My 5-Step Process For Helping Agencies

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Transforming agencies from generalists to vertical market specialists

    Here's my 5-step process for helping agencies adopt a vertical market approach:

    Step One: Use current client data to identify which vertical market your best-fit clients fall into

    Step Two: Interview current/past vertical customers to uncover how and why they buy from you

    Step Three: Find your competitive differentiators by researching your vertical competitors

    Step Four: Establish your unique positioning so your target vertical buyers find you remarkable and irresistible 

    Step Five: Launch inbound, outbound, and relationship-based marketing campaigns targeting your high-value vertical market buyers

    From there, we test, learn, iterate...and grow. 

    Guess which step my agency founders want to jump to?

    If you guessed Step Five...you'd be right.

    That's why part of my job is to remind them sometimes you've got to go slow to go fast

    Have a great day!

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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."

    “Is this a good fit for my agency?”

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    You’re likely a strong fit if:

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    • You want to lead your market, not blend into it
    • You’re thinking about long-term scale, not short-term tactics
    • You want a growth engine that doesn’t rely on you
    • You value clarity over complexity
    • You’re open to advanced growth levers, including acquisitions
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