The Who and What of Specializing

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    The two ways to specialize that set your firm apart from your competitors

    Here are two ways you can specialize your business:

    1/ Who do you serve?

    Do you serve businesses of all shapes and sizes?

    Or a narrow market vertical?

    Or something in between?

    2/ What do you do?

    Do you provide a broad set of services?

    Or just one?

    Or something in between?

    Takeaway: the more specific you are on those ranges, the more specialized your firm's positioning can become.

     

    Here's an example of soggy positioning:

    I provide online marketing to businesses. 🤮

     

    Here's an example of sharper positioning:

    I specialize in helping cosmetic surgeons with their Technical SEO. 🎯

     

    Questions to ponder:

    👉 Who do we specialize in serving?

    👉 What do we specialize in doing?

     

    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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    • You’re thinking about long-term scale, not short-term tactics
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    • You value clarity over complexity
    • You’re open to advanced growth levers, including acquisitions
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