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IMPORTANCE OF PRICING

Pricing is the only action that impacts a firm’s top line and bottom line directly and immediately – it is where
the marketing rubber meets the customer’s road

• Price defines segments at the first level (Alt vs Swift vs • Pricing offers disruption possibilities
SX4 vs Vitara vs Kizashi) • A Micromax A90 5” AMOLED screen smartphone
• Any change in pricing has a direct impact on the top line with a 8 megapixel camera for INR 13,000 versus
and the bottom line INR 35,000 (for Apple or Samsung)
• A 1% change in realized price can change net profits • A Re. 3 shampoo pouch versus INR 150 shampoo
upto 11% (McKinsey Study) bottle
• Price discounts and price bundles are an integral part of
daily pricing

Questions to ask on pricing when launching a new product


1. What are the corporate and marketing objectives (Goal of pricing)
2. What are the relevant incremental costs?
3. How does the customer think about the pricing of the product / service?
DIFFERENT PRICING OBJECTIVES – DIFFERENT TACTICS
PRICING OBJECTIVES
WHEN CHANGING PRICE OF AN EXISTING PRODUCT
SEGMENTED PRICING
PRICE SEGMENTATION BY CHANNEL

E.g. Cold Drinks


PRICE SEGMENTATION BY TIME OF PURCHASE

E.g. Airlines
PRICE REPONSE MODELS
PRICE ELASTICITY MEASUREMENT
PRICE ELASTICITY & CROSS ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY USING HISTORICAL DATA
ELASTICITY USING HISTORICAL DATA
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT

Conjoint is about measuring the Price/Value relationship through market research

LION, German and


Japanese are car
manufacturers , trying to
enter in the European
market
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT : PAIRED COMPARISON
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT : RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT : RELATIVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT : TOTAL RELATIVE VALUE
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT : PRICE RESPONSE CURVE
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT : TOMATO KETCHUP
ELASTICITY USING CONJOINT : TOMATO KETCHUP
STEPS IN CONJOINT
PITFALLS IN CONJOINT
USES OF CONJOINT
PURPOSE OF CONJOINT
ASSUMPTIONS : CONJOINT
EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES ON BRAND SELECTION
PRICING & CUSTOMER EVALUATION PROCESS

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