the 8 critical ways cpa firm owners must manage clients. by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli whether you simply desire to improve your firm’s operations or identify and implement a new long-term strategy, you need to be clear about the … continued
don’t be distracted by the hot trend of the moment.
in “10 things that accountants didn’t need to worry about 10 years ago,” 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 contributor hitendra patil generated reader reactions with some provocative thoughts about a tsunami of trends. today, he looks at the other side of the coin, starting with a quote from amazon ceo jeff bezos:
“you should build a business strategy around the things you know are stable in time and then invest heavily in ensuring you are providing those things and improving your delivery of them all the time. if you want to build a successful, sustainable business, don’t ask yourself what could change in the next 10 years that could affect your company. instead, ask yourself what won’t change, and then put all your energy and effort into those things.”
by hitendra patil
pransform inc.
what has remained unchanged in the tax and accounting profession over the last few decades? and what will not change over the next couple of decades?
more on the entrepreneurial cpa by hitendra patil here.
being a futurist is not easy. being a realistic futurist is even more difficult. but being a person who knows the foundational value of his or her profession is relatively easy, if you know why and what customers buy from you. a ceo of black & decker once said the almost proverbial “customers don’t buy a drill machine, they buy a hole in the wall.” as an accountant and tax professional, you must figure out what your customers buy from you and why they buy from you rather than from your competitors.
now is the time to think about what they will continue to buy in the future. read more →
are you about to do any of these? is it worth it?
by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor
question: i believe i have a very high degree of client trust. but somehow i feel it is not 100 percent. any comments?
answer: this person has a common problem. the trust is very high – probably higher than any other profession – but not complete. it is rare for trust to be 100 percent. but here are seven ways to lose a client’s trust:
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top nine client management solutions.
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the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 annual busy season barometer is uncovering some frank and candid talk about clients. yes, we love them. couldn’t live without them. most of the time. but, well, not always.
it’s not that they’re bad people. but let’s face it, they aren’t always sweating tax prep much in advance of april 1, they have no idea what new regulations are in effect this year and their advisories from their cpa are filed under “migraines that can wait.” plus, they truly believe their cpa is exclusively dedicated to their company and doesn’t really have much else to do but wait around for their phone call.
“no matter how proactive you try to be at scheduling and planning ahead, clients still delay providing information for their taxes,” bryan lantz says. “seems the irs, congress and the media are out to make our jobs even more compressed and stressful.” his solution: “keep communicating with clients to ensure that we can do the best we can at equalizing workflow during busy season.”
from their remarks, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 draws at least nine lessons in smart client management.:
if you don’t ask, you can’t know. if not now, when?
by jean marie caragher
the 90-day marketing plan for cpa firms
tax season is the perfect time to identify cross-selling opportunities, strengthen client relationships and ensure client satisfaction.
consider asking your clients the following 14 questions this tax season. you may discover a new gold nugget of opportunity: read more →
take this quiz to see whether you’re phoning it in.
do you seek out opportunities to learn new things that will help your clients overcome their most difficult challenges?
selling value-creation advisory services is truly a slam dunk with most modern business owners, according mentorplus. the bad news is that, although most cpas would say they are their clients’ most trusted advisor, few could answer the following questions in the affirmative.
turn the habits of everyday friendship into business skills.
by jean marie caragher
the 90-day marketing plan for cpa firms
since strong client relationships contribute to client satisfaction, longevity and lead generation, partners often encourage their managers and staff to build relationships with their clients. but these managers and staff look at the relationships their firm’s partners have built over time and think it’s impossible to replicate their results.
building relationships with clients can be done using the same behaviors that we use when building friendships and courting our spouse or significant other. consider these 12 tips to build client relationships, especially during tax season, prime time for in-person client contact. read more →
accountants relieve their worst headaches.
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 sources are reporting on how much time and money small businesses spend each year on accounting and tax preparation and each month on payroll administration.
the data should support practitioners’ value proposition to small business owners: some 40 percent say bookkeeping and taxes are the worst part of being in business.
owners were also surveyed on their opinions of the most burdensome small business management tasks. next time you talk to your clients — or prospective clients — these pain points might be worth including in the conversation…
we’ve found at least 50 items. what would you add?
by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor
question: what type of information should be kept in, or as, permanent files?
response: a permanent file should be maintained for each of your clients. this would include the following:
use these busy days to get to know your clients better. with a few quick questions, every client meeting can turn into a new relationship-building opportunity. ask how the firm is doing as a whole to assess satisfaction. ask some … continued
try these 6 ideas to stop losing business to competitors.
by sandi smith leyva
it’s rare that i lose business to competitors, and it’s also not an accident.
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if you are losing business to your competitors, here are some strategies you can use to “become a category of one,” as they say in marketing.
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by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor
question: i performed some additional services for a client and gave her a bill that she questioned and wanted to know how much time i had spent. i billed more than the time charges, but this client never gets time bills – everything i do is on a fixed fee so i never account for my time with her. what should i say now?
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response: if a client is on a strict time basis, they are entitled to a breakdown of the hours and person performing the services.
otherwise, when clients ask me how i arrived at a bill i tell them something similar to this:
with client retention the top issue for firms, we go looking for the “secret sauce” for landing new business.
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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
if you want some real answers for how to avoid losing clients, just start asking cpas how they’ve managed to pick up new clients.
that’s exactly what we’ve been doing lately. some of the answers are startling. all of them are instructional. most of the time, accountants can blame the cpa that their new clients were abandoned. read more →