How to Set Better Price Points?
Dynamic Pricing
is a strategy for any business owner who is in the competition of
e-market which provides flexibility of the prices. This strategy tailors
the prices of goods or services for better sales rate. An effective
dynamic pricing can help any seller on e-market to understand the needs
of customer and provide a well-tailored price tag for them.
Customization of prices can help the business owners to sell more or
better in certain amount of time. It helps to understand supply and
demand in the economy and shapes the sales accordingly.
However, dynamic pricing can be understood as an
evil strategy from the perspective of customers if it done in a wrong
way. Consumers can see these changes as advantageous act of the seller
and it can diminish the trust towards them. Even though it seems like a
good strategy for sales from the perspective of manufacturer or seller,
consumers can see it differently. If dynamic pricing strategy is going for too long, it can affect the business in a bad way. Diminishing
the risk of backlash from the potential or actual consumers is possible
by some ways which we will talk about it in a minute. But first, we
should see why it is needed.
Dynamic Pricing or Price Discrimination?
Even though dynamic pricing is about understanding the needs of the
market and work according to supply and demand, it can create a price
discrimination between people. Price discrimination is
an illegal act that can create different prices for different people
according to their race, class or gender. Discrimination in any price
tag is frowned upon in law. However, there are many lawsuits that are
happening for this subject; and in such cases, courts are finding price
discrimination as difficult to prove in competitive online markets.
Why Dynamic Pricing Can Be Seen As Bad?
There are two different types of dynamic pricing strategies that businesses can apply.
First of them is about dynamic pricing which is
shaped by the people. In this strategy, companies can utilize machine
learning advanced algorithms to determine who is willing to pay more.
With such technology, sellers can set a different price for every
targeted consumer. With every difference in demography, location or any
other classificatory item, they can promote different prices. However,
with such an act, the difference between dynamic pricing and price
discrimination goes grey. Many lawsuits regarding price discrimination
are based upon the utilization of such techniques.
The second type of dynamic pricing
is determined by the time. To give an example for this, we can talk
about the sales or discounts of any product or services before a certain
event. Valentine’s Day chocolate discounts at 15th of
February, last minute sales just right before a football match or a
concert, and so on… And of course, it can be exactly opposite of it. The
last ticket of an airplane can be more expensive than the others,
because there is a demand and everybody is aware of the situation. In
this type of dynamic pricing, consumers can see the differences between
the price tags as much as the first type of dynamic pricing; however,
they do not see it as a discrimination against their sex, gender, race
or class. They only see it as a price change to maximize revenues of
that certain event.
Second type of dynamic pricing, which is about providing price
changes based on timing of certain events can be seen as better option
for businesses as well as the consumers.
What should we do to for a good dynamic pricing without discrimination?
- Price Differentiation Tactics. Providing different
prices for different products can be really important. You can provide a
different purchasing experience for different people by using different
price tags. With such a way, you can provide the purchasing experience
more than the actual product. Combining two different products to be a
set for a special event; and creating a different size of the product
for different price can be the differentiation tactics.
- Time Differentiation. You can differentiate your
prices according to a certain event or time for better sales. Selling
products or services in different price points by differentiation of the
time can be seen as profiting, not like discriminating against others.
At the end of the day, making consumers question your tactics for
selling rates is not a great option for the future of business. Creating
a better relationship between potential or actual customers and your
company lays upon this understanding of dynamic pricing. Making it sure
that dynamic pricing is not a price discrimination can be achieved by
utilization of such strategy for the right time.
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