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What is the primary function of price in a marketing strategy?

  • Encourage collaboration among competitors
  • Generate revenue (correct)
  • Serve as a marketing tool
  • Influence product distribution

Which of the following is an external factor that influences pricing strategy setting?

  • End user demand (correct)
  • Marketing objectives
  • Company policies
  • Production costs

According to the content, what is the relationship between price and costs?

  • Costs always dictate the price.
  • Price and costs are unrelated.
  • Price determines costs. (correct)
  • Price is fixed by competitors' pricing.

What role can pricing play in managing seasonal sales variations?

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What does Warren Buffet imply is vital for a good business?

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What determines the price that a customer is willing to pay for a product?

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What is the primary difference between real value and potential value in customer perception?

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When do customers typically decide to proceed with a purchase?

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What is considered when establishing the perceived value for each brand?

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Which strategy is not a common approach for pricing against competition?

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What is necessary for pricing to be considered effective?

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Which pricing method is characterized as proactive?

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What factor generally leads to low price sensitivity among consumers?

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What contributes to a customer's perceived value of a product?

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Which of the following best defines cost-plus pricing?

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How can price discrimination occur?

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Which scenario would NOT typically result in reduced price sensitivity?

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Which of the following factors can impact a consumer's understanding of price?

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What is a primary advantage of the flat rate pricing model?

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What is a common disadvantage of the flat rate model?

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the tiered pricing model?

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Which streaming service is an example mentioned for a flat rate model?

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Which issue is commonly associated with charging customers per usage?

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What is the primary advantage of having two or three pricing tiers?

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What type of customer preference can tiered pricing effectively cater to?

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What is one disadvantage of having too many pricing tiers?

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How does pricing per user benefit a firm regarding heavy users?

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What can happen if a firm sets its prices too low in a tiered pricing model?

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In what type of business is tiered pricing primarily used?

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What effect does tiered pricing have on revenue forecasting?

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What misconception might customers have about pricing based on usage?

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What is a key condition for using skim pricing strategies?

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Which customer demographic is most targeted by penetration pricing?

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Which of the following is an example of a subscription model that offers limited access for free?

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What differentiates a mixed subscription model from a premium model?

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What is a characteristic feature of a tiered pricing model?

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Which pricing strategy is best suited for an early market with low competition?

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What is NOT a condition for penetration pricing?

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Which pricing model allows customers to use a service for free, followed by a payment after a set period?

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In which scenario would skim pricing be least effective?

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What defines the fixed/flat rate pricing model?

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Flashcards

Pricing Power

The ability of a company to increase its prices without a significant decline in sales.

Cost-Plus Pricing

A strategy used by companies to determine the price of their products or services based on their costs and desired profit margin.

Break-Even Point

The point at which total revenue equals total expenses, indicating neither a profit nor a loss.

External Factors in Pricing

External factors that influence pricing decisions, such as consumer demand, competitor pricing, and economic conditions.

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Internal Factors in Pricing

Internal factors, like marketing strategies, costs, and business objectives, that influence a company's pricing decisions.

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Perceived Value

The value the customer places on a product based on its ability to meet their needs and desires, regardless of actual costs or selling price.

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Penetration Strategy

A pricing strategy that uses low initial prices to attract customers quickly and gain market share.

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Skimming Strategy

A pricing strategy that sets high initial prices to capitalize on early adopters willing to pay premium for new products.

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Parity Strategy

A pricing strategy where a company matches competitors' prices, aiming for a stable market position and avoiding price wars.

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Value-Based Pricing

The process of determining the price of a product based on its perceived value to the customer.

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Pricing Rule

The price at which a company sells its product must be higher than the cost of producing one unit of that product. This ensures that a company can cover its costs and still make a profit.

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Price Sensitivity

This refers to the degree to which a change in price will affect customer demand for a product. High price sensitivity means a small price increase can lead to a large decrease in sales.

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Price Discrimination

This pricing strategy involves offering different prices to different customer groups based on their willingness to pay. This can be done based on factors like location, age, or volume of purchase.

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Low Price Sensitivity Factors

This refers to factors that make customers less sensitive to price changes. These could include things like the product being unique, having limited substitutes, or being a small expense compared to the total cost of the end product.

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Product Uniqueness

When a product is perceived as unique, exclusive, or high-quality, customers are often less sensitive to price changes as they value those attributes.

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Limited Substitutes

Customers may be less sensitive to price changes if they are unaware of or have limited access to alternative products that might be cheaper.

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Skim Pricing

A pricing strategy where companies set a high initial price for a new product or service to maximize profit from early adopters.

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Penetration Pricing

A pricing strategy where companies set a low initial price for a new product or service to attract a large market share quickly.

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Quality-Sensitive Customers

Customers who are willing to pay a premium for high-quality products or services.

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Tiered Pricing

A pricing strategy that offers a variety of product packages with varying features and prices.

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Fixed/Flat Rate Pricing

A pricing model where users pay a fixed amount for access to a set of features or services for a specific period.

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Usage Model

A pricing model where users pay based on the amount of resources or services consumed.

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Per Unit/User Model

A pricing model where users pay for each unit or user accessing a service.

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Freemium Model

A subscription model that offers a limited free version of a service with the option to pay for more features or content.

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Premium Model

A subscription model that offers full access to all features for a fixed price.

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Mixed Subscription Model

A subscription model that combines aspects of freemium and premium, offering a free version with ads and a paid version without ads and with additional features.

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Volume Discounts

A pricing model where the cost per unit of product or service decreases as the number of units purchased increases.

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Usage-Based Pricing

A pricing model where the price is determined by the amount of a product or service used by a customer during a specific timeframe.

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Per-User Pricing

Pricing based on the number of users accessing a product or service.

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Quantity Discounts

When a company offers different prices depending on the quantity purchased.

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Competitive Pricing

A pricing strategy that aims to set the price of a product or service at a level that is competitive with similar offerings in the market.

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Fixed Pricing

A pricing model where the price is fixed and does not change regardless of how much of the product or service is consumed.

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Flat Rate Model

A pricing model where customers pay a fixed amount for unlimited access to a service or product, regardless of their usage.

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Tiered Pricing Model

This model offers different price tiers based on the amount of usage or services accessed. Higher tiers typically include more features or benefits.

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Fixed and Limited Revenue

A major disadvantage of flat rate pricing is that it doesn't allow the company to earn extra revenue even if users heavily utilize the service.

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Excessive Usage

When customers use a flat rate service excessively, it can lead to increased costs for the company.

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Ease for Users

A key benefit of flat rate pricing for customers is predictability. They always know exactly how much they will pay.

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Study Notes

Pricing Strategies

  • Price sensitivity: A crucial business evaluation measure. Pricing power, the ability to raise prices without losing customers to competitors, indicates a strong business.
  • Price function in marketing: Primarily generates revenue, but also highlights quality, encourages intermediary collaboration, creates entry barriers, manages seasonal sales, and implements sales promotions and competition.
  • Factors influencing pricing: External factors include end-user demand, distribution channel members, competitors, and the economic, political, and legal environment. Internal factors include marketing strategies, costs, and business objectives.
  • Cost-based pricing: Businesses need profits (Total Revenue > Total Costs). Price is therefore determined by costs, not vice-versa, although the income from each sale doesn't necessarily need to cover all the costs. The selling price needs to be higher than the unit variable costs.
  • Reactive pricing: Pricing to cover costs and create a profit, focusing on product definition, costs, objectives, price, and sales levels.
  • Proactive pricing: Pricing based on customer value, focusing on customer value for the product, objectives, price, sales levels, and costs.

Pricing Methods

  • Demand-based pricing: Understanding customer price sensitivity is vital. Factors affecting sensitivity include perceived value, differing options, value for money measurement criteria, brand risk, and price discrimination among consumer groups. Low sensitivity factors include unique products, limited buyer knowledge of substitutes, difficulty comparing substitute quality, low relative cost of product to buyer's income, cost sharing with another party, and the product's complementarity, prestige, or exclusiveness.

Customer Perception

  • Perceived value: Customer perception is affected by factors beyond price, like product presentation, brand image, alternative options, etc. Perceived value considers end-use knowledge and satisfaction expectations by the customer. Customers base purchase decisions on perceived value vs. cost.
  • Calculating perceived value: Process of determining product use, customer advantages, advantage weighting, establishing comparable products, determining each brand's advantage score, calculating perceived value for each brand, and determining price based on perceived value.

Pricing Strategies for Individual Products

  • Innovative product launches: Strategies include penetration (low price), skimming (high price initially), competitive pricing (maintaining/reducing/increasing price/frequent changes), and parity pricing (matching competitor prices).
  • Skim pricing conditions: Very high differentiation, quality-sensitive customers, limited competitors, and lack of substitutes.
  • Penetration pricing conditions: Lower differentiation, competition, accessible substitutes, and price-sensitive customers.

Subscription Models

  • Premium model: Full initial access to features, users pay for access.
  • Freemium model: Limited free access, option to pay for additional features or exclusive content.
  • Mixed subscription model: Combines aspects of freemium and premium, offering free content with ads but allowing payment for premium features.
  • Free trial: Temporary full access to premium content.

Additional Pricing Models

  • Fixed/Flat Rate Pricing: A single product with fixed features priced consistently.
  • Tiered Pricing: Offers multiple packages with differing levels of features at varying price points.
  • Per-Unit/Per-User Pricing: Charging for each specific unit or user(e.g. Usage-based Model). It adjusts pricing based on actual usage, like per-minute phone service, or per mile car or ride sharing service.

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