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Price is a yardstick to compare competing options. Price is Crucial determinant of margins and profits. Bank offering free banking-no interest. Orgn. Providing a regular savings product may not explicitly charge for the product but will take a share of initial payments to cover cost and contribute to profit.
Price is a yardstick to compare competing options. Price is Crucial determinant of margins and profits. Bank offering free banking-no interest. Orgn. Providing a regular savings product may not explicitly charge for the product but will take a share of initial payments to cover cost and contribute to profit.
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Price is a yardstick to compare competing options. Price is Crucial determinant of margins and profits. Bank offering free banking-no interest. Orgn. Providing a regular savings product may not explicitly charge for the product but will take a share of initial payments to cover cost and contribute to profit.
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•Complexities in pricing of FS •Approaches & methods of setting price Role & Characteristics of prices 1. As a yardstick to compare competing options 2. Means by which value is assessed 3. Used as an indicator of product or SQ 4. Represents cost of good or service 5. Influence on frequency of purchase or quantum of an individual purchase cont 1. Crucial determinant of margins & profits 2. Influences level of demand for its products & services 3. Key role in affecting relative competitive position 4. Quick adjustment, under certain conditions, to enable provider to achieve short term volume or margin priorities 5. Variable at different stages of PLC in conjunction with other elements of the marketing mix Explicit or Overt Pricing Clarity in pricing-annual fee for credit card/ATM Advantage of being vey clear to consumer/supp. Easier to predict likely revenue/ service costs Allows SP to signal costs of diff. services & use price as a means of influencing consumer behavior(switching from high cost branch based transactions to ATM) Implicit/Covert Pricing • Unclear/invisible system of pricing-appears unpaid. bank offering free banking–no interest. Orgn. Providing a regular savings product may not explicitly charge for the product, but will take a share of initial payments to cover cost & contribute to profit • Ad of being simple, low administering cost • Disad: price paid by customer/rev paid by bank varies with interest rate or amount that consumers wish to save/invest • No incentive for consumers to move to lower-cost services because all services offered appear to be free • Creates potential for cross-subsidization-customer with high credit balance pays ↑ price for given service than customer with low credit balance Price determination 2CM 1. Cost based 2. Competitive 3. Market Oriented Cost Based Approach • Full cost pricing Mark Up Target Return Marginal Cost Market Oriented Approach 1. Marketing Strategy 2. Price-Q relationships 3. Product line pricing 4. Negotiating margins 5. Political factors 6. Costs 7. Effect on distributors & retailers 8. Competition 9. Explicability 10. Value to customer Marketing Strategy Term Insurance • Amount of sum assured($50,000/=) • Tenure( 5 yrs) • Age ( 25) • Gender( male) • Smoker/non-smoker( NS) • Health status( good) • Occupation ( sales rep Met Life) • Leisure pursuits( Tennis, travelling) MS (Cont) Price-Q relationship:high Q personalized service Product line pricing:> personalized portfolio mgt Negotiating margins: ( B2B) Costs: organization who view pricing as marketing responsibility benefits by having mktg executives with solid grasp of costs/profit Effect on distributors & retailers: direct/indirect. Ability to make sound judgment calls in respect of setting a price that optimizes distribution margin & customer attraction is a crucial marketing competence Competition: by product/purchase simplicity, consumer knowledge & confidence, low perceived risk from buying lowest cost option, limited product differentation, ease of switching ( eg motor insurance vs critical illness insurance) Explicability • Under conditions of consumer ignorance & perceived riskiness, price higher than norm may seem to imply Q & instil consumer confidence • More difficult to achieve the closer mkt conditions approx. to perfect competition Marketing Implication: Those seeking to acheive premium price position must invest in appropriate level of product/service differentiation justifying price premium Value to customer Loan • Value of sum borrowed • Duration of loan • Incidence of default • Cross-sale/purchase of other products • Interest margin Price Differentiation & Discrimination • Volume – lower costs associated with purchase • Costs that vary with geographical variation in labour costs & rents • Buyer- people with poor credit rating indicate a > propensity to default on loans & hence pay ↑ interest rate • Off peak capacity utilization • Demographic factors ( preffered lives approach ) Price determination Step1↓ Decide upon pricing objectives Step2 ↓ Assess influence of 10 pricing factors Step3 ↓ Propose indicative pricing approaches Step4 ↓ Model price/demand relationships Step5 ↓ Assess impact on pricing objectives Step6 ↓ Assess responses expected from competitors & distributors Step7 ↓ Consult relevant internal departments & gain agreement to prices Step8 ↓ Set up information project Step9 ↓ Launch price Step1 Decide upon pricing objectives Financial Non Financial • Sales value • Sales volume • margin • Market share • Profit • Market position • Return-on-capital • Customer value Step3 Other aspects of price indication • Status reqts.- e.g no claim bonuses on motor insurance, occupation, financial history,track • Vol related factors:↓ ROI for ↑ value loans • Allied charges-e.g penalty fees on overdue payments, unauthorized OD charges • customer contributions-level of excess payments on general insurance contracts, & early settlement penalties on say fixed-rate mortgage loans RTGS Technology Real Time Gross Settlement system New tech based using which outstation cheques can also be cleared on the same day & fund transfers b/w different banks can be done instantaneously This result in evaporation of float money to invest in overnight markets Banks now charge a ceretain fee for entire spectrum of cash mgt. servecis as new tech helps transfer funds in real time