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- 1. Pricing StrategiesChapter 120
- 2. ObjectivesLearn the major strategies for pricing imitative and new products. Understand how companies find a set of prices that maximizes the profits from the total product mix.1
- 3. ObjectivesLearn how companies adjust their prices to take into account different types of customers and situations. Know the key issues related to initiating and responding to price changes.2
- 4. Price is #1 factor influencing choice of cellular companies Prices in wireless industry dropped 25% in three years Few companies were profitablemLife ad campaign attempted to build the AT&T wireless brand so consumers would consider value rather than just price Campaign met with strong initial success mLife: AT&T WirelessCase Study3
- 5. DefinitionsMarket-Skimming Pricing Setting a high price for a new product to skim maximum revenues layer by layer from segments willing to pay the high price. Market-Penetration Pricing Setting a low price for a new product in order to attract a large number of buyers and a large market share.4
- 6. Product Line Pricing Setting price steps between product line items. Price points Optional-Product Pricing Pricing optional or accessory products sold with the main productProduct Mix Pricing Strategies5
- 7. Captive-Product Pricing Pricing products that must be used with the main product High margins are often set for supplies Services: two-part pricing strategy Fixed fee plus a variable usage rateProduct Mix Pricing Strategies6
- 8. By-Product Pricing Pricing low-value by-products to get rid of them Product Bundle Pricing Pricing bundles of products sold togetherProduct Mix Pricing Strategies7
- 9. Price Adjustment StrategiesDiscount / allowance Segmented Psychological Promotional Geographical International Types of discounts Cash discount Quantity discount Functional (trade) discount Seasonal discount Allowances Trade-in allowances Promotional allowances Strategies 8
- 10. Price Adjustment StrategiesDiscount / allowance Segmented Psychological Promotional Geographical International Types of segmented pricing strategies: Customer-segment Product-form pricing Location pricing Time pricing Also called revenue or yield management Certain conditions must exist for segmented pricing to be effective Strategies 9
- 11. Conditions Necessary for Segmented Pricing Effectiveness Price Adjustment StrategiesMarket is segmentable Lower priced segments are not able to resell Competitors can not undersell segments charging higher prices Pricing must be legal Costs of segmentation can not exceed revenues earned Segmented pricing must reflect real differences in customers’ perceived value 10
- 12. Price Adjustment StrategiesDiscount / allowance Segmented Psychological Promotional Geographical International The price is used to say something about the product. Price-quality relationship Reference prices Differences as small as five cents can be important Numeric digits may have symbolic and visual qualities that psychologically influence the buyer Strategies 11
- 13. Price Adjustment StrategiesDiscount / allowance Segmented Psychological Promotional Geographical International Temporarily pricing products below the list price or even below cost Loss leaders Special-event pricing Cash rebates Low-interest financing, longer warranties, free maintenance Promotional pricing can have adverse effects Strategies 12
- 14. Promotional Pricing Problems Price Adjustment StrategiesEasily copied by competitors Creates deal-prone consumers May erode brand’s value Not a legitimate substitute for effective strategic planning Frequent use leads to industry price wars which benefit few firms 13
- 15. Price Adjustment StrategiesDiscount / allowance Segmented Psychological Promotional Geographical International Types of geographic pricing strategies: FOB-origin pricing Uniform-delivered pricing Zone pricing Basing-point pricing Freight-absorption pricing Strategies 14
- 16. Price Adjustment StrategiesDiscount / allowance Segmented Psychological Promotional Geographical International Prices charged in a specific country depend on many factors Economic conditions Competitive situation Laws / regulations Distribution system Consumer perceptions Cost considerationsStrategies 15
- 17. Initiating Price Cuts is Desirable When a Firm: Has excess capacity Faces falling market share due to price competition Desires to be a market share leaderPrice Changes16
- 18. Price Increases are Desirable: If a firm can increase profit, faces cost inflation, or faces greater demand than can be supplied. Methods of Increasing Price Alternatives to Increasing Price Reducing product size, using less expensive materials, unbundling the product. Price Changes17
- 19. Buyer reactions to price changes must be considered. Competitors are more likely to react to price changes under certain conditions. Number of firms is small Product is uniform Buyers are well informed Price Changes18
- 20. Respond To Price Changes Only If: Market share / profits will be negatively affected if nothing is changed. Effective action can be taken: Reducing price Raising perceived quality Improving quality and increasing price Launching low-price “fighting brand” Price Changes19
- 21. Pricing within Channel Levels Price-fixing Competitors can not work with each other to set prices Predatory pricing Firms may not sell below cost with the intention of punishing a competitor or gaining higher long-run profits or running a competitor out of business.Public Policy and Pricing20
- 22. Pricing across Channel Levels Price discrimination Retail price maintenance Deceptive pricing Bogus reference / comparison pricing Scanner fraud Price confusion Public Policy and Pricing21
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