"The company will have to learn how to maintain high margins in an open systems world."

What is the company doing to maintain or improve profit margins?

If there's one thing Apple is good at, it's maintaining margins.

"Even with a reduction in our revenue base, we maintain good margins."

Companies are also struggling to maintain profit margins, let alone raise prices.

And Dell's ability to maintain margins through strong customer service seems to be slipping.

More likely, business is cutting back on labor aggressively to maintain profit margins.

Improving service in these conditions is critical to maintaining margins and growing profitability.

To maintain profit margins, they are reducing overhead costs with the help of improved technology.

"At a time when revenues are tightening, if agencies want to maintain their growth and margins, they've got to be smarter."