GMC Blog
Proposal management-specific articles and chapter newsMentor/Mentee Mash Up
My APMP GMC mentee, Amy Ryan, and I often chat about how we found ourselves in proposal management. I feel like it’s common for a proposal manager to have a diverse and complicated path. Taking time to reflect on our diverse experiences can uncover important...
Marketing troubles, small and large
A friend and colleague recently presented a webinar about proposal design. Afterward, she shared with me that she was receiving very mixed feedback. Some, myself included, raved about her design skills and tips. Others found the material too niche and suggested it was...
Give Yourself Permission to Breathe
Editor’s Note: I honestly don’t know if I’m writing this for you or myself right now! Supporting our business development goals seems like a peak and valley enterprise. Just when we least expect it, the peak raises the bar to a whole new level. As I type this, knowing...
Dear GMC: Requesting Extensions
Does asking for a due date extension reflect poorly on your company? When I first entered the proposal profession, I worked for a well-known Fortune 500 company. The RFP team culture had no qualms about asking for another week or two. “What do we have to lose by...
Must See TV: Five On-Demand APMP Webinars to Improve Your Proposal Game (and Maintain your CEUs)
Anyone remember the glory days of NBC’s Must-See TV? I’m talking Seinfeld, Friends, Will and Grace, ER, Scrubs, and The Office. Your couch was the place to be on Thursday nights for a perfectly curated night of laughs, drama, and pop culture. (Oh, no? You don’t...
Balance Makes a Difference
Chaotic deadlines encroach on personal commitments. Working from home blurs the lines between work time and family time. Capture managers in different time zones make urgent requests on their schedules. These scenarios are commonplace...
How Did I Get Here? Taking Risks That Pay Off
Making a career change while eight months pregnant during a global pandemic is completely insane… right? This is the question I asked myself (and anyone around me who would listen) over and over as I considered the state of my career. I had been...