; Chapter Summary; 1 Orientation: Developing a Culture of Client Orientation; 2 Buyers: How Clients Buy Professional Services; 3 Portfolio: Managing the Client Portfolio; 4 Satisfaction: Client Satisfaction and Loyalty; 5 Care: The Role of Client Care; 6 Brand: Brand, Differentiation and Positioning and their Impact on Clients; 7 Reputation: Gaining Reputation with Clients; 8 Relationships: Client Relationship Development.

9 Development: Establishing an Effective Client Business Development Programme10 Attraction: Attracting New Clients; 11 Proposals: Developing Winning Client Proposals and Bids; 12 Innovation: Innovations that Impact Clients; 13 The Impact on Clients of Mergers among Firms; 14 The Way Ahead for Clients of Professional Services Firms; 15 The Client Management ProfileTM; Appendix 1: How Clients Think and Feel; Appendix 2: Buyer Profiling; Appendix 3: Feature, Advantage, Benefit, Evidence Exercise; Appendix 4: Strategic Client Planning Checklist; Appendix 5: Client Care Survey 2013; References.