3 Keys to Overcome Fear and Realize Greater Pricing ROI

As a pricing professional, I always love to quote the study that a 1% improvement in price leads to 11% in operating profit, whereas a 1% increase in volume sold improves only by 3.3%[1]. If the business case for managing and improving price is so…

Moving Beyond Big Data

The purpose of “big data” is to give managers a clearer vision of something so they can make decisions about products, pricing and distribution. In pricing, it is generally around how customers buy.  It uses statistical techniques to group cu…

Pricing Priorities: What is Really Worth Your Time?

Ask any salesperson what their most valuable asset is, and they will answer instantly—my time. Great sales people are really stingy about this scarce asset, always asking “Is this the best use of my time?” before they engage with a prospect, set u…

When is a Price War, Not a Price War?

When is a price war, not a price war?