Pricing Strategy to Maximise Value
Duration: 2 Days
Overview
Outline
Pricing presents managers with one of their most powerful levers for maximizing profits and shareholder value. This course addresses strategic and tactical pricing issues and identifies profit-boosting techniques in pricing practices across a range of operational and industrial contexts.
The course establishes a foundation for effective pricing decisions, by covering:
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Importance of pricing to the bottom line
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Relationship between costing and pricing
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Key economic, analytical and behavioral concepts associated with costs
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Customer behavior and competition
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Dynamic pricing,
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Segment pricing,
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Pricing structures, bundling and promotions
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Practical applications of these approaches within specific industry contexts
Issues & Challenges with Pricing Products
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Pricing strategies and approaches
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How costs affect prices
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Pricing factors: problems and issues
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Distinguishing successful pricing strategies from unsuccessful pricing strategies
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Align pricing with other marketing mix elements
Factors Affecting Pricing Decision: Internal vs. External
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Role of demand
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Influences of supply
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Elasticity of demand and the impact on pricing
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Pricing & its relationship to forecasting
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Pricing & regulatory environment
Pricing Influence Puzzle
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Growing movements towards greater corporate responsibility
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The Business Roundtable and Davos Manifestos
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The concept of Stakeholder capitalism
Refocusing the way you operate
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Customers & Value
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Industry & Competition: Porter's Model & Market share issues
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Costs/Profit: Impact of profitability when dealing with cost & volume
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Types of costs to consider: Fixed and variable, Direct and Indirect
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Marketing Mix: How it affects pricing strategies
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Impact of Life-cycle state on products, technology & market adoption