Are you asking or assuming?

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Don't base your marketing on opinions alone. The buyer journey client interviews you do today will dictate the quality of your marketing in 2024.

    The buyer journey client interviews you do today will dictate the quality of your marketing in 2024.

    Interviews > Assumptions

    - CQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Why do client interviews matter more than internal assumptions for marketing?

    Because interviews reveal what buyers actually think, feel, and say, real language and real reasoning, rather than relying on guesses about what might resonate based on internal opinion alone.

    How do today's interviews actually shape next year's marketing quality?

    Because the insights gathered now, real language, objections, and buying triggers, become the foundation for messaging, positioning, and content built throughout the coming year.

    What's the risk of building marketing on opinions instead of interviews?

    Marketing built on assumption tends to reflect internal thinking rather than what buyers actually respond to, often producing generic messaging that doesn't land as intended.

    Why does "interviews > assumptions" work as a simple guiding principle?

    Because it's a direct reminder that real buyer input should outweigh internal guessing every time messaging or positioning decisions are being made.

    What's the practical takeaway from this reminder?

    Prioritizing client interviews now as an investment in marketing quality later, rather than defaulting to opinion-based decisions that may not reflect what buyers actually think or want.

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    About Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    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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