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10 steps to high scoring proposals | Amtower Off-Center

Amtower Off Center host Mark Amtower interviews proposal expert Bob Lohfeld on Bob’s new book: 10 Steps to Creating High-Scoring Proposals. Click to listen to Mark’s interview. Topics include: What… Continue reading 10 steps to high scoring proposals | Amtower Off-Center

Thanks for joining us at APMP Bid & Proposal Con 2017!

We hope you found this year’s conference informative and enjoyed the many educational and networking sessions. Congratulations to everyone who achieved APMP Certification at the conference! To continue your learning… Continue reading Thanks for joining us at APMP Bid & Proposal Con 2017!

An introduction to editing for non-editors (Part 2) – copy editing

In part 1 of this series, I explained the difference between content editing (big picture re-writes) and copy editing (fine-tuned corrections), and lamented that we’re not all lucky enough to… Continue reading An introduction to editing for non-editors (Part 2) – copy editing

An introduction to editing for non-editors (Part 1) – content editing

In an ideal world, we’d all work in proposal shops with dedicated proposal writers and editors. The proposal writers would interview SMEs to craft compelling, clean text, and the editor… Continue reading An introduction to editing for non-editors (Part 1) – content editing

How to prepare Section 508-compliant proposal documents using MS Word

We recently supported several proposal efforts that required submitting Section 508-compliant documents. (Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that U.S. Government information and data should be accessible… Continue reading How to prepare Section 508-compliant proposal documents using MS Word

Five ideas to help your teams (and yourself)!

Typically, as proposal managers, we do not have complete control over who is on our response team. The team is usually some combination of who is best-suited to help win… Continue reading Five ideas to help your teams (and yourself)!

Q&A Part 5: General questions – BD, Capture, and Proposals

Watch the webinar replay and listen to the podcast (MP3) Recently, Bob Lohfeld, CEO, Lohfeld Consulting Group and Bill Gormley, President and Managing Partner, The Gormley Group discussed various challenges… Continue reading Q&A Part 5: General questions – BD, Capture, and Proposals

Q&A Part 4: Capture and proposal processes

Watch the webinar replay and listen to the podcast (MP3) Recently, Bob Lohfeld, CEO, Lohfeld Consulting Group and Bill Gormley, President and Managing Partner, The Gormley Group discussed various challenges… Continue reading Q&A Part 4: Capture and proposal processes

Q&A Part 2: Topics in the news; DOD procurement reform

Watch the webinar replay and listen to the podcast (MP3) Recently, Bob Lohfeld, CEO, Lohfeld Consulting Group and Bill Gormley, President and Managing Partner, The Gormley Group discussed various challenges… Continue reading Q&A Part 2: Topics in the news; DOD procurement reform