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Bronze Independent Publisher's Award for the book, Win/Loss Analysis in Business/Career/Sales category. In Win/Loss Analysis, Ellen's tip-to-tail approach is the most comprehensive and objective treatment I have ever seen of this competitive discipline. Her wisdom shines through on every page in very approachable language. Rick C Marcet, Vice President Sales Strategy and Operations, TransUnion. Author of Win/Loss Reviews: A New Knowledge Model for Competitive Intelligence Ellen has created a fabulous, all encompassing, easy to follow guide for Win/Loss Analysis and reinforced the power of this amazing analytical tool. Easy to read, with wonderful tips from an expert. Definitely a must read for anyone looking to capture --and keep--more business. Babette Bensoussan, CEO, The MindShifts Group. Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Maverick; Best Selling Author Ellen Naylor's book is a how-to guide for how to incorporate Win/Loss analysis into your standard business development process. She makes it easy with a step-by-step approach to implementation. She also addresses the key reasons why many so-called win/loss efforts don't work, and what to do about them. I recommend this book to marketing, account management, sales and business development professionals who want to meaningfully and quickly improve their success rates. Jason Voiovich, Chief Customer Officer, Logic PD This book represents over 30 years that Ellen has practiced competitive intelligence poured over 25 chapters, each one summarized in a call to action for the reader. The 12 simple stages of Ellen's Win/Loss Analysis approach expertly combine theory and Ellen's experience to drive a step change in competitive performance for all departments involved to allow businesses to capture and win the business they want. Andrew Beurschgens, Head Market and Competitive Intelligence EE In addition to showing just how effectively competitive intelligence (CI) can be applied to generating powerful and valuable Win/Loss analyses, Ellen provide a wealth of great tips on preparing for and conducting elicitation interviews. She walks you through the Win/Loss interviewing process with suggestions that can apply in any interviewing context. John McGonagle, Managing Partner, The Helicon Group. Co-Author or contributor to 16 competitive intelligence books. I work the federal space mostly, but this book has no boundaries, you can use these approaches in any market segment, the principles are universal. I highly recommend this as a core competitive intelligence reference for anyone. Richard Caldwell, Manager Competitive Analysis, Northrup Grumman

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Ellen Naylor is one of America's pioneers in competitive intelligence (CI) and Win/Loss analysis. Naylor initiated Verizon's first CI program for enterprise marketing in 1985. Ellen's company, The Business Intelligence Source, is in its 25th year. The company's research has consistently helped companies beat the competition and make smarter strategic decisions. Over the last 25 years, Naylor has been a frequent speaker at conferences, webinars and universities globally. She has given Win/Loss Analysis training and presentations as well as elicitation training and presentations to great acclaim around the world. She wrote the award-winning book, Win/Loss Analysis: How to Capture and Keep the Business You Want. Ellen won the Catalyst and Fellows awards from SCIP, served on their board and contributed to three SCIP books, most notably, Starting a Competitive Intelligence Function. Ellen is on the executive committee for the Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows, an educational organization that provides thought-leadership, practical guidance, and awareness of sound and ethical intelligence practices.

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