Finally, the marketplace in our industry has become increasingly cost sensitive.
Where they have thrived is either in cost-conscious emerging markets or in cost-sensitive areas of developed markets defined by clear specifications and minimal innovation.
Cutting down on the burden of moving mountains of paper bills and heavy coins could conceivably save a bundle in cost-sensitive businesses like gas and fast food.
Green banks are needed to lower the cost of clean energy projects because they are particularly sensitive to cost constraints.
The council declined to reveal how much the settlement has cost as it was commercially sensitive.
Energy costs took THIRD place, sensitive to the cost of gas and power at the time of the survey.
"Typically a consumer is sensitive to the initial cost of the gadget he wants to play with, " says Jim Porter, president of Mountain View, Calif.
Much of the cost was driven by the need to replace sensitive signal and communications equipment that was wrecked by salt corrosion from the flood.
That said, Gillette is sensitive to the idea its razors and blades cost too much after years of steady increases, most recently to reflect the rising cost of materials.
Windows 8 is designed to work well with touch-sensitive screens, but the displays add to the cost of a PC.
We expect emerging markets such as Brazil, India, China and other Asian countries to drive the cloud-based business as it is a more cost effective way to adopt ERP and CRM and these economies tend to be more price sensitive.
Heinz derives more than 60% of its revenues outside the U.S. Ketchup sales for this quarter could be boosted by the introduction of smaller sized Heinz pouches that cost 99 cents for a 10-ounce pack to lower the entry price for price-sensitive consumers.
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