How to create and use a proposal timeline
When it comes to meeting tight RFP deadlines, having a well-defined proposal timeline, or RFP response timeline, makes a huge difference. While there’s no doubt that outside fact...
Product & Best Practices
How to use a proposal compliance matrix: Tips, template and examples
When it comes to RFPs, simply following the instructions and providing all of the requested information can give you a big advantage. If you think that sounds deceptively simple, y...
33 of the best RFP examples: Explore sample RFPs by industry
Regardless of the industry, size of business or location, every company has two things in common: they buy and sell. In any given day, your procurement department might issue reque...
5 tips to make proposal content management easy
No matter what industry or role you work in, tracking down the right information at the right time is key to success. This is especially true for proposal managers and RFP team...
RFI vs RFP vs RFQ: What’s the difference?
RF-what? When businesses need to exchange information, you’ll often hear acronyms like RFI, RFP and RFQ. These similar-sounding terms are often used interchangeably and can cause...
Request for qualifications: A guide to the other RFQ
Depending on the industry you work in, you may be familiar with one or both of the procurement processes that go by the acronym RFQ. For many, a request for quotation may be more f...
5 tips to make proposal content management easy
No matter what industry or role you work in, tracking down the right information at the right time is key to success. This is especially true for proposal managers and RFP teams wo...
6 easy tips to write a killer RFP response cover letter
After weeks of work, you’ve finally put the finishing touches on your request for proposal (RFP) response. The proposal is a product of the hours you invested customizing past co...
Tender management explained
When a business, nonprofit organisation, or government agency needs to make a major purchase, such as materials required to manufacture their goods or services to keep the organisa...
Proposal management resource guide
What do nearly all large sales have in common? OK, if you read this blog's headline, it's hardly a trick question.
Whether a sale began through outbound sales or marketing effor...
RFP response management resource
You may have heard the adage that 80 percent of a company's business comes from 20 percent of its customers. Many call these big customers "whales."
Whether or not that number h...
The best request for proposal (RFP) questions to ask vendors
Crafting a successful request for proposal (RFP) takes time, research and practice. But, most importantly, it requires you to ask the right RFP questions.
To figure out what you...
