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November 16, 2012

Why not try Increasing the Price by 50 Cents Instead?

There are plenty of alternatives to bankruptcy when faced with a strike by your Twinkie-baking workers. To wit: Increasing the price of your product or Changing the packaging/amount supplied per box Stalling until the munchies take hold in Colorado and Washington Reducing the complexity of your product line Reducing the cost of your inputs Reducing…
Nick Armstrong
Business coach · Fort Collins, CO

Hostess Doomed

There are plenty of alternatives to bankruptcy when faced with a strike by your Twinkie-baking workers. To wit:

  • Increasing the price of your product or Changing the packaging/amount supplied per box
  • Stalling until the munchies take hold in Colorado and Washington
  • Reducing the complexity of your product line
  • Reducing the cost of your inputs
  • Reducing the cost of your distribution
  • Reducing the cost of your overhead by implementing smarter systems
  • …pretty much anything except for a dick move by a rich CEO like bankrupting Hostess
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