Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005), the world-renowned management visionary and guru, was fond of saying, “Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business has two—and only two—functions: Marketing and… Continue reading Marketing: the engine and fuel that drives successful companies

A significantly greater proportion of large businesses indicated that 2013 revenue was essentially flat or had a moderate decline, while a significantly greater proportion of small businesses indicated a significant… Continue reading We must operate differently in 2014 – Listen to Bob Lohfeld's DorobekINSIDER interview

By Eric Gregory, Senior Vice President of Consulting at Shipley Associates and Bob Lohfeld, Founder and CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group Witness the latest debacle in IT procurement: Healthcare.gov. According… Continue reading Can we really improve information technology procurement? Absolutely.

As you prepare for 2014, take a good look at your capture management process. Each company implements its capture management process to fit its culture and management structure, and all… Continue reading 10 Fundamental capture management activities

Before this year fades from memory, I thought it would be instructive to take a look back at 2013 and examine how well, or not well, government contractors did in… Continue reading How well did government contractors do in 2013?

Stop your business development, capture, and proposal management activities and take a moment to enjoy this holiday message from your team at Lohfeld Consulting Group.   In awesome admiration for… Continue reading Lohfeld Consulting Group Holiday Greeting

Recently, Bloomberg BNA published a report advising that “contractors must adapt quickly to a shrinking government market by revamping their capture processes and forming concrete plans to make themselves more… Continue reading Solid capture management emphasized in shrinking federal market

Recently, we worked with Market Connections to conduct a short poll of federal government contractors regarding the effects of sequestration and the government shutdown on the government contracting community—and the… Continue reading How much should we spend on capture versus proposal activities?

Have you ever had a subcontractor kill your bid? Surprisingly, it’s not all that infrequent that a subcontractor can do you in. Here are some of the situations we have… Continue reading Check out Bob Lohfeld’s latest article "How crazy subcontractors can kill your bid"

MS Word has become the industry standard tool for developing proposals—are you getting the most out of the tool to make your proposals look professional? Beth Wingate, aka AppMaven, revealed… Continue reading AppMaven's MS Word tips and tricks for non-desktop publishers