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Thousands of companies have already taken advantage of one or more of our free resources (as well as buying our books and booking our courses). We’d love you to make use of them as well! 

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The story behind the largest proposal industry skills assessment, My Proposal Coach™

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Active qualification is a strategic approach used by high performing teams to improve their win rates.
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How to bridge the gap between the business development and the proposal phases of the capture process.

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News

Here's how to stand out from the crowd and win business in today's highly competitive world.

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Our latest whitepaper is a must-read, outlining how you can build your winning price window.

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Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about bidders' view of buying. 

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Our brand new white paper, created at lightning speed! The end of the age of AInnocence? AI in bids and proposals: research findings.

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Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about buyers view of bidding.

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Blogs

What does design mean to you? Is it just about aesthetics, or does it hold a deeper significance? At SP, we've reimagined design to be much more than just visual appeal.

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In a world where authenticity and originality are becoming increasingly scarce, understanding the hidden pitfalls of AI-generated images is crucial for anyone involved in creative work.

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The ability to understand and effectively navigate the labyrinth of stakeholders can make or break your success. This blog delves into essential strategies that can significantly enhance your chances of securing that coveted win.

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When navigating the complex world of bids, striking the right balance between leadership and management can be the difference between success and failure. 

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In the high-stakes world of large and complex sales opportunities, winning the deal demands precision, strategy, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
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Uncover the secrets to crafting executive summaries and brochures that captivate and convince your audience.

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In an era where artificial intelligence is transforming industries, we are unlocking its untapped potential in the realm of bids and proposals.

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In the high-stakes arena of bidding, a well-structured strategy is your greatest ally, ensuring each phase of the process builds upon the last to create a foundation for success.

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Unlock the secrets of winning bids by mastering the art of connecting every dot in the bid lifecycle.

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Discover how achieving APMP micro-certifications can elevate your proposal expertise to new heights

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As AI becomes more widely adopted in both bidding and procurement, the person-to-person presentation stage of the bid will be even more vital. 

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Sector guides

Discover how we can help you gain a competitive edge in Health

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We recently received an RFI from a prospect that raised some eyebrows. Here's why...

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Sector guides

Discover how we can help you gain the competitive edge in Transport and Logistics

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Discover how we can help you gain the competitive edge in Professional Services

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Discover how we can help you gain the competitive edge in Information Technology

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Discover how we can help you gain a competitive edge in Financial Services

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Discover how we can help you gain a competitive edge in Construction and Engineering

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Sector guides

Discover how we can help you get the competitive edge in Aerospace and Defence

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Service guides

Calling in expert resources to support your proposal can fill a gap in your team's capabilities and, crucially, give you an edge over your competitors

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Strategic Proposals offers an expert team with a proven tool and tailored training courses...

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Strategic Proposals brings in expert proposal managers with extensive industry experience to lead the bid and proposal process, working closely with your team to collaboratively develop winning proposals and guiding them to success.
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Strategic Proposals offers expert training, coaching, and creative support...

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Strategic Proposals provides independent expert reviewers who can assess your proposal...

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Strategic Proposals crafts concise, engaging proposal and collateral content...

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Strategic Proposals attracts the best designers to create amazingly designed content that elevates your proposal and collateral...

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Strategic Proposals provides award-winning courses...
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Strategic Proposals helps teams develop winning habits...

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White papers

The story behind the largest proposal industry skills assessment, My Proposal Coach™

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Blogs

Discover key insights from the TGV podcast with SP's Tim and Graham on how to keep your proposal content simple and effective.

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Here are some highlights taken from Tim and Graham's occasional TGV video series

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Want to get ahead in bids and proposals? Then make sure you learn the necessary skills. We can teach you! 

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Blogs

Here are some highlights taken from Tim and Graham's occasional TGV video series

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Service guides

Done well, executive brochures help you win more - here's an example of one of ours.

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White papers
Active qualification is a strategic approach used by high performing teams to improve their win rates.
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News

In the latest of their occasional series, SP's Tim Syme and Graham Ablett discuss making writing more conversational.

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We're exploring how Gen-AI might benefit the proposal development process.

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Here's the second edition of our quarterly Winning WaysTM newsletter, where we share industry news and insights.

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White papers

How to bridge the gap between the business development and the proposal phases of the capture process.

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News

Here's how to stand out from the crowd and win business in today's highly competitive world.

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SP have contributed five articles to the latest edition of Bid Solution's award-winning Bidding Quarterly.

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New Orleans played host to this year's APMP BPC, and we certainly made our presence felt in the Big Easy! 

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Continuing their occasional series, Tim Syme and Graham Ablett look at the language used in bids and proposals

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The new Procurement Act is on the horizon and our new workshop is exactly what you need to get ready.

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There's a lot of noise out there, so how exactly should you approach using generative AI in bids and proposals?
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White papers

Our latest whitepaper is a must-read, outlining how you can build your winning price window.

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Directors Lorraine and Jon are contributors to issue 18 of Bid Solutions' Bidding Quarterly

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Blogs

Part two of our series based on the bestselling Proposal Essentials by Jon Williams and BJ Lownie. 

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White papers

Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about bidders' view of buying. 

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BJ Lownie, Strategic Proposals' founder will be hanging up his proposal quill for the last time in early 2025. 

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Rachel - one of our experienced and brilliant designers - has become an Approved Trainer by APMP for the graphics micro-certification.

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So pleased to announce that Denise Mullen has joined our expanding SP family.. 

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We're delighted to welcome Regina Ellis as the latest star signing of our SP family. 

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Service guides

Push up your win rates and margins through our extensive range of award-winning training workshops and classes.

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Webinars and videos

In an occasional series, SP's Tim Syme and Graham Ablett chat about all things bid and proposal. 

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At the APMP's First Consultant Showcase in January, we shared some of our work-winning approaches. 

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News

Our very own Jon Williams and Graham Ablett feature in the latest BQ, the award-winning publication produced by our friends at Bid Solutions.

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Blogs

Every story has a beginning. And the beginning is a great place to start. But in the world of proposals, sometimes the best place to start might be to not start at all.  

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News

24 ideas for 2024. Inspirational things you can do in the New Year. 

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Strategic Proposals' free online tool will let you assess how you measure up against this new code, and to identify improvement opportunities.

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We were thrilled to be alongside Graham when he won contribution to the profession award at the APMP UK Conference. 

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White papers

Our brand new white paper, created at lightning speed! The end of the age of AInnocence? AI in bids and proposals: research findings.

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We're up for Bid excellence: Jon Beardmore, Design excellence: Marian Paton, Contribution to the profession: Graham Ablett and Outstanding leadership: Lorraine Baird.

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As usual, we at Strategic Proposals have got a busy event!

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White papers

Our latest white paper unveils the results of our third iteration of primary research about buyers view of bidding.

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Fantastic feedback and an astonishing NPS score of 94% for our APMP training courses in 2023. 

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Webinars and videos

 And here's our second comparison between generative AI and a real SP expert.

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Here's our first experiment to see how we think generative AI compares with a real human being. 

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SP sponsor, and Graham coaches, Twickenham Rugby Football Club Under-14s tour of Dublin. 

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Webinars and videos

The last in our 2023 summer webinar series was BJ Lownie with lessons learned from 40 Years in Proposal Development.  

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The 3rd in our 2023 summer webinar series was Tim and Marian talking about how to use AI to work smarter and win more.  

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As part of our 2023 summer webinar series, Susan Hanning shows how to make your presentations stand out.  

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Service guides

Our latest brochure outlines the many ways SP can help you win that bid and seal the deal!

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News

June is pride month, and we take this opportunity to affirm our support for a truly inclusive society.

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We kicked off our 2023 summer webinar series with the ISP to discuss the bid and proposal coordinator apprenticeship.  

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Launch of Strategic Proposals' APMP writing micro-certification preparation course

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BCP Global in Orlando. We're Silver Sponsors, we're running an APMP Foundation course and we've got FIVE presenters! 

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SP won the WIBAP EDI Team award for our strong and successful approach to EDI. Kat was presented with a special "Wibap's choice" award!

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So thrilled to have carried off another prize, winning the the mastery award at the Loopio Annual Partner kick-off! 🏆 

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We are really pleased to welcome Christine Johnson to the SP family as our office manager. 

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Top of the world! We won the gold trophy - the top prize - at the leading global awards for Sales & Customer Service.

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Run, Mark, Run! We're proud to sponsor one of our writers in this year's London Marathon, supporting Phab Kids.

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We're proud and delighted to be named finalist in the annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service 

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The Institute of Sales Professionals has recognised the importance of our bid and proposal training to the overall sales process.

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We were thrilled to be awarded the Supplier of the Year award 2022 at the APMP UK Conference.

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The APMP UK Conference (11-12 Oct 2022) was epic! We were the headline sponsors and had a busy few days!  We had a brilliant stand and video.

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We've got a great offer for anyone looking to book our APMP Practitioner and Capture Practitioner courses in October and November!

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White papers

Five years in the making! Our latest white paper unveils the results of in-depth, real-time profiles of bidding organisations worldwide.

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News

We're hosting a special event at Hilton Heathrow Terminal 5,  10 October 2022 0830-1800.

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SP directors Jon and Graham show you how the very latest findings from this industry-leading benchmarking model can drive change in your organisation.  

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Webinars and videos

Watch SP designers Cíara and Marian to see how to create and compile an editable, animated movie using PPT. 

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We're delighted that our colleague Graham Ablett has been elected as a Fellow of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals. 


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SP directors Lorraine and Kat talk about how to create more customer focused proposals to win more deals.

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It's time for the annual strategic Proposals spring webinar series! Three fantastic sessions to join.  All are advertised on our LinkedIn page and mean you can sign up :)

If you can't attend one or more, they will be recorded and put on here when they are complete - so you can always watch it later!

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Mairi is an industry bid and proposal professional for us at Strategic Proposals and is chair of the APMP UK chapter for 2022. Wonderful news!

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Our team of specialists continues to grow, and we're excited to welcome Tim Syme as the latest member. 

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In November 2021, BQ magazine - the bid & proposal industry's premier magazine worldwide – presented Jon with their inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award for his writing in the publication.

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Win a year of free training and development from SP with our Rising Stars awards 2022.

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Webinars and videos
Susan Hanning on how the underlying scientific principles behind powerful face-to-face presenting can also be applied online. 
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Graham Ablett and David Pullan on the challenges of thinking clearly in pressure cooker environments. Today, focusing on content.

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White papers

As the transport and logistics sector faces major challenges, we can give you the competitive edge you're looking for.

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Webinars and videos

Jon Williams discusses proposal best practice for the Enterprise Sales Club podcast.

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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!  

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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.

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News

Check out the upcoming dates for all our award-winning APMP certification courses: Foundation, Practitioner & Capture Practitioner.

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Our eye-opening survey questions the bid and proposal industry's attitude to mental health and wellbeing.

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As APMP launches its new Capture Planning certification, we look at how capture and proposal management go together.

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Webinars and videos

Hear Graham Ablett and David Pullan talking about influencing techniques, in episode 11 of our Connect and Win series of webinars.

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We look at the trends in buying, sales and marketing that are having an impact on winning in 2021.

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Graham shares the latest sales proposal hints and tips in this podcast with Jonathan Finch from Sales Geek. 
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White papers

Jon Williams' acclaimed presentation lifts the lid on the extraordinary professional changes we all faced in 2020.

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Time for a giggle as Jon Williams imagines dealing with an ITT that turns out to be one of our favourite nursery rhymes!

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Books

BUY IT HERE. Packed with advice from two of the world's top proposal experts, Proposal Essentials will help you win more business, more easily.

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White papers

Snooze and you lose. We highlight how taking the initiative is key when it comes to dealing with renewals.

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News

Our annual December round-up this year looks back on a year where we all faced unprecedented challenges.

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Recognising those who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to proposal management best practice.

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Webinars and videos

Hear Graham Ablett and David Pullan talking about design in pitches, in episode 3 of our Connect and Win series of webinars 

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Hear Graham Ablett and David Pullan talking about pitch preparation, in episode 2 of our Connect and Win series of webinars 

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Graham Ablett and David Pullan introduce our Connect and Win series of webinars 

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See Graham's latest sales proposal hints and tips, shared in this recent podcast with Jonathan Finch from Sales Geek. Some gems in there for you as well as some reminders on good practices.
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Graham Ablett debates the top renewal challenges with Warwick Brown from Account Manager Tips.

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White papers
We know creativity is highly valued in successful businesses, but can it help you improve your pitches and proposals?
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News

Our new SP Bursary Scheme will help job seekers, apprentices and those working for charities or social enterprises. 

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Strategic Proposals scoop top prize as world's best "Corporate & Community - Customer Engagement Event"



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We're delighted to announce Strategic Proposals won the the top prize at the 17th Annual International Business Awards®.

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Three months into the first lockdown, we wondered how the coronavirus crisis was affecting UK bid and proposal professionals. 
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Webinars and videos

 A FREE 45-minute briefing on the APMP's new certification, providing clarity on the importance of capture in winning proposals.

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Our UK managing director shares his thoughts on the most important things that bid and proposal teams need to consider. 

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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.

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White papers

In April 2020 we took the temperature on the coronavirus's immediate impact on the proposals industry.

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Webinars and videos

We feed back the results of the snapshot survey that looked at the impact of coronavirus on our industry.

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Webinars and videos

Draw on our experience of helping candidates to pass the new Objective Testing Examination, launched in summer 2019.

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White papers

Updating your library of high quality pre-written content is an efficient way to boost your chances of winning.

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Books

An entertaining anthology of the very best entries from the world's leading proposal management - the Proposal Guys.

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Webinars and videos

Director Lorraine Baird guides you through her top tips for successful proposal management. 

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White papers

Our UK Managing Director on the many lessons learnt from over twenty incredible years in proposals.

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White papers

The increasing benefits of including proposals as part of your proactive sales and marketing strategy are clear to see. 

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With buyers wanting real value, here's how to show them you've listened and understood what they really need.

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Assess your own or your team's skills against best practice

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Test your organisation's ability to create winning proposals and pitches

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