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Strategic Movements May 2023

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 31, 2023

Union Pacific, McCormick & Company, Lockheed Martin, and Agilent Technologies. Similar in: Enjoyed increasing revenue in the recent quarter ending. Are listed in the S&P 500. Differ in: Vertebrae count of their Pricing Spineometer. End-customer profile, from monopsony government, to industrial, and consumer. Geographies served from regional U.S. to global. Price structure, from revenue management to unit pricing and contract pricing. Pricing methodology from value-based pricing to elasticity and cost-plus pricing. Pricing…

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More on Website Design

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 7, 2002

While some design firms produce nice looking sites using Flash, these same techniques force limitations that call their value into doubt. Specifically,…

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Texture of a Site – Norman Inc.

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 1, 2002

Websites are an evolving creature. Initially, they were simple informational sites. They contained gobs of content describing the corporate venture, the principals,…

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Advertising, Part 2: Wheres & Hows

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 25, 2002

My last article clarified the economics and effectiveness of advertising in raising brand awareness and familiarity. Because small businesses often initially limit…

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Advertising, Part 1: Packaging Audiences and Marketing Investing

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 24, 2002

A business school professor enters the classroom on the first day and asks the class: “What is NBC in the business of…

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