Excellence in Value-Based Selling
Selling on value is a must have. But it cannot happen without the right strategic positioning, the right differentiation levels, and an alignment between strategies and tactics, as the author explains.
The Unified Theory of Pricing
In this article, the authors present a unified pricing theory, manifested in a tool called the Strategic Pricing Hexagon, that brings together all the disparate pricing ideas, and the drivers and forces behind them, into one master structure. This article shows how the Strategic Pricing Hexagon allows leaders to look beyond the numbers and develop a pricing strategy that can change the entire trajectory of their business and their market.
Pricing in an Era of Turbulent Supply Chain Headwinds
Supply-aware dynamic pricing enables companies to meet demand and protect margins in a new and shifting landscape, as the authors explain.
Ethics and Hidden Greed
How do we protect ourselves and our business interests from the unethical behaviors of others? In this article, the author connects time-honored ethical principles to real-world cases and offers the building blocks and counter-strategies you need to fight unethical actions in your organization.
Make Pricing Your Ally: How to Put Value Back on the Menu
When building a high impact pricing strategy for a restaurant business, the goal is to optimize overall long-term profitability. The right pricing strategy, backed with the right model, increases overall returns by improving the complex interplay between guest count, menu design, and ticket size, as the author explains. Although focused on the restaurant industry, this article provides pricing strategy and best-practices that can be employed by pricers in multiple retail, consumer goods, and related industry sectors.
Make Value Realization A Strong Competitive Advantage
It is no longer a question of if and when we will face a recession. It is a matter of how bad it is going to get. One of the recession busters is to make a decisive and bold move in customer value management (CVM). This is step number one, and it is a matter of investing in the right process and platform in the next 30 to 60 days, as the author explains.
Excerpt from “Pricing Architects”
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Pricing For The Planet Manifesto:10 Propositions To Help Any Company Drive Their Transformation Toward Sustainability While Monetizing It
Monetization for sustainability is the act of incorporating sustainable business practices that promote environmental and social responsibility into a company's operations in order to generate profits. This approach involves building brand equity, gaining competitive advantage through differential value, creating new revenue streams, and improving pricing. This allows us to get a reward for those in the value chains that create a true positive impact through sustainability solutions.
How to Play the Pricing Game
Why do people disagree on what prices to charge? Because pricing is a game, in the game-theory sense, and by definition a game cannot be solved. In this article, the author explores why we might be startled, even shocked, by disagreements when making pricing (and related) decisions, using over 16 billion simulated futures from the Top Pricer Tournament™, based on pricing strategies submitted by 2,239 executives, managers, consultants, students, and professors.
Pricing and Commercial Agility in Volatile Markets
With market volatility continuing for the foreseeable future, leaders need to play both offense and defense at the same time. Make sure you are approaching each offering in a distinct way and not using a “one size fits all” approach to your strategy. Your profitability depends on it, as the author explains