BizSugar.com › User › nathanpowell › Submitted

Marcus is former CEO of a successful agency in the States. With 18 years of experience and a $750-million track record of success, I figured he’d be a great guy to help us learn what makes the ultimate proposal.

Marcus talks about the importance of dropping proposal jargon, developing a relation Read More

If you’re reading this then chances are your proposals are under-performing and you don’t know why. As designers we dislike writing proposals. We worry about all sorts of things: Am I too expensive? Am I too cheap, too eager, too slow to respond, have I understood the client, do I even know if I ca Read More

Let’s not beat around the bush. Nobody likes writing proposals. They eat away at billable time. They can be tedious, and a portfolio is all you need anyway, right?

UUUURHHH! WRONG.

Over the next couple of months I’ll help you win more proposals by sharing EVERYTHING I know about proposals. Th Read More

When we talk about setting goals we tend to think about new year's eve, promises of weight loss and failed gym memberships. How do we make them work for us? Read More

Building your client pipeline is a significant challenge, and unless you have a particularly high conversion rate most visitors will disappear forever. Read More

Nobody’s born knowing how to write a great proposal. Invariably we learn through trial and error, which I’m sure you’ll agree isn’t the best way to learn.

I think every creative professional should understand how to write a winning proposal. So to aid the process I’ve put together: The Ultimate Read More

If there's one thing guaranteed to ruin your day, it's losing out on a contract. Wouldn't it be nice to know why you lose so many proposals? You bet! Read More