Find your next vertical market in your current book of business

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    These two metrics can help (plus four more)

    Want to choose a target vertical market out of your existing book of business?

    These two metrics can help:

    Annual client revenue by vertical

    • How to do it: Group your clients by vertical and calculate the average revenue.

    • What it shows you: Which verticals bring in the most revenue.

    Annual client retention by vertical

    • How to do it: Group your clients by vertical and calculate how many clients stay with you over a year.

    • What it shows you: Which verticals have the highest retention.

    The results can help you choose the best-fit vertical for your agency.

    You can also analyze:

    • Net income per vertical

    • Number of referrals or inbounds by vertical

    • Contract length by vertical

    • Length of sales cycle by vertical

    Note: Results from this exercise are more reliable when you have over 50 clients or more across multiple verticals.

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