Archives posted in: Pricing

Commodity workplaces will find the current labor shortage even more challenging than businesses that can command premium talent

Is Your Workplace a Commodity?

By Kyle T. Westra May 18, 2021

Fire Fast—Then What? It is common advice for employers to react with decisiveness to a recession. Lay off those you need to…

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What Do Hiring Managers Look for When Hiring Pricing Professionals?

The Makings of a Pricing Professional

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 16, 2021

The Makings of a Pricing Professional What does it take to become a pricing professional?  What do hiring managers look for in…

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Pricing professionals must be adaptable and be prepared to adjust pricing in response to changing market conditions

When Pricing, Adaptability is Useful

By Nathan L. Phipps April 16, 2021

Life is transient. So, adaptability certainly helps. Earlier this week, I found myself reflecting on a recent project. A client was about…

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J.M. Smucker Co Announces 2021 Price Increases

Strategic Movements April 2021

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 16, 2021

Price Check on Kimberly-Clark Again… Kimberly-Clark, maker of Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott paper products, Huggies, Depends, and Kotex, plans to raise prices by…

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Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS, made the choice to focus on profits, and it is paying off

Carol Tomé Shifts the Focus

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 19, 2021

Which do you want: Market share or profits?  Growth at all costs or profitable growth?  To be big or to be profitable?…

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What exactly is going on with Texas’s deregulated electricity market?

What Does Pricing Tell Us About What Happened to Texas’s Power Grid?

By Kyle T. Westra March 19, 2021

A series of major winter storms in February led to a crisis for Texas’s electrical power system. In short, the system failed…

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COVID-19 has created massive supply chain interruption causing delays in materials, production, shipping and delivery

Supply Chain Tribulations

By Nathan L. Phipps March 19, 2021

Earlier this month, I decided to pursue wellness and purchase a bicycle of my very own. (Yes, yes, I hear those of…

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CPG giant Kimberly-Clark drives growth during COVID with new product development and brand advertising

Strategic Movements March 2021

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 19, 2021

Price Check on Procter & Gamble Household Goods IRI data indicated a growth in sales of premium products from soap and household…

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Luxury Goods and Pricing Power

Luxury Goods and Pricing Power

By Nathan L. Phipps February 19, 2021

The story of the coronavirus recession and recovery is a story of unequal outcomes. Not all people are being impacted equally, and…

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Critical skills applicable to all career pursuits

Building Career-Agnostic Skills

By Kyle T. Westra February 19, 2021

I pulled down this mug the other day and gave it a good look for the first time in years. It’s a…

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