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6 successful tips to a winning business proposal

Published by Editorial team, last update Mar 31, 2021
A pen sitting on a desk next to a written business proposal

The core intention of every business is to capture the attention of the probable client. Amid cutthroat business competition, it is not always easy to make your voice heard. In such a situation, a winning business proposal simplifies the market penetration process. Here, entrepreneurs get a chance to efficiently explain how they plan to meet client’s needs and the costs involved.

For an easier conversion process, make your business proposal enticing and straight to the point. Here are six important guidelines to help you win more clients.

1. Understand the market

The focal point of a successive business proposal is to make a strong stand and surpass your competitors. Firstly, you have to learn about the industry challenges, latest trends, and competition strategies. This helps business owners become familiar with their target audience and the problems they face.

One quick way to identify with the competitors and the entire market is through desk research. This is where you use existing data from industry associations and the internet.

Additionally, you can conduct field research and gather helpful information through questionnaires, surveys, and other means of data collection. If need be, hire well-recognized commercial agencies to research on your behalf. Example: TradingGuide.co.uk uses comprehensive users data to provide a user centred service in the tricky trading and financial segment.

2. Relate with the situation

This is an opportunity to demonstrate to the prospective client that you understand the problem at hand. By using the information gathered in the prior research, thoroughly explain how your brand plans to handle current challenges.

The main objective here is to state the client’s problems and draft a proposal that gives viable solutions. Most importantly, compare the competitor’s strategies and come up with tactics that outshine them.

3. Make the document visually enticing

Potential consumers do not have the time to scrutinize lengthy business proposals. Therefore, strive to create an appealing and easy to navigate proposal.  Note that bullet points guide your clients through the document without reading extensive content. Always ensure that important words and phrases appear bold or italic to emphasize a point.

Title all the pages in the right manner. This comes in handy when one needs to refer to a certain page. The most efficient organisation method is to indicate the process you plan to implement in making the clients happy. Then state your price in comparison to the services or products you plan to present to your audience.

Finally, explain why the audience needs to choose you over others. Remember that most clients are on the lookout for a long-lasting solution. So, ensure that you deliver nothing short of that.

4. Personalise your pitch

Customising and pitching to specific clients has a higher chance of making a positive brand presence. It is worth noting that consumers respond better to a brand name that solves a particular need. Even if your organization offers a single product, every pitch should expound on how you plan to satisfy everyone in your targeted audience.

The major benefit of personalizing pitches is that salespeople enjoy a better opportunity to vend relevant services and products. Grabbing the attention of the entire audience is an anthill to most organizations.

Nonetheless, there are effective business proposal platforms or software that makes it less complicated. Most of them guide companies on how to create several proposals in diverse templates for a clear-cut CRM (Customer Relationship Management) integration.

5. Be brief and thorough

Unnecessary information or big words do not improve the performance of a proposal. Instead, stick with simple words to define a point or to state solutions. Ensure that you compress all the information required into an appealing and detail-oriented document. This displays data compiling prowess and increases your chances of getting the project on offer.

Before handing over the document, proofread it thoroughly. It is prudent to allow someone to read through the proposal to pinpoint grammatical or typing errors.

6. Provide different opinions

Presenting your prospective clients with alternatives makes them feel highly valued. Also, they feel at ease knowing that you are considerate and flexible on their budget. As a result, they may feel more comfortable doing business with you compared to others.

With stiff competition around, gaining new customers is a huge challenge for most organizations. However, if you understand the power of changing preferences to your audience, you are on the right track to a fulfilling corporate-client relationship.

Conclusion

Sometimes, you may only have a single opportunity to present your case to a prospective client. Effective business proposals aids in maximizing your potential in winning a business deal. All in all, remember that the main focus is to please and give solutions to your future client. Therefore, be bold on your points but also very flexible when it comes to giving solutions.

At the end of your proposal, do not forget to give a call to action. This can be a request for further discussion or a set timeline to sign the contract.

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