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Chapter 9<br />
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Pricing in Business Marketing<br />
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DINH Tien Minh (Ph.D.)<br />
University of Economics HCMC<br />
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Objectives<br />
Examine the special meaning of price.<br />
Understand and analyze the factors influencing<br />
the pricing decisions.<br />
Study the different price-setting methods and<br />
pricing strategies.<br />
Learn pricing policies for different types of<br />
customers<br />
Examine the practical aspects of commercial<br />
terms and conditions.<br />
Describe the role of leasing in business<br />
Marketing.<br />
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Content<br />
9.1 Special Meaning of Price<br />
9.2 Factors influencing Pricing Decision<br />
9.3 Pricing Methods and Strategies<br />
9.4 Pricing Policies<br />
9.5 Commercial Terms and Conditions<br />
9.6 Role of Leasing<br />
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9.1 Special meaning of Price<br />
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What do you think when a business<br />
buyer buys a product from XYZ<br />
supplier which is in competition<br />
with several other suppliers of the<br />
similar product?<br />
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9.1 Special meaning of Price (con’t)<br />
Quality of materials<br />
Production<br />
Manager<br />
Reliability of delivery<br />
Lowest cost<br />
Perception<br />
of Value<br />
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Financial<br />
Manager<br />
Liberal payment<br />
Reputation<br />
Purchase<br />
Manager<br />
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Dependable<br />
salesperson<br />
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Krishna K Havaldar (2010), Business Marketing, McGraw Hill, 3rd edition, p313.<br />
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9.1 Special meaning of Price (con’t)<br />
Price<br />
Transportation<br />
cost<br />
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Total cost<br />
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Transit insurance<br />
cost<br />
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Installation cost<br />
Risk cost<br />
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Product failure<br />
Late delivery<br />
Poor technical<br />
support<br />
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Krishna K Havaldar (2010), Business Marketing, McGraw Hill, 3rd edition, p313.<br />
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9.1 Special meaning of Price (con’t)<br />
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Price Should Align with Value<br />
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9.1 Special meaning of Price (con’t)<br />
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In out of over 100 purchase decisions, the lowest price<br />
bidder was not selected in over 40% of the cases*.<br />
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Source: J. Patrick Kelly and James W. Coaker, “Can we generalize about choice<br />
criteria for industrial purchasing decisions?”, in Kenneth L. Bernhardt, ed.,<br />
Marketing: 1776-1976 and beyond (Chicago: AMA, 1976), pp330-33.<br />
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9.2 Factors influencing Pricing Decision<br />
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Customer<br />
perceptions of<br />
value<br />
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Other Internal &<br />
External<br />
considerations<br />
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Product costs<br />
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Price ceiling<br />
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Price floor<br />
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No demand above<br />
this price<br />
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No profits below<br />
this price<br />
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Source: Philip KOTLER, Gary AMSTRONG (2008), Principle of Marketing, 12th edition,<br />
Pearson Education International, Prentice Hall, p.267<br />
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9.2 Factors influencing Pricing Decision<br />
1. Pricing objectives<br />
2. Demand analysis<br />
Pricing<br />
decision<br />
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3. Cost analysis<br />
4. Competition analysis<br />
5. Government regulations<br />
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Krishna K Havaldar (2010), Business Marketing, McGraw Hill, 3rd edition, p313.<br />
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9.2 Factors influencing Pricing Decision<br />
Survival<br />
Maximum short-term<br />
profits<br />
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1. Pricing<br />
objectives<br />
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Product-Quality<br />
leadership<br />
<br />
Superior<br />
quality<br />
<br />
Slightly higher<br />
price<br />
<br />
Market penetration<br />
Market skimming<br />
<br />
Be regarded fair<br />
by customers<br />
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Other pricing<br />
objectives<br />
<br />
Try to stabilize the<br />
market<br />
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Meeting the<br />
competition<br />
Krishna K Havaldar (2010), Business Marketing, McGraw Hill, 3rd edition, p314.<br />
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2. Demand analysis<br />
P’2<br />
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P2<br />
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P’1<br />
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P1<br />
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Q2 Q1<br />
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Inelastic demand<br />
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Q’2<br />
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Q’1<br />
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Elastic demand<br />
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9.2 Factors influencing Pricing Decision<br />
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Example 1: If a manufacturer of steel sheets increases<br />
the price by 2% and the demand (quantity sold) falls by<br />
5%, what is the price elasticity of demand in this case?<br />
Example 2: If a machine tools manufacturer decreases<br />
the price by 10% and the demand (quantity sold) rises by<br />
5%, what is the price elasticity of demand in this case?<br />
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Conditions determining price elasticity of demand:<br />
There are few competitors.<br />
No availability of substitute products from other<br />
industries.<br />
The buyers think the higher prices are justified by<br />
normal inflation or change in government<br />
policies.<br />
The products are technically sophisticated,<br />
customized, or important for buyer’s operation.<br />
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