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John Hudson – In Conversation With (Creative Tenders) Why do you think Creative Tenders was an instant success? For me the answer is simple.  We created a platform specific to the creative sector that was easy to use, wasn’t complicated like most platforms on the market and we ensured that...

‘In Conversation with Jill Hudson’ –  The founder of the Creative Tenders website What is your role at Creative Tenders? My role is quite vast, on a weekly basis I work with agencies who are struggling to see results from their tendering efforts, delivering tender training and tender writing services, as...

Small Businesses, sick of the Government taking money off you? It’s time to turn the tables…. So, we are almost half way through 2017 and everybody, especially small to medium business owners, are struggling to keep up with government decisions. Particularly, how politics has destabilised their playing field with Brexit,...

Hudson Discover – Coming Soon We’re extremely excited about our plans for Hudson Discover.  Those of you who know our business and our business processes will have heard the term Finder.  Our Hudson Discover business will replace this and will do so much more to support the growth of the...

Creative Tenders Opens New Office in Manchester Youthful, diverse, energetic and bursting with character; Manchester is one of the most exciting places to visit in the UK right now. With a progressive vision to be a city that delivers surprise and delight in equal measures, where better to execute our...

Why choose Creative Tenders? Mr Tenders vs Mrs Finder Our system is used by two types of customers, creative agencies and freelancers looking for new business opportunities. Business owners and marketing managers looking to source creative partners will also benefit from Creative Tenders. How can we help your business grow...

Top Ten Tips for submitting a tender Here are our top ten tips for completing a tender document: Read the whole tender, even if it is 100 pages long. Page 82 may have a vital bit of information about how to respond to the tender. Adhere to the specific tendering...

Top five reasons for tendering   We’re often told by companies that we work with, that they don’t tender as it takes too long, they’re never successful, they don’t have the time…etc. etc. Tendering is a powerful way to generate new business, so powerful in fact that many businesses use...

Your 12 months’ commitment. We’re often asked by companies who are interested in our system why we ask for a 12 months’ subscription.  There are multiple reasons for this so I thought I would sum it up in a quick blog. First and foremost, we believe that in order to...

The most common mistakes when tendering. Here are Creative Tenders top 6 most common mistakes when tendering for new business. 1. Not answering the question that is asked Many companies answer a question based on what information they think the tendering company should know about their business, their processes and...

Jill’s top seven questions to ask before responding to a tender We all know the term ‘busy fools’!  The term definitely comes into play when tendering for new business.  Seeing all those tenders coming through, is like candy in a sweet shop.  But, knowing that you could deliver the work...

10 Stages of Tendering Our Growth Director Jill, has been writing bids for over a decade, and she is often asked what makes her so successful.  It’s important to understand that when she first started tendering, she also made the common mistakes made by all, but she soon realised she...

Jill Hudson When did you start working in the creative sector? 16 years ago. What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the sector in the last ten years? When I started working in the sector 16 years ago I was given the role of training sales and marketing professionals...