Margin lives in the mystery

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Stop selling features; sell outcomes. Showcase the results, not processes. Protect your 'secret sauce'—mystery creates margin, driving value and premium pricing

    Had a client today worried about showing their "secret sauce" during sales calls. Big mistake. 

    Here's your power move:

    1. Stop selling features (anyone can copy those)

    2. Start selling your proprietary system

    3. Focus on outcomes, not activities

    Example: Instead of showing prospects your Ahrefs data, show them how you've helped similar businesses in their vertical achieve specific results. Mystery creates margin.

    The more you explain, the less they'll pay.

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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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