How I Lost a $54,000 Writing Contract

And the mistake you must avoid

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I was speaking with the VP of marketing for a billion-dollar division of ThomsonReuters. I had done some research he had commissioned and had very good information for him. My plan was to submit this information and present him with a follow-up proposal worth about $54,000. (Nice chunk of change!) I asked for a one-to-one meeting with him and was…