Building Promotion Spend Optimization Solutions

Applicable to Promotional Spend Optimization: Image shows a road sign on yellow background with black letters that reads "Cheap" with an arrow to the right, and "Expensive" with an arrow to the left underneath.

 By: Armin Kakas.  This is a guest post from our partner Armin Kakas on Promotion Spend Optimization. It originally appeared on Armin’s blog with this version edited for consistency. To learn more about our partnership please read our partnership announcement. Best-in-class Promotion Spend Optimization capabilities to drive your Operating Profit If you are a ~$1B […]

Successful Pricing Strategy? Your Suppliers Want In

Image shows logos of Pantone, Pantone direct and Adobe. The Adobe logo has bags of cash with a green upward arrow suggesting increase. The Pantone and Pantone Connect logos suggest to aim demands for payment, with an extended open hand for Pantone and a harpoon aiming at Adobe's cash for Pantone Connect.

Summary The dispute between Pantone and Adobe has unnerved Adobe and many of its users, showing that key suppliers may successfully press for participation in economic gains from subscription pricing. With many price increases across the economy, both B2B and B2C brands asserting rationales of “increased value” should review their supplier relationships and prepare for […]

EBITDA Catalyst And Movens Advisory Enter Partnership to Enhance Pricing Advisory Services

Image shows logos of EBITDA Catalyst and Movens Advisory logos with a handshake icon, followed underneath by head shots of principals Maciej Kraus, Robert Ribciuc, Wojciech Gorzen

October 30, 2022.   MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA and WARSAW, POLAND – EBITDA Catalyst, a leading middle-market pricing strategy and revenue management advisory firm and Movens Advisory (“Movens”), a leading pricing insights and profit optimisation firm, are pleased to announce an expanded partnership to better serve their growing client base globally.   Together, EBITDA Catalyst and Movens can provide […]

Egg Prices: A Poster for Ugly Inflation At Walmart, Aldi, and Cub Foods?

The ugly side of #foodprices #inflation? Cheapest egg dozen at Walmart $3.68, at Aldi $4.15 (online prices, slightly higher than in-store at Aldi) (as of Sun noon 10/30). When I wrote back in February on the relative #grocery pricing at Walmart, ALDI USA, and Cub Foods Store, eggs could be had for $0.73 at Walmart and […]

Catalyst Quote & Comment: Sam Walton On How The Customer Can Fire Everyone

Image shows a framed quote attributed to Sam Walton "There is only one boss. The customer."

Illustrating the point One word: Metaverse.  It’s been a very tough week to be any of the tech giants, with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta all reporting missed earnings or declining revenue guidance. Every brutal line of bad news basically boils down to one thing: customers are or will be spending less, and these […]