Factors affecting Pricing Strategies Introduction Pricing can be defined as the assignment of value or the cumulative amount of value that a customer must exchange in order to receive a particular product or service (Gerth‚ n.d.). For marketers‚ pricing can be viewed as a single strategic tool that can translate a potential business entity into reality (Abratt & Pitt‚ 1985). On the same notion‚ Avlonitis & Indounas (2005) noted that pricing is the only element of the marketing mix that
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brand. A well-designed and marketed product can command a price premium. [pic] Pricing decisions are clearly complex and difficult. Holistic marketers must take into account many factors in making pricing decision—the company‚ customers‚ competition‚ and marketing environment. Pricing decisions must be consistent with the firm’s marketing strategy and its target markets and brand positionings. . UNDERSTANDING PRICING [pic] Price is not just a number on a tag or an item. A) Throughout most
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marketing strategy so important to the pricing decision? Can you think of some examples in which the strategy and the price appears to be inconsistent? The decision process required to set prices takes into consideration various factors. According to (Winer & Dhar‚ 2011)‚ these factors are marketing strategy‚ customer perceived value‚ competition and costs. This brief analysis will focus on the effect that one factor‚ marketing strategy‚ has on the pricing decision. A marketing strategy has many
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Marketing Research Approach‚ Strategy and Tactics When planning and preparing a marketing approach for Home Depot‚ the Team has place emphasis on the product and the targeting group. The Team decided on kitchen appliances with energy saving technologies. Kitchen appliances are important to the new home owners‚ renovating home owners or the home owner that wants to update his/her appliances. When thinking of appliances you think of pricing and brand names. The Team is marketing the energy saving
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price: selecting the pricing objective‚ determining demand‚ estimating costs‚ analyzing competitors costs‚ prices and offers‚ selecting a pricing method and selecting the final price‚ Singapore GP Pte Ltd employed 2 different pricing strategies. They are 1. Price discounts and allowances 2. Differentiated Pricing Promotional pricing was not used in the sale of the FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix tickets as none of the techniques: lost-leader pricing‚ special-event pricing‚ cash rebates‚ low-interest
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Choosing the Wrong Pricing Strategy Can Be a Costly Mistake: Knowledge@Wharton (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=792) Choosing the Wrong Pricing Strategy Can Be a Costly Mistake Published : June 04‚ 2003 in Knowledge@Wharton Prices have been at the center of human interaction ever since traders in ancient Mesopotamia -- our modern-day Iraq -- began keeping records. Who doesn’t love to guess what something costs – or argue about what something ought to cost? So it
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{draw:g} Table of Contents Soft drink Industry: {text:bookmark-start} Introduction: {text:bookmark-end} We will basically focus on the pricing strategies adopted by these two affluence companies‚ how the change in the strategy of one of them reflects in the strategy of the other. {text:bookmark-start} Entry barriers in soft drink Market: {text:bookmark-end} The several factors that make it very difficult for the competition to enter the soft drink market include: Network
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difference. Whether it be leadership roles‚ devices‚ or geography distribution‚ there is always room for improvement. Development of Pricing Strategies aligned with Strategic Focus Pricing is one
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Mobile USA Pricing Strategy1.) Given Virgin Mobile’s target market (14 - 24-year-olds)‚ how should it structure its pricing? The case lays out three pricing options. Which options would you choose and why? Be as specific as possible with respect to the various elements under considerations (e.g.‚ contracts‚ the size of the subsidies‚ hidden fees‚ average per-minute charges‚ etc.)Given Virgin Mobile’s (VM) target market (14 - 24-year olds)‚ I would recommend the company to structure its pricing based on
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Case – Glitzz: 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
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