Pricing strategies An enterprise should have a good pricing strategy which is suitable to the company’s current situation or condition in order to earn more profits. By adopting a good pricing strategy‚ company has a key option to stay viable. If a company wants to earn more profit‚ merely raising the price of a product is not a good option particularly in economy recession. It can lead a company to downfall as the company’s product lost out in the marketplace because of the price factor. Product
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Executive Summary Southwest Airlines is one of the most profitable airlines in the airline industry. During turbulent economic times Southwest has managed to continue strong revenue growth in a disastrous environment and has operated profitably for 39 consecutive years (Mintzmyer‚ 2012). Southwest Airlines has capitalized on the company’s strength of being the top low cost carrier by offering a simple and efficient business plan that prides itself on customer service. Southwest utilizes only the
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Southwest Airlines: 1993 (A) - Just Plane Smart -SummaryIntroduction: During the summer of 1003‚ the company was about to receive two uncommitted airplanes. The director of schedule planning needed to find a way to put these machines to work and meeting growth objectives without damaging the company’s focus. The main decision should be compliant with the Southwest Airlines’ organizational culture. History: Southwest started in 1971‚ after going through court battles caused by competitors that
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Chapter 11 Pricing Strategy Multiple Choice Questions 1. _____ on pricing decisions concern primarily the nature of the target market and expected reactions of consumers to a given price or change in price. a. Government influences b. Environmental influences c. Supply influences d. Demand influences Answer: d Learning Objective: 11-1 Level of Difficulty: Easy Bloom’s: Knowledge AACSB: Analytic Topic: Demand Influences On Pricing Decisions Page: 163 Explanation: Demand
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Southwest Airlines (A) Case Study 1. In June 1971‚ air transportation was not seen to be the primary transportation tool because of all the time wasted from checking in‚ expensive price‚ and air time. Therefore‚ SWA was not only competing with other airlines‚ but also on ground public transportations. SWA had to come up with a marketing strategy that will convince people that they are different from Braniff and other airlines that were seen to be inefficient and poor punctuality. SWA utilize
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines provides short haul‚ high frequency‚ point-to-point‚ low-fare services to and from 58 cities across the United States. The company is known for its low-cost fares and superior customer service in the airline industry. The company was started in 1971 with a motto still lived by today‚ "If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a good time doing it‚ people
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Pricing Strategies Ryan W. MKT 441 February 23‚ 2006 5 Pricing Strategies In this paper‚ I will cover five different pricing strategies used‚ by retailers and manufacturers‚ to sell their products. I will demonstrate how pricing products according to one of the five pricing strategies chosen works effectively for each company. Loss Leader Look in any newspaper circular‚ it is chocked full of advertisements from untold numbers of retailers who are trying to push "loss leaders" onto consumers
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Presented by: Allan Abutin Rick Boone Peter Bond Bethany Lam Phuong Nguyen A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines has been serving its customers since 1971 and has focused its business on convenience‚ customer service and low-cost flights. From the outset‚ the two founders were dedicated to success and the company has taken many steps since then to accomplish this. Through the use of technology‚ strategic placement of travel routes and keeping the business person
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Written Assignment 5 Pricing Strategies One of the four major elements of the marketing mix is price. Pricing is an important strategic issue because it is related to product positioning. Pricing also affects other marketing mix elements as well‚ such as product features‚ channel decisions‚ and promotion. A pricing strategy is a course of action designed to achieve pricing objectives. This strategy helps marketers set prices. There are many ways to price a product. The following‚ figure
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Southwest Airlines: A Case Analysis ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS It is evident that the greatest strength that Southwest Airlines has is its financial stability. As known in the US airline industry‚ Southwest is one of those airlines who are consistently earning profits despite the problems the industry is facing. With such stability‚ the corporation is able to make decisions and adjust policies‚ which other heavily burdened airlines may not be able to imitate. Having a low amount of cost in their
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