Tender notification services
www.tenderlink.com

TenderLink is a resource for tenders being advertised throughout Australia and New Zealand by all levels of government, the private and public sectors.

99% of all publicly available tenders pass through the TenderLink system. Procurers can advertise tenders, RFI and RFP notices to a targeted supplier base with over 5000 users. For suppliers, a subscription to the online and email tender notification service will ensure you have access to all publicly advertised tenders, and many exclusive tenders not published elsewhere.

For further information contact Mike Dunn

Bid automation software
www.pragmatech-pacrim.com

Pragmatech is the worldwide leader in improving sales effectiveness through personali s ed communications .  Its software is specifically designed to help achieve sales effectiveness objectives . Pragmatech has helped bid teams  in over 1800 companies in Australia and across the globe to  improve their business operations by increasing productivity, reducing and managing  compliance risk and data accuracy and ultimately improving win rates.  Pragmatech's technology offer is complemented by  i ntegrated services and support.

For further information contact Joanne Helliwell

Pricing consultants – Sans Prix
www.sansprix.com.au

Sans Prix is a Melbourne–based, independent and entrepreneurial pricing consultancy that offers a range of off-the-shelf pricing solutions, as well as tailor-made consultancy services to companies large and small.

Customer and Market Intelligence – The Market Intelligence Co.
www.market-intelligence.com.au

If you want honest feedback about customers, your brand and your competitors, call in a professional. B2B and industrial market research is a highly specialised skill so make sure your researcher knows what they're doing before they get in front of your customers.

The Market Intelligence Co. has worked for B2B and industrial companies as diverse as Siemens and BlueScope Steel and we highly recommend their services.

Books and articles on sales & marketing topics

Monterey Press
www.monterey-press.com

Monterey Press is the home of good books for managers and the publisher of The Shredder Test: the Australian guide to writing winning proposals (order here).

You can browse and order titles by other Monterey Press authors on their website, including Success with Simplicity (David Brewster); One Bite at a Time: How Every Manager Can Use Six Sigma To Make a Difference (David Brewster and Gary Calwell); Sell Your Product, Not Your Soul (John Magar); Reputation Really Matters: How to guard your corporate image (Penny Mulvey) and Slim Thinking (Marta Ferreira).

MarketingProfs.com
www.MarketingProfs.com

This is a great site for anyone with an interest in B2B sales and marketing. MarketingProfs.com has a subscriber base of more than 100,000 from right around the world. There are tons of articles, most of them free and all contributed by experts in their field.

In the Archives (Selling section) you'll find information on everything from using PowerPoint to your advantage to a download on "closing skills". Keep scrolling and you'll even find advice on "Writing a Personal Value Proposition" by Winning Words' Principal Consultant, Robyn Haydon .