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The Art of Client Service - 3rd Edition by Robert Solomon (Hardcover)

The Art of Client Service - 3rd Edition by  Robert Solomon (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A practical guide for providing exceptional client service</b> <p>Most advertising and marketing people would claim great client service is an elusive, ephemeral pursuit, not easily characterized by a precise skill set or inventory of responsibilities; this book and its author argue otherwise, claiming there are definable, actionable methods to the role, and provide guidance designed to achieve more effective work. <p>Written by one of the industry's most knowledgeable client services executives, the book begins with a definition, then follows a path from an initial new business win to beginning, building, losing, then regaining trust with clients. <p>It is a powerful source of counsel for those new to the business, for industry veterans who want to refresh or validate what they know, and for anyone in the middle of the journey to get better at what they do.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>52 THINGS EVERY ADVERTISING AND MARKETING PROFESSIONAL SHOULD KNOW</p> <p><b>PRAISE FOR THE ART OF CLIENT SERVICE</b></p> <p>Show me an account person who can deliver even half of the qualities Robert outlines in this book and I'll double their salary and hire them on the spot. Ignore this book at your peril. It's a gem that every agency person, and every client should read.<br /><b>--Don Neal, </b> Founder and CEO, 360 Live Media</p> <p>The best businesses solve for the customer. Robert Solomon gets that. <i>The Art of Client Service</i> is a great guide for marketers and managers looking to evolve their way of thinking to meet the needs of new customer expectations.<br /><b>--Brian Halligan, </b>Founder and CEO<b>, </b>HubSpot</p> <p>In an industry where excellent client service separates the good from the great and can alter the fate of an agency, Robert Solomon's <i>The Art of Client Service</i> should be considered obligatory reading for all client facing advertising executives. Solomon succinctly imparts both applicable and actionable advice for professionals at all levels of the business. His book is nothing short of indispensable.<br /><b>--Elizabeth Furze, </b> Managing Partner, AKA NYC</p> <p>For at least the past five years, every employee of DiMassimo Goldstein gets a computer, a chair and a copy of <i>The Art of Client Service</i> by Robert Solomon. If they read it and put its principles into action, we let them stay.<br /><b>--Mark DiMassimo, </b> Chief, DiMassimo Goldstein</p> <p><i>The Art of Client Service</i> is, quite simply, the only book account people need to understand what it takes to build and maintain great client relationships in the advertising, marketing, digital and social media worlds. Robert Solomon has distilled a long, successful career into an insightful, entertaining and deceptively powerful little book that is required reading for every member of Brandmuscle's client service team.<br /><b>--Clarke Smith, </b> Chief Strategy Officer, Brandmuscle</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>ROBERT SOLOMON</b> is the world's leading authority on how to improve creative work by forging and sustaining trust-based relationships with clients. <p>Robert runs Solomon Strategic, a firm he founded in 1999 to provide marketing counsel to advertising agencies, client companies, and individual marketing professionals. Trained as a direct marketer who embraced Digital early on, Robert is known for his expertise as a brand strategist and new business developer. He is an expert speaker and workshop leader who also is certified as an organizational and executive coach, particularly skilled in job search. <p>Robert has handled a wide range of consulting assignments, in both offline and online media, for more than a score of clients, including Ammirati Puris Lintas, Blitz, BoomBox, Brandmuscle, Chase Insurance, Cognitive Arts, Condé Nast, Digitas Health Lifebrands, Deep Focus, Draft Worldwide, Ferrara & Company, Initiative Media North America, PALAZZO ] Investment Bankers, PCR, Procurian, R/GA, Saatchi & Saatchi X, Sotheby's, and Womenkind. <p>Robert previously was President of Direct and Interactive Marketing at Ammirati Puris Lintas, General Manager of FCB Direct West, and Senior Vice President of Bronner Slosberg Humphrey (now Digitas). <p>Robert lives in Napa, California with his wife Roberta, and with the world's best dogs, Alvin and Molly.

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