Pricing and Place Flashcards

1
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Price definition?

A
  • The dollar amount the consumer pays

- Includes: Money, time, cognitive effort, behavioral effort, affective effort, commitment

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2
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What are the trade offs with “Price Elements”

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  • time for money
  • money for time
  • money for effort
  • effort for money
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3
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What does price elements contribute to?

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Different market segments

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4
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List concepts involving price:

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  • Demand
  • Price elasticity and demand
  • Break even point
  • Reference price
  • Price perception
  • Price competition
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5
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What is Demand equivalent to?

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Total number of potential transactions
-taste or preference
-availability of substitutes
-income
price expectations for future
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6
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Does demand change with the price?

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NO, demand is unlocked by price

-This is called quantity demanded and it changes with price.

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7
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What is the correlation between Price and Demand?

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Price increase, QUANTITY DEMANDED goes down, YES

Income increases, demand goes up? YES

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8
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Break Even Point

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-How many units should you sell in order to cover all your fixed and variable costs, up until that point of selling

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9
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What is the Break Even Point equation?

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  • Contribution Margin = Price - Variable Cost

- Break-even Volume = Fixed Cost / Contribution Margin

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10
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What are issues with the Break Even Point?

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  • Variable cost being not constant
  • fixed cost not being constant
  • Quantity demanded, for the price may be lower than the break even point. Need to shift demand. Price change wont help.
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11
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Reference Price and Price Perception

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Ref. Price-The aggregate consumer belief about what the price should be for a particular offering
Price Percept.-is a subjective judgement about a particular market offering (product)

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12
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What are some common pricing goals?

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  • Max profits per unit sold
  • Max unit sales
  • Market share
  • Discourage competitors
  • Brand image
  • Traffic
  • Trial purchases
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13
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List some pricing strategies:

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-Cost-plus - (variable cost + allocated cost) * (1+ percentage marked up)

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14
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Price Skimming

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-High to Low. Usually first to the market.

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15
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Penetration pricing

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-Low price. Usually expect that costs go down over time.

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16
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Experience Curve:

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-Lowering with time

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17
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Prestige Pricing

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-Using pricing as information

18
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Bait and Switch

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-Low base, aggressive add-ons

19
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Price Promotions

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  • Usually short term and aggressive

- —Done for: New introductions, Inventory Management, Get competitors customers to try the product.

20
Q

Is it easy to change prices, but hard to change price perception?

A

Yes

21
Q

Is product mix and pricing policies can/should synergize.

A

Yes

22
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Place

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AKA distribution, or how to get the products to a place where consumers can engage in the exchange.

23
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What are the 4 Channel Utilities?

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  1. Form Utility
  2. Place Utility
  3. Time Utility
  4. Possession
24
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Form Utility

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convert raw/bulk goods to a consumable product/quantity

25
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Place Utility

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Making the physical exchange possible where the consumer wants it

26
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Time Utility

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at a time when the consumer wants it

27
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Possession

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actual transfer of ownership.

28
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Do major retail activities impact both WTD and Cost?

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Yes

29
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Retail Formats

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  • A retail format represents a specific configuration of the retail marketing mix which is maintained consistently over time:
  • nature of merchandise
  • services offering
  • pricing policy
  • advertising and promotion mix
  • store design and display
  • location.
30
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What are the factors driving E-commerce?

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  • Dramatic rise in internet access
  • Increase in shopping convenience
  • Reduction in time to possession
  • Information content at point of shopping
  • Delivery economies of scale
  • Psychological comfort.
31
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Place notes:

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  • provides form, place, time, and possession utilities
  • increase efficiency/reduces cost
  • provides specific functions
  • varies in formats
  • e-commerce is surging WW
32
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Product is the first among the 4Ps

A

True

33
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Price is the second among the 4Ps

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True

34
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Explain the 4Ps

A

Product is first found then we set a Price

35
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Means Ends Chains - Attributes - Consequences - Values

A

Attributes to consequences to values

36
Q

Calyx and Corrolla what was the problem?

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  1. How to grow? Tapping into demand vs. increase demand
37
Q

How was the US Flower Market in Calyx and Corrolla?

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Low per capita consumption
Highly Fragmented - Mom and Pop stores
Long Supply Chain or Value Chain (Grower, Distributor, Wholesaler, Retail, User) (Takes about 14 days and user has about 7 days of life for flower)
Vary upon Seasonality - Demand varies, Risk varies, Supply varies
Global Supply Network

38
Q

Roles within the Value Chain?

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Grower-Grows bulk quantities $5
Distributor- Aggragrete and store $7.50
Wholesaler- $15
Retailer- Arranging, displaying, inventory, and pricing $40
(risk is high on retailer which takes away from the value surplus) Pre Calyx and Corrolla Model

39
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What is Calyx and Corrolla Model?

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  1. CC sends catalog
  2. Customer sends order
  3. Order goes to the grower
  4. Grower uses Fedex
  5. Fedex drops off flowers

*Grower does most of the work
-Cuts out the middle man
Calyx and Corrolla does all the marketing

40
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All growth points are not about demand

A

Look at entire supply chain and take note of all pain points within the supply chain and figure out solutions for each throughout the entire distribution cycle.