#14 Explain the relationship between pricing and product life cycle. Write an argument supporting either penetration pricing or price skimming as the best pricing strategy to employ when launching a new product. Cite examples from news media or other appropriate texts of how each strategy was used in recent product introductions.
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Basic Pricing Concepts
We learned in our last lesson that business owners base their pricing decisions on the following basic concepts:
- Demand-Oriented Pricing
- Competition-Oriented Pricing
- Cost-Oriented Pricing
Can you describe each of these concepts in your own words?
(26.1 page 604-608)
Pricing Policies and the Product Life Cycle
We learned in marketing 1 about the product life cycle. With products there are different stages (just like you): introduction, growth, maturity and decline.
Before a product is introduced, the business must establish the base price.
- What is a price floor?
- Why is it important that a business know the price floor for a product?
After that the business must determine which basic pricing policy will be used: (608)
- one-price policy
- flexible-price policy
Pricing Methods for the Each Stage of the Life of a Product
Work with a partner to complete the graphic organizer as you read pages 608-611. (15 minutes)
Let's See What You Learned
What is skimming pricing?
What is penetration pricing?
What type of consumer is likely to purchase a product that has been priced using a skimming pricing strategy?
An auto dealership advertises that it has a one-price, rather than a flexible-price policy. However, it also advertises that it has the lowest prices around. Would you like to shop for a car at this dealership? Why or why not?
What are three things marketers might do to help keep an item, such as a new type of floor cleaner, selling well during the maturity stage?
As the penetration stage continues, what happens to the total costs per unit? Why
Your store applied a skimming pricing policy to a new type of athletic shoe. As this shoe continues through its life cycle, why is it vital that you keep an eye on sales volume?
Wrapping Up (Exit Ticket)
Write a paragraph supporting either penetration pricing or price skimming as the best pricing strategy to employ when launching a new product of your choice.