MARKET STRUCTURE AND PRICING DECISIONS BY ONIKOYI O. OLUWATOBI M.sc. Marketing A Presentation submitted to the department of business Administration and marketing Management and Social Sciences. In partial Fulfilment on ECONS 801 (MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS) Taught by Associate Prof. Didia P. O November‚ 2011 Introduction In order to maximize profits or shareholder wealth‚ managers must use the information that they have relating to demand and costs in order to determine strategy regarding price
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COMPARING THE PRICING STRATEGIES OF VARIOUS STORES Firstly‚ Wendy’s uses many different types of pricing methods to attract customers to buy their food items. One of the strategies they use is price discrimination (same product sold in different markets at different prices) by offering discounts to seniors for 10% and children with a hamburger Kid’s Meal for only $2.69. Wendy’s also uses promotional pricing (charging a low price to entice customers and to build brand awareness) by presenting discounts
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Principles of Marketing Assignment 3 – Pricing Due Date: 24th December‚ 2012 Dep. of IBS In this Assignment I want to compare several beer brands and their pricing. I will try to find out which pricing strategy is used for each beer brand. Pricing is one oft he 4 major elements of the marketing mix and pricing is an important stratejic issue because it is related to the positioning. Also it affects other marketing mix elements such as product features‚ channel decision and
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In a highly competitive oral care market‚ Colgate holds its’ own‚ and maintains a category leadership position. The company ’s strategies to category growth are accomplished by long-term‚ joint planning with retailers; understanding consumers and how they shop; and employing integrated marketing to demonstrate the benefits of new products. The company has long been on the voyage to establish the best brush possible‚ and in doing so‚ has developed a number of impeccable products along the way
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Huang Ge MGT401 Prof. Patton‚ Joseph 2/3/2015 Case 2 1. Describe Dropbox’s “Freemium Pricing strategy” to get users and revenue. What was this strategy? What did the company hope to accomplish with this strategy? Dropbox is a company providing remote-storage over the internet‚ cloud storage service as well. The “Freemium Pricing Strategy” is a popular pricing strategy which company provide client a basic service without paying a dime and premium services were paid. Dropbox offers 2GB cloud storage
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Factors affecting pricing decision Kia Optima is one type of the oligopolistic competition market. It dominated by a small number of sellers‚ each seller is likely to be aware of the actions of the others. The prices might be uniform or not uniform to buyers. The price can be different at different places due to the reason of labor‚ resources‚ and taxes. Besides‚ there are few competitors include Toyota‚ Honda‚ and Hyundai. New Product Pricing Strategies Normally when company bringing out a new
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Devising a Pricing Strategy What factors influence the pricing decisions for a product such as Glitzz? Analyze these factors and comment on the range of prices that can be set for Glitzz Q1. Factors influencing the pricing decisions for Glitzz include the firm’s objectives‚ customer factors‚ and competitive factors. Constraints such as costs also play an important role in influencing pricing decision. Together‚ they narrow the range of price reasonable for Glitzz. The target profit of the firm
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Individual Assignment 5 Glitzz: Devising a Pricing Strategy 1. What factors influence the pricing decisions for a product such as Glitzz? Analyze these factors and comment on the range of prices that can be set for Glitzz. Price is the amount of money given in exchange for the ownership or use of a good or service. Firms‚ like Glitzz need to consider the amount of money that consumers are willing to give up in exchange for their products. In making pricing decisions‚ firms‚ like Glitzz must first
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that a customer has with a particular business. Maintaining customer loyalty through consumption is directly correlated to the success of the business. If a business cannot establish a relationship with the customer and create a demand for the customer‚ the likelihood of that customer returning is very slim. The example that the article used was related to fitness memberships. If the fitness center charges an annual fee at the initial registration‚ it is likely that the customer will use the membership
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Case 1 IKEA: Design and Pricing Submitted by Roger Manning Prepared for Jeff Peterson BUSN 6110 Fall II‚ 2008 Webster University 10/14/2008 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author. I have cited all sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. ______________________________________________ Signature
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