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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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Profit Bridge diagram - improving profits through pricing - from Tim J. Smith, PhD

Measuring the Impact of Pricing Initiatives

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 18, 2021

Pricing professionals are generally hired to accomplish a simple goal: improve profits. But how do you measure the impact of pricing on…

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Pricing and price sensitivity in the post-coronavirus economy

Looking Back at 2020 and Forward to 2021

By Nathan L. Phipps January 18, 2021

Earlier this month, our friends at Pricefx asked me to contribute to an upcoming article about how the events of 2020 have…

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Marketers Have Too Much Data And Too Little Knowledge

By James T. Berger January 18, 2021

“Data” is a commodity. It is everywhere, and anyone with access to a computer that’s connected to the Internet can acquire all…

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Holiday pricing: are gift baskets overpriced?

Overpriced Gift Baskets

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 18, 2020

It’s gift giving time in much of the western world.  Whether Hanukkah or Christmas, people are out shopping for the appropriate gift.…

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