As a service to pricing professionals, we have compiled a collection of the best pricing focused hard-copy books and e-books available. The entries for each book are tagged by subject matter, include the author(s), publisher, date of publication, a picture of the front cover, and a brief summary. For your convenience, we have also included a […]
Today, pay-per-view isn’t the only thing you buy on a per-use basis. Companies are now offering usage-based pricing on everything from cars to car insurance, giving them rich insight into how, when, and where customers use products and threatening to upend traditional business models where revenues depend on ownership. OVERVIEW Align price with use Reducing […]
Late last month there was an article in the Wall Street Journal, Smaller Sizes Add Pop to Soda Sales, describing the attempts by Coke and Pepsi to sell more soda in smaller cans. The article further points out that the price per ounce is higher for the small cans than for larger cans. If that […]
Execute Your Plans with Courage, Not Hubris | Strategic Pricing Solutions
If the team has identified certain products as being superior to competing alternatives, and has quantified how that superiority creates value for customers versus the alternatives, those products should have higher prices than the competitors’. If that means raising some prices more than expected, so be it. If the team is afraid to execute the […]
Customer Value: The Price of Paradise | Strategic Pricing Solutions
Earlier this year, my wife and I moved to Florida. With year-round nice weather, palm trees and white sandy beaches, it seems like Paradise. Last week Hurricane Irma came through and reminded us of the true price of paradise. It also reminded me that buyers make trade-offs in every purchase decision, and your pricing strategies […]
Segmentation Is a Critical Part of Channel Management | Strategic Pricing Solutions
The challenge that Under Armour is facing is the exact reason most luxury brands limit their channels to high-end stores where shoppers are not price-sensitive. If the luxury brands want to target more price-sensitive customers, they develop new products or brands that do not have the same cachet or premium pricing. By doing so, they […]
Lower Concession Prices May Backfire | Strategic Pricing Solutions
The Atlanta Falcons have established a new concessions pricing strategy for the coming season, and they will have the lowest prices in the NFL. They are lowering most prices in an effort to be more fan friendly. I am not a scrooge, but I think it is a bad decision. At best, they will make […]
Focus on the Segments Before Lowering Prices | Strategic Pricing Solutions
Last week there was an article in the Wall Street Journal, So Long, Hamburger Helper: America’s Venerable Food Brands Are Struggling which discussed the declining market shares of some of the largest packaged food companies. It is not a surprise; the large CPG companies have been losing customers for the past few years on multiple […]
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