Powerful Proposals: How to Give Your Business the Winning Edge

by Terry R. Bacon, David G. Pugh

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How does a company constantly win more business than its rivals? A key factor is the ability to create proposals that outshine those from even the strongest competitors. Powerful Proposals helps businesses maximize the selling power of their proposals, with proven strategies for going beyond "this is what we do" documents in favor of customer-centered offers that highlight the tangible benefits your company offers. This powerful process offers tools and techniques that will let any firm:* assess their "winner or loser" proposal status and take proactive steps to become a winner* address the "Big Four" questions that a proposal must answer to be successful* create "A+" proposals in less time with less wasted effort via a simple, repeatable process* neutralize the issue of price when the firm is not the low-price providerPowerful Proposals takes readers step by step through designing executive summaries, writing themes, and generating the text. There is also valuable information on strategy, graphics, callouts, and other visual elements.

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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

A great start, 2008-07-12
This book has a lot of good information. I like how it goes through the process of proposal writing. For seasoned sales people there is not much new, but for someone new to selling it will be a great resource.

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5 out of 5 stars

Highly Recommended!, 2005-04-26
Writing a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) may seem just like any other writing project, unless you know how technical and demanding the process can be. Successful proposals require a deliberate focused effort, especially when winning or losing a bid can mean corporate success or financial doom. Authors David G. Pugh and Terry R. Bacon do a solid job of presenting the challenges and processes involved in drafting winning proposals. They explain what happens before and after a proposal is submitted and even provide excerpts from winning proposals, timetables, review questions and team task assignments. The material is so solid that you'll wish for more war stories, but that omission does not detract from this valuable book. We highly recommend it and find it very useful for people and teams who want to write proposals that bring home the Bacon (and Pugh).

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