#pricing

This should have been an offer for Visible. The street is not going to like this next week…

I look after the Gartner contracts for a large multinational. Am curious as to internal position on AI, with deep research now I can often get better insight from a broader fact base faster and more tailored to what I need. What is the internal talk about using this for better research? Forrester has with their Izola. Also what’s the deal with sales teams, they seem super desperate at the moment, nearly threatening with things like price increase if you don’t renew early, or sign up to this or that, real hard sell, justify to me how you could possibly survive without Gartner etc. is that just my account?

Bloomberg reported that PwC has been cutting prices for some services after clients pushed back, saying that if the firm is bragging about efficiency gains from AI, they should get a fair share of those savings.

PwC’s Chief AI Officer was quoted saying:
“Clients would hear us talking about using AI and say, we want our fair share of those efficiencies. We certainly, as appropriate, give our clients the pricing benefit of the efficiencies that we are achieving.”

The article also notes that PwC and other Big Four firms are facing challenges retaining partners, with hundreds leaving in recent years.

It’s interesting to see this tension. On one side, firms want to showcase how AI is making them more efficient and innovative. On the other, clients are essentially saying, “If you’re doing the same work faster and cheaper, then we should pay less.”

Do you think this trend of clients demanding “AI discounts” will spread beyond consulting and audit firms? Or will companies try to pocket the margin improvements instead?

Joined 3 years ago. People tell me that prices go up and down, bo-m and bust cycles. That makes sense but it now feels that it'll never go up, almost like this is a systemic change. Not sure, it's just my gut feeling but I wanted to see if people with experience can chime in.

Did your store just increase the prices of 1300 items like mine did?

And we’re not talking little price increases either. Some items increased by 20-40 percent!! How is that possible!? The customers are going to be shocked. I know I was.

I guess this is the tariffs finally becoming reality. I don’t think our customers have any idea what’s in store for them. They’ve been complaining like crazy before this, wait until they see the prices now!

Hold onto your hats boy and girls. This sh!t’s about to get real.

The most recent ex-dividend date for Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is August 15, 2025, with a quarterly dividend payment of $0.99 per share, payable on September 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 15, 2025.

It ain’t much but every little bit helps.

Evaluated Pricing also known as TRPS, is going to start moving NY heads to South Carolina. They have picked the perfect person to execute this new strategy.

New municipal roles will be hired in Costa Rica and Fort Mills. The job market is good for job seekers— if you are in munis start looking for a job.

Congrats BVAL and ICE - you are the winners!