RFPs Suck! How to Master the RFP System Once and for All to Win Big Business
"This is the first book I've seen on this grossly overlooked topic and it's definitely a winner. Smaller firms hoping to land large corporate customers will find the most value, but even sellers from big companies will learn new tricks.In short, you'll discover how to qualify, divide and conquer RFPs that make the most sense for your company." --Jill Konrath, Author, "Selling to Big Companies"  Founder, SellingtoBigCompanies.com"Tom Searcy provides excellent help to navigate the RFP process. In fact, I used some of his advice in an RFP, and am now in the running for the contract. So his stuff works.Tom Searcy is one smart guy, folks. If you want to get access to big contracts and clients, you must read this book." --Ian Lurie, Author, "Conversation Marketing: Internet Marketing Strategies""If you've had to respond to RFPs--even just one--you know that RFPs do, in fact, suck. Lots of books have titles that don't work well, are misleading or weak, but 'RFPs Suck!' is a title that speaks to the soul of anyone who has fought--and probably lost far more often than won--the RFP system.'RFPs Suck!' is a short, direct, to-the-point book that wastes little space. Searcy concentrates on laying out, in concise chapters, the guidance you need to become an RFP expert." --Paul McCord, Author, "Creating a Million-Dollar-a-Year Sales Income: Sales Success Through Client Referrals""This book is a serious keeper. No fluff. No B.S. It's stuffed (as in every pixel on every page) with pointers, recommendations, checklists and whatever else you may need to logically and objectively decide whether to respond to an RFP and, more importantly, how to respond to it.If you receive only a single, unsolicited RFP in your career, you need this book to guide you in deciding how to respond to it." --Dave Stein, CEO & Founder, ES Research Group, Inc.Tom very simply lays out the framework to compete and win the biggest deals of your lifetime. His step-by-step methodology is a must-read for every company Sales VP and should be required reading for every advanced Marketing Degree. It's easy to read, extremely practical, and...actually works.What adds extra value to this book are the last 5-6 chapters that spell out how a winning RPF scenario works. You get samples. You get scenarios. You get analysis. You get 1-on-1 coaching from the author himself. --Dan Waldschmidt, former technology CEO, partner in private equity technology firm, author of the motivational selling blog "The DEW View"!