A price is defined both narrowly as the amount paid for a product or service, and broadly as the sum of all values consumers exchange, including time, cognitive, emotional, and transaction costs. Prices are affected by internal factors like a company's costs, marketing strategy, demand curves, and external factors like competitors' prices, the economy, inflation, and purchasing power. Setting prices requires considering costs, demand, competition, and the broader economic environment.
2. What Is a Price?
Narrow Definition: The amount of money
charged or paid for a product or service.
Broad Definition: The sum of all values
consumers exchange for the product or
service.
Time Costs
Cognitive and Emotional Costs
Transaction Costs
4. Company and Product Costs:
Fixed Costs:
Costs that do not vary with production or sales level.
Variable Costs:
Costs that vary directly with the level of production.
Internal Factors Affecting Pricing Decisions
5. Marketing Mix Strategy:
Price must be coordinated with the other three
Ps (Product, Promotion and Place) to form a
consistent and effective marketing program.
Internal Factors Affecting Pricing Decisions
6. The Market and Demand:
Costs set price floors; demand sets price ceilings.
Supply and Demand Curves
Pricing in different types of markets:
Pure competition
Monopolistic competition
Oligopolistic competition
Pure monopoly
Price elasticity of demand.
Cross price elasticity of demand.
External Factors Affecting Pricing Decisions
7. External Factors Affecting Pricing Decisions
Competitions Prices Affect Our Price
What are our competitors charging? How and Why?
Will our pricing attract, restrict, or drive out competitors?
How does our value compare to the competitions?
How strong/permanent are current competitors?
How does competition influence price sensitivity?
Avoiding price wars
Other External Factors
Economy
Inflation
Purchasing Power
Business Cycle (Boom, Recession, Depression)
Counter-cyclical products