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Account management is an ephemeral pursuit, not easily characterized by a precise skill set or checklist of responsibilities. Perhaps this is why so little has been written on account service, and why there are few sources account people can turn to if they want to refresh, refine, or confirm what they know.

"Brain Surgery for Suits" fills this need. It is indispensable for the veteran account person, for anyone new to or considering a career in account management, or anyone in between. With 56 ideas organized in ten fast-reading chapters, "Brain Surgery" outlines how to build better client relationships, work smarter with colleagues, develop more precise strategy briefs, make more effective presentations, run more productive meetings, and generally transform yourself from a capable account person into a superb one.

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In the world of advertising, writes agency veteran Robert Solomon, superior account management is closer to an art than a science. "Account people get little or no training. They work in chaos.... Results are hard to quantify.... So much of the best account work gets done in the moment--often in private conversations, often in a quick reading of a room--it is nearly impossible to codify what makes a great account person great."

In Brain Surgery for Suits, Solomon has distilled the lessons he has learned over the years in the business and organized them into a straightforward, accessible, easy-to-digest manifesto covering the most important information account people need to know. His 56 ideas are presented in 10 punchy, fast-paced sections, and are complemented by funny, high-quality cartoons by Richard Cline. The result is a work that takes less than an hour to read, but that outlines practical, no-nonsense strategies for building and maintaining client relationships, preparing for meetings and presentations, communicating more effectively with colleagues, improving the creative product, and more. Solomon's tips and suggestions should also come in handy to sales and marketing types, as well as any professional who has to deal with clients. And although his advice will most likely not come as a radical surprise to readers, this may well be because the most important lessons are often the most obvious ones--and confoundingly, the hardest to learn. --Svenja Soldovieri

From the Author:
Brain Surgery for Suits recently went out of print. That's because I revised Brain Surgery and transformed it into a new book, called The Art of Client Service. The new book is published by Dearborn Trade Publishing and is available on Amazon. It is priced the same as Brain Surgery, but is roughly three times longer. It addresses some deficiencies in Brain Surgery, and provides new material that includes: a carefully chosen, annotated reading list for account people; an essay "What Makes a Great Acount Person;" and an Index. If you were interested in purchasing Brain Surgery for Suits, you might want to consider The Art of Client Service.

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  • PublisherStrategy Press
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 0967623499
  • ISBN 13 9780967623498
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages134
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