Guest blog: Alice Hollis – Storytelling for beginners
Meet this month's guest blogger Alice is a B2B copywriter who helps small businesses scale up to...
Sources of public sector tendering opportunities
I’ve been asked a lot about sources of public sector opportunities over the last couple of months....
Built environment awards February 2020
There are a few construction awards submitting this month: The all-important AJ100 - the...
Round up: January 2020
It’s been a busy start to the year, working on bids in various construction sectors, reviewing...
Guest blog series
I'll be publishing a guest blog series over the next 12 months and have some fantastic people...
Built environment awards January 2020
There are a number of built environment awards deadlines during January 2020, so get looking...
11 things to consider before you go freelance
A call went out on Twitter recently, asking experienced freelancers for the pieces of advice they...
Maximising awards shortlistings
So now you have entered the awards and been shortlisted, how do you maximise the marketing...
Getting bid-ready in January
The first few weeks of the new year can feel kind of lacking in dynamism, but you can use this...
My goals for 2020
Last year was hectic: I worked on more than 50 bids in various capacities across the whole range...
9 tips to guarantee awards shortlisting
My awards list demonstrates the breadth of awards open to businesses operating in the built...
7 reasons to enter built environment awards
As my awards list confirms, there are so many awards across the built environment, celebrating...
Built environment awards 2020
For your Christmas present this year, we have compiled the ultimate list of built environment...
Work Life Week 2019
October 7 to 11 is National Work Life week. Although the focus is on working families, there are...
World Architecture Day 2019
October 7 2019 is World Architecture Day, established in 2005 by the Union International des...
September round-up
September brought a change of tempo and I took off a fortnight to recover from an intense summer....
International Podcast Day
Today is International Podcast Day. First established in 2014, the day is a celebration of the...
Punctuation Day 2019
It’s punctuation day on 24 September, and although the day is an import from the US, I wanted to...
Freelancing: client red flags
I had a tricky experience recently and declined to work with a client on a bid. This was the first...
August round-up
August has been a busy month, working on two bids and writing one award for a really inspirational...
How to work with a freelance bid writer
Working with a freelance bid writer can be really useful - supplementing existing teams or...
Bid kick-off meetings
Kick-off meetings set the direction for a bid and allow the team to get together to share...
Managing conflicts as a freelance bid writer
I was reading the background information for a professional services framework that...
July round-up
July has been another busy month, with a combination of bids, writing content...
Five things I’ve learnt in my first five years a freelancer
I wouldn’t have thought it possible five years ago, but that’s how long I’ve been...
Building an information library for construction tenders
Having an endless supply of accurate information is one of the main challenges of bid...
Bid writing – what do you actually do?
“What do you actually do?” - it's a question I am asked frequently, which is fair...
June round-up
June has been a busy month, despite my intending to have a bit of time off. I...
#BidTips – Bid/no bid – assessing the opportunity
All opportunities should be qualified with a bid/no bid discussion before the bid...
#BidTips – a series
I first started producing BidTips about two years ago and I’ve decided to...
I’m back from London
The last couple of months have been intense – I’ve been working on an...
Top 6 benefits of using CRM in construction businesses
Here are my top six benefits for implementing CRM in your construction business.
Reshaping project information into bid and marketing collateral
My earlier post talked about how to capture project information. In this post I am...
How to write winning CVs for construction submissions
CVs are an essential ingredient in most (if not all) bid submissions, and although they are...
Construction marketing: how to capture project information
Capturing quality project information is a construction marketer’s biggest challenge. In this post, I talk you through the steps you need to take to get to brilliant project information.
Top tips for capturing project information
Top tips for project information capture Maintain an ongoing dialogue with...
CRM for construction businesses: 10 best practice points for successful implementation
CRM for construction businesses: 10 best practice points for successful implementation.
CRM for construction businesses: pros and cons
This post provides an overview to CRM, including pros and cons of implementing a system.
Buildings I love: a blog series
Following on from my recent blog post about Manchester, one of the reasons...
#BuildingsILove: Central Library, Manchester
There is a building in Manchester I am desperate to introduce you to. It's...
Construction marketing: Using Pinterest as one of your key marketing tactics
In this blog post, I look into why construction should be using Pinterest as a key marketing tactic.
Buildings I love: Beetham Tower, Manchester
First up in my #BuildingsILove blog series is the Beetham Tower. There are a few reasons for this....
Manchester: the ever-evolving city
is have lived in Manchester most of my life. I grew up in Stretford and now live in the centre of...
The tradition of topping-out ceremonies
The pageantry and superstition of topping-out ceremonies has always fascinated me, taking place,...
Marketing: the missing link to attract young people into the construction industry
The construction industry skills gap There is so much debate at the moment about the skills gap...
Developing a library of standard information… and keeping it up to date
One of the main challenges of bid writing and delivering any kind of submission is having an...
Leonie's top 5 tips for successful bid writing
When I was preparing for my podcast with Pritesh Patel this week, I thought about the top 5 things...
My thoughts on social media in the built environment
Technology and social media is changing how we connect with each other and who we connect with....
Managing the work-winning workload
This has been a hectic week for work-winning. Too many deadlines, requests for information and...
Pre-qualification questionnaires: there has to be a better way?
So this afternoon I'm completing another PQQ, which is requesting more or less the same...
Using Instagram to market an architectural practice
One of the joys for a marketer working in the built environment sector, is the visuality and...
Leonie Thomas Bid Writing Limited
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