Building Exceptional Client Relationships
Client loyalty is under constant pressure from price competition, tenders, and procurement processes. This keynote gives relationship leaders a clear strategy for building deeper, broader, and more resilient client relationships.
Ross Dawson is the author of Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships, published in two editions and a standard reference on professional client relationships.
Keynote overview
- Loyalty under pressure. Pricing, tenders, and procurement are eroding the loyalty firms once took for granted.
- Deliberate strategy. Relationship leaders need clear strategies to build deeper and broader relationships rather than relying on individual rapport.
- Beyond black-box services. Knowledge-based relationships add to a client’s own knowledge and decisions instead of hiding the work behind a closed door.
- Milestones and teams. Defining relationship milestones and building dedicated relationship teams turns intent into a repeatable practice.
- Humans + AI. AI handles the routine work of client service, freeing people to deepen trust and exercise judgment where it matters most.
- Consistent value. Relationship leaders customize service, run deliberate programs to build trust, and retain clients by consistently creating greater value.
Who it is for
Partners, account leaders, relationship managers, and client service teams who want a structured, repeatable approach to growing and retaining their most valuable relationships. Delivered as a keynote or a compact workshop.
Recent keynotes
- Client Relationship Excellence, Maddocks
- Strategies to Build Deeper Client Relationships, Moss Adams
- The Future of Client Leadership, EY
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Tailored to your audience
Every keynote is tailored to the client, audience, and event. Ross has delivered keynotes and strategy sessions in 35 countries.
