Pricing strategy is an idea implemented into a plan to get the most favourable price for a service or product that will give way the highest profit. Pricing is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix‚ as it is the only mix‚ which generates a turnover for the organisation. The remaining 3p’s are the variable cost for the organisation. It costs to produce and design a product; it costs to distribute a product and costs to promote it. Price must support these elements of the mix. Pricing
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cream was well received during the market test. Current Pricing suggestions – GM Finance and R &D chief– The price should be cost plus 100% profit Sales Team – Low price at the time of introduction so that the product is accepted in the market Othe concerns relating to pricing – Manufacturing manager was not willing to compromise quality to cut cost Purchase manager – cost for buying and storing ginger R & D chief – the product will be copied and cool cream will loose the advantages and
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Product Features and Benefits Lululemon offers a comprehensive line of performance apparel and accessories for women‚ men and female youth. Their apparel assortment includes items such as fitness pants‚ shorts‚ tops and jackets that are designed for healthy lifestyle activities such as yoga‚ running and general fitness. Although Lululemon benefits from the growing number of people that participate in yoga‚ they believe the percentage of their products sold for other activities will continue
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ABSTRACT This paper demonstrates a particular model for making the pricing decisions associated with hotel booking. Implementing such pricing decisions that are designed to optimize the profitability of the hotel forms part of a policy commonly referred to as yield management. The model utilizes fore casts of demand in individual market segments to capitalize on the willingness of people in one segment to pay more than people in another segment. The procedure for doing this is necessarily time-based
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External factors that affect pricing decisions * External Factors - There are a number of influencing factors which are not controlled by the company but will impact pricing decisions. Understanding these factors requires the marketer conduct research to monitor what is happening in each market the company serves since the effect of these factors can vary by market. i) The nature of the market and demand ii) Elasticity of demand iii) Competitor’s cost‚ price and offers
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A Proposal for M. Phil Research Study ‘Costing and Pricing of Poultry products in Bangladesh – An Evaluation’ 1. Introduction: Agriculture plays an important role in economic development of Bangladesh. Poultry is one of the important subsectors of agriculture. Poultry is domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs‚ meat‚ and/or feathers. Now a day‚ poultry is another growing industry in Bangladesh. Chickens‚ ducks‚ quails and turkeys‚ pigeons are included in poultry
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Topic: Recommending a Marketing Mix for a Product or Service Executive Summary This report mainly talked about a product-Pepsi. In this report‚ the purpose was compared and contrasted which 4Ps is better to the Pepsi and wanted more people to buy it. The thesis was compare and contrasts the Pepsi with the competitor - Coca Cola. So the report needed find some information and interview some people. The key finding was that SWOT and 4Ps is very important to the product. And the key conclusion and recommendation
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An Alternative Retail Pricing Policy for Petroleum Products: A Case Study of Gasoline and High Speed Diesel in Thailand Thiraphong Vikitset School of Development Economics National Institute of Development Administration 118 Seri Thai Road‚ Bangkapi District‚ Bangkok 10240‚ Thailand E-mail: thiraphongv@yahoo.com. 2 Abstract This article examines the retail pricing policy of gasoline and high speed diesel in Thailand. The pricing policy of these two products is characterized by cross price
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Pricing Decisions and Profit Analysis Chapter 5 6/1/12 ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 5.1 a. A hospital that is a price setter has some degree of market dominance and hence can‚ more or less‚ dictate the prices that it sets on its services. Conversely‚ if the hospital is one of a large number in its service area and is not in a position to distinguish its services from other hospitals‚ it is a price taker. This means that it will have to “take” the prices set in the marketplace without having
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Product Pricing The U.S. Cattle and Beef Industry ECO 533/ Economics for Managerial Decision Making June 7‚ 2006 The U.S. beef and cattle industry has historically played a critical role in fulfilling consumer beef demand domestically and abroad. Beef tenderness‚ juiciness‚ flavor‚ consistent quality‚ consumer health and nutrition‚ trust and product brand are all determinants of how consumers demand beef products (Beef Update‚ 2005). Beef consumption and prices were high in the 1980s
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