Grow a Spine for Pricing: Measuring the Maturity of Your Pricing Practice with Tim J. Smith

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Our guest on our recent episode of Pricing Heroes is Dr. Tim J. Smith, a foremost thought leader in the pricing community. Tim wears a variety of hats in the pricing profession. He is the Founder and CEO of Wiglaf Pricing, an Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Economics at DePaul University, an academic advisor at the Professional Pricing Society, and the author of four books on pricing, including Pricing Done Right and Pricing Strategy . Those of you who are active on LinkedIn may know him as the brains behind the Pricing Spine-o-meter. Tim dives into evaluating pricing teams, explains why technology alone can’t tackle today's most pressing pricing challenges, and explores the positive role pricing can have on public perception and social equity. Tune in to learn how you can take your pricing strategies to the next level. Check out these resources: Pricing Strategy (book) Pricing Done Right (book) Wiglaf Pricing Missives (Pricing Spine-o-meter on LinkedIn) Certified Pricing Professional (CPP) Get in touch with us - Get your free copy of Get Ready for the Future Of Pricing with our A-Z Guide . For more information about AI pricing solutions,

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