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In today’s episode 16, “How Accountants Can Get Closer to Their Clients” with special guest Will Farnell, founder of innovative UK accountancy firm Farnell Clark and author of The Digital Firm. https://www.linkedin.com/in/willfarnell
You can also watch this on youtube here: [link from spreadsheet]
Key takeaways from this episode include:
➜ how making more money is not always the goal of accounting firm clients
➜ what accountants and CPAs need to do and when to find out the real goals for their clients
➜ what accountants started doing as a result of covid that really brought them closer to their clients
➜ the many benefits to accountants and accounting firms of better client relationships and intimacy
➜ strategies to help accountants be more intentional and strategic about proactively reaching out to clients
➜ exactly what client experience is for accountants and why it goes beyond good client service
➜ what accounting clients do when they feel loyal to your firm and are having an exceptional experience
➜ how greater intimacy and frequency of client contact opens up additional selling opportunities for accountants
➜ the vital ‘key to the door’ that unlocks a much better client experience and more quality engagement for accountants
Action: to get closer to clients, accountants should improve their onboarding, increase frequency of contact and ask better questions to uncover more business opportunities
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