Tim Smith

Biography

Dr. Smith is the founder and Managing Principal of Wiglaf Pricing and an Adjunct Professor of marketing and economics at DePaul University.

At Wiglaf Pricing, Smith provides strategic pricing support for entrepreneurial and globally established firms in business and consumer markets. At DePaul University, Smith teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing as well as undergraduate economics.

Well-known in the industry as a thought leader in pricing, Smith has presented seminars on pricing to professional audiences throughout the globe. With hard-hitting, focused messages for executives, Smith encourages actions that lead to dynamic results.

Smith began his career as a research scientist in quantum mechanics before his interest in transferring technological advances to societal implementations led to pursuits in business strategy. His focus on pricing is a natural culmination of his deep love of math and his orientation to capturing profitable customers.

Smith is a member of the American Marketing Association and the American Physical Society. He has a bachelor`s degree in physics and chemistry from Southern Methodist University, a bachelor`s degree in mathematics from Southern Methodist University, a doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Chicago, and a masters degree in business with high honors in strategy and marketing from the University of Chicago GSB.

Publications

Pricing Strategy

Learn how to make pricing decisions that will maximize a firm`s profits by creating and capturing customers with PRICING STRATEGY: SETTING PRICE LEVELS, MANAGING PRICE DISCOUNTS AND ESTABLISHING PRICE STRUCTURES. Written by recognized pricing thought leader and principal of a successful pricing firm, Tim J. Smith, this comprehensive book emphasizes the stakeholder`s importance in making decisions, while highlighting key trade-offs to consider when choosing between opposing outcomes. In this book`s balanced presentation of quantitative instruction and qualitative concepts, learn more about the influences that should guide your decision-making.