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Is it Time to Say RIP to RFPs?Businesses have better ways to find the right partners.
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In a world where personal touch matters, why are businesses still using an impersonal, fill-in-the-blank method to find the right vendors?
Companies that rely on antiquated Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to find the vendors they'll need to rely on daily are making their decisions in the dark. The proposal might look good on paper, but what are the personalities of those who will be servicing the account? What kind of experience do they have?
Why should any business put their trust in a partner without knowing anything about their true talents and experience? It's way past time to put RFPs on the shelf or kill their use outright.
