How to get the A-list working for you

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Don't reinvent the wheel. Use the natural channels for your advantage.

    Word of mouth is rampant within an industry.

     Especially in vertical industries like dentists, plumbers, attorneys, etc.

     Everybody wants to know HOW the ones getting ahead have an edge.

    The good news is you can use this to your advantage.

     👉 Generously spoil industry A-list customers with outsized value, and the others will follow.

     Why?

     The A-listers are the ones everyone else is watching.

     Questions to consider:

    👉 Do we have vertical industry A-list customers?

    👉 If not, what is our plan to get one or more ASAP?

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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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