Thirty minutes is all the time you need to redirect the writing of a mediocre proposal and put it on a clear path to victory. In this article, I’ll explain… Continue reading Take your proposal from good to great in 30 minutes

Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Face time: time spent at one’s place of employment especially beyond normal work hours. An extensive and often re-quoted 2006 study published in Harvard Business Review declared the… Continue reading Facing up to face time

After our Top Ten ‘Go-to-Market’ Mistakes Made by Federal Contractors (click to watch webinar and download slides) webinar, we received a number of follow-up questions from viewers. Here are a… Continue reading Go-to-Market Q&A with Kevin Young

I recently returned from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Bid & Proposal Con 2014 in Chicago. Networking with more than 800 business development, capture, and proposal professionals from… Continue reading Six lessons learned from an industry conference

Tired of wasting your precious limited resources going after those “pop-up must wins” in an undisciplined way? OK, so you don’t have enough time, staff or budget to do what… Continue reading How integrated capture and proposal software can help you win before RFP release

After our Top Ten ‘Go-to-Market’ Mistakes Made by Federal Contractors (click to watch webinar and download slides) webinar, we received a number of follow-up questions from viewers. Here are a… Continue reading More Go-to-Market Q&A with Kevin Young

Download Are you happy with 50 percent? Lisa Pafe, APMP Bid & Proposal Con 2014 presentation Are you happy with 50 percent?  That’s what Don Draper of Mad Men asked… Continue reading Are you happy with 50 percent?

Everyone seems to want better communication between government and industry during the procurement process, and yet when we ask how well government and industry communicate, the answer is always the… Continue reading How and when to talk to your customer

Proposal reviews are often unproductive and fail to yield positive results as measured by proposal wins. Applying our proven methodology doubles win rates by giving proposal evaluators what they want:… Continue reading 7 proposal secrets that will increase your win rate – webinar replay

After our Top Ten ‘Go-to-Market’ Mistakes Made by Federal Contractors (click to watch webinar and download slides) webinar, we received a number of follow-up questions from viewers. Q: What’s the… Continue reading The best Go-to-Market splits?