According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest report, price is the No. 1 factor that motivates purchases. Shoppers are relentless in their search for affordability, scouring the web to research and compare prices. Meanwhile, competitive pricing is unsustainable long-term as retailers compete with the flurry of new entrants in the onslaught of e-commerce disruption. Our recent retail survey found 64% […]
Background While food pricing is a promising strategy to improve diet, the prospective impact of food pricing on diet has not been systematically quantified. Objective To quantify the prospective effect of changes in food prices on dietary consumption. Design We systematically searched online databases for interventional or prospective observational studies of price change and diet; […]
Usage-based pricing is not a theoretical future. We experience it on a daily basis every time we make a phone call or fill up our cars with fuel. The question is: How to find a competitive edge by replacing traditional flat-rate services with usage-based pricing in a market consisting of infinite and difficult to measure […]
Today, pay-per-view isn’t the only thing you buy on a per-use basis. Companies are now offering usage-based pricing on everything from cars to car insurance, giving them rich insight into how, when, and where customers use products and threatening to upend traditional business models where revenues depend on ownership. OVERVIEW Align price with use Reducing […]
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (NYDCA) recently released a well-researched report documenting similar products having different prices based on the target customer’s gender. Target, for instance, charged $24.99 for a red scooter and $49.99 for a scooter that appeared to be identical — except for its pink color. (Note: that’s a 100% difference!) […]
Holiday sales are growing in line with expectations, although the level of promotional activity raises questions about the most important outcome: profits. In this issue, we recap November and early-December sales results, take an in-depth look at the volume of promotions and its implications, and offer ideas for infusing more profitable strategies into holiday pricing. […]
Abstract: Turkey is among the few countries that mandates compulsory military service. What makes the Turkish case unique is that five times within the past 28 years military service in Turkey has emerged in the market with a price tag, exempting one from the requirement if paid in full. In 2011, the exemption for compulsory military […]
For the third year in a row, ALM Legal Intelligence has investigated the pricing activities of law firms (mostly BigLaw). Like last year, the focus is again on pricing professionals. This year’s report, Pricing Officers: Some Firms Still Want to Make the Jump (May 2015), picks up where the 2014 survey left off, focusing on […]
FirstWord’s Trends and Innovations in Drug Pricing report dissects international trends and examines how long-standing dynamics in competitive pricing and access will strengthen the payer position in demanding discounts in return for guaranteed patient access. Up-to-the-minute and based on the most current research and expert interviews, Trends and Innovations in Drug Pricing is an open […]
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This Week in Pricing > 5/27/17
This Week in Pricing is a recap of the week’s best pricing focused news, strategy expert and technology leader’s thought leadership, industry news and events, and 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 […]
Pricing News Daily is a digest of top pricing strategy in the news, strategy expert and technology leader’s thought leadership, industry news and events, and resources for pricing professionals, business owners, creative professionals, and independent contractors. This Edition is brought to you by: SPOSEA B.V. SPOSEA B.V. drives increased profitability for SAP users by SIMPLIFYING […]
Workshop: Atlanta Pricing Workshops | PPS
We’re bringing 2 days of Pricing Workshops to Atlanta! August 1-2 we will have 7 workshop options designed to bring you the most up-to-date pricing information & knowledge. Don’t miss your opportunity to join us in Atlanta at the “Summer School for Pricing.” Completion of the workshop & quiz will allow you to receive a […]
Deploying machine learning in insurance pricing | pwc blog
Insurers have been investigating the deployment of machine learning techniques in the pricing arena, seeking to exploit the speed at which models can be built and refreshed compared to the use of more traditional generalised linear modelling techniques. Machine learning techniques offer significant advantages over these traditional models, including the availability of various types of […]
United Airlines: Four Seats Worth $1.5 Billion? | Time.com
Many things are baffling about the decision by United Airlines employees to have a passenger dragged bleeding from one of their airplanes as other patrons taped the debacle on their smartphones. But with company CEO Oscar Munoz declaring that he “emphatically” backs the employees despite a plunge in the company’s stock price, it’s amazing that […]
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