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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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Utilitizing Executive Search – When Does it Make Sense?

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 23, 2003

With so many high-quality executives out of work, one can wonder what circumstances, if any, call for a company to partner with…

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The Full Contact Sport of Creating Business Customers

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 9, 2003

Janice & Mike’s Quandary at XYZ Corp. Janice, Salesperson at XYZ Corp: “I have been cold-calling these prospects, but they don’t want…

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Performance Based Contracting: Performance Pitfalls and Structural Solutions in Outsourcing

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 9, 2003

In the last article, we described how outsourcing has spawned an industry aimed at making it more complicated, time/resource intensive, and disposed…

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Business As Usual

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 9, 2003

In recent days we’ve been inundated with media coverage and information regarding The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) National Do Not Call Registry.…

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