Finding a differentiator for your professional services firm is not an easy task. Many firms struggle mightily only to come up with a differentiator that doesn’t really differentiate them at all.
To be successful, a differentiator must meet three important criteria:
- It must be true. You can’t simply make it up.
- It must be important to potential clients. If not, what’s the point?
- It must be provable. If you can’t demonstrate that it’s true, it won’t be believed.
The sad reality is that most differentiators fail on at least two of these criteria…
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