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Our most recent whitepapers
The story behind the largest proposal industry skills assessment, My Proposal Coach™
How to bridge the gap between the business development and the proposal phases of the capture process.
Here's how to stand out from the crowd and win business in today's highly competitive world.
Our latest whitepaper is a must-read, outlining how you can build your winning price window.
Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about bidders' view of buying.
Our brand new white paper, created at lightning speed! The end of the age of AInnocence? AI in bids and proposals: research findings.
Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about buyers view of bidding.
Webinars
In the latest of their occasional series, SP's Tim Syme and Graham Ablett discuss making writing more conversational.
Continuing their occasional series, Tim Syme and Graham Ablett look at the language used in bids and proposals
At the APMP's First Consultant Showcase in January, we shared some of our work-winning approaches.
And here's our second comparison between generative AI and a real SP expert.
Here's our first experiment to see how we think generative AI compares with a real human being.
The last in our 2023 summer webinar series was BJ Lownie with lessons learned from 40 Years in Proposal Development.
The 3rd in our 2023 summer webinar series was Tim and Marian talking about how to use AI to work smarter and win more.
As part of our 2023 summer webinar series, Susan Hanning shows how to make your presentations stand out.
We kicked off our 2023 summer webinar series with the ISP to discuss the bid and proposal coordinator apprenticeship.
SP directors Jon and Graham show you how the very latest findings from this industry-leading benchmarking model can drive change in your organisation.
Watch SP designers Cíara and Marian to see how to create and compile an editable, animated movie using PPT.
SP directors Lorraine and Kat talk about how to create more customer focused proposals to win more deals.
Graham Ablett and David Pullan on the challenges of thinking clearly in pressure cooker environments. Today, focusing on content.
Jon Williams discusses proposal best practice for the Enterprise Sales Club podcast.
A couple of the Strategic Proposals designers look at the use of video and motion graphics in the bid and proposal world. It's filled with practical tips and is incredibly useful!
An interactive "podcast" type event with bite-sized hints, tips and tricks that our Proposal Managers learnt in lockdown. This looks at lessons through 2 lenses; work and personal.
Hear Graham Ablett and David Pullan talking about influencing techniques, in episode 11 of our Connect and Win series of webinars.
We look at the trends in buying, sales and marketing that are having an impact on winning in 2021.
Hear Graham Ablett and David Pullan talking about design in pitches, in episode 3 of our Connect and Win series of webinars
Hear Graham Ablett and David Pullan talking about pitch preparation, in episode 2 of our Connect and Win series of webinars
Graham Ablett and David Pullan introduce our Connect and Win series of webinars
Graham Ablett debates the top renewal challenges with Warwick Brown from Account Manager Tips.
A FREE 45-minute briefing on the APMP's new certification, providing clarity on the importance of capture in winning proposals.
Our UK managing director shares his thoughts on the most important things that bid and proposal teams need to consider.
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.
We feed back the results of the snapshot survey that looked at the impact of coronavirus on our industry.
Draw on our experience of helping candidates to pass the new Objective Testing Examination, launched in summer 2019.
Director Lorraine Baird guides you through her top tips for successful proposal management.
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