surveys & research

is pricing a marketing function?

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ten steps to designing your pricing strategy.

by august j. aquila
price it right: how to value accounting services

yes, pricing is indeed a fundamental marketing function. it plays a crucial role in determining the value of a product or service in the eyes of customers and has a direct impact on a company’s profitability and market positioning. pricing decisions are typically made based on various factors such as production costs, competition, target market, positioning strategy and customer perceptions of value.

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here are a few reasons why pricing is considered a marketing function:
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cas can play a critical role in clients’ vendor selection

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the needed skills are already part of the accountant’s skill set; they just need to be applied outside of the finance function. 

by donny c. shimamoto, cpa, citp, cgma
center for accounting transformation

historically, vendor selection has been primarily driven by operations or it teams. however, recent research by the chief executive group for the cfo leadership council shows that finance teams play a critical role in vendor selection. forward-thinking cas teams should take a cue from these finance teams and broaden their service offerings to help clients be more successful. 

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how finance teams support vendor selection 

as shown in figure 1 below, more than 7 of 10 finance teams are involved in the final selection of vendors and products. many people often see finance’s involvement as just the final stamp of approval, but the research clearly shows that finance teams are involved throughout the purchasing process. 

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four reasons accountants struggle with selling

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businessman with head in hands

reframe your thinking.

by martin bissett
business development on a budget

let’s take a look at the last 20-plus years of my experience and my research as to where new clients come from in an accounting practice. i don’t think there are going to be too many shocks here.

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what i’ve found is that 82 percent of all new clients in a given year who come into an accounting firm come in from a referral source. this may be a bank or a lawyer or some other source, perhaps an existing client, who has recommended that a particular business meet with your firm and come on board as a client.
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artificial intelligence: it’s a matter of time

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bar chart

what are you saving it for?

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

what is artificial intelligence good for? we still don’t know. we know it’s going to be good for a lot, but so far, we’re using it only for a little – just a taste of what’s to come.

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one major impact will be on that elusive infinite, time.

for one thing, ai’s going to save a lot of time. tasks that used to take hours or days will soon take mere seconds.

but is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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new pacemaker powered by light, no batteries

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can science save lives with solar power?

by rick richardson
technology this week

pengju li and his colleagues at the university of chicago have created a wireless, ultrathin pacemaker that utilizes light similarly to a solar panel. because it conforms to the shape of the heart, its design reduces interference with the heart’s normal function while simultaneously eliminating the need for batteries. their findings, just released in nature, provide a novel strategy for heart pacing and other therapies requiring electrical stimulation.

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medical devices called pacemakers are inserted into the body to control cardiac rhythms. they are comprised of battery-operated electrical circuits with leads that are fixed to the heart muscle to stimulate it. leads, however, can break and cause tissue damage. once implanted, the leads’ position cannot be altered, which restricts access to various cardiac areas. because they use stiff iron electrodes, pacemakers could also cause tissue injury when they are used to regulate arrhythmia or to restart the heart after surgery.
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