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		<title><![CDATA[Spend 3 minutes with free EBS ROI Tool - and Save Thousands]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This free, interactive tool can quantify the benefits of an upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite R12 on IBM hardware. Quickly show your CFO how an upgrade can:Lower cost of ownershipDeliver greater business intelligenceImpr]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a Customer-Centric Approach]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ensure your service provider's convergence strategy meshes with your enterprise network needs.Respected consulting firm Stratecast, a division of Frost & Sullivan, outlines the six customer-centric attributes that should be at the heart of you're your s]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smarter Products - The Building Blocks for a Smarter Planet]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1171695&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Businesses are delivering a new generation of smarter products that are increasingly instrumented, interconnected and intelligent - enabled through software.   Integration of software engineering with electronic and mechanical engineering is critical, imp]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pfizer Australia - CRM Package Boosts Tendering Capabilities for Pharmaceuticals Distributor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pfizer Australia is a major supplier of medicines and medical products to Australia's hospitals and healthcare groups. When the company's biggest customers put major contracts up to tender, Pfizer's nine key account managers need to compile large amounts ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beyond the Edge: High-performance content delivery enabled by the Limelight Networks XD Platform]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1184061&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper introduces a new and better technical approach to Internet content delivery, designedto address the escalating demands of today's online consumers. It's driven by the Limelight Networks® XD Platform and leverages patent-pending Adaptive Intel]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A comparison of IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and JBoss by RedHat]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1157119&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Succeeding in today's economy not only means utilizing technology to create intelligent, instrumented and interconnected solutions, but leveraging technology to optimize costs and do more with less. This brochure describes how the 3 key attributes of IBM']]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ricoh Output & Device Management Solutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1162257&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With daily pressures to control rising costs and optimize technology investments, many organizations are implementing device management strategies to increase efficiency, minimize costs and improve network security. So how does one develop a device manage]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Need for Profitability & Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1139575&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As indirect costs rise and economic pressures increase, the need for profitability and cost management (PCM) also grows. Read this white paper to find out more about how PCM drives business performance by finding drivers of cost and profitability, empower]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Store: The Last Mile in Delivering Customer-Centricity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1098151&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn how leading retailers are anticipating and responding to consumer demand where the rubber meets the road: inside the store. In today's competitive business climate, the moment of truth for retailers is reflected in how they deliver a superior custom]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[At What Price?Guidelines for a Customer-Focused Pricing Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49039&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An article of this author says to develop an optimal pricing strategy, a retailer must be able to distinguish between "price-sensitive" items - frequently shopped/purchased or heavily advertised items such as milk, and paper which are not readily known or]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Pricing and How it Benefits You]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49066&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article helps you to learn about common approaches to pricing and how to use pricing to stay ahead of the competition. It also explains various pricing strategies that you can use to stay a step or two ahead of your competition. Some of common pricin]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Costs, Competitors, and Customers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49070&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article explains about cost-based pricing, customer-based pricing, and competition-based pricing. It also explains about it’s advantages and disadvantages. Read on to know more.  ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Price: The Direct Link to Your Bottom Line]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49504&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article says that Pricing has tremendous impact on your profits, because pricing not only determines the quantity sold but also the direct contribution to your bottom line. It explains few key points when setting prices like setting a price stratergy]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alice's Dressings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=50525&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Alices dresessing  is  small one-store family restaurant that made delicious, unique, homemade salad dressings . It uses New distribution channels  that cause packaging and pricing changes. It developed different strategies for pricing and packaging decis]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Market-Driven Pricing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51121&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article contains practical, theoretically sound advice and also discusses about pricing strategies. It also explains about traditional pricing methods. Price volume relationships can be developed by surveying the prices of potential competitors and e]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is That Your Best Offer?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51157&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article defines about the shopbot technology, which helps to find killer deals on a wide array of products. Shopbots are intelligent software agents that scour the Web to find the lowest price on a particular product. Shopping services that are compa]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Go-To-Market Planning for a New Product]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51195&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["A global office equipment manufacturer had recently acquired a new print-ondemandsolution in order to capitalize on a perceived opportunity in thecommercial printing market. The company believed that a market existed withboth medium-sized commercia]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Free Pricing Model]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51331&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper sheds light on the question that how and why organizations are using the "free" pricing model and whether this strategy can be profitable.  companies, which uses the "free" model to manipulate their business web in order to create additional val]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Price Determination]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51627&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article says that pricing is based normally on a combination of cost and market competition. It also explains some targets about price segements. Read on to know more.  ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Product/Market Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51721&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article defines about Product Life Cycle, Declining profit margins ruining your performance review? Are you a business owner struggling to meet your goal? Maybe it's time to revisit the Product Life Cycle, modify your marketing mix, increase market s]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pricing Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51756&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is focuses on the pricing principle that is the most important part of sales. In other word we can say it is one of the four major elements of the marketing mix is price. Pricing is an important strategic issue because it is related to produc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should You Offer Extra Services or Lower Prices?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51840&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How to decide which is better for your business: adding an extra service to your product or lowering the price. When you increase the value and then provide a valuable service for free, you'll begin to appeal to the greed factor. Continue to add value and]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[promotion - sales promotion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51941&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A good definition of sales promotion would be as follows:  “An activity designed to boost the sales of a product or service. It may include an advertising campaign, increased PR activity, a free-sample campaign, offering free gifts or trading stamps, arra]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Price Wars]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=52196&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumers will buy just about anything if they can see the value or benefit. Get what you want from your business, regardless of what your competitors are charging. Create a selling price that covers all your costs, plus profit, then figure out how to sel]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Expert Advice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=52197&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Positioning your company ahead of the pack will make customers think of you first. How did we go about choosing the right people to perform all the services required? The answer is positioning. Positioning your company ahead of the pack will make customer]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Worldspan bringing 'transparency' to airline ticket prices]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56358&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new service by travel e-commerce firm Worldspan L.P. will let buyers compare today's ticket prices with historical prices over the past 12 months. The site is free for users, and Worldspan gets a small cut of every ticket purchased through the FareAware]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's right pricing for your product?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56359&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If your pricing strategy is based on either of these tactics, you may be losing money or losing customers. Right pricing" is the art of choosing the best price for your inventory. It requires information, facts, analysis and a tailored strategy before you]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Low prices are hair today, gone tomorrow]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56362&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["In theory, the concept was bold - perhaps revolutionary - but in reality, quality comes at a price. The upstart Fort Lauderdale-based hair-color chain that hung its marketing hat on salon-quality at discount rates hiked prices in May. Haircolorxpress g]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making the Most of US Auto Distribution]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56831&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Auto manufacturers in Europe and the United States, the world’s two biggest car markets, have a distribution headache: their retailing systems, built up in an incremental and uncoordinated way over several decades, are relics of the past. Given the wafer-]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Riding  Out The Storm]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56835&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In uncertain economic times, companies should focus on the fundamentals: pricing, marketing, and product development. Pricing is a powerful and often neglected tool that is again attracting attention. But pricing power sounds at first pass like an oxymoro]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Organizing for Pricing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56874&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pricing is an extremely powerful yet undermanaged driver of value. For most companies, managing pricing is the most effective lever for driving top-line growth and improving bottom-line results. A 1 percent increase in price realization can often have an ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Death of Averaged Pricing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56876&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Of all the tools companies can use to spur consumers to act, pricing is often the most effective—but also the most blunt. Recent advances in information technology, however, have greatly sharpened this tool, allowing for ever finer consumer segmentation. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Precision Pricing for Profit, Growth and Advantage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56883&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many managers of industrail companies today feel poweless to raise prices Forces beyod their control-including the depressed world economy, increasing global competition, persistent over capacity, growing customer power , and the impact of e-procurement a]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Do I Make a Profit to Survive in the Face of Lower Margins?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56892&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Retail executives continue to examine and reexamine their sales, gross margins and profitability to uncover ways to make their company more profitable. They look at every line item in their financial statements and too often conclude, cut more people, red]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business Marketing 201 - Wal-Mart]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56910&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As Wal-Mart, the corporate behemoth, advances to surpass the annual sales revenue of General Motors, a legion of adversaries try to block its path. Human rights advocates condemn the poor working conditions of foreign factories producing goods for Wal-Mar]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimal Pricing Through Value Modeling]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58009&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Of all the strategic decisions faced by a firm, none is more important than the setting of prices for the various product and service offerings. Pricing has been studied throughout history, and yet many of the traditional pricing methods remain basically ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Modeling Pricing Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58036&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article notifies that pricing research typically focuses on a customer's preference for a specific offering and reports findings in terms of percentages. Given the lack of a complete set of competitive offerings of all products, services, and prices ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58043&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Economists have long recognized that pricing is one of the most powerful levers available for managing demand. Yet many companies seem to treat pricing decisions as either an afterthought or a tactical detail. By developing a portfolio-level pricing strat]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Brands In The Realm Of Dynamic Pricing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=66004&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With Dynamic Pricing, the price of goods and services reflects real-time changes in price-variables. Via the wealth of consumer information online, Dynamic Pricing more truly reflects the value that consumers place upon goods and services. Today, it might]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Pricing, A Value-Based Approach to Increase Profit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=90816&cname=pricing]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Reduce your exposure to under- or over-pricing your product. Attend this executive level course to ensure your pricing strategy follows a market-focused perspective to balance the trade-offs of growth and profits. You’ll learn how to integrate pricing dec]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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