TY - BOOK AU - Keyser,Scott TI - Winner takes all: seven-and-a-half principles for winning bids, tenders and proposals SN - 9781907794506 AV - HD2365 .K49 2014 U1 - 658.723 23 PY - 2014///] CY - London PB - LID KW - Letting of contracts KW - Proposal writing in business KW - Proposal writing in public contracting KW - fast KW - Kundenmanagement KW - gnd KW - Angebotsbearbeitung KW - Vergabe KW - Ausschreibung KW - Bid-Management KW - Kundenauftrag KW - Contracts KW - Tenders KW - Client relationships N1 - Principle 1: Pre-qualify every opportunity -- Principle 2: Choose the best team -- Principle 3: Meet the client pre-submission -- Principle 4: Persuade through the written word -- Principle 4.5: Write a cracking executive summary -- Principle 5: Present a powerful pitch -- Principle 6: Get client feedback post-award -- Principle 7: Manage the bid like a project N2 - Advises that the winners of bids and contracts generally do so with a very small margin. Offers hints, tips and techniques to widen those margins and increase your chances of winning ER -