Maketing P3 Flashcards
(60 cards)
Penetration pricing
Low prices are set to break into a market or to achieve a sudden increase in market share
E.g - charge low prices on apps
Spotify so people become hooked after trial phase ends
Price skimming (creaming)
Firm charges highest initial price that customers will pay + then lower over time
E.g - customers buy at higher price and still do over time when prices are lowered builds customer loyalty
Predator pricing
Low prices in order to drive other firms out of the market
E.g illegal in uk
Cost plus pricing
Adding % (mark up) to the costs of producing a product to get the price
E.g - you choose how much profit you make
Psychological pricing
Impression of value
E.g - £3.99 instead of £4
Competitive pricing
Pricing strategies based on Prices charged by rivals
E.g - beat competition and gain competitive edge resulting in your business getting more sales
Design mix and social trends
Environmental issues
Waste minimisation
Ethical supply chain
Environment issue
Design for reuse/ recycle
Ethical sourcing
Waste minimisation
Product last long time
Smaller - lighter
Reduce packaging + manufacture of disposable goods
Ethical supply chain
Consumers interested in buying from ethical businesses
How products made key issue for many consumed
Differentiation and usp
Higher prices can be charged
Amount of competition
Strength of brand
Price and elasticity of demand
Dynamic pricing
Varying price for a product or service to reflect changing market conditions
Price comparison websites
Availability of auction sites
Personalised pricing
Using data such as purchase history and demographic data to set a unique price
Subscription pricing
Charging customers a regular monthly fee for the use of a service or access to a specific product
Price elasticity of demand PED-
Quantity demanded of a good or service is affected by change in price
Price elasticity demand
Price results in a greater change in demand
Price inelastic demand
Change in price results in a proportionally smaller change in demand
Factors influencing price elasticity of demand
Habit / addiction —> inelastic
Availability of substitute —> elastic
Brand loyalty —> inelastic
Necessity —> elastic
Income elasticity of demand YED
Value of income is above 1 demand income elastic
Value of income elasticity of demand is below 1 demand is said to be income inelastic
Product lifestyle
Stages through which a product passes from development to being withdrawn from sale
Extension strategies
Increase market share for given product or service - keep it in maturity phase
Special editions
Modifications to product
Change in promotion / packaging
Value of product lifecycle
Product lifecycle is process of examining a product + making strategic decisions
Design
Pricing + promotion —> optimise product each stage of its cycle
Help companies determine if they need to develop new products in maturity or decline stage
Boston matrix
Total product portfolio analysis that classifies product according to the market share of the product + the rate of growth of the market in which the product is sold
Product portfolio
Range of product a business will sell