Everything, from advertising campaigns to strategies, starts with a project proposal. As such, companies need to be able to draft and send proposals that are effective and convincing to their audience.
Read on for the ultimate guide on creating engaging and successful project proposals.
1. Understanding the audience.
The project proposal isn’t there simply to outline and manage a project; it also has to do the job of marketing the project. Therefore, like with any marketing strategy, the document has to be drafted with the target audience in mind.
This means using language, style, tone, and jargon to match what your audience will expect. This means you need to start by researching your audience, including the levels of experience they have with your product or technology, what their interests are, and what terms they might understand or struggle with.
By developing an audience persona, you can draft a proposal that will speak to them and answer any questions that particular person would have.
It also guides how much detail you should put in the proposal, whether technical details are required or what the financial implications are.
2. Understanding why proposals get rejected.
By understanding why proposals don’t get picked up, it becomes easier to draft yours to avoid those mistakes.
Whether the client isn’t sure you can deliver, has a better price offer elsewhere, or any other reason in your proposal, these are all things you can modify.
