Chapter 21 Flashcards
value paid for a product in a marketing exchange
price
- price does not always take the form of money
- oldest form of trade is barter
nature of price
importance of price to marketers:
- price affects demand
- price affects profits
- price has a psychological dimension
- price has important legal implications
stages for establishing prices
- development of pricing objectives
- assessment of target market’s evaluation of price
- evaluation of competitors’ prices
- selection of a basis for pricing
- selection of a pricing strategy
- determination of a specific price
stage 1:
goals that describe what a firm wants to achieve through pricing
pricing objectives
Stage 2:Target market’s evaluation price
combines product’s price and quality attributes
-type of product
-type of target market
-purchase situation
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value focus
Stage 3: Evaluation of Competitors
- regular function of marketing research
- importance of customer’s view of pricing and marketing mix variables
- —pricing above competition creates an exclusive image
- —pricing below competition gains market share
Stage 4: Pricing Basis
adding the cost of the product a predetermined percentage of that cost
cost based pricing
markup
customers pay a higher price when demand for the product is strong and a lower price when demand is weak
demand-based pricing
pricing influenced primarily by competitors’ prices
- -method increases when:
- —competing products are homogeneous
- —organization is serving markets in which price is a key consideration
competition-based pricing
market research technique where consumers make tradeoffs between features and benefits and price
conjoint analysis
final price established through buyer/seller bargaining
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one price for primary target market and different price for another
differential pricing ------------------------- negotiated ------------------------ secondary-market
new product pricing
set prices below competition to gain share early
penetration pricing
Product line pricing
price an item low, hoping customer will buy higher priced product
bait pricing
adjust price levels so the firm can increase sales volume to match organizational expense
survival