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Getting more strategic with pricing - a new whitepaper
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Our latest whitepaper is a must-read, outlining how you can build your winning price window.
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Our new white paper! The bidders' guide to buying
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Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about bidders' view of buying. 
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AI in Bids and Proposals - Research Findings
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Our brand new white paper, created at lightning speed! The end of the age of AInnocence? AI in bids and proposals: research findings.
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Our new white paper! The buyers' view of bidding - 2023
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Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about buyers view of bidding.
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New for '22 - How the best win
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Five years in the making! Our latest white paper unveils the results of in-depth, real-time profiles of bidding organisations worldwide.
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Get ahead in transport and logistics
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As the transport and logistics sector faces major challenges, we can give you the competitive edge you're looking for.
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Mental health and wellbeing - a disturbing picture
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Our eye-opening survey questions the bid and proposal industry's attitude to mental health and wellbeing.
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Gaining a competitive advantage through capture planning
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As APMP launches its new Capture Planning certification, we look at how capture and proposal management go together.
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2020: The Year That Changed Everything
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Jon Williams' acclaimed presentation lifts the lid on the extraordinary professional changes we all faced in 2020.
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When London Bridge was falling down, falling down, falling down
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Time for a giggle as Jon Williams imagines dealing with an ITT that turns out to be one of our favourite nursery rhymes!
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Using strategies and techniques for successful renewals
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Snooze and you lose. We highlight how taking the initiative is key when it comes to dealing with renewals.
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Think like a designer and improve your proposals
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We know creativity is highly valued in successful businesses, but can it help you improve your pitches and proposals?
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Did we cope well? The coronavirus survey
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Three months into the first lockdown, we wondered how the coronavirus crisis was affecting UK bid and proposal professionals. 
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20+ years, 20+ lessons
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Our UK managing director shares his thoughts on the most important things that bid and proposal teams need to consider. 
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Mental health and wellbeing in the proposal industry
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Mairi Morrison shares the results of her Mental Health and Wellbeing survey and looks at how we can limit the damage we do to ourselves.
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"Coronavirus views" - survey of first impressions
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In April 2020 we took the temperature on the coronavirus's immediate impact on the proposals industry.
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Let pre-written content form part of a winning strategy
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Updating your library of high quality pre-written content is an efficient way to boost your chances of winning.
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What do bidders think of buyers?
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In another of our acclaimed surveys, we discover many bidders have forceful views on procurement processes. 
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How much should your proposals cost?
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With the ongoing debate around the true cost of bidding, we consider how much you should be investing.
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The art of pitching the proposal
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We bring you the buyers' perspective on what you can do to get the most out of your proposal pitch.
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Making proactive proposals work for you
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The increasing benefits of including proposals as part of your proactive sales and marketing strategy are clear to see. 
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The key to creating compelling presentations
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We have a range of services to get your team pitch perfect ready for bid and proposal presentations.
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Buyers view proposals as more crucial than ever
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Our recent research has shone a light on buyers' rising expectations of written proposals.
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How the best win
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Unsurprisingly, we find there's a direct link between win rates and an organisation's proposal capabilities.
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So what? Creating value in your proposals
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With buyers wanting real value, here's how to show them you've listened and understood what they really need.
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The challenge of gender in work winning
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Results from research into disparities in the bid and proposal profession still make challenging reading.
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Winning in the professional services sector
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How we helped independent pensions consultancy, Hymans Robertson, transform their winning bid and proposal capabilities.
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Proposal presentations that WIN
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After working so hard to create the perfect proposal, it's time to realise that presentation is everything.
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If you could wave a proposal magic wand
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What do UK heads of bid and proposal management wish for on behalf of their proposal teams?
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