Bid strategy
When to Hire a Fractional Commercial Director, and When Not To
Cheaper than a full time hire is the least interesting question. Here is when a fractional commercial director is the right call for an industrial manufacturer, and when I would tell you to wait.
9 November 2026 · 5 minRead
Bid strategy
Nobody lost that deal to a competitor
Most of the deals in a stalled forecast were never lost to a competitor. The customer simply never decided. Here is what the research says about indecision, what it looks like on an industrial deal, and what to do with the quiet deals you are carrying now.
7 November 2026 · 5 minRead
Intelligence
Mining Procurement in South America: How Bechtel Buys
Mining procurement in South America does not start when the tender lands. I won a $250K mining project in Chile through Bechtel by working the engineering relationship first. Here is how EPC led mining buys, and how to get in early.
6 November 2026 · 5 minRead