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Pricing
Understanding and Capturing Customer
Value
Chapter 10
Principles of Marketing
by Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong
PEARSON
1
What Is a Price?
Answer question “What is a price?” and discuss the
importance of pricing in today’s fast-changing
environment.
2
Major Pricing Strategies
Identify the three major pricing strategies and discuss
the importance of understanding customer-value
perceptions, company costs, and competitor strategies
when setting prices.
Objective Outline
3
Other Internal and External Considerations
Affecting Price Decisions
Identify and define the other important external and
internal factors affecting a firm’s pricing decisions
Objective Outline
What is a Price?
 In the narrowest sense, price is the amount of money
charged for a product or a service.
 More broadly, price is the sum of all the values that
customers give up to gain the benefits of having or using
a product or service.
 Price is the only element in the marketing mix that
produces revenue; all other elements represent costs.
Major Pricing Strategies
 The price the company charges will fall
somewhere between one that is too low to
produce a profit and one that is too high to
produce any demand.
Customer Value-Based Pricing
 Customer value-based pricing uses buyers’ perceptions
of value as the key to pricing.
 The company first assesses customer needs and value
perceptions.
 It then sets its target price based on customer perceptions
of value.
 The targeted value and price drive decisions about what
costs can be incurred and the resulting product design.
Good-Value Pricing
 In response, many companies have changed their pricing
approaches to bring them in line with changing economic
conditions and consumer price perceptions.
 More and more, marketers have adopted good-value
pricing strategies ─ offering the right combination of
quality and good service at a fair price.
 Everyday low pricing (EDLP)
 EDLP involves charging a constant, everyday
low price with few or no temporary price
discounts.
 High-Low Pricing
 It involves charging higher prices on an everyday
basis but running frequent promotions to lower
price temporarily on selected items.
Value-Added Pricing
 Many companies adopt value-added pricing
strategies.
 Rather than cutting prices to match competitors,
they attach value-added features and services to
differentiate their offers and thus support their
higher prices.
Cost-Based Pricing
 Cost-Based pricing involves setting prices based
on the costs of producing, distributing, and
selling the product plus a fair rate of return for its
effort and risk.
 A company’s costs may be an important element
in its pricing strategy.
Types of Costs
Fixed
costs
(over-
head)
Variable
costs
Total
costs
Costs that do not vary
with production or sales
level.
Costs that vary directly with
the level of production.
The sum of the fixed and
variable costs for any
given level of production.
Costs at Different Levels of Production
 To price wisely, management needs to know how
its costs vary with different levels of production.
Costs as a Function of Production
Experience
 This drop in the average cost with accumulated
production experience is called the experience curve
• If a downward-sloping experience curve
exists, this is highly significant for the
company.
• Not only will the company’s unit
production cost fall, but it will fall faster if
the company makes and sells more during a
given time period.
• But the market has to stand ready to buy the
higher output.
• Experience-curve pricing carries some
major risks.
• The aggressive pricing might give the
product a cheap image.
• The strategy also assumes that competitors
are weak and not willing to fight it out by
meeting the company’s price cuts.
Cost-Plus Pricing
 The simplest pricing method is cost-plus pricing (or
markup pricing) ─ adding a standard markup to the cost
of the product.
Markup pricing remains popular for many reasons.
Sellers are more certain
about costs than about
demand.
When all firms in the
industry use this pricing
method, prices tend to be
similar, so price
competition is minimized.
Many people feel
that
cost-plus pricing is
fairer to both buyers
and sellers.
Break-Even Analysis and Target Profit
Pricing
 Break-even pricing (target return) sets price to break
even on the costs of making and marketing a product, or
setting price to make a target return.
 Target return pricing uses the concept of a break-even
chart, which shows the total cost and total revenue
expected at different sales volume levels.
Competition-Based Pricing
 Competition-based pricing involves setting
prices based on competitors’ strategies, costs,
prices, and market offerings.
 Consumers will base their judgments of a
product’s value on the prices that competitors
charge for similar products.
Other Internal and External
Considerations Affecting Price Decisions
 Internal factors affecting pricing include the
company’s overall marketing strategy, objectives,
and marketing mix, as well as other
organizational considerations.
 External factors include the nature of the market
and demand and other environmental factors.
Overall Marketing Strategy, Objectives,
and Mix
 Price is only one element of the company’s broader
marketing strategy.
 So, before setting price, the company must decide on its
overall marketing strategy for the product or service.
 Pricing may play an important role in helping to
accomplish company objectives at many levels.
 Target costing is the pricing that starts with an ideal
selling price, then targets costs that will ensure that the
price is met.
Organizational Considerations
 Top management sets the pricing objectives and policies,
and it often approves the prices proposed by lower level
management or salespeople.
 In industries in which pricing is a key factor, companies
often have pricing departments to set the best prices or
help others set them.
 These departments report to the marketing department or
top management.
 Others who have an influence on pricing include sales
managers, production managers, finance managers, and
accountants.
The Market and Demand
 In this section, we take a deeper look at the price-
demand relationship and how it caries for
different types of markets.
 We then discuss methods for analyzing the price-
demand relationship.
Pricing in Different Types of Markets
 Economists recognize four types of markets, each
presenting a different pricing challenge.
Pure
monopoly
Oligopolistic
competition Monopolistic
competition
Pure
competition
Four types of marketPure Competition
• It consists of many
buyers and sellers trading
in a uniform commodity,
such as wheat, copper, or
financial securities.
• No single buyer or seller
has much effect on the
going market price.
Monopolistic Competition
• It consists of many buyers and
sellers who trade over a range of
prices rather than a single market
price.
• A range of prices occurs because
sellers can differentiate their offers
to buyers.
• Sellers try to develop
differentiated offers for different
customer segments and, in
addition to price, freely use
branding, advertising, and personal
selling to set their offers apart.
Oligopolistic Competition
• The market consists of only
a few large sellers.
• Because there are few
sellers, each seller is alert
and responsive to
competitors’ pricing
strategies and marketing
moves.
Pure Monopoly
• The market is dominated by
one seller.
• The seller may be a
government monopoly, a
private regulated monopoly,
or a private unregulated
monopoly.
Analyzing the Price-Demand Relationship
 Demand curve is a curve that shows the number
of units the market will buy in a given time
period, at different prices that might be charged.
Price Elasticity of Demand
 Price Elasticity is a measure of the sensitivity of
demand to changes in price.
 It is given by the following formula:
price elasticity of demand =
%change in quantity demanded
%change in price
• If demand is elastic rather than inelastic, sellers will
consider lowering their prices.
• A lower price will produce more total revenue.
• Marketers need to work harder than ever to differentiate
their offerings when a dozen competitors are selling
virtually the same product at a comparable or lower price.
The Economy
 Economic conditions can have a strong impact on the
firm’s pricing strategies.
 Economic factors such as a boom or recession, inflation,
and interest rates affect pricing decisions because they
affect consumer spending, consumer perceptions of the
product’s price and value, and the company’s costs of
producing and selling a product.
Other External Factors
 Resellers react to various prices
 Government
 Social Concerns
The End

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Pricing by Philiph Kotler

  • 1. Pricing Understanding and Capturing Customer Value Chapter 10 Principles of Marketing by Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong PEARSON
  • 2. 1 What Is a Price? Answer question “What is a price?” and discuss the importance of pricing in today’s fast-changing environment. 2 Major Pricing Strategies Identify the three major pricing strategies and discuss the importance of understanding customer-value perceptions, company costs, and competitor strategies when setting prices. Objective Outline
  • 3. 3 Other Internal and External Considerations Affecting Price Decisions Identify and define the other important external and internal factors affecting a firm’s pricing decisions Objective Outline
  • 4. What is a Price?  In the narrowest sense, price is the amount of money charged for a product or a service.  More broadly, price is the sum of all the values that customers give up to gain the benefits of having or using a product or service.  Price is the only element in the marketing mix that produces revenue; all other elements represent costs.
  • 5. Major Pricing Strategies  The price the company charges will fall somewhere between one that is too low to produce a profit and one that is too high to produce any demand.
  • 6. Customer Value-Based Pricing  Customer value-based pricing uses buyers’ perceptions of value as the key to pricing.  The company first assesses customer needs and value perceptions.  It then sets its target price based on customer perceptions of value.  The targeted value and price drive decisions about what costs can be incurred and the resulting product design.
  • 7. Good-Value Pricing  In response, many companies have changed their pricing approaches to bring them in line with changing economic conditions and consumer price perceptions.  More and more, marketers have adopted good-value pricing strategies ─ offering the right combination of quality and good service at a fair price.
  • 8.  Everyday low pricing (EDLP)  EDLP involves charging a constant, everyday low price with few or no temporary price discounts.  High-Low Pricing  It involves charging higher prices on an everyday basis but running frequent promotions to lower price temporarily on selected items.
  • 9. Value-Added Pricing  Many companies adopt value-added pricing strategies.  Rather than cutting prices to match competitors, they attach value-added features and services to differentiate their offers and thus support their higher prices.
  • 10. Cost-Based Pricing  Cost-Based pricing involves setting prices based on the costs of producing, distributing, and selling the product plus a fair rate of return for its effort and risk.  A company’s costs may be an important element in its pricing strategy.
  • 11. Types of Costs Fixed costs (over- head) Variable costs Total costs Costs that do not vary with production or sales level. Costs that vary directly with the level of production. The sum of the fixed and variable costs for any given level of production.
  • 12. Costs at Different Levels of Production  To price wisely, management needs to know how its costs vary with different levels of production.
  • 13. Costs as a Function of Production Experience  This drop in the average cost with accumulated production experience is called the experience curve • If a downward-sloping experience curve exists, this is highly significant for the company. • Not only will the company’s unit production cost fall, but it will fall faster if the company makes and sells more during a given time period. • But the market has to stand ready to buy the higher output. • Experience-curve pricing carries some major risks. • The aggressive pricing might give the product a cheap image. • The strategy also assumes that competitors are weak and not willing to fight it out by meeting the company’s price cuts.
  • 14. Cost-Plus Pricing  The simplest pricing method is cost-plus pricing (or markup pricing) ─ adding a standard markup to the cost of the product. Markup pricing remains popular for many reasons. Sellers are more certain about costs than about demand. When all firms in the industry use this pricing method, prices tend to be similar, so price competition is minimized. Many people feel that cost-plus pricing is fairer to both buyers and sellers.
  • 15. Break-Even Analysis and Target Profit Pricing  Break-even pricing (target return) sets price to break even on the costs of making and marketing a product, or setting price to make a target return.  Target return pricing uses the concept of a break-even chart, which shows the total cost and total revenue expected at different sales volume levels.
  • 16. Competition-Based Pricing  Competition-based pricing involves setting prices based on competitors’ strategies, costs, prices, and market offerings.  Consumers will base their judgments of a product’s value on the prices that competitors charge for similar products.
  • 17. Other Internal and External Considerations Affecting Price Decisions  Internal factors affecting pricing include the company’s overall marketing strategy, objectives, and marketing mix, as well as other organizational considerations.  External factors include the nature of the market and demand and other environmental factors.
  • 18. Overall Marketing Strategy, Objectives, and Mix  Price is only one element of the company’s broader marketing strategy.  So, before setting price, the company must decide on its overall marketing strategy for the product or service.  Pricing may play an important role in helping to accomplish company objectives at many levels.  Target costing is the pricing that starts with an ideal selling price, then targets costs that will ensure that the price is met.
  • 19. Organizational Considerations  Top management sets the pricing objectives and policies, and it often approves the prices proposed by lower level management or salespeople.  In industries in which pricing is a key factor, companies often have pricing departments to set the best prices or help others set them.  These departments report to the marketing department or top management.  Others who have an influence on pricing include sales managers, production managers, finance managers, and accountants.
  • 20. The Market and Demand  In this section, we take a deeper look at the price- demand relationship and how it caries for different types of markets.  We then discuss methods for analyzing the price- demand relationship.
  • 21. Pricing in Different Types of Markets  Economists recognize four types of markets, each presenting a different pricing challenge. Pure monopoly Oligopolistic competition Monopolistic competition Pure competition Four types of marketPure Competition • It consists of many buyers and sellers trading in a uniform commodity, such as wheat, copper, or financial securities. • No single buyer or seller has much effect on the going market price. Monopolistic Competition • It consists of many buyers and sellers who trade over a range of prices rather than a single market price. • A range of prices occurs because sellers can differentiate their offers to buyers. • Sellers try to develop differentiated offers for different customer segments and, in addition to price, freely use branding, advertising, and personal selling to set their offers apart. Oligopolistic Competition • The market consists of only a few large sellers. • Because there are few sellers, each seller is alert and responsive to competitors’ pricing strategies and marketing moves. Pure Monopoly • The market is dominated by one seller. • The seller may be a government monopoly, a private regulated monopoly, or a private unregulated monopoly.
  • 22. Analyzing the Price-Demand Relationship  Demand curve is a curve that shows the number of units the market will buy in a given time period, at different prices that might be charged.
  • 23. Price Elasticity of Demand  Price Elasticity is a measure of the sensitivity of demand to changes in price.  It is given by the following formula: price elasticity of demand = %change in quantity demanded %change in price • If demand is elastic rather than inelastic, sellers will consider lowering their prices. • A lower price will produce more total revenue. • Marketers need to work harder than ever to differentiate their offerings when a dozen competitors are selling virtually the same product at a comparable or lower price.
  • 24. The Economy  Economic conditions can have a strong impact on the firm’s pricing strategies.  Economic factors such as a boom or recession, inflation, and interest rates affect pricing decisions because they affect consumer spending, consumer perceptions of the product’s price and value, and the company’s costs of producing and selling a product.
  • 25. Other External Factors  Resellers react to various prices  Government  Social Concerns