When a Happy Client Isn’t Enough

4 essential habits for building client trust.

By Bruce W. Marcus

In the firm with a strong marketing culture, getting the client is only half the battle. The other half is keeping the client. It’s done with more than just doing good work. In fact, most clients, surveys tell us, don’t really know how good or how bad your work is. Why should they? It’s not the business they’re in. They have to trust the accountant.

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