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Included in this influx are the increasingly-important pricing analysts who push their companies to bigger profits. Pricing managers are in the tough position of having both feet in different worlds. On the surface, pricing seems like a numbers game. Pricing MORE
Ben Shapiro, my professor of marketing at Harvard Business School , taught me that pricing is not a moral issue. Yes, some markets are dominated by only a handful of players, limiting buyers’ options, but there are laws to prevent monopolies, unfair market pressure, and price fixing. MORE
How much price are you really keeping from each of your sales transactions? A percentage point lost here and there can add up to thousands – if not millions – of dollars of lost pricing revenue, which comes straight off the bottom-line. The pocket price waterfall reveals how to do this. MORE
In the July-August Elliott Wave Theorist , Robert Prechter discussed the role of leverage in sending the market to new price highs. That is a big reason why stock prices are in the stratosphere. Margin debt is up 100 times in the last 39 years. MORE
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As a former POW in Vietnam, I know what it’s like to lose your freedom. In this picture above, my comrades and I, all former prisoners-of-war in Vietnam, are celebrating freedom on a “Hanoi Taxi” from being released at Hanoi in 1972. For more than five years, my comrades and I were locked in dark, [.]. Authentic Leadership Future Leadership Issues Leadership Lessons Learned Servant Leadership Values-Based Leadership 4th of July business Fortune 500 leadership lee ellis POW Team development MORE
That wide range of options results in a wide range of prices. But based on what I’ve read so far, I’d grade the Watch an A for ambition and a D for pricing strategy. Its pricing strategy, in contrast, will create major hurdles to long-term success. Marketing Pricing MORE
Since the start of 2016, oil prices have swung between $27 and $42 per barrel, about a quarter of the 2008 peak crude oil price of $145. In reaction to this freeze, oil prices not surprisingly jumped 5%. So what could a decade of lower oil prices mean? MORE
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Setting the right price for your product or service is hard. In fact, determining price is one of the toughest things a marketer has to do, in large part because it has such a big impact on the company’s bottom line. What is price elasticity? Pricing Marketing Article MORE
Today’s technologies allow digital businesses (as well as a growing roster of traditional companies) to change prices frequently, even minute-by-minute in real time if they want to. It is not unusual for prices to change on sites like Amazon, Expedia, and Priceline several times a day. MORE
More and more, I hear different twists of the same question from clients: Can emotion still influence buying behavior in world where the mobile internet, with real-time access to product reviews and price comparisons, is training consumers to shop purely on rational facts? MORE
In no time I was in discussion with my driver, not about the price (which I was ultimately prepared to pay), but about the fairness of what I have unintentionally agreed upon. I recently spent a couple of days in New York. MORE
Pricing is one of the most powerful levers to pull for margin growth. Unfortunately, many companies stop once they have profitable prices set for each of their products. The businesses that take a few extra steps and see these prices through benefit from even higher margins. MORE
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And the Activities Director, Ellis Paddack, planned a wonderful hour, during which… Read More “We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor” – and many paid that price – Memorial Day, 2016. This morning, I spoke at a Memorial Day Remembrance and Celebration at the Forum at Park Lane in Dallas. This is home for a wonderful group of people, and they showed up dressed in patriotic colors; red, white, and blue filled the room. MORE
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That it's really crowd psychology that moves prices. This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Euro Price Action Post-Election: "We Expected That". Our Currency Strategist Outlines His Long-term View of the Euro. By Elliott Wave International. Editor's note: The text version of this interview is below.]. Alexandra Lienhard: I'm Alexandra Lienhard for ElliottWaveTV, and today I've snuck into Jim Martens' office. MORE
You’re going about your workday when you come across a piece of interesting information from a team member – your competitor just announced a price increase. You probably have a few immediate reactions in this order: “Why are they increasing prices?”. Wait, should we be increasing prices?”. Many companies choose to just sit back and use a competitor’s price increase to gain share. This price following strategy benefits your business in three ways: 1. Pricing MORE
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She’s enjoyed a 671% salary increase over the last decade while her company’s life-saving product, EpiPen®, has increased in price by 400% over the past five years. Did Mylan raise prices overnight, forcing buyers to scramble for cash? Why did prices go up? Pricing MORE
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A friend of mine was furious with her boss. She felt she deserved a promotion, but instead of which she ended up with even more work, and no recognition. Essentially, the attitude of her boss was ‘I know the jobs market is difficult right now, so you are just going to have to put up with it.’. MORE
Price wars have broken out in consumer industries around the world. Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. telecommunications carriers now compete fiercely on price as they try to win new customers. MORE
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Whether you’re established in business or just getting started, you want your pricing to position you as a leader – not as a follower. A confession — I used to stay safe and secure (comfortable) by keeping my prices low. The post Get Over Your Fear Of Pricing. MORE
In my 15-plus years of working with companies & teaching courses on pricing strategies to MBA students, I have found value-based pricing (also known as “value pricing”) to be the most commonly discussed concept that’s also the most misunderstood one. MORE
The surprise, however, is that this herd is on bicycles and its lead steer is their mayor, Betsy Price. Mayor Betsy Price mounts her bike each summer to lead “rolling town hall meetings.” A Fort Worth native, Price is knowledgeable and confident yet humble. MORE
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Arthur T. DeMoulas is a servant leader. We know this by the thousands of employees, customers and other stakeholders protesting his dismissal from the role of company president at Market Basket. However, according to most accounts, cousin Arthur S. DeMoulas and his side of the family seek vengeance against Arthur T. DeMoulas, for the perceived sins of his father. In fact, Arthur S. and his team refuse to accept an offer to buy him out, even though the ongoing boycotts cost them $10 Million / day. MORE
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JANUARY 20, 2017
Whether you’re established in business or just getting started, you want your pricing to position you as a leader – not as a follower. A confession — I used to stay safe and secure (comfortable) by keeping my prices low. The post Get Over Your Fear Of Pricing.
Strategy Driven
MAY 9, 2016
The price of whatever you sell carries with it a discomfort for most salespeople. They’re hesitant to bring up the price because it’s the final element in completing any transaction – or so they think. Actually, price or fee or rate is a logical progression of a presentation.
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2015
But This is Their Job! Have you ever heard a supervisor say something like, “Why should I have to encourage people? This is their job isn’t it?”. Have you ever thought those words yourself?
The Kini Group
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
For some reason, today’s typical business wisdom is “decrease prices and gain share.”. Everyone’s advising companies to lower prices and then lower them some more. The reasoning follows that if businesses become the lowest-priced option in the market, they can beat their competitors.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 19, 2016
In no time I was in discussion with my driver, not about the price (which I was ultimately prepared to pay), but about the fairness of what I have unintentionally agreed upon. I recently spent a couple of days in New York.
The Kini Group
JANUARY 30, 2017
You’re going about your workday when you come across a piece of interesting information from a team member – your competitor just announced a price increase. You probably have a few immediate reactions in this order: “Why are they increasing prices?”. Wait, should we be increasing prices?”. Many companies choose to just sit back and use a competitor’s price increase to gain share. This price following strategy benefits your business in three ways: 1. Pricing
The Kini Group
JULY 11, 2016
Commodity prices are more volatile than ever, and business leaders are only getting more anxious about the effects on their business performance. Unfortunately, these fluctuations can move quickly, and staying on top of changing prices often requires a lot of work. Hold your prices.
The Kini Group
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Pricing is one of the most powerful levers to pull for margin growth. Unfortunately, many companies stop once they have profitable prices set for each of their products. The businesses that take a few extra steps and see these prices through benefit from even higher margins.
Coaching Tip
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Last week's shocking spike in crude oil prices is +12% and counting, the biggest one-week gain in five years. Yet, it was a bigger cut than the market expected; plus, the fact that OPEC members came to an agreement at all was enough to play a role in soaring prices.
Bernd Geropp
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Price Negotiation with Purchasing! As a small business owner in B-to-B you may find yourself struggling during price negotiations. But watch out: Don’t believe the 3 myths for price negotiations with purchasing managers. Example: You are prepared to reduce your price by 2%.
The Kini Group
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
How much price are you really keeping from each of your sales transactions? A percentage point lost here and there can add up to thousands – if not millions – of dollars of lost pricing revenue, which comes straight off the bottom-line. The pocket price waterfall reveals how to do this.
Linked 2 Leadership
JUNE 28, 2012
As a former POW in Vietnam, I know what it’s like to lose your freedom. In this picture above, my comrades and I, all former prisoners-of-war in Vietnam, are celebrating freedom on a “Hanoi Taxi” from being released at Hanoi in 1972. For more than five years, my comrades and I were locked in dark, [.]. Authentic Leadership Future Leadership Issues Leadership Lessons Learned Servant Leadership Values-Based Leadership 4th of July business Fortune 500 leadership lee ellis POW Team development
In the CEO Afterlife
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Last year, EU regulators fined P&G and Unilever to the tune of $456 million for price fixing laundry detergents in eight European countries. Regional underlings do not orchestrate an eight country price cartel. Non-strategic’ was the pseudonym price aggression.
Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 8, 2011
Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What is the Price? That’s certainly one form of PRICE but it’s actually so much more. What about The Price of Happiness? The Price of Life?
David A Fields
MARCH 28, 2017
Do you lose consulting projects to low-fee competitors? How do you handle that threat to your business? Below are (almost) seven strategies to thrive when fees are taking a dive. Paella Consulting Associates is an advisor to the world’s crustacean industry.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 21, 2015
Setting the right price for your product or service is hard. In fact, determining price is one of the toughest things a marketer has to do, in large part because it has such a big impact on the company’s bottom line. What is price elasticity? Pricing Marketing Article
Your Voice of Encouragement
APRIL 1, 2013
In our last office space, I had a private door to my office off the main hallway. I typically used that door for trips to the ladies’ room since it was closer than our main entrance.
The Leadership Advisor
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
Employee engagement is critical to organizational success. Many leaders are finally letting that reality sink in. The contingency still lies with the cost. It is tough to calculate ROI on something as abstract as engagement.
Modern Servant Leader
AUGUST 5, 2014
Arthur T. DeMoulas is a servant leader. We know this by the thousands of employees, customers and other stakeholders protesting his dismissal from the role of company president at Market Basket. However, according to most accounts, cousin Arthur S. DeMoulas and his side of the family seek vengeance against Arthur T. DeMoulas, for the perceived sins of his father. In fact, Arthur S. and his team refuse to accept an offer to buy him out, even though the ongoing boycotts cost them $10 Million / day.
The Kini Group
JUNE 13, 2016
Every day you make complex decisions – which products and services to offer which customers, through which channels, for which prices. In fact, McKinsey estimates that 30 percent of the thousands of pricing decisions companies make every year don’t result in the best transaction price.
The Kini Group
AUGUST 29, 2016
She’s enjoyed a 671% salary increase over the last decade while her company’s life-saving product, EpiPen®, has increased in price by 400% over the past five years. Did Mylan raise prices overnight, forcing buyers to scramble for cash? Why did prices go up? Pricing
Women on Business
AUGUST 14, 2011
When you go into a business, what’s more important to you: price or the experience that takes place? While you may be thinking, “I lean toward experience, but it won’t matter if the price is beyond what I can afford.” There is a line that separates price from experience. A lasting customer experience definitely outweighs price. Guest post by Sarah Hedayati (learn more about Sarah at the end of this post).
Harvard Business Review
JULY 13, 2016
Welcome to Amazon’s bold new pricing initiative, which I’m calling the “In Jeff We Trust” strategy. The New York Times recently reported that Amazon is scaling back in mentioning list prices for products it sells. Pricing Competition Digital Article
Michael Lee Stallard
JULY 12, 2015
The surprise, however, is that this herd is on bicycles and its lead steer is their mayor, Betsy Price. Mayor Betsy Price mounts her bike each summer to lead “rolling town hall meetings.” A Fort Worth native, Price is knowledgeable and confident yet humble.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 10, 2015
That wide range of options results in a wide range of prices. But based on what I’ve read so far, I’d grade the Watch an A for ambition and a D for pricing strategy. Its pricing strategy, in contrast, will create major hurdles to long-term success. Marketing Pricing
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 26, 2015
When I help a company with their pricing strategy, the typical first day of an engagement entails the client company’s vice president saying with a grin: “So, how are you going to help us raise prices?” Uncertainty pricing is a powerful driver of new sales.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 15, 2015
More and more, I hear different twists of the same question from clients: Can emotion still influence buying behavior in world where the mobile internet, with real-time access to product reviews and price comparisons, is training consumers to shop purely on rational facts?
Harvard Business Review
JULY 6, 2015
Today’s technologies allow digital businesses (as well as a growing roster of traditional companies) to change prices frequently, even minute-by-minute in real time if they want to. It is not unusual for prices to change on sites like Amazon, Expedia, and Priceline several times a day.
The Kini Group
MARCH 6, 2017
Pricing isn’t the most fun part of your job. Pricing is, however, one of your most important responsibilities. While crafting the perfect campaign headline is always much more interesting, it’s pricing that impacts your company’s bottom line fastest and most effectively. Pricin
Chartered Management Institute
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
A friend of mine was furious with her boss. She felt she deserved a promotion, but instead of which she ended up with even more work, and no recognition. Essentially, the attitude of her boss was ‘I know the jobs market is difficult right now, so you are just going to have to put up with it.’.
The Kini Group
OCTOBER 25, 2016
Companies are bombarded with pricing strategy advice constantly: “Increase your prices by 2%.”. Decrease your prices for your price-conscious markets.”. Unfortunately, even the best pricing advice rarely works for every single company. What is Price Realization?
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 9, 2016
In my 15-plus years of working with companies & teaching courses on pricing strategies to MBA students, I have found value-based pricing (also known as “value pricing”) to be the most commonly discussed concept that’s also the most misunderstood one.
CO2
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Ben Shapiro, my professor of marketing at Harvard Business School , taught me that pricing is not a moral issue. Yes, some markets are dominated by only a handful of players, limiting buyers’ options, but there are laws to prevent monopolies, unfair market pressure, and price fixing.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 28, 2016
Since the start of 2016, oil prices have swung between $27 and $42 per barrel, about a quarter of the 2008 peak crude oil price of $145. In reaction to this freeze, oil prices not surprisingly jumped 5%. So what could a decade of lower oil prices mean?
Coaching Tip
OCTOBER 4, 2013
In the July-August Elliott Wave Theorist , Robert Prechter discussed the role of leverage in sending the market to new price highs. That is a big reason why stock prices are in the stratosphere. Margin debt is up 100 times in the last 39 years.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 3, 2017
Price wars have broken out in consumer industries around the world. Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. telecommunications carriers now compete fiercely on price as they try to win new customers.
Building Personal Strength
MARCH 17, 2010
If you really want to improve, be prepared to pay full price over the long haul. Yesterday in my post on "muscle memory" I described how the brain learns a skill and that every bit of that memory resides in the brain, not the muscles.
Coaching Tip
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Consumer Price Index fell 0.2% and that the Producer Price Index declined by 0.5%. Stock Market What is 2009 financial crisis Atlantic magazine Europe's job market Federal Reserve Great Recession labor force participation rate Producer Price Index U.S. Consumer Price Index
Coaching Tip
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
That it's really crowd psychology that moves prices. This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Euro Price Action Post-Election: "We Expected That". Our Currency Strategist Outlines His Long-term View of the Euro. By Elliott Wave International. Editor's note: The text version of this interview is below.]. Alexandra Lienhard: I'm Alexandra Lienhard for ElliottWaveTV, and today I've snuck into Jim Martens' office.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 30, 2016
And the Activities Director, Ellis Paddack, planned a wonderful hour, during which… Read More “We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor” – and many paid that price – Memorial Day, 2016. This morning, I spoke at a Memorial Day Remembrance and Celebration at the Forum at Park Lane in Dallas. This is home for a wonderful group of people, and they showed up dressed in patriotic colors; red, white, and blue filled the room.
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