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Is GM Really Focused on Value or Low Prices?

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 1, 2007

Is GM reverting to MSRPs and high promotional discounts, or is it serious about its strategy to focus on value?  We put…

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Pricing for Volume Is Just Hard to Justify

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 1, 2007

Complimentary analysis spreadsheet provided courtesy of the Wiglaf Journal. At a fast-growing entrepreneurial firm last month, I found myself casually drifting into…

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Bad Prices Kill, Good Prices Sustain. Learn it or Bleed.

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 1, 2007

Novices to marketing often think that cutting prices to grow market share is a sound strategy. Somewhere between high school and the…

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2006: The Pricing Year in Review

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 1, 2007

2006 was a year where Pricing possibly became a bit more transparent. It was a great year to pick up and read…

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Can You Have the Highest Price and the Largest Market Share?

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 1, 2007

In the coming months, both Symantec and Microsoft are scheduled to release new products aimed at improving computer security. Symantec’s Norton 360…

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GM May Be Learning Price Discipline
Growing Margins While Lowering Prices by Tilting the Price Waterfall Vector

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 1, 2006

When a marketer wants to signify that they are selling a high quality item, they can raise the price. This tactic of…

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iPod v. Walkman
Winning Price to Quality Competition Using Customer Perceptions and Market Segmentation

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 1, 2006

The old adage of “you get what you pay for” has long driven both customer behavior and pricing strategy. Some people are…

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Value-Added Pricing A Strategic Weapon Against the Low-Priced Competitor

By James T. Berger July 1, 2006

The conventional wisdom holds that in a competitive marketplace the seller that offers the lowest price will always beat out its competitors.…

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Price Leadership Denied in LCD Panel Industry

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 1, 2006

In terms of drama, the LCD market has pressed my adrenaline gland for the past five years. Just last month, it hit…

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Fractional Ownership: The Renaissance of TimeShare

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 1, 2006

In the December 2005 edition of this journal, I wrote about some of the developments and milestones that were witnessed in The…

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