The 4Ps of marketing are the building blocks of many a career in the industry, but unlike product, place and promotion, which are about creating value for the customer, the final P – price – is about getting value for the business. As a result, there is often debate about whether it should in fact […]
Swiss pharma giant Novartis is halting planned price increases on its medications after President Donald Trump took Pfizer to task over price hikes earlier this month. Pfizer agreed to roll back its price increases last week. Novartis Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan said the company voluntarily halted its price increases because it wants the consumer cost of […]
Pricing is often more about positioning and perceived value than it is about cost-analysis and unconvincing ROI calculators. As a result, repositioning can allow you to charge many times more than you think. Here’s how. You’ve created a marketing tool called DoubleDown that doubles the cost-efficiency of AdWords campaigns. You heard that right folks — as a […]
3. Omnichannel Fulfillment Witcher said that 14% of U.S. shoppers use in-store pickup when it’s available. When consumers have both in front of them, a higher percentage will use BOPIS over e-Commerce, according to Witcher. “This is the new customer journey,” said Witcher. “BOPIS is as important as e-Commerce today and it will just become […]
Grabbing Slurpee sales data to go 7-Eleven turned to low-code to supply product pricing information to regional managers who visit as many as 10 stores a day. The convenience store retailer, which operates 10,000 retail locations in the U.S., constructed a field price optimization app that enables its regional managers to access pertinent sales, says […]
When NBN Co announced its new NBN pricing strategy this morning, which is designed to get more consumers to switch to 50/20Mbps plans, it did so by dropping the access price that providers pay for those plans, with the expectation that ISPs would switch plan pricing around for consumers. TPG is the first cab off […]
Wade continued, “In just a few short months, we have made exciting progress to propel the iconic Payless brand forward and return the customer to the center of our business. To better connect with our customers, we are piloting a new pricing strategy and have launched Hispanic marketing in the U.S., helping us reach an […]
In addition to applications, UnionTech has also announced its strategy to grow the commercial use of stereolithography. With its PILOT commercial series of industrial grade stereolithography equipment, priced at under 100,000 Euros, UnionTech says it is targeting the “commercial user who is currently priced out of access to one of the most widely used and […]
The company says it brings a “complete refresh” to the way that credit card processing is historically done. Typically, the credit card processing company adds a per transaction fee plus a percentage onto every transaction. This means that the processing company is getting a slice of the store’s bottom line profits. The bigger the sale, […]
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is urging Japan to consider a new pricing model for medicines that link payment to patient outcomes. This is not new ground for Novartis: the company has experimented with similar pricing strategies elsewhere, and has been amongst the most innovative players in the sector when it comes to thinking about how […]
This Week in Pricing > 4/20/19
TWIP is a digest of pricing focused news, thought leadership, events, jobs, training and certification resources for pricing professionals. This Edition is brought to you by: Professional Pricing Society Currently, PPS produces three major annual pricing conferences in Europe and North America. Each conference also houses a technology hall where sponsors display the latest in Pricing […]
PND is a digest of pricing focused news, thought leadership, events, jobs, training and certification resources for pricing professionals. This Edition is brought to you by: Vistaar Vistaar is leading SaaS software provider that enables companies to optimize pricing, promotion, configuration, and rebate management. Our solutions are powered by predictive models leveraged by machine learning that […]
Epic Games issues V-Buck refunds for Fortnite ‘Birdie’ skin pricing error | Fortnite INTEL
The Birdie skin was offered briefly in the Fortnite Item Shop for 1,200 V-Bucks, which was 400 V-Bucks over the original price, and Epic has refunded those players. On April 14, Epic Games released the Birdie female skin in the Fortnite Item Shop for 1,200 V-Bucks, however, there was an error with the pricing. Fortnite […]
MindShare 2019 – May 14-16 | Zilliant
Want to Drive Profitable Growth in 2019? The B2B industry is consistently failing to capture hidden pockets of revenue and profit that can be uncovered today. Learn from industry experts on how to put an end to profit leakage for good. Zilliant MindShare welcomes you to our ecosystem of best-in-class partners and thought leaders. You […]
The Masters Tournament is one of the most prestigious events in sports Opens a New Window. , but fans who paid top dollar for entry badges can look forward to dirt-cheap prices at Augusta National Golf Club’s famous concessions stands Opens a New Window. . The Masters menu features traditional items such as pimento cheese […]
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