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How to write highly persuasive quotations, proposals
and tender responses

Half-day seminars across the UK


‘Opened my eyes to several embarrasing areas in our company quotations
and brochures. All getting scrapped straight away!! Out with the me, me, me
and in with the you, you, you. Thanks’

Jim Connor, General Manager, The IBT Travel Company.

This master class is designed for directors, partners, managers and sales executives or engineers who are responsible for submitting quotations, proposals and tender responses.

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Mike Kingston on: 01788 823496 or email: mike@openpage.co.uk

Open seminars from £95 plus vat per person.
In-company from £850 plus vat


How to put your proposal at the top of the prospect's shortlist

If you are writing a proposal or quotation, or responding to a tender request, you are probably selling something of value to an important customer. Research, however, shows that most customer proposals simply detail an offer, a list of features and benefits, and information about the credibility of the supplier. When all competing suppliers take this same approach it's the established provider, or best all round offer, that usually wins.

This master class gives you a way to put your proposal at the top of the short list - to win against strong competitors; to dislodge established suppliers.

‘I applied your quotation and proposal writing techniques to secure Eynsham Hall a leading Formula One Team's 2006 Championship Celebration Dinner, a major motor industry event for 1,000 guests. Mike's 'outcome' linked approach helped me win against seven competing venues, including a prestigious front runner.’
Amanda Baker, Sales Manager, Eynsham Hall, Witney, Oxfordshire


Topics discussed in the seminar

You learn how prospects judge alternative offers. What motivates different people to buy. How you identify 'hot buttons' that win-over bosses, specialists and others who separately evaluate your proposals. And most important of all, you learn how to convince the most senior decision-maker to buy from you.

There are other essential things you learn. A document structure to help your readers find relevant information quickly. How to set out an offer so that prospects knows precisely what they get for their money. In fact, during this packed day, you learn the essential techniques that win you more customers and orders from proposals, quotations and tender responses.


Creating the winning offer
The first session identifies vital elements of customer information that turn a lacklustre proposal into a winning offer. These become powerful tools that convince a customer to buy from you.

How to get your proposals read by the boss
In this session you put on customer tinted spectacles and see the world through your prospect's eyes. You learn what they want to read and what keeps them reading.

How you out-smart competitors
Even your strongest competitors have weaknesses, but be careful. A direct attack may damage your chances of winning. In this session you explore subtle ways of putting competitors down.

The essentials of good structure and layout
What is an executive summary? What comes first? How many pages? What goes in a covering letter? How do you detail the price? Just a few of many questions that this important section answers.

Make writing easier
For many, the physical process of writing is long and torturous. During this session you explore different ways to make the job easier. You also look at your choice of words, examine sentence and paragraph structure, and ways to bring your proposals to life.

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