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Fulfill an Unmet Need – QAS

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 26, 2004

What will drive success at your company? I asked seven executives charged with generating revenue in business markets this question on May…

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Changing Business Requirements Shift Value Demand

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 29, 2003

For most of the 20th century, reading utility meters had been a mundane process. Meter readers traversed neighborhoods, examined dials, and recorded…

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Shifting Paradigm: Automated Meter Reading (AMR)

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 17, 2003

The Automated Meter Reading (AMR) industry is big stuff. During the past decade, advances in radio frequency (RF) technology, software, and powerline…

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Itron Raises Stakes in Acquisition Spree

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 31, 2003

Business research indicates that most acquisitions fail to create value, but a rare few firms are capable of acquiring new businesses and…

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AssureBuy’s Channel Approach

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 16, 2003

When hundreds of thousands of transactions per month are required in order to achieve a million dollars in revenue, businesses must embrace…

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Hitting the Ground Running – Stephanie Covall-Pinnix of SGS Net

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 9, 2002

In August of 2002, Stephanie Covall-Pinnix was appointed as Director of Business Development at SGS Net. Despite the tough economic times and…

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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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Talking to Markets: David Freeman at Geodesic Systems

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 4, 2002

When company names appear in my column, I have noticed a trend of corporate officers contacting me to ask how I learned…

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Power Risks California Power Problems Caused by Dumb Regulation, Not Deregulation

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 5, 2001

Recent news concerning power outages have been of dour amusement for this Chicagoan. Once again, a subset of people (read: the state)…

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