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What is the primary focus of value-based pricing?
What is the primary focus of value-based pricing?
What does good-value pricing aim to achieve?
What does good-value pricing aim to achieve?
Which pricing strategy is characterized by offering low prices consistently without temporary discounts?
Which pricing strategy is characterized by offering low prices consistently without temporary discounts?
What is a disadvantage of cost-plus pricing?
What is a disadvantage of cost-plus pricing?
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Market-penetration pricing is particularly suitable for which type of market?
Market-penetration pricing is particularly suitable for which type of market?
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What does competition-based pricing primarily rely upon?
What does competition-based pricing primarily rely upon?
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In product line pricing, how are price steps determined?
In product line pricing, how are price steps determined?
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What is the main goal of market-skimming pricing?
What is the main goal of market-skimming pricing?
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Study Notes
Pricing Strategies
- Price: The amount of money exchanged for a product or service, considering all customer benefits.
4Cs in Pricing Strategy
- Customers: Understanding customer needs and value perceptions.
- Current Positioning: Analyzing the product's current market position.
- Competitors: Evaluating competitor pricing strategies.
- Costs: Determining production and operational costs.
Pricing Criteria: Costs, Demand, and Competition
- Value-Based Pricing: Setting prices based on perceived customer value, not cost. Customer-centric.
- Cost-Based Pricing: Setting prices based on the cost of production. Product-centric.
Cost-Based Pricing
- Design a good product: Developing a desirable product.
- Determine product costs: Calculating production costs.
- Set price based on cost: Pricing based on cost plus a markup.
- Convince buyers of product value: Communicating the value proposition.
- Design product to deliver desired value at the target price: Tailoring the product to meet customer needs and desired price.
Customer Value-Based Pricing
- Good-Value Pricing: Offering products with desirable quality and service at fair prices.
- Everyday Low Pricing (EDLP): Consistent low pricing with few temporary discounts.
- High-Low Pricing: Higher everyday prices with occasional discounts/promotions.
- Value-Added Pricing: Differentiating a product with higher-priced features and services.
Cost-Plus Pricing
- Cost-plus pricing: Adding a markup to the cost of the product.
- Benefits: Certainty about costs, minimizes price competition.
Market-Skimming Pricing
- Setting a high price: Maximizing profit for new products.
- Quality and image: Using product's perceived quality as sales justification.
- Profit maximisation target: Setting higher prices to "secure" profitable sales.
- Important Note: High initial price may attract limited customers if the price cannot justify the high quality.
Market-Penetration Pricing
- Setting a low price: Maximizing profit on numerous sales; attracting price-sensitive customers.
- Significant volume: Aiming for significant sales in markets where units need to be sold to cover costs.
- Competitor deterence: Keeping competitors out of a price-sensitive market by making entrance not profitable.
- Important Note: Might not be profitable in every market.
Product Line Pricing
- Pricing steps between products: Using cost or customer perceived value differences to determine acceptable price ranges between products.
Optional-product pricing
- Charging extra for accessories related to a main product (e.g., phone and its case).
Captive-product pricing
- Setting low prices for a main product and high prices for affiliated products (e.g., printers and printer ink).
By-product pricing
- Pricing by-products to reduce costs of the main product and/or increase profitability.
Product-bundle pricing
- Bundling multiple products together to sell at a discounted price (e.g., shampoo kits).
Discount Pricing
- Using discounts to influence consumer behavior; such as straight price reduction, allowances, or money paid by producers to retailers.
Psychological Pricing
- Choosing prices to influence consumer perception by highlighting specific price points.
Promotional Pricing
- Temporarily reducing prices to stimulate short-term sales and motivate customers.
Segmented Pricing
- Pricing products differently depending on customer segments (or based on product variations, location or timing).
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Explore essential concepts in pricing strategies, including the 4Cs model and different pricing criteria such as value-based and cost-based pricing. This quiz will help you understand how to evaluate competition, costs, and customer perceptions to set effective prices for products and services.
