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IDEX Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 9, 2025

IDEX, a global applied solutions provider, had a mixed Q3 2024. Revenue rose 0.6% to $798 million while earnings before interest and taxes fell 6.1 % to $168 million over the same period last year. A review of IDEX’s 30 October 2024 earnings call and associated financial reports provided insight regarding the importance of pricing on performance. IDEX is a diverse and complex business. It has three reporting units, Fluid & Metering…

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Prices in Flux

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 1, 2008

These are exciting times.  Prices are in flux.  Many companies are raising prices, some easily, others not so much, and still others…

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Top 6 – September 2008

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 1, 2008

Summer is over. Step up the pace. Economic situations are changing. Use your strategy to guide your prices. Want pricing power, differentiate…

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Making a Price Increase Stick

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 1, 2008

Despite Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s desire to quiet discussions of expected inflation, most executives working within industries dependent on agricultural and…

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A New Business Development Primer for Growing Organizations

By James T. Berger June 1, 2008

Obtaining new business is perhaps the most critical concern for growing organizations – especially smaller entrepreneurial firms.  Realizing that both time and…

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