#Themes
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Winning in writing using proposal themes, differentiators, and strengths
Proposal themes are defined in many different and not very helpful ways. Try googling it. How does someone new to proposals write a “concept” that gets “woven throughout the proposal” to “call attention to the benefits” you offer? Definitions like that can't be acted upon. Because themes are defined in such a nebulous way, they often end up being overly-broad claims of greatness that do nothing to persuade the customer. When I review proposals I often see unsubstantiated slogans that sound- 0 comments
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Why proposal win themes are so hard to write (and what to do about it)
Proposal win themes should articulate why you are the customer's best alternative, and do that from the customer's perspective. If you just think of them as the key messages or benefits, your win themes will tend to get watered down into what you think makes your company good instead of what the customer needs to realize in order for you to win. What makes proposal win themes so hard to write is that people show up unprepared to articulate why they are the customer's best alternative. When- 0 comments
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Proposal win themes: the good, the bad, and six examples of how to make your themes exceptional
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9 sources of inspiration to make the right points in your proposals
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Anti-Differentiators: Don't say these things unless you want your proposals to sound ordinary
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How do you demonstrate thought leadership in a proposal?
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How to turn your customer, opportunity, and competitive intelligence into winning insights
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31 reasons you would not accept your own proposal
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Using proposal themes to win
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101 topics for proposal themes
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Where should you look to identify themes?
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Articulating proposal themes
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How to explain why your proposal is the customer?s best alternative
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Winning your proposals by understanding these 3 paths to victory
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7 advanced techniques for ghosting the competition and winning your proposals
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14 examples of proposal writing that show how to exceed RFP compliance in ways that don?t cost a dime
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How to use these two win themes in your proposals
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Why the Executive Summary is your real proposal
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What does it mean to write a proposal that makes you the customer?s best alternative?
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Writing about corporate experience vs past performance
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5 good things and 5 bad things to write about in your proposals
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5 examples of proposal themes that are total losers
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