Never say sell : how the world's best expert consulting and professional services firms expand client relationships

Learn the secrets of how recurring revenue is driven at expert firms like BCG, KPMG, EY, and more Never Say Sell: How the World's Best Consulting and Professional Services Firms Expand Client Relationships explains how to scale individual engagements into long-term business relationships. Cowritten by Tom McMakin, the coauthor of How Clients Buy and expert in account development, and colleague Jacob Parks, this book provides insights from key rainmakers at firms like Accenture, IBM, and more into how they drive growth from existing relationships. Never Say Sell is a business development guide for professional service providers like consultants, accountants, and lawyers, whether they are sole proprietors or members of account teams tasked with expanding key accounts. Doing good work with existing clients is not enough to have them come back to you again and again. You must do more. This book explores the techniques and methods that leading professional service providers use to add value, cross sell, and drive recurring revenue from existing engagements. Never Say Sell will help you turn one-and-done clients into some of your most exciting and lucrative relationships. It is a must-have for any professional who benefits from repeat business. "Key rainmakers at firms like McKinsey, IBM, and Deloitte report that 80 percent of their new revenues come from existing clients, not from new logos. Never Say Sell is a how-to guide for executives, account teams, and sole proprietors for growing exiting accounts and turning their one-and-done clients into a source of recurring revenue. Most providers will explain account growth by saying, "Do good work," arguing if they deliver value to clients, then clients will want more of their expertise and turn to them again and again for help. Unfortunately, this truism is as unhelpful as it is wrong. Never Say Sell reveals the truth and describes a new client-centered approach to account development"-- Provided by publisher **Learn the secrets of how recurring revenue is driven at expert firms like BCG, KPMG, EY, and more**__Never Say Sell: How the World's Best Consulting and Professional Services Firms Expand Client Relationships____How Clients Buy__ __Never Say Sell__ __Never Say Sell__