Strategic pricing across the product’s sales cycle: a conceptualization

Establishing the initial price for a new product is one of the most important decisions a firm will make. Implementing and adjusting this price over the sales cycle of the new product are crucial decisions for both its short- and long-term success. A modification of the product life cycle (PLC) conc...

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Main Author: David R. Rink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2017-11-01
Series:Innovative Marketing
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Online Access:https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/9339/IM_2017_03_Rink.pdf
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description Establishing the initial price for a new product is one of the most important decisions a firm will make. Implementing and adjusting this price over the sales cycle of the new product are crucial decisions for both its short- and long-term success. A modification of the product life cycle (PLC) concept is presented to reflect one of the many alternative price-setting strategies available to the company. After justifying and illustrating the modified PLC pricing strategy, applications and limitations are presented and discussed.
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Strategic pricing across the product’s sales cycle: a conceptualization
Innovative Marketing
new product
penetration pricing
product life cycle
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title Strategic pricing across the product’s sales cycle: a conceptualization
title_full Strategic pricing across the product’s sales cycle: a conceptualization
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title_short Strategic pricing across the product’s sales cycle: a conceptualization
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penetration pricing
product life cycle
skim pricing
strategic pricing
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