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Daily Archives: August 3, 2011

Client Satisfaction Ratings Show Signs of Decline

August 3, 2011

By CPA Trendlines Research

More firms see the problem. But fewer are doing anything about it.

What do clients really want? In their own words: Service.

by Rick Telberg

Just at a time when accounting firms are struggling to gain new clients and hold on to the ones they already have, client satisfaction ratings appear to be dropping.

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