Technology giant Microsoft is working with Responsive to develop a pioneering approach to proposals that promises a huge increase in productivity.

Responsive has updated Responsive AI, enabling customer-facing teams to harness advanced generative artificial intelligent for first drafts of entire proposals in minutes and trusted information to answer ad hoc questions in real time.

A new study sponsored by APMP shows that response teams – made up of bid and proposal management professionals – are the “hidden breadwinners” in most B2B organizations.

For sales teams across the country, the shift from in-person to online work during to the Covid-19 pandemic (along with uncertainty that came with it) represented some of the most difficult challenges their companies ever faced.

For brands to offer the best customer experiences possible, they need to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.

The proposal management function is a valuable commercial asset that has a perception problem. Proposal teams are often miscast as a back office administrative role.

The Early Stage winner was Hillsboro-based Instinct Environmental Co., which brings sensor data to land management to fight climate change. The startup was awarded $25,000.

For 11 out of 12 straight months, Jonathan Bragg finished in the top 10% of the more than 400 sales agents working in a call center for HomeServe USA Corp., a home-repair service company. His secret, he told The Wall Street Journal, is that he listens to people.

RFPIO sets sights on dramatic growth, adds new exec role

Enterprise software startups are racing to put the technology popularized by OpenAI’s viral ChatGPT chatbot to use in business software applications, hoping to leverage market buzz over the tool’s humanlike language abilities to grab the attention of corporate technology leaders and investors.

Welcome to insideAI News’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem. Each edition covers the trends of the day with compelling perspectives that can provide important insights to give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Sales and presales, while both important, have major differences. Sales is primarily responsible for developing customer relationships, while in contrast, presales pertains to helping with the technological side of the sales process.

RFPIO is a market leader in response management software, trusted by some of the world’s smartest companies. RFPIO supports response management for growing organizations of all sizes including Google, Adobe, Atlassian, Microsoft, Tenable and Zoom Video. 

Movers & Shakers: KFC, Patreon, ANA, Mother and more

BEAVERTON, Ore. — RFPIO, the leading response management platform enabling go-to-market teams to drive efficient revenue, has partnered with GEODIS, a leading global supply chain company, to expedite subject-matter expert (SME) reviews and streamline the RFP process. GEODIS provides third-party logistics services to more than 150,000 clients in 168 countries around the world.

RFPIO’s product allows Geodis to access a database of more than 2,000 responses to frequently asked questions by customers during the RFP process and automatically respond to those questions. The product alleviates the need for Geodis to tap internal subject matter experts to answer those questions on an instance-by-instance basis.

Response management solutions utilize AI-powered software to aggregate the content created by a company’s subject matter experts (SMEs), and make it readily available to everyone, on-demand.

RFPIO will support Nuveen’s global investment RFPs and provide automated due diligence questionnaires for timely and accurate responses

RFPIO will support Nuveen’s global investment RFPs and provide automated due diligence questionnaires for timely and accurate responses

Founded in response to issues found gathering information and compiling responses for requests for proposals (RFPs) and being unable to find a suitable automation solution, RFPIO develops technology that advances the B2B purchase lifecycle and accelerates growth by making knowledge accessible and collaboration simple.

BEAVERTON, Ore., Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RFPIO, the company bringing efficiency to the revenue lifecycle, today announced the dates and locations of its RISEUP 2023 conference.

Digital trust is an important part of a company’s integrity. S/MIME, DMARC and VMCs are components of digital trust. Other components include a robust Public Key Infrastructure to handle things like identity and access management, IoT device authentication and TLS certificates.

Shipra Kamra of RFPIO: "Going all out to support employees is most important. I want to make sure there is a focus on how we provide employees with growth opportunities.”

BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RFPIO, the leading response management platform enabling go-to-market teams to drive efficient revenue, today announced its growth for the 1H 2022, which ended on June 30, 2022.

BEAVERTON, Ore., July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RFPIO, the leading response management platform, has been recognized amid companies with the Best CEOs for Diversity and Best Leadership Teams by Comparably. These latest recognitions follow the company’s ranking earlier this year for Best Outlook 2022.

Request for proposal (RFP) technology was originally developed only for procurement, to help organizations issue, track, and monitor RFPs when they sourced a new product, service, or solution provider. RFP technology developers recognized an opportunity to improve efficiency, encourage competition, and accelerate supply chains. However, these solutions neglected the needs of responders.

We all remember the pre-pandemic, in-office workplace (right?). And after fits and starts, the often all-remote pandemic workplace also became second nature. Now, as companies begin to bring people back to the office but still allow for some work-from-home (or anywhere, really), tech departments will need to adjust again to make operations as seamless and effective as possible.

RFPIO, the leading response management platform, has organized a walkathon on the 31st of May at Racecourse, Coimbatore insisting on the importance of overall wellbeing. Mental Health Awareness Month was originally established by the Mental Health America organization and is recognized during the month of May.

For brands to offer the best customer experiences possible, they need to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion

What makes you buy any product? The opinion may differ from product to product. However, one common thing that aligns with most of the products is effective marketing.

SalesTechStar Interview with Astrid Boer Masle, Vice President of Sales at RFPIO

JAGGAER Partners with RFPIO to Accelerate Responses for Customer Bids and RFPs

Response management platform recognized as leader in response & knowledge management category

Response management platform recognized as leader in response & knowledge management category

Welcome to insideAI News’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem

How Lifeguarding Prepared Me for a Career in Proposal Management 

When drafting request for proposal (RFP) documents from scratch, organizations often lack time to customize them in a way that would truly resonate with potential vendors.

When drafting request for proposal (RFP) documents from scratch, organizations often lack time to customize them in a way that would truly resonate with potential vendors.

RFPIO Launches Industry’s First Online Training Program to Advance User Adoption and Increase ROI

A Beaverton software company buys a Chicago rival

Six Ways IT can Balance the Equation of Innovation and Operation

In first acquisition, fast-growing RFPIO scoops up Kansas-based rival

PreSales exists because organizations recognize its ability to improve close rates and renewals, ultimately resulting in more revenue.

SalesTechStar Interview with Ganesh Shankar, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of RFPIO

RFPIO is a five-year-old response management software laser-focused on helping sales teams respond to any sort of questions they receive during the pre and post-sales processes.

2020 tested, tech looks ahead, Portland tech companies map out 2021, including an IPO and lots of hiring

RFPIO is a five-year-old response management software laser-focused on helping sales teams respond to any sort of questions they receive during the pre and post-sales processes.

3 Ways RFP Responders Can Better Help Companies Win More Business

One of the biggest challenges for CIOs and CISOs is gaining confidence that you’re doing enough to keep your organization safe and that you don’t have any blind spots.

What is the most important thing you can do when talking with prospects and customers? Listen. Listen carefully and listen some more.

Today’s sales and marketing teams have more questions than answers. Though cliché, the business environment we are living in is without equal.

3 Ways RFP Responders Can Better Help Companies Win More Business

All over the world, teams that have found themselves in a prolonged and unplanned remote work environment are struggling to stay connected.

If you’re a B2B marketer or Sales professional, you’d probably agree that killer RFP (Request for proposal response) or written proposals would help you win more new business.

Sales Strategy Guide: 6 Steps to More Efficient Selling

What do you think chief revenue officers would say is their key strategy to increasing sales? Chances are, you won’t hear them say written proactive proposals.

Sales success depends on good qualification. Check out our in-depth guide to doing it right.

When we started RFPIO, my primary concern was to get that first customer. That kept me up at night. Then, my focus turned to fundraising.

Earlier in his career, Ganesh Shankar found himself surrounded by inefficient request for proposal (RFP) processes and time-consuming delays that came with finalizing that work at the companies where he worked. Like any good entrepreneur, he set out to find a better way.

When we started RFPIO, my primary concern was to get that first customer. That kept me up at night. Then, my focus turned to fundraising.

What is the most important thing you can do when talking with prospects and customers? Listen. Listen carefully and listen some more

RFPIO recently held user conferences in New York and San Francisco to learn more from industry experts and front-line users on the use of RFP automation software.

For many sales executives, the thought of going through a lengthy request for proposal (RFP) process can be daunting

In a recent survey of sales professionals, we found that a staggering 84 percent of companies are still using manual processes for RFP responses.

For many compliance and privacy officers, the way the company’s sales and marketing teams respond to requests for proposal (RFPs) falls well under the radar of legal, privacy and compliance concerns.