Why is there a need for CRAPIDO? Discover why one pricing professional strongly believes the industry can use another Responsibility Assignment Matrix. Businesses must clearly define roles, especially within pricing, and without organization, they become inefficient, ineffective, underperforming and a drain. CRAPIDO is a way to impart a bit of discipline into the current system. […]
The year 2016 is almost over. All businesses should reflect on what has worked, and what has not worked; and they should be prepared to adjust in 2017. That evaluation should include reviewing the results of decisions made regarding pricing strategies and tactics. Equally important, the evaluation should be rigorous and thorough, and there should […]
We are off and running in the New Year. January is almost over, and it is time to begin measuring how effective your pricing structure and prices have been. Don’t forget – monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of pricing is one of your New Year’s Pricing Resolutions. To be useful to your organization, […]
This is the first in a six part blog series on how manufacturers and distributors can apply Six Sigma methodology to the pricing function to generate repeatable margin gains. A disciplined process is needed to create Pricing Excellence – SPA’s Six Sigma training drives real results focused on profitable growth. “Measure of success at strategic […]
Summary: The process of estimating the cost for the development and delivery of a product, service, or solution can range from simple to highly complex based upon multiple factors including: technology maturity, urgency, geographic location, quantity, quality, availability of resources, hardware and software, systems integration and more. This book provides a comprehensive discussion of cost […]
Summary: With the Price Estimation scene (PE scene) Christoph Breidert introduces a new method to estimate willingness-to-pay. It works as an additional interview scene appended to conjoint analysis and offers the respondents a dynamically generated sequence of product choices with assigned prices. The customers indicate whether they would actually purchase the presented product profiles. Authors: […]
Summary: Ask people what they want, and they say, “the best of everything.” Ask them what they would like to spend, and they say, “as little as possible.” Assessing consumer preferences and willingness to pay through direct rating scales, with separate questions about product features and prices, often fails to capture trade-offs that underlie consumer […]
Summary: This master reference in its fifth edition contains everything you need to know about government pricing rules and regulations in one easy-to-use volume. Guide to Contract Pricing: Cost and Price Analysis for Contractors, Subcontractors, and Government Agencies, 5th Edition, explains how the government conducts business and walks you through every step of the contracting […]
Summary: Top companies around the world turn to MIT’s Jonathan Byrnes to figure out where the profit is. Using his systematic process for analyzing profitability, they can quickly determine which parts of the business are worth expanding and which are just a drain on resources. Then, using Byrnes’s “profit levers,” they can turn unprofitable business […]
Summary: Pricing, 3/e, synthesizes economic and marketing principles with accounting and financial information to provide a basis for analyzing pricing alternatives within legal and corporate constraints. This revision of this classic text brings readers an understandable writing style, a more complete discussion of the quantitative issues, and a greater number of clear-cut examples. The material […]
Considering a Subscription Model? Avoid These Rookie Mistakes | IndustryWeek
The subscription economy is taking business by storm. Entire industries have moved to subscription-based pricing, leaving behind some of the slow movers but also giving new life to companies that were struggling. Some talk about the end of ownership and the start of usership. It is a real revolution. Industrial companies have lately been getting […]
Zilliant Showcases End-to-End Pricing and Sales Growth Capabilities at MindShare 2019 | Zilliant
AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2024 – Zilliant, the industry leader in AI-driven pricing and sales growth solutions, hosted its annual MindShare user conference last week in Austin. The company welcomed customers from around the world to share their experiences with Zilliant’s end-to-end suite of SaaS-based Price Management & Optimization and Sales Growth solutions. Attendees participated […]
Webinar: Successful Price Increases using Market Insights | PriceBeam
Digitalization is everywhere of course. But whereas some industries are 100% digital from birth, others are still transforming from traditional consumer or industrial products to more of a digital service industry. Regardless of where your industry and company is on the digitalization path, pricing practices are severely impacted. Digitalization means increased transparency, more information, as well […]
Date: May 1, 2024 Time: 10:00 am central Surge pricing may soon be something that we see for more than just an Uber ride, but what’s the real purpose of companies surging prices? And is it always bad for the consumer? About Alex Shartsis Alexander Shartsis is cofounder and CEO of Perfect Price, an artificial intelligence […]
MindShare 2019 - May 14-16 | Zilliant
Want to Drive Profitable Growth in 2019? The B2B industry is consistently failing to capture hidden pockets of revenue and profit that can be uncovered today. Learn from industry experts on how to put an end to profit leakage for good. Zilliant MindShare welcomes you to our ecosystem of best-in-class partners and thought leaders. You […]
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