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Advance Auto Parts Pricing Spineometer: 4 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 15, 2024

Advance Auto Parts, an automotive afterparts and accessories supplier, had a challenging FY 2023. Revenue rose 1.4% to $11.2 billion yet earnings before interest and taxes fell 15% to $714 million over last year. A review of the Advance Auto Parts Fourth Quarter 2023 earnings call held on 28 February 2024, and associated financial reports, provided insight regarding the importance of pricing on performance. Shane O’Kelly, CEO of Advance Auto Parts, expressed…

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AssureBuy’s Channel Approach

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 16, 2003

When hundreds of thousands of transactions per month are required in order to achieve a million dollars in revenue, businesses must embrace…

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Relationships, even eCRM ones, are a two-way street

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 16, 2003

Essentially communications works as follows: organizations emit information, and the information is carried to other organizations that sense and interpret it. Media…

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Five Steps to Planning for the Future

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 2, 2003

In the Industrial Age, public and private enterprises built their future by the expansion of present technology, internal assumptions, and day to…

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EMNS Pricing Strategy

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 2, 2003

As with all business products and services, the value of technological offerings is determined by the benefits provided to customers. Greater benefits…

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