ABSTRACT

Pricing has a substantial and immediate impact on profitability. Most companies, however, still use costs or competition as their main basis for setting prices. Product or business model innovation has a high priority for many companies, yet innovation in pricing received scant attention until the first edition of this groundbreaking book.

This new edition of Innovation in Pricing builds on the success of the first, examining the ways in which pricing innovation can drive profits through cutting-edge academic research and best practice case studies from leading academics, business practitioners and consultants in pricing.

The second edition has been fully revised and updated according to the latest developments in pricing, with:

  • revisions to all chapters
  • new chapters, including a chapter on business model and pricing model innovation
  • a new introduction that makes explicit just what strategic pricing can do for your organization.

This book is the only book dedicated to innovation in pricing and is an essential read for business executives, innovation managers and pricing managers wishing to treat innovation in pricing as seriously as they treat product, service or business model innovation. It is also valuable supplementary reading for advanced students of marketing and sales.

part I|27 pages

Introduction

part II|116 pages

Innovation in organizing the pricing function

chapter 3|23 pages

The organizational design of the pricing function in firms

A center-led management approach

chapter 4|18 pages

Organizational barriers and the implementation of customer value map analysis

A case study of a global manufacturing firm in the polymer technology industry

chapter 6|20 pages

Who is in charge of value?

The emerging role of Chief Value Officer

chapter 7|14 pages

Interview

How a vice president of value can drive profits in B2B

chapter 8|8 pages

B2B pricing systems

Proving ROI

part III|121 pages

Innovation in pricing strategy

chapter 11|16 pages

Why segmentation matters

chapter 12|14 pages

The five fundamental value factors

chapter 16|13 pages

Creating, calculating and communicating customer value

How companies can set premium prices that customers are willing and able to pay

part IV|80 pages

Innovation in pricing tactics

chapter 19|16 pages

Value

Distilling the essence

chapter 22|22 pages

Winning on the margin

The B2B value imperative 1

part V|41 pages

Psychological aspects of pricing

chapter 24|18 pages

Research on odd prices

Dead end or field of potential innovation?

part VI|10 pages

The next frontier