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Pick a Good Partner for New Media Projects

Okay, so I'm continuing with some thoughts here shaking out of my recent RFP posts.... Here's the situation: you want to starting folding social media strategies, tactics and tools into your company's PR program, but you're not sure how exactly you want to approach things and because of that, you're leaning toward bringing in some outside help. Maybe you're thinking about a consultant or a small group of specialists or even a large services firm, the tough question is this:

What is a Proposal and Why Do You Need One?

Do you know anyone who regularly wins bids? Or can boast a balanced relationship between doing the hard work of producing proposals and regularly winning the business?

Crafting a Request for Proposal

Crafting a Request for Proposal (RFP) takes a lot of time and effort. Gwen Hannah, President of Trillium Employee Services, says, "Writing an RFP can be a daunting task. Because of this, many people don't devote enough time and energy in preparing an RFP. However, it's very important to detail your requirements in this document so that vendors will know your needs and you will be able to quickly identify from their responses whether you want to schedule demos and continue discussions with them."