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DePaul Learning

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 23, 2009

DePaul University Professional Education Presents Pricing Strategy Seminar October 9, 2009 DePaul University, Loop Campus Chicago IL Register at http://www.learning.depaul.edu/standard/content_areas/continuity_pages/courselisting.asp?master_id=774&course_area=KMC&course_number=131&course_subtitle=00 The direct…

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PPS

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 23, 2009

Pricing Means Business 20th Annual Fall Pricing Workshop & Conference October 22-23, 2009 The Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, Florida Register at…

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ePP

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 23, 2009

How to win today’s pricing game European Pricing Platform 1st Pricing FuelDay Germany October 29th 2009 Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurt-Langen, Germany Register at…

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PPS

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 23, 2009

Upcoming 5TH ANNUAL GLOBAL PRICING CONFERENCE November 25th -26th, 2009 Brussels, Belgium Watch: http://pricingsociety.com/Page4801.aspx

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Top 6 – July 2009

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 23, 2009

“There is a limit to the information a hungry mind can digest, a limit that often corresponds to the magical number seven,…

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Product Variety Management and Sales Volume

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 23, 2009

Choice is good, more choice is better … or is it? Is it always better to offer customers more choices, or should companies restrict the choices available to customers in some situations?

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New Paradigms Abound

By James T. Berger July 23, 2009

By any measure, conventional advertising is in the dumpster. However, advertising budgets are probably as high as ever with some recession adjustments. Where is the money – to results going?

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Top 6 – June 2009

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 13, 2009

An economist, finance executive, and marketer walk into a PWYW bar. The finance executive says: “With pricing like this, how can this…

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Multicultural Marketing: A Misunderstood Concept and Untapped Business Strategy

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 13, 2009

Newly released census figures show that the nation’s minority population has reached 102.5 million people, or one in three Americans. This burgeoning population—and the buying power it represents—makes effective multicultural marketing imperative for businesses to succeed. Yet many firms in our businesses community lack both a clear understanding of these diverse consumers and a disciplined approach to investing in and managing multicultural marketing. So, how can companies begin or improve multicultural initiatives?

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Success in Social Media

By J.D. Gershbein June 13, 2009

How is success in Social Media defined? Is it an input-equals-output argument? Can expenditures by companies in this area be justified? With so many individuals and corporations unable to attach logic to the concept, let alone the possibility of payoff, how does the use of the Social Media translate into black ink on the balance sheet? These are the questions imposed on businesses that seek to advance and flourish in the Internet Age

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