As AWS re:Invent kicks off the post-Thanksgiving holiday interregnum it is worth opening the kimono on cloud pricing. Let’s be clear from the get-go – it’s complicated and coming up with the right cost profile is far from easy. Although AWS controls and dominates the proceedings, many of the attendees use the cloud-savvy, budget-flush demographic […]
For Kroger, that fear has become more obvious by the day. In August, Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion and instantly cut prices at the upscale grocer. CNBC has also been reporting on Amazon’s potential efforts to crack the pharmacy market, another reason for Kroger to be concerned. Kroger gets about 9 percent of […]
As explored in the last post, SaaS companies should learn from their experienced B2B counterparts to strive for value-based pricing and avoid spiralling into a price war. So how exactly does a modern SaaS company stand on the shoulders of these B2B pricing giants? The short answer: Don’t tolerate being treated as a commodity – prove differentiated […]
Amazon Web Services customers will soon pay for their elastic cloud compute (EC2) Linux instances and elastic block store (EBS) volumes by the second instead of by the hour, the company announced today. AWS has offered per-hour billing since launching services in 2006. Per second billing for all new and existing Linux instances on EC2 […]
Oracle OpenWorld may still be a couple of weeks away, but Larry Ellison gave a glimpse of what to expect in San Francisco with the announcement of new licensing and pricing structures – promising to beat Amazon by at least 50% on cost. Ellison, Oracle’s CTO, took to the stage to not only discuss the […]
FireEye’s “holistic pricing” strategy Earlier in this series, we discussed FireEye’s (FEYE) transformational strategy and the Helix platform’s role in it. Let’s discuss what role pricing and packaging could play in FireEye’s strategy. FireEye aims to simplify its pricing strategy as the company shifts from hardware-based offerings to subscription-based offerings. FireEye noted that it aims […]
Now that Google is getting serious about pursuing the enterprise cloud business, it too is getting into the migration appliance space. The logistics are similar – you go online and order the device, and then it’s shipped to you for a set period of time before you send it back. But, not surprisingly, the designs […]
COMMON PAIN POINT: PRICING STRATEGY Asked to name an aspect of business female founders commonly struggle with when they seek to scale, Titman said their pricing strategy: “It’s important for founders to accurately value their time, especially if their business is serviced-based, and price it correctly in their business model. If they’re basing their pricing […]
Recently, OVH placed second overall in North American-based public cloud suppliers from the Cloud Spectator report. Cloud Spectator is a Boston-based research and consulting firm that analyzes cloud performance along with price comparing all competitors. OVH was first in the European ranking from Cloud Spectator. Combey does not see a price war with cloud because […]
And remember, unless you are a true commodity, “cheaper” usually isn’t a pricing strategy in software. Brands matter. Trust matters when you are running your entire business on a piece of software. 90% of customers don’t want the cheapest solution — they want the best solution. Yes, some products like Twilio, Sendgrid, AWS, etc. do […]
This Week in Pricing > 4/21/18
This Week in Pricing is a collection of pricing focused news, thought leadership , events, jobs and professional education resources for pricers. This Edition is brought to you by: SPOSEA B.V. SPOSEA B.V. drives increased profitability for SAP users by SIMPLIFYING SAP’s Price Data Optimization, Management and Execution. We provide the SAP ecosystem with enterprise-wide […]
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: Professional Pricing Society Currently, PPS produces three major annual pricing […]
Workshop: Successful Transformation for Strategy Optimization | Stratence Partners
Date: Tue, 1 May, 2018 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: PPS Spring Conference | Loews Chicago O’Hare Rosemont Hotel in Chicago, IL DESCRIPTION Successful Transformation for Strategy Optimization (Level 300 Workshop) Most organizations have objectives to improve their results for profit, volume and market share, but not all of them are really leveraging the most powerful lever […]
Spotify Subscriptions Helped The Streaming Company Win Listeners | WIRED
The focus on subscriptions, combined with its hard-won relationships with the record labels, has saved Spotify from the fate of its many failed streaming music peers. That includes MOG, Turntable.fm, Muxtape, Imeem, Playground.fm, Myxer, Mixwit, Seeqpod, Grooveshark, and Skeemr. Pandora, which bought Rdio in 2015 in a distressed sale, endured takeover speculation for the last […]
Regulators to ensure Grab-Uber deal will not erode competition | The Straits Times
The LTA added that it was reviewing a regulatory framework to license private-hire car operators “to keep the private-hire car and taxi industries open and contestable”. The CCS said Singapore’s competition laws prohibit mergers that may result in a “substantial lessening of competition”, and indicated that it could “require the merger to be unwound or […]
Program Manager, Global Pricing Ops | PayPal
Seniority Level: n/a Industry: Computer Software, Financial Services, Internet Employment Type: Full-time Job Functions: Project Management, Information Technology Job description Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital […]
Manager, Pricing & Analytics | Tiffany & Co.
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level Industry: Apparel & Fashion, Luxury Goods & Jewelry, Retail Employment Type: Full-time Job Functions: Strategy/Planning, Product Management Job description Overview The Manager of Category Pricing & Analytics will partner with Sr. Director and Director to drive direct margin improvement through global price optimization in collaboration with central and regional Finance teams. S/he manages […]
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