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Capture & Proposal Tips eBrief – March 2013

Welcome to Lohfeld Consulting Group’s Capture & Proposal Tips eBrief – March 2013 Edition!

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The complacency of incumbent teams is now a thing of legends, and everyone has at least one story of the incumbent we were sure the customer loved who lost and, in some instances, lost big.

The good news is that techniques exist to get your team out of its complacent rut. Check…

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Business development and capture management – Bob Lohfeld interview with Mark Amtower

Bob Lohfeld

Amtower Off Center host Mark Amtower interviews Bob Lohfeld, CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group, on various aspects of the business development and capture process.

Topics discussed include:

  • Current GovCon market climate
  • 7 characteristics of winning proposals
  • Capture/proposal analytics
  • Resources and education for proposal professionals

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Business development and capture management – Bob Lohfeld on Amtower Off Center

Bob Lohfeld

 

Amtower Off Center host Mark Amtower interviews Bob Lohfeld, Lohfeld Consulting Group CEO, on various aspects of the business development and capture process.

Topics discussed include:

  • Current GovCon market climate
  • 7 characteristics of winning proposals
  • Capture/proposal analytics
  • Resources and education for proposal professionals

Click to listen to the show on Federal News Radio.

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April 2012 Section L Update eZine

Our capture and proposal experts share capture and proposal management best practices and offer helpful tips and techniques – see our latest Insights Blog posts, Wendy Frieman’s latest Proposal Doctor advice for what to do with proposal “graphics & mayonnaise” complainers, and Bob Lohfeld’s 6 quick fixes that will improve your company’s win rate.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our exhibit at APMP National Capital Area’s (NCA) Proposal Boot Camp 2012 – we really enjoyed visiting with you! Kudos to the NCA Chapter for another great event!

The whole Lohfeld team is looking forward to APMP’s Bid & Proposal Con…

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March 2012 Section L Update eZine

Our capture and proposal experts share capture and proposal management best practices and offer helpful tips and techniques – see our latest Insights Blog posts, Wendy Frieman’s latest Proposal Doctor advice for getting engaged in the proposal pricing process, and Bob Lohfeld’s advice for avoiding contract protests.

We’ve had great response to our new Insights blog, featuring posts from the entire Lohfeld Consulting Group team. Thanks for the many kind emails! We’re looking forward to sharing lots of great capture, proposal, design, and technology-related best practices, hints, and tips in 2012 and beyond.

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Improving Win Rates – Strategies and Tactics to Raise Your Success

Bob LohfeldDid you know your company can raise its win probability by 20% on each and every bid that it submits by following 7 proven steps?

Imagine how much additional revenue your firm could generate if you could increase your win rate by 20% — and imagine how much you could grow your business with the additional profit.

Increasing win rates is everybody’s goal, yet few people address the task of raising overall company win rates.

In this webinar, capture and proposal expert Bob Lohfeld shares…

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How to raise your win rate by 20%

Bob LohfeldThis article was originally published January 5, 2012 in WashingtonTechnology.com.

By Bob Lohfeld

All executives want to increase their win rate. If you could raise your company’s overall win rate by 20%, the payoff in additional revenue, earnings, and shareholder value could be huge. Company revenues would increase, earnings would increase by the marginal profit rate on the new revenue, and shareholder value would increase proportionally to your increase in earnings.

But, knowing which investments to make and predicting the payoff is the challenge….

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Section L Update – October 2011

In this issue – and in upcoming monthly issues – our capture and proposal experts share capture and proposal management knowledge, offer helpful tips and techniques (check out Beth Wingate’s Audio Clip on how to review a Federal Government RFP (draft and final!) and  Wendy Frieman’s latest Proposal Doctor advice for working effectively with subject matter experts), and provide insightful commentary about challenges in our industry.

We’ll help keep you current on best practices in our field with valuable information you can apply every day! Section L Update – October 2011

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AppMaven’s Secret Arsenal – Tools & Apps that Deliver

Proposal masters deploy many stratagems to develop winning proposals. Leverage AppMaven’s (Beth Wingate, APMP Fellow) targeted time and effort-reducing PC tools, iPad apps—and tricks—to develop proposals more efficiently and effectively (and reduce your battle stress!). This real-time demo builds on Beth’s 2010 APMP presentations with more cost-effective PC and iPad tools, apps, and reliable tips—and advice on applying them strategically to increase your winning proposal capabilities. Many tools are inexpensive or free and useful for one-person to large proposal organizations—commercial and government. Lots of real-time Q&A to answer your burning app questions. Arm yourself with a checklist of software…

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4 Fundamentals for creating a winning proposal – GovCon Business Development Weekly with Bob Lohfeld

Process carries the day,” notes Lohfeld Consulting Group CEO Bob Lohfeld during his 4 Fundamentals for Creating a Winning Proposal webinar, part of the GovWin Business Development Weekly Series.

4 Fundamentals for Creating a Winning Proposal (click for presentation)

Audience Q&A from presentation (click for Q&A)

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