James Baker is a marketing strategist with 20 years in Federal and SLED B2B/B2G, and the author of “How to Win Business from the Government.”
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Which agencies buy what you sell, what they have already bought, and which budgets are actually funded. Market analysis, budget analysis and department playbooks.
Account-based marketing, partner and channel programs, and targeted events that spark the right conversations and turn MQLs into SQLs. Once you have done your market research, it is time to load all the research into a spreadsheet or whatever application you use to track pipeline. The goal is to list all the opportunities and weight the deals using a scoring system. This will tell your sales and business development where to focus and your marketing on where to focus on events as well as marketing outside of the RFP.
Messaging a government buyer understands: how your product helps an agency protect its systems and the people it serves.
Federal civilian IT budget
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Podcast · July 2026Branding the Beltway with Stacey PiperSelling Beyond Federal: what GovCons need to know about winning in state, local and higher education markets.Listen to the episode
Report · May 2026Deltek GovCon Clarity ReportQuoted on AI in government markets in Deltek’s 17th annual GovCon industry study, page 17.Read the reportLet’s talk about your market, your partners and your pipeline.
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