GMC Blog
Proposal management-specific articles and chapter news
Connecting Locally: Finding Your APMP Community Close to Home
Silke Cole One of the most common things we hear from APMP members is, “I’d love to connect with other proposal professionals near me; I just don’t know how.” That’s where the APMP Greater Midwest Chapter’s Local...
From Studio to Stage: How Proposal Managers Are the Producers Behind Sales Performance
Corey Palkowski and Todd Packer, CF APMP An APMP Greater Midwest Chapter Mentor–Mentee CollaborationStrategy Behind the Spotlight Musicians and proposal professionals operate in different industries, yet their work shares a common foundation: disciplined creativity...
Letter from Your Incoming 2026 Chair
Dear APMP Greater Midwest Chapter Members, As I prepare to begin my term as President of the APMP Greater Midwest Chapter on January 1, 2026, I am filled with a sense of excitement and gratitude. Our chapter has a storied tradition of innovation, collaboration, and...
Next-Level Performance Reviews
By Mercedez Thompson, MA, CP APMP, Shipley BDC Early in my career, I didn’t give performance reviews much thought. They felt generic, and I was confident that I was performing well. Nothing seemed to come from them—just templates, goals set by someone else, and...
Building a High-Performing Proposal Team: Strategies for Success
How a Growth Mindset, Innovation and Team Empowerment Can Transform Your Proposal Function By Silke Cole, CP APMP and Alyssa Voboril, CP APMP Introduction: Navigating Change and Pursuing Excellence In today’s dynamic business environment, proposal professionals face...
Adding Personal Touches and Visual Enhancements to Bid Submissions Have a Big Impact
By Amanda Costello Have you ever pictured your bid submission in a pile of other binders, all vying for the chance to be noticed? Personal touches can make a big impact without requiring a lot of time or money. Likewise, small visual enhancements throughout your bid...
The Hidden Foundation of Winning Proposals: Why Content Management Must Come First
Proposal professionals juggle deadlines, complex requirements, and high-stakes deliverables every day. Yet in the middle of that whirlwind, we often overlook a discipline that can quietly make or break our success: content management. The Problem: Content Management...
State of the Proposals Professional Job Search, 2025
By Steve Szczeblowski, MLIS I have 10 years of proposals experience across a number of industries. Since being downsized this April, I’ve been engrossed in an ongoing job search. I’ve noticed some changes in the process, since I was last actively looking for work in...
AI in Proposal Management: Friend or Foe?
By Amy Greenan, CF APMP What APMP Professionals Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence If you're an APMP member, you're no stranger to change. From shifting client expectations to evolving procurement practices, our field never stands still. But nothing has...
Design Thinking for Proposals
By Kirsten Dockter As proposal managers, we rely on structure—checklists, compliance matrices, schedules. Frameworks help us stay organized, aligned, and sane under pressure. But what if we could borrow a framework not just for managing the proposal process, but for...
Connecting Locally: Finding Your APMP Community Close to Home
Silke Cole One of the most common things we hear from APMP members is, “I’d love to connect with other proposal professionals near me; I just don’t know how.” That’s where the APMP Greater Midwest Chapter’s Local...
From Studio to Stage: How Proposal Managers Are the Producers Behind Sales Performance
Corey Palkowski and Todd Packer, CF APMP An APMP Greater Midwest Chapter Mentor–Mentee CollaborationStrategy Behind the Spotlight Musicians and proposal professionals operate in different industries, yet their work shares a common foundation: disciplined creativity...
Letter from Your Incoming 2026 Chair
Dear APMP Greater Midwest Chapter Members, As I prepare to begin my term as President of the APMP Greater Midwest Chapter on January 1, 2026, I am filled with a sense of excitement and gratitude. Our chapter has a storied tradition of innovation, collaboration, and...
Next-Level Performance Reviews
By Mercedez Thompson, MA, CP APMP, Shipley BDC Early in my career, I didn’t give performance reviews much thought. They felt generic, and I was confident that I was performing well. Nothing seemed to come from them—just templates, goals set by someone else, and...
Building a High-Performing Proposal Team: Strategies for Success
How a Growth Mindset, Innovation and Team Empowerment Can Transform Your Proposal Function By Silke Cole, CP APMP and Alyssa Voboril, CP APMP Introduction: Navigating Change and Pursuing Excellence In today’s dynamic business environment, proposal professionals face...
Adding Personal Touches and Visual Enhancements to Bid Submissions Have a Big Impact
By Amanda Costello Have you ever pictured your bid submission in a pile of other binders, all vying for the chance to be noticed? Personal touches can make a big impact without requiring a lot of time or money. Likewise, small visual enhancements throughout your bid...
The Hidden Foundation of Winning Proposals: Why Content Management Must Come First
Proposal professionals juggle deadlines, complex requirements, and high-stakes deliverables every day. Yet in the middle of that whirlwind, we often overlook a discipline that can quietly make or break our success: content management. The Problem: Content Management...
State of the Proposals Professional Job Search, 2025
By Steve Szczeblowski, MLIS I have 10 years of proposals experience across a number of industries. Since being downsized this April, I’ve been engrossed in an ongoing job search. I’ve noticed some changes in the process, since I was last actively looking for work in...
AI in Proposal Management: Friend or Foe?
By Amy Greenan, CF APMP What APMP Professionals Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence If you're an APMP member, you're no stranger to change. From shifting client expectations to evolving procurement practices, our field never stands still. But nothing has...
Design Thinking for Proposals
By Kirsten Dockter As proposal managers, we rely on structure—checklists, compliance matrices, schedules. Frameworks help us stay organized, aligned, and sane under pressure. But what if we could borrow a framework not just for managing the proposal process, but for...