7 International Pricing Decisions Flashcards
What are the main factors that affect Pricing Strategies?
- Company (internal)
- Consumer (external)
- Environmental (external)
- Technology
- Distribution
- Competitive
What are the Company factors?
- Nature of product/ industry (raw materials, VCs, after-sale servicing, add-ons)
- Experience (which stage of product life cycle)
- Location of production facilities (exchange rate)
What are the Consumer factors?
- Price element (upfront/finance?, etc)
2. Buying Power (what they can afford, cash/credit?)
What are the Environmental factors?
- Culture (nego? pmt terms)
- Location + environment (operating costs)
- Gov Regulation
- International Trade Relations
What are the Technological Factors?
Effects of internet
- reduces intermediaries - improves customisation - increased competition - increased buyer knowledge
What are the Distribution Factors?
Effect of intermediaries
- can lessen firm control - adds additional costs and margins - can extend export time
What are the Competitive Factors?
- Direct rivals
- relative power/market share
- industry structure/positioning
- switching costs
- Indirect rivals
- substitute products
- counterfeit offerings
What are the factors influencing Price Escalation in international markets?
- Production facilities - fluctuations in exchange rates
- Consumer Demand
- Products or industry influences
- Operational costs of exporting
- Culture influences
- Gov reg/taxes
How to Deal with price Escalation?
- Maintaining current price if rise is short term
- Reducing price in relation to competitors
- Raising the price and use quality differentiation
- Reducing the price and enhance perceived value to deter new entrants
- Reduce the number of intermediaries
- Eliminate costly features
- Ship and assemble in a cheaper location
- Modify the product for tariff reasons
- Reducing the valuation to avoid duties
- Move manufacturing to lower cost country
What is the luxury pricing strategy from top to bottom?
- Not for sale (inaccessible)
- Exclusive (intermediate)
- Mass produced profit making (affordable)
Theodosiou & Katsikeas (2001)
Strongest predictor is the similarity between countries based on the following factors:
- Economic Environment – purchasing power, labour costs..
- Legal Environment – retail price maintenance, standards…
- Distribution Infrastructure – number/type intermediaries…
- Customer Characteristics & Behaviour – price sensitivity…
- Stage of PLC – introduction, growth, maturity, decline…
EU Price Harmonisation
Despite same currency, different prices due to:
- Different tax rates (especially alcohol/cigarettes)
- Product status
- Market structure
Define Pricing Corridor.
The price range within a region ideally set to maximise profits and reduce parallel imports.
Strategies to cope when AUD is weak?
- Stress price benefits
- Expand product line and features
- Shift manufacturing and sourcing to Australia
- Exploit opportunities in all markets
Strategies to cope when AUD is strong?
- Undertake non-price competition by improving quality, delivery and after-sales services
- Improve productivity and engage in cost reduction
- Shift sourcing and manufacturing offshore