Selections from Journal of Marketing June 2014 | Pricing The importance of price with regard to consumer store and brand choice decisions cannot be overstated. However, a widely known truth among marketing practitioners and academics alike is that consumers do not respond to price per se; rather, they respond to their mental representations of price. Thus, […]
Part I explains the rationale and underlying theories that support the switch from hourly to value pricing. Part II dicusses early challenges and practical steps to take when beginning to transition your accounting practice to a pricing model based on value. Part III outlines the 8 steps an accounting practice or firm should take to […]
Manu Carricano, PhD Title: Pricing myopia: do leading companies capture the full value of their pricing strategies? Author(s): Manu Carricano, (EADA Business School, Barcelona, Spain) Citation: Manu Carricano, (2014) “Pricing myopia: do leading companies capture the full value of their pricing strategies?”, Management Decision, Vol. 52 Iss: 1, pp.159 - 178 Keywords: Performance, Pricing, Strategy Article […]
The majority of companies already recognise the potential for achieving growth through improved pricing. Understanding their customers and being able to react to them is often what drives pricing, yet in reality a very small proportion (13%) have an in-depth understanding of what their customers value and what they’re willing to pay. This may be […]
Abstract This article explores the intersection of pricing strategies and pricing capabilities by summarizing four distinct streams of research. By doing so, it provides insights into the challenges involved in implementing value-based pricing strategies as well as the generic challenges of building pricing capabilities. It also outlines the strategic importance of pricing capabilities. Authors […]
The global service parts industry continues to be highly competitive, borne from a series of trends: a weak economy; automakers’ pressures to cut supplier prices; higher costs for raw materials; and increased competition from global providers, in particular China and India. Facing these challenges and an industry that is slow to change, it’s clear something […]
Guest Editor: Dr Stephan Liozu, Case Western Reserve University and Dr Andreas Hinterhuber, Hinterhuber & Partners In 2015, a special issue on “The Profit Impact of Pricing and Revenue Management” will be guest edited by Dr. Stephan Liozu and Dr. Andreas Hinterhuber. We invite the scientific and practicing community to submit papers by 15 June 2024 in order […]
Abstract In this thesis, we focus on oligopolistic markets for a single perishable product, where firms compete by setting prices (Bertrand competition) or by allocating quantities (Cournot competition) dynamically over a finite selling horizon. The price-demand relationship is modeled as a parametric function, whose parameters are unknown, but learned through a data driven approach. The […]
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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