
Proposals


Closers’ Secrets: 5 Data-Backed Ways to Send Winning Proposals Every Time
Want to send better proposals in 2021? I’m rounding up my top five of the best tips and tricks that will help your next proposal close. What makes them so great is that they’re not just anecdotal—they’re backed by the research we’ve been doing and sharing all year long.
How to Solve Your “Proposal Creation Takes Too Much Time” Problem Without Spending Money
Creating proposals can take too long. But does it feel like reimagining the process will take even MORE time (and possibly money)? It doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s how to get to the root of what’s slowing down the most important part of your sales cycle—the close—and fix your proposal creation workflow woes once and for all.
Proposal Pricing: Should You Discount Your Deals?
The number of proposals that include a discount has more than doubled in 2020. But does this proposal pricing strategy actually close deals? In this post, Proposify CMO Patrick is sharing all his new proposal discounting data, including the pandemic’s impact on pricing and some real-life examples of how discounting can derail deals.
Your Proposals Don’t Match Your Brand Image—And It’s Dooming Your Deals
Do you know what’s haunting your sales team? The fact that your proposals don’t match your brand. It’s killing deals and turning your revenue dreams into no-decision nightmares. Don’t worry—here are the three things you need to save your proposals.
Proposals at a Tipping Point: Why the Status Quo Doesn’t Cut It Anymore and What’s Next
Do you love to hate your sales doc workflow? You’re not alone. Here’s why tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can’t meet the demands of today’s sales processes and how to future-proof your proposals with a more modern solution.
Proposal Writing: How to Make Emotion, Context, and Proof Your Competitive Advantage
What does it take to write a proposal that resonates with your prospects? As a writer, I’d argue that good business writing needs the right amount of emotion, context, and proof. I’m sharing my tips for calibrating all three in your proposal writing.
How to Automate Your Proposals Without Alienating Your Prospects
There’s nothing like automation for freeing you and your sales team from time-consuming tasks like data entry. But can there be such a thing as too much of this tech in your sales docs? Here’s how to avoid overloading your proposal process with automation and turning off your customers.
5 Quick Wins That Improve Your Proposals in 15 Minutes or Less
If you’re not sure how to start improving your proposal process, I’m sharing 5 simple things you can do today to analyze, organize, streamline, and automate your sales team’s workflow.