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proposals

A collection of 113 issues

Is Your Prestige Proposal Cover Chasing The Dream?

[https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJGyUlHcb-/] > “Chasing the dream inspires me” It’s rare that a Prop cover page makes headline news. This week gutter-to-glitz self-styled bad boy Irish cage fighter Conor McGregor took delivery of a £3m yacht. He shared a 20sec clip on instagram of him flicking through

Quest Of Worries

Oh dear. Our Richard’s at it again. The ten year anniversary of his first CNN International nightly show saw him back where it all started. WEF at Davos. As I’ve blogged many times, I do enjoy his reports from the annual Alpine Elite Retreat. It exposes so many

The Perils Of Sales Proposal Over-Engineering

I was recently moved by the Genovese bridge collapse [http://salespodder.com/your-maintenance-sell-upkeep/]. I note that there is a related, second project pincer that eats away at success. Over-engineering. Right through to build way more than required to enlarge both project and profit. It is this latter crime that strikes

Why You Must Make Your Levelised Business Case

Levelised costs intrigue me. Spelt levelized in American, I first came across this term related to energy costings [https://evcricketenergy.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/levelised-cost-of-electricity-what-is-this/] (for where there’s even a wikipedia entry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source]). The concept acknowledges that you never

Olympic Bid Backlash Project Cost Overrun Deflector

“Unlike cities hosting an Olympics, people are happy to sign up with us”. Imagine saying that on a call this month… This week yet another wannabe Olympic Host City saw a citizen’s revolt scupper civic leaders grand plans. Canada’s 1998 Winter Games venue Calgary returned [https://calgaryherald.com/

Making Your Client Great Again

[https://www.promiseskept.com/] Yes, we’re back with the messaging of the most polarising political leader of our time. A President whom regularly claims the MSM (mainstream media) never bother to hail his achievements. So much so, that he has had a webpage devoted to them himself. Linked to

4 Slide Ideas To Gain More Buyer Likes

As this report summarises [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5971355/How-likes-Instagram-Experts-reveal-perfect-formula.html] , when looking at celebrity instagram feed ‘likes’, “food, holidays, achievement and pet posts garnered most attention”. They claim significant data depth. Yet results are based on taps for those with large followings. ‘Influencers’ who by definition might

Could You Use Google Docs Project Proposal Template

Further proof that you’re best off not outsourcing all your life to Google. Or any other techgiantia for that matter. Above is their chosen ‘placeholder image’ for Tropic. The Project Proposal template inside their Docs app. It sits at the top of the cover page. Ew. I can hardly

Metrics Optics Sonics

Metrics have been around for ages. In selling these not only mean the mere numbers. They also specifically refer to the precise extra financial amounts that have flowed to previous buyers and shall similarly shower the current prospect with such monetary savings or gainings. They are indisputably essential to any

Sending A Proposal Cover Letter

As the Nineties dawned, I was once asked by a senior rep to send out a Prop on his behalf while he was out the office. In the prehistoric dark days before wheelie cases, I remember it being for large luggage manufacturer, Antler. I had but emerging knowledge for the