24 May The Moving Industry’s Code: Can Technology Ever Crack it?
The moving industry has spent the better part of 100 years building its own very specific way of doing things. It’s a culture, a code, something that runs deep–and it’s apparent to anyone who’s spent more than five minutes in the company of an experienced mover. While tech advancements are...
20 May What if RFPs Weren’t a Total Time Suck?
Mobility RFPs are notoriously cumbersome. A global RFP covering 20 locations with 10 shipping types and five sizes and weights can result in 20,000 data points. What’s worse is that this probably won’t even cover the entire scope of the customer’s move program.
01 Apr Right Size vs. Right Shape
No matter where you operate or what your relocation volume is, one thing holds true: your moving network is only as strong as your supply chain. We’ve seen how technology can enable clients to better manage their mobility supply chain and achieve organizational goals – whether increased quality,...
19 Jan Dynamic Pricing Test: COVID Case Study
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” — Newton’s 3rd Law I created PricePoint because of the decade of dysfunction I witnessed in the pricing realm of international moving services. There are many structural causes of that dysfunction, but a central pillar is the practice of...
10 Dec New and Improved: The Evolution of PricePoint
When we launched PricePoint, it was a game-changer. However we had to be mindful of not changing the game faster than the industry was ready for, nor more aggressively than our bootstrap startup budget would allow. Now with widespread industry adoption, a decade of user feedback and reinvested...
23 Aug COVID’s Impact on Move Pricing (and what you can do about it)
COVID has disrupted the steady, mostly predictable rhythm of supply and demand worldwide, an impact that has been felt notably within the household goods moving industry. Costs are going up for movers in order to allow for more planning time, providing PPE and sanitizing products, and taking extra...
14 Jul Corporate Move Pricing: Trust Through Transparency
It may seem counter-intuitive, but “transparency” has long been a trap for suppliers in the moving industry. Conventional procurement methodologies demand transparency, yet the end result is false pricing environments and RFP processes shot full of loopholes.
17 Jun PricePoint Domestic: Move Smart, Move Simply
Just a few weeks ago, we launched PricePoint Domestic with a birth announcement. One person actually congratulated me on having a baby girl, and others were curious what PricePoint Domestic is all about. So here’s a little insight on what we’ve built and what our new arrival is growing into.