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Australia’s important strata community has the opportunity to celebrate its successes each year at each state’s Strata Community Awards for…

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Founded in 1988 by businessman and multicultural marketing guru, Joseph Assaf AO, the annual Ethnic Business Awards are the country’s longest-running national business awards…

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B2B documentsBlogGovernment TendersTender writing tips

What does the Tenderer really want? How to ask questions during the Tender process. Once you’ve read all the Request for…

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B2B documentsBlogTender writing tipsThought Leadership articles

GM Proof Communications, Chrissy Crust had the pleasure of interviewing Roy Wakelin-King, Government Strategic Advisor for IMAB2B, focusing on the…

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BlogGrammar tipsProofreading tipsPunctuationWriting tips

A comma splice is a grammatical error that’s easy to identify. It’s when a comma separates two phrases (independent clauses)…

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BlogGrammar tipsProofreading tipsPunctuationWriting tips

A comma splice is a grammatical error that’s easy to identify. It’s when a comma separates two phrases (independent clauses)…

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BlogCopywritingEditingEnglish languageGrammar tipsPreparation guidesWriting tips

Professional copywriters and copy editors know the importance of clear, concise language to communicate strong messages and useful information when…

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BlogCopywritingEditingGrammar tipsProofreading tipsTypos

Take 5 seconds to read the following sentence:  Fifty florins for a flagon of fluff.  How many Fs did you count? Six? Seven?  There…

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BiosBlogBusiness profilesGrammar tipsProofreading tips

Doing business is difficult enough without having to reach for the urban dictionary and thesaurus. In an effort to outdo…

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BlogEnglish languageGrammar tipsProofreading tipsTyposWriting tips

(Plus one you may think is an error, but isn’t). One of the wonderful features of the English language is…

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BlogCopywritingGrammar tipsProofreading tipsTyposWriting tips

If you think that “never underestimate the importance of a comma” sounds like an exercise in uber-pedantry, then just ask…

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B2B documentsBlogCopywritingEditingGrammar tipsProofreading tips

Giving birth to a website is no mean feat. There are all the usual labour pains to contend with and…

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BlogProofreading tipsWriting tips

Read one character at a time. If you go too fast, you are likely to miss mistakes. Yes, you have…

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Annual reportsB2B documentsBlogProofreading tips

As an annual report proofreader, I see similar mistakes over and over. Yet, typos are rare. In a 150 page…

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B2B documentsBlogProofreading tipsTender writing tipsWriting tips

When it comes to writing B2B business development documents, it’s natural to write about your business. What happens though is…

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Annual reportsBlogGrammar tipsProofreading tips

Around the start of a new financial year, the team at Proof Communications is asked to proofread annual reports and…

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Tender writing tips

Professional tender writers, also known as bid writers or proposal writers, take care of all the writing and compliance of…

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Tender writing tips

If your business submits tenders, proposals or bids to win new business, there’s probably been times when you’ve wondered if…

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BlogCopywritingGovernment TendersTender writing tips

If you’re a rookie when it comes to tender writing, there are some common traps that a novice tender writer…

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BlogGovernment TendersHow to win businessTender writing tips

Q: What’s the number one reason why, every year, more than 60% of tenders submitted to all levels of Australian government…

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BlogHow to win businessTender writing tips

Should you respond? Tender or proposal opportunities arise in many ways. But before you rush off and start writing your…

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Award EntriesBlogBusiness AwardsHow to win business

Despite mountains of evidence, some business owners still remain unconvinced of the benefits of winning a business award. So, listen…

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Award EntriesB2B documentsBlogCopywritingPreparation guides

As the year winds down, many businesses enter a slower period. But there’s an upside: when there’s less work to…

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Award EntriesBusiness AwardsWriting tips

Entering a business award can significantly boost your company’s profile, credibility and business opportunities. However, the process of award writing…

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B2B documentsEditingProofreading tipsTypos

Whether a writer doesn’t have time to focus on editing and proofreading, or simply doesn’t understand the importance of it,…

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BlogCopywritingEditingGrammar tipsProofreading tipsTypos

Take 5 seconds to read the following sentence:  Fifty florins for a flagon of fluff.  How many Fs did you count? Six? Seven?  There…

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B2B documentsBlogEditingProofreading tipsTypos

Some things in life are just plain wrong. Referring to a week at home as a ‘staycation’, and believing macramé…

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Award EntriesBlogBusiness AwardsHow to win business

Despite mountains of evidence, some business owners still remain unconvinced of the benefits of winning a business award. So, listen…

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BlogGrammar tipsProofreading tipsPunctuationWriting tips

A comma splice is a grammatical error that’s easy to identify. It’s when a comma separates two phrases (independent clauses)…

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Proposal WritingWriting tips

Winning a grant in Australia needs a strategic approach that combines an understanding of the environment, clear reasons for seeking…

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Award EntriesBusiness AwardsWriting tips

Entering a business award can significantly boost your company’s profile, credibility and business opportunities. However, the process of award writing…

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Annual reportsBlogGrammar tipsProofreading tips

Around the start of a new financial year, the team at Proof Communications is asked to proofread annual reports and…

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