Accelerating trust with your buyer

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    This one thing can 10x your trust fast

    Want to 10x your credibility and visibility in your target vertical market?

    Get involved with the vertical association.

    • Targeting Family Law Attorneys? Partner with AAML

    • Targeting Franchise Businesses? Partner with IFA

    • Targeting Restaurants? Partner with NRA

    • and so on

    Common ways to get involved with vertical associations:

    • Write content for their publication

    • Become a 'preferred vendor'

    • Invest in a sponsorship

    • Guest on their podcast

    • Join online groups

    • and so on

    Here's the thing...

    Your vertical market buyers want to work with a trustworthy partner. Getting involved with the association (in earnest) can be your best tactic for building real trust with them.

     

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    P.S. Not sure which associations exist in your target vertical? Here's a resource to help with your research.

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    About Corey Quinn

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    Corey helps founder-led agencies scale through Deep Specialization™ and programmatic M&A. Former CMO of Scorpion ($20M to $200M). Author of "Anyone, Not Everyone."

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