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Who should I address a proposal to when my contact is from a branch, but the project is technically for the entire company

• posted by: Pete on 2015-06-10
• tagged: communication, business-proposal
• score: 2

I’m currently preparing an estimate for a web project. My prospective client is a German company. My communication, however, has been almost entirely with a higher-up from the USA branch.

The project is to work with the overall organization’s website and create a US only version. So…largely I’d just be working with/for the USA branch.

My question is this: what address do I put on the estimate? The address of the headquarters? Or the address of the US branch (who I’d largely be working for/with)?

I’ll be e-mailing the proposal, so the address won’t actually determine where it goes. I’m just wondering what is “proper”.

Answer 5490

• posted by: Denis de Bernardy on 2015-06-11
• score: 1

Use the address of the addressee. That likely means the US in your case.

Alternatively, put no physical address in your offer.

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