Featured Article

Trump’s Tariffs

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 12, 2025

Trump initiated tariffs with major U.S. trading partners on 1 February, then retracted them on 3 February. Executives across the North American continent expressed uncertainty regarding their preparedness for the possible supply chain and economic shocks. For executives at manufacturing and distribution companies with supply chains that stretch across borders, pricing decisions must be made at a highly accelerated pace to manage the economic shocks associated with new tariffs. Today, more than…

Read More

In This Issue

unsplash default post photo-350px

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?

Read More
unsplash default post photo-350px

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?

Read More

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…

Read More
unsplash default post photo-350px

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?

Read More

WIGLAF, STRAIGHT
TO YOUR INBOX