when you get to Twerking I'm done....
I won't get there.....ever. No one wants to see that!
How would a business taking Federal funds not have the right to enforce a Federal mandate to wear masks on the property?
Any gca is free to convey whatever is on their resume to convince a potential client they are best for that particular project, all things considered. There is an obvious (and IMHO it should be very limited) limit to badmouthing other professionals. I know it happens with a few in the industry, but those of us with years of experience know it rarely works. As my Dad said as a soup salesman, never, ever, mention your competitor in a sales presentation!
That said, I know some have said things, including one ASGCA member who mentioned he has 4 associates as ASGCA members to my two, as if that made his firm superior for that reason, so I know the feeling. That might be another funny thread. I once heard a competitor tell the client he had relatives in town, so he would visit more often, and he loved a bakery in town, so he would stop there every time, raising local tax revenues.
I have found the most success just talking about my ideas for helping them, focusing on their biggest need and my potential solutions. Being local doesn't usually matter, being ASGCA doesn't usually matter, being famous doesn't always matter, especially if you come off as arrogant.