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PACCAR Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

PACCAR, a multinational truck, parts, and financing company, had a negative 2024. Examining PACCAR’s Truck, Parts, and Other business specifically, revenue fell 5% to $31 billion and earnings before interest and taxes fell 17% to $4.5 billion over the last year. (This article excludes PACCAR’s financial services business and makes no comments regarding how pricing should be managed in that line of business.) A review of PACCAR’s 28 January 2025 earnings call…

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Owlish Communication’s Tidbit: Monetizing LinkedIn

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 15, 2009

J.D. GERSHBEIN, President of OWLISH COMMUNICATIONS, and a contributing editor to the Wiglaf Journal, has emerged as the top LINKEDIN PROFILE WRITER…

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Top 6 – December 2009

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 15, 2009

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Deep dives into what drives customer choices usually leads to dramatic results ……

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Looking for a New Advertising Agency?
It’s a Buyer’s Market – But Be Careful

By James T. Berger December 15, 2009

The economic downturn may prove a major opportunity to mid-size companies looking to change advertising agencies.

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The New Emerging Media Skill Set of the Generation X Chief Marketing Officer

By David Dalka December 15, 2009

Over the past decade the job description of the Chief Marketing Officer has remained relatively unchanged. Yet the world has changed greatly. Retained executive search firms, other c-level leaders such as the CEO, CFO, COO, the Head of HR, traditional strategy consultants and boards of directors largely have not changed that because they have not had detailed training into the transformational nature of search marketing and web analytics.

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