Pricing Promotions

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How Precision Revenue Growth Management Transforms CPG Promotions

Many consumer-packaged-goods companies are stymied because they do not know how (or think it will be too hard) to make the leap toward much greater transparency on the true impact of promotions. The reality is that getting quick results is feasible. CPG companies are learning that the insights derived from advanced analytics capabilities enhance promotion performance—and the bottom line, as the authors explain.

Pandemic Price Response

For some organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis, while for others, it has created market opportunities. For all, it has forced quick and difficult pricing decisions. Price gouging, price promotions and discounts, and dramatic price increases and decreases have all occurred within the first months of COVID-19 reaching the European and American continents. Which tactic to execute, if any, can be revealed through thoughtfulness and analysis.

Are You Really Getting a Discount, or Is It Just a Pricing Trick?

The media has recently been scrutinizing “misleading retail reference prices,” or the practice of promoting prices as “sales” or “ discounts” when the list prices are actually inflated above suggested retail prices. In this article, the author explores common retail pricing strategies used and the potential ramifications of price misinformation.

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