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Another one (ok, a whole bunch of them) bites the dust…

December 6, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 3 Comments

I can remember a time, not so long ago…

Yup, when Congressmen (there were maybe 1 or 2 women, who ‘inherited’ their spouses’ seats) were held in relative high regard. And, car salesmen were the low men (again- same statement) on the totem pole. Now, Congressfolks have a public approval rating that would make Idi Amin (go ahead, look him up!) blush- and car salesman have vanished (almost) from the face of the earth.

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Whither R&D

January 18, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 13 Comments

OK. This is rant time. Corporate profits are doing fine- even if we (the consumer, the population) are not. A lot of this profit is due to the fact that workers are not being paid well, or that there are not enough workers (i.e., corporations are “running lean”, often meaning there are too few workers for the tasks at hand).

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Shh. Price Increase. (Are you timid about that?)

August 2, 2011 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 16 Comments

Pricing. Ok- don’t run away yet. I know it’s tough to pick the right price. I’ve been trying to get it perfect for nigh 40 years- sometimes it’s a little high, sometimes it’s a little low…and, no, Goldilocks has no better choices, either.

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