Paul Gillin

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Nearly 40 Years Later, I’m Still Proud of This Article

Paul Gillin

I said housing prices were dropping and he said yes, he knew. I asked him what he expected to do with his time, and he chuckled, “Enjoy all that money.”. He said he wanted to retire to Florida, that he had bid on a house there already, but he had to sell his. home in Nashua first.

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Can Someone Explain Printer Economics?

Paul Gillin

I just bought a very nice Ricoh SP C250DN color laser printer from Adorama for the crazy low price of $66, including shipping. So that means even at the current price of $100 it’s far cheaper for me to stock up on replacement cartridges by buying several more printers, removing the cartridges and throwing away the printers.

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We’re Coming Back to Boston

Paul Gillin

The closer our search took us to Philadelphia, the higher the prices went. With prices in attractive Philly suburbs like Chester County approaching those of Metro West Boston, we began to question why we had moved from a place we loved to a place we barely knew.

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IDC: US Tech Firms Underestimate Emerging Market Opportunity

Paul Gillin

Many US vendors assume that success in emerging markets is a matter of selling their North American products at a lower price, but this ignores the different ways in which IT is evolving in these growing economies, Ng said. Misperception: Customers want itemized prices and mix and match the cheapest offerings.

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IDC Sees Massive Disruption From Industry’s Platform Shift

Paul Gillin

Volume is going way, way up and price is going way, way down,” he said of the new software market. “If Only about 18% of those apps will be paid for, and average prices will fall from $1.59 Tech firms will also need to serve a wider variety of vertical markets because price deflation won’t permit the luxury of focusing.

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What a Hotel Manager Taught Me About the Future of Business

Paul Gillin

No, there are three options the owner of the Howard Johnson Inn has: Cut prices and compete for low-margin budget travelers; Invest what it takes to fix the problem; Hang out a sign that says, “Under new management.&#. If you’re the owner of the Howard Johnson Inn, how do you solve this problem? Certainly not with advertising.

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Research Finds Expanded Marketing Role Correlates With Business Results

Paul Gillin

It finds that the best marketers have higher-than-average involvement in products, price, placement and promotion than average. The research breaks the respondent base into two categories: Top Performers and Rest of Population. They’re also more likely to be involved in customer service, supply networks and multi-channel marketing.