Pricing Strategy: Setting Price Levels, Managing Price Discounts and Establishing Price Structures, International Edition: Setting Price Levels, ... Price Structures, International Edition

Smith, Tim

ISBN 10: 1111571295 ISBN 13: 9781111571290

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 1980

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2011-02-17 Pages: 344 Language: English Publisher: South-Western College Publishing Learn how to make pricing decisions that will maximize a firms profits by creating and capturing customers with Pricing Strategy: Setting Price Levels. Managing Price Discounts and Establishing Price Structures. International Edition . Written by recognized pricing thought leader and principal of a successful pricing firm. Tim J. Smith. this comprehensive book emphasizes the stakeholders importance in making decisions. while highlighting key trade-offs to consider when choosing between opposing outcomes. In this books balanced presentation of quantitative instruction and qualitative concepts. learn more about the influences that should guide your decision making. Contents: Part I: SETTING THE PRICE.1. Boundaries of a Good Price.2. Profit's Sensitivity to Price.3. Consumer...

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Part I: SETTING THE PRICE. 1. Boundaries of a Good Price. 2. Profit's Sensitivity to Price. 3. Consumer Perception Driven Pricing. 4. Price to Value. 5. Psychological Influences to Price Sensitivity. Part II: MANAGING PRICE VARIANCES. 6. Price Segmentation. 7. Price Promotions. 8. Discount Management. Part III: ESTABLISHING PRICE STRUCTURES. 9. Price Structures and Multipart Tariffs. 10. Add-ons and Accessories. 11. Versioning. 12. Bundling. 13. Subscriptions and Customer Lifetime Value. 14. Yield Management. Part IV: PRICING STRATEGY. 15. Competition and Pricing. 16. Product Life Cycle Pricing. 17. Pricing Decisions and the Law.

About the Author

Well-known in the industry as a thought leader in pricing, Dr. Tim Smith is Managing Principal of Wiglaf Pricing as well as Adjunct Professor of Marketing at DePaul University. Dr. Smith is a researcher, an instructor, and a consultant in pricing strategy. He is a regular presenter at THE Professional Pricing Society conferences, in both the United States and Europe. With hard-hitting, focused messages for executives, he regularly presents actions that lead to dynamic results. At Wiglaf Pricing, Dr. Smith provides strategic pricing support for globally leading firms such as Symantec, as well as a host of entrepreneurial firms and portfolio companies of private capital. Dr. Smith has developed his insights into pricing through past roles, including Chief Marketing Officer of ISB Development, a software subsidiary of Nonolet in Novosibirsk, Russia, and Business Development Manager of SPL WorldGroup, a software product and consulting firm. Dr. Smith began his career as a research scientist in quantum mechanics before his interest in strategy prompted him to pursue an MBA. His focus on pricing is a natural culmination of his deep love of math and his market orientation. Dr. Smith holds an MBA with High Honors in Strategy and Marketing from the University of Chicago GSB, a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago, a BS in Chemistry and Physics, and BA in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University. In addition to this text, he has authored another book on systematically growing revenue in business.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 1111571295
• ISBN 13: 9781111571290
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 344