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To bid or not to bid? That is the question.

Strategy Driven

The typical request for proposal (RFP) has a bunch of standards about what has to be offered by the vendor, but far too little (or nothing) about what happens after the company takes ownership. Make certain that third-party proof, in video, is a major part of your proposal. Get with them as part of your normal selling process.

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Are Uber and Facebook Turning Users into Lobbyists?

Harvard Business Review

We’re being introduced to a new lever of corporate influence on democracy. Uber’s gambit succeeded, along with a more traditional barrage of TV ads, mailers, and robocalls: the City backed off the cap proposal. And Facebook is by no means the only example.