Price Flashcards

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Price

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value exchanged for offering, measures value to buyers and sellers. only mix element that produces revenue. captures value through profit

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5C’s of pricing

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company objectives, competition, costs, customers, channel members

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Price competition

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match or beat competitor pricing. frequent pricing changes on standardised products

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Non-price competition

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factors other than price distinguish product from competitors. features, quality, promotion, packaging

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Factors affecting pricing decisions

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objectives (marketing and pricing), costs, marketing mix variables, demand, customer interpretation of price and product, resellers, government, society

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Economic factors on pricing

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affect consumer spending and perception on price and value and therefore demand

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Steps for establishing price

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develop objectives, asses target market perception on price, evaluate competitors, select basis, select strategy, determine specific price

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Developing pricing objectives

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what company wants to achieve, forms basis of decisions, SMART, consistent with marketing and overall objectives

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Pricing objective examples

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sales, cash flow, survival, market share, profit/ROI, competitive effect, customer satisfaction, image/product enhancement, position

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Assessing target market evaluation of price

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perception of value from price and quality attributes. Also affected by demand

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Price elasticity

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how demand will change with change in price. elastic = drastic change. inelastic = little change

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Influence on price elasticity

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availability of products, price change viewed as temporary or permanent

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Evaluation of competitor prices

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Price above (strong brand equity - harvest), to match (price sensitive - hold) or below (low quality or new - build).

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Selection of basis for pricing

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cost-based pricing, customer value-based pricing, competition-based pricing

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Cost-based pricing

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adding dollar amount or percentage to cost of product. have to convince consumer to accept price. cost plus or mark up

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Cost plus pricing

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adding specific dollar amount or percentage to seller’s cost

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Mark up pricing

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adding pre determined percentage to cost of product

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Advantages of cost based pricing

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simple to calculate, low risk, at least covers costs.

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Disadvantages of cost based pricing

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doesn’t consider competitor, not related to market demand, may not be consistent with brand image, not related to PLC stage

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Customer value-based pricing

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based on benefits offered and demand. desired price of target market, more likely to buy.

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Competition based pricing

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influenced by competition prices. consumers judge on value and price compared to similar products

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Pricing strategies

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differential pricing, new product pricing, product mix pricing, psychological pricing, promotional pricing

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Differential pricing strategy

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different prices for different customers but same product. negotiated and secondary market

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Negotiated pricing

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bargaining

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Secondary market pricing

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one price for primary target market and another for secondary. often international

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New product pricing strategy

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price skimming or penetration

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Price skimming

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charging highest possible price buyers who most desire will pay. recover R&D, quick cash flow, high quality. market share growth slow, attract competition

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Penetration pricing

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setting prices low to penetrate a market and gain market share. discourage competition, economies of scale, brand loyalty. long cost recovery, cash flow problems

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Product mix pricing strategies

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establishing and adjusting prices of multiple products across mix. Price lining, optional product pricing, captive pricing, bundle pricing

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Price lining

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setting limited price points along entire product line

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Optional product pricing

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optional or accessory products sold with main product

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Captive pricing

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pricing products that must be sold with the main product, main product is cheap, related items expensive

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Bundle pricing

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packaging two or more complementary products together and selling for a single price

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Psychological pricing

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influences customer perception of price to make it more attractive. reference, bundle, multiple unit, EDLP, odd-even, customary, prestige

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Reference pricing

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pricing a product at moderate level and placing next to an expensive similar product

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Multiple unit pricing

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two or more identical products for the price of one

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EDLP

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everyday low price.

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Odd-even pricing

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ending price in certain numbers to influence buyer perception of price or product

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Customary pricing

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based on traditional prices or perceived customer expectation

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Prestige pricing

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setting high price to convey high quality

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Determining specific price

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consider environmental forces and price adjustments

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Reasons for price adjustments

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difference in customer, product, location, changing marketing environment

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Price adjustment strategies

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trade discounts, quantity discount, cash discount, seasonal discount, allowances, special even pricing, periodic discounts, random discounts

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Discount pricing

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straight reduction on product price during stated period of time or when purchasing larger quantities

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Allowance pricing

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promotional monies paid by suppliers to retailers to feature their products

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Segmented pricing

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allows for difference in customers, products or locations

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Promotional pricing

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temporarily reducing prices to increase short term sales

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Geographical pricing

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adjusting price on location

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Dynamic pricing

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adjusting prices continually to meet characteristics and needs of individuals

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Types of market demand

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pure competition, monopolistic, oligopolistic, pure monopoly

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Pure competition

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many buyers and sellers, uniform trading, no marketing strategy

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Monopolistic

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many buyers and sellers, range of prices, differentiation, price not affected by competition

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Oligopolistic

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few sellers, high sensitivity to competitor, hard for new sellers to enter

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Pure monopoly

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one seller, regulated/non regulated pricing,