[Podcast] Mastering the Landscaping Vertical

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    An interview with Rob Murray, President and Co-Founder of Intrigue Media

    “Eventually, we stopped the shenanigans and got vertical."  –  Rob Murray, Founder and President of Intrigue Media

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    This was a fun one. Rob Murray is the co-founder of Intrigue Media, which has over $5 million in annual revenue and serves 110 clients. 

    Here’s what we cover in this episode:

    • Rob’s crazy founding story from DOOH to a specialized agency.

    • How showing up in the community and doing thought leadership sparked initial growth.

    • Rob’s approach to marketing, sales, and business leadership.

    • The challenges of hiring sales and how to incentivize them.

    Here are some actionable key takeaways for agency founders:

    • You have two ways to position your offering: vertical versus horizontal. 

    • Create a sensation that your agency is everywhere. Think: parties, events, community, and lots of speaking.

    • Try to uncover unconscious beliefs you hold about your business to break harmful patterns; journaling is great for this.

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    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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