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Posts Tagged ‘Pricing’

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Discounting During Peak Season

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Great strategy?

Or sheer folly?

It’s early spring.  I’m listening to the radio when I hear an ad for the premier carpet cleaning company in our city. The woman in the ad is telling her friend how awful her carpets after having dirt, sand, salt and grime tracked in all winter long. (more…)

Tags: counter-intuitive pricing, gaining market share, Pricing, pricing errors, pricing for profit, pricing for profitability, pricing management, pricing mistakes, pricing strategies, pricing strategy, strategic pricing, value pricing, value-based pricing
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Are You Driving Customers Away?

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

One of my favorite vendors…

…is pushing me away.

I’ve had my cellphone with the same provider for close to six years.  Yes I’m a late adopter when it comes to new technology. What can I say; I’m a dinosaur. (more…)

Tags: counter-intuitive pricing, Pricing, pricing for profit, pricing for profitability, pricing management, pricing strategies, pricing strategy, strategic pricing, value pricing, value-based pricing
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Pricing vs. Policy

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

How are your policy decisions…

…affecting your ability to get higher prices?

I’m sure that you can recall a buying experience so exquisite that you drove out of your way and paid higher prices to gain that experience again and again. (more…)

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Walmart: A Victim of Its Strategy

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Walmart has reverted to lowering prices.

Is that an effective strategy?

Walmart’s recent price cuts indicate that its attempts to change its business model aren’t faring well. (more…)

Tags: counter-intuitive pricing, price management, Pricing, pricing errors, pricing for profit, pricing for profitability, pricing management, pricing mistakes, pricing strategies, pricing strategy, strategic pricing, value pricing, value-based pricing
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Educating the Buyer

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

If you want leverage in a sales call…

…quit selling and start assessing.

Salespeople often relinquish the decision making process to the buyer in a sales situation. (more…)

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