Persuasive Business Proposals: Writing to Win More Customers, Clients, and Contracts
byTom Sant
ISBN:0814471536
AMACOM
2004
(248 pages)
This resource provides tools for maximizing the clarity of your writing, editing your proposal for optimal impact, and avoiding the six traps that can undermine even the strongest proposals.
Why You Need this Book
The Challenges You Face
A Good Proposal is Hard to Find
A Primer on Persuasion
Why the Inuit Hunt Whales and Other Secrets of Customer Behavior
The Structure of Persuasion
Developing a Client-Centered Message Every Time You Write
Understanding the Customer: The Cicero Principle
Establishing Your Credibility
How to Manage the Process and Keep Your Sanity
An Overview of the Proposal Development Process
Writing From the Right Brain: Getting Your Ideas Organized
Presenting a Winning Value Proposition
The Structure of the Letter Proposal
The Structure of the Formal Proposal
Writing Research Proposals and Proposals for Grants
What to do after You Submit
Writing in the Midst of a Storm: How to Deal with Bad News and Negative Publicity
Creating a Proposal Center of Excellence
Proposal Metrics: How to Measure Your Success
Writing to Win
Give the Reader a KISS!
Word Choice: Six Traps to Avoid
Sentence Structure: Maximizing Your Clarity
Editing Your Proposal