Zone of Indifference

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Here's the 10-10-80 Rule.

    (This Rule helped us 7x Scorpion's revenue from $20M-$150M)

    10% of your target market is actively buying (inbounds)

    10% are loyal to their current solution (not your target)

    80% are in the Zone of Indifference (prospecting gold)

    What is the Zone of Indifference?

    Here are 3️⃣ examples to illustrate.

    1️⃣ You have an iPhone X and know you'd take brilliant photos with the iPhone 13 but haven't made the time to get the new one.

    ➡️ You're in the Zone of Indifference.

    2️⃣ When changing CRMs would 10x efficiency, but you haven't prioritized making a switch.

    ➡️ You're in the Zone of Indifference.

    3️⃣ When your sales manager misses yet another quarter and you know you should upgrade, but you put it off again.

    ➡️ You're in the Zone of Indifference.

    Right now, 80% of your target buyers will not become inbounds because they don't feel enough pain to change.

    80%

    Good news!

    That's what great outbound sales and marketing campaigns are for. 💡 So... Are you just sitting around waiting for your target buyers to come inbound? Or are you proactively going outbound and helping your buyers prioritize a needed change (to your product)?

    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."

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