Para acabar com o deixar dinheiro em cima da mesa - parte III

Voltando ao dinheiro que fica em cima da mesa e às ideias de Holden.

"Many companies would say that their customers set prices. But we don’t agree. When customers negotiate price, what is their point of leverage? It’s your fear that if you don’t respond, you will lose the business. It always stings to lose business. But what really motivates companies is a two headed fear monster: fear that they will lose the business and fear that they will lose the business to a competitor. In that case, not only do they lose but their competitor wins. Customers are well aware of this fear, skillfully setting up competitors against each other. As a result, companies often make their own pricing decisions based on the perceived pricing strategies of their competitors. So, to the question of who, specifically, is setting your prices, the answer, unfortunately in too many cases, is clear.
Your competition is setting your prices for you.To break this cycle and take back control of pricing, companies must establish a well-reasoned pricing strategy.
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A pricing strategy is fairly simple to develop. There are only three choices: skim, neutral, and penetration.
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In a skimming strategy, prices are set high relative to mainstream competitors. Use this strategy to maximize revenues generated from the high end of the market. In a neutral pricing strategy, prices are set close to those of your main competitors. Neutral pricing strategies are an important tool when you want to take the focus off of price such as a product in a mature market or in a later stage of its life cycle. Finally, companies that use a penetration pricing strategy set prices quite low relative to the competition. Their objective is to make price a driving factor in the purchase decision."

Trechos retirados de "Pricing with confidence - 10 ways to stop leaving money on the table" de Reed Holden e Mark Burton.

Outra abordagem interessante acerca do pricing aqui "Pricing Strategy Defined in Three Questions":

"These leaders advocate working from the customer’s perspective back to define the price, and ultimately the product.
This directive is in direct contrast with medieval pricing where costs are calculated, margins added, and then salespeople are told to convince customers to buy."

Como é que a sua empresa define os preços?