For agency, consultancy and specialist service owners

Proposal gone quiet?Choose your next move.

You sent the proposal. They sounded keen. Now your follow-ups are unanswered, and you’re wondering whether to offer a discount.

Work through one stalled proposal, prepare your next message and know how to handle the reply.

The Stalled Proposal Kit helps you spot the gaps in the buying conversation, choose a follow-up that fits and prepare for what comes back.

Check my stalled deal free Ask Antony for a next step

Five proposal follow-up templates. One live proposal. Around 30 minutes to work through it.

Sold by Ex Military Mentor Ltd, trading as Antony Draper Advisory. Business purchase. See delivery, access and refund details.

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One payment. £29 total including any applicable VAT. Emailed access link expires 30 days after purchase; download your files to keep them. Secure access is provided after payment verification.

One live proposalWork on the deal that matters now.

Five useful messagesAdapt the one that fits.

A clear next moveProgress, reset, pause or close.

Free · About two minutes · No email needed

What should you say next?

Check one live proposal. Get an initial suggestion, then choose whether you want the kit or personal help.

An indicative starting point based on your answers, not a review of your proposal or a prediction of a sale. Your check answers stay in this page.

Try the method before you buy

See the message change with the situation.

This working sample uses the same message-builder logic as the buyer workbook, with fictional example details. Choose a situation and inspect the draft. No name, email or payment is needed.

Illustrative teaching example, not a client conversation, testimonial or result. The sample does not send messages or collect your details.

Sample Deal Action Summary

Example agency · Website proposal

Confirmed: A January website launch matters. The contact says a business partner needs to approve the proposal.
Still unknown: The partner’s decision criteria, approved budget and decision date.
Recommended next question: What does the approver need to see before deciding?
Proposed next action: The agency owner asks that question, then offers a concise internal summary if useful. No buyer commitment or review date is assumed.
Review rule: Record the buyer’s response. Progress only with an agreed action, or pause/close based on the evidence.

Illustrative layout and content. A paid session summary uses your real proposal and the facts reviewed with Antony.

Download the sample summary (.txt)

Use the complete kit on my own proposal · £29

Start with the deal. Then choose the message.

What you send depends on what stalled.

A missed decision date needs a different follow-up from an unapproved budget. A verbal yes needs a different question from a price objection.

Start with the deal review. Separate what the buyer actually confirmed from what you have assumed. Then adapt the message that fits.

Find the gaps before you follow up

A deal review that separates buyer-confirmed facts from your assumptions about timing, money and authority.

Choose your next message

Five editable scripts for missed decision dates, verbal yeses, price concerns, internal approval and a final close-or-pause.

Know what to ask if they reply

A 15-minute call structure to uncover the blocker and agree who does what next.

Decide where to spend your time

A worked example and printable action sheet, plus a message builder, five reply guides, three completed examples, a seven-day plan and an internal decision-summary template. Save an editable workbook and reopen it when the buyer replies. Build a decision-call agenda and post-call confirmation, compare a smaller scope and check your message before sending.

A worked diagnosis from the kit

A £12,000 proposal.
Ten days quiet.

The agency owner is considering 10% off. But the buyer has never said the price is the problem.

Illustrative example, not a client case study or a claimed result.

Before choosing the message

Confirmed: The marketing lead wants a new website for the January launch.

Unknown: Who signs, whether the budget is approved and when a decision is due.

Next question: “What needs to happen internally before you can decide on the proposal?”

The kit walks you through the same review on your own opportunity, before you send another follow-up.

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Who you’re buying from

I’m Antony. Here’s why I created this.

I’ve worked across sales and operations at HP, Capita and founder-led businesses. I created this kit to help business owners separate buying signals from assumptions and choose a useful next step.

A keen conversation, an approved budget and a signed decision are different things. The kit helps you examine what the buyer actually confirmed before deciding what to say next.

I personally deliver the Deal Rescue Session and the brief response offered through this page. The self-service kit gives you the structure to work through the opportunity yourself.

These organisations describe my professional background. They do not endorse this kit, and no result from this product is implied.

Antony Draper Advisory website · Ask me a question

One proposal · One brief personal response

Unsure what to send next?

Tell me what your prospect last said. I’ll suggest the first question I would ask next and explain why, or ask a clarifying question if something essential is missing.

No purchase or call is required. A detailed document review and edited follow-up belong in the optional Deal Rescue Session.

No response deadline is promised. If you have a deadline, include it. Do not upload documents or include client names, confidential figures, passwords or payment details.

Work through it with Antony

Too much riding on this proposal to keep guessing?

I’m Antony Draper. My experience spans sales and operations at HP, Capita and founder-led businesses.

Bring me the proposal and the messages so far. In a 60-minute Deal Rescue Session, we’ll examine where it stands, edit your next follow-up and prepare the questions for the decision conversation.

Bring one stalled proposal. Leave with your next message written and a clear action plan. After the session, I’ll send a concise Deal Action Summary with the edited message, missing information, actions and review date. Send me the prospect’s next reply within 14 calendar days after our session and I’ll give you one brief written recommendation on your next move. This covers the same opportunity; further calls or proposal rewrites are separately scoped. The buyer controls their decision.

Deal Rescue Session

Your proposal. Your next message.
Worked through together.

£295 total session price

You can buy the session directly. The kit is included.

Already bought the kit? Your £29 payment counts towards the session. Your remaining balance is £266.

An assessment of the blockers and missing information.
An edited follow-up ready to send.
A plan for the decision conversation and next action.
A personally reviewed Deal Action Summary.
One bounded follow-up recommendation under the stated 14-day terms.

Session times are agreed after purchase against current calendar availability. No appointment is reserved at checkout. See the 30-day session scheduling guarantee and refund terms.

Sold by Ex Military Mentor Ltd, trading as Antony Draper Advisory. Business purchase. See delivery, access and refund details.

Know what happens next

Payment, access and personal help.

1. Pay once through Stripe

The kit is £29 total. The 60-minute session is £295 total and includes the kit. Prices include any applicable VAT. No recurring subscription is created by either purchase.

Enter payment details in the hosted Stripe checkout. Do not send card details by email.

2. Open your verified purchase

After payment verification, the confirmation page provides access and a delivery email contains your private purchase link. Check spam/junk if the email does not arrive, or contact Antony for help.

The emailed private link expires 30 days after purchase. Confirmation-page links are time-limited too. Download your PDF and editable workbook promptly to keep your own copies. The online workbook does not save your notes automatically.

3. Arrange your session

Session buyers reply to the confirmation email to agree a time. Antony checks current calendar availability before confirming it. Checkout does not reserve an appointment.

Bring one live proposal and relevant messages, with unnecessary confidential details removed.

What I review. What you leave with.

One live proposal and the relevant conversation.
An edited follow-up and a clear next-action plan.
A personally reviewed Deal Action Summary after the session.
One brief written recommendation on the prospect’s next reply, emailed within 14 calendar days after the completed session, on the same opportunity.

Further calls, reviews and proposal rewrites are separately scoped. The prospect controls its own decision.

Purchase and support reassurance

30-day session scheduling guarantee: if we cannot offer a session time within 30 days of your session payment, we refund the amount paid for the session: £295, or £266 with the kit credit. With the credit, you keep your separately purchased kit.

For non-supply, a material defect or a billing error, contact us promptly so we can investigate under the business purchase and refund terms. These are business purchases; this is not a blanket money-back promise for the kit.

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THE OFFER AT A GLANCE

Choose the help your proposal needs.

Created and personally supported by Antony Draper, trading as Antony Draper Advisory through Ex Military Mentor Ltd.

Free tools, self-service kit and personal support
Option	Price	What you receive
Free deal check and sample	£0	An initial next-step suggestion and a fictional working message example. No email needed.
Stalled Proposal Kit	£29 total	PDF and editable tools to work through one proposal yourself.
Deal Rescue Session	£295 total	One 60-minute session with Antony, kit included, edited follow-up and Deal Action Summary. Verified kit buyers pay a £266 balance.

Paid options are one-time business purchases, including any applicable VAT. Read delivery, scheduling and refund details.

What is the Stalled Proposal Kit?

The Stalled Proposal Kit is a £29 digital toolkit from Antony Draper Advisory for B2B agency, consultancy and specialist-service owners working on one stalled proposal. It includes a PDF, editable workbook, five follow-up messages, reply guides, worked examples and decision-call tools.

Who is the kit suitable for?

It suits a business owner who has sent a real proposal and needs to clarify a missed decision date, an unanswered follow-up, a price concern or an internal approval. It is not a lead-generation service or an automated email campaign.

What can I try without paying or giving my email?

The two-minute stalled-deal check, working message-builder sample and proposal follow-up guides are free to use without giving your name, email or payment details. The sample uses fictional details. An optional inquiry to Antony needs contact details so he can respond.

How much does personal proposal help cost?

The Deal Rescue Session costs £295 total and includes the kit. Antony reviews one live proposal with you in a 60-minute session, edits the next follow-up and provides a Deal Action Summary. If you already bought the £29 kit, verified credit reduces the session balance to £266.

How is the kit delivered?

After payment verification, the confirmation page provides access and a delivery email contains a private purchase link. The emailed link expires 30 days after purchase; confirmation-page links are also time-limited. Download the PDF and editable workbook promptly to keep your copies. Online workbook notes are not saved automatically.

Does this guarantee a buyer reply or a sale?

No. The toolkit and session help you review the buying conversation and prepare your next action. The prospect controls their decision. No reply, signed deal or revenue is guaranteed.

Practical proposal follow-up guides

Start with the situation you are facing.

Browse the proposal follow-up guide library

Before you buy

A few straight answers.

Why pay for this when I can generate a follow-up?

A follow-up is only useful if it asks the right question. The kit starts with what the buyer confirmed, what is missing and which situation you are dealing with. Use that review to choose your message, then prepare for the conversation it opens.

Will this win the deal?

No one can promise that. The kit helps you understand the opportunity and take a useful next step. Sometimes the right result is discovering the deal is no longer live.

Who is it for?

Owners of B2B agencies, consultancies and specialist service businesses who have already had a buying conversation, sent a proposal and are waiting for a decision. Bring a real, open opportunity.

What format is it?

A ten-page PDF with scripts, a diagnosis, a call guide, a worked example and a printable worksheet. You can copy the scripts into your own notes or email. Your secure purchase page also includes a guided message builder, five reply guides, three illustrative completed examples, editable working notes, a buyer-forwardable summary template and a seven-day action plan, a decision-call agenda builder, post-call confirmation builder, scope comparison and before-send check. Download your editable workbook to keep and reopen your notes; they are not saved automatically. No video is currently included.

Can I book the session without buying the kit?

Yes. The direct session price is £295. Kit buyers pay a £266 balance, making their combined spend £295.

Is checkout live?

Checkout is available. The kit is delivered through a secure access link. Session appointments are agreed after purchase against current calendar availability.