Let's Talk Pricing Podcast

Segmenting customers then differentially treating and/or pricing them is a critical aspect of driving both growth and profits. Yet, it’s easier said then done. This workshop provides practical approaches and best practices for avoiding the hidden pitfalls and challenges. Joanne Smith, President of Price to Profits Consulting, is the author of The Pricing and Profit Playbook , The Price Negotiation...

When growth is stagnant, companies often adjust prices for more revenue. Without a strong understanding of pricing power relative to market alternatives, this can result in the opposite effect: customer churn. In this session, we’ll walk through drivers of pricing power, how to assess them, and strategies to employ before your next price increase.  Attendees will learn: - How to assess your pricin...

Pricing is not only about money charged but also about how customers perceive the value a product, which changes over time. In today's connected and competitive world, effective pricing requires flexibility, strategy, and a scientific approach. By using technology to gather insights about customers and develop data-driven pricing strategies, businesses can enhance the customer experience, impr...

Let's be real. It's much easier to defend and raise your prices when strong marketing has your back. But often times, marketing and revenue growth teams work in silos. How can you as pricers deliver informed marketing feedback or suggestions for forward momentum to support your pricing initiatives, collaboratively? E.V.A.L.U.A.T.E. Angie Jackson joined PPS as the Director of Marketing, Com...

In this conversation, John Moss, Chief Executive Officer of Flintfox International, discusses the challenges of the current business landscape and how intelligent pricing solutions can help businesses to shore up their bottom line amid volatility. John is the CEO of Flintfox International, the intelligent pricing software provider with world-class IP in pricing and revenue management. An Engineeri...

The topic of pricing can be complex, abstract, quantitative, and dry. That makes it difficult to write about, especially when you are trying to persuade someone to adopt a new strategy or take specific actions. This podcast will look at several ways that pricing practitioners can improve their writing and tell persuasive pricing stories. Frank Luby has over 25 years of experience in pricing and ov...

We are inundated with news of Artificial Intelligence, but how can it really be applied in our daily Pricing lives to help us? This highly interactive workshop addresses how to make AI work for you by providing a practical, step-by-step approach to respond to request for proposals or quotes (RFP, RFQ). Many data components can be quickly executed by AI and can be rerun nearly instantaneously to ad...

Markets, competitors, and customers are always changing – and last year’s pricing may be stale based on today’s circumstances. Pricers must have the skills to keep up with the dynamic nature of value drivers in order to help drive pricing power for their organization. In this podcast, we’ll do a deep dive on how to monitor dynamic value drivers and their impact on keeping your pricing strategy fre...

Join us in this engaging podcast episode as we explore the dynamic world of B2B pricing with Vivek Anand, a seasoned expert of AI and Data Science. Delve into real-world applications, from crafting robust segmentation solutions to addressing complex pricing challenges. Learn how Vivek has measured the tangible value of their solutions for Fortune 500 companies and successfully driven adoption with...

President of the Professional Pricing Society, Kevin Mitchell, steps into the PPS Podcast to share with us what he believes to be the hottest topics of the year for the pricing profession and what "pricers" in the new year. Attendees Will Learn: What’s New and What’s Next for Pricing Professionals in 2024 How to Use “Arts and Sciences” to Gain Traction Inside and Outside of your Organiza...

We will explore how this visionary concept can transform cities, making them more sustainable and vibrant, and discuss the integration of frameworks like SBTi and TCFD. We also can touch upon historical parallels in pricing strategies. Athba Samarai is a visionary leader with over 18 years of progressive experience in financial management and strategic commercial solutions who is recognized for po...

Join Heather Richey and Kaavya Muralidhar to talk about what it takes to be successful with AI in your pricing practice. In this discussion, we will walk through what you need to know about AI, how to tell if your organization is ready to use AI, and how to measure success.

This conversation will focus on the importance of transforming your pricing processes to meet evolving B2B buyer needs. When you decide to embark on transformation, that’s only the first step! Listen in to learn about who to include and why to ensure successful adoption and return on investment.

Jean-Manuel Izaret (JMI) is the global leader of BCG’s Marketing, Sales, and Pricing practice. Before joining BCG in 1997, he received a PhD from Ecole Centrale in Paris. As a Bruce Henderson Institute Fellow, he has studied pricing model innovations in technology, biopharma, industrial goods, financial services, and consumer services. He also explored how pricing and economic models could help so...

Finding new ways to create value is critical. Monetizing that value effectively year over year? Even more so. However we’re all facing headwinds as investment budgets are becoming more scrutinized and expectations around price justification are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Leaders need a simple approach for how to price innovative solutions in a logical, simple and repeatable way to prioritiz...

Effectively pricing spare parts remains a substantial challenge for machine manufacturers, as an estimated 73% of commodity parts are sold below their optimal price points. Traditional pricing models, such as cost-plus and value-based pricing, exhibit significant limitations in this evolving market. To navigate these challenges, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) must adopt market-based prici...

Jeet Mukherjee of Holden Advisors and Kevin Mitchell of Professional Pricing Society discuss the significance of pricing power ahead of Jeet's keynote speaking session at our Fall Workshop and Pricing Conference in October!

In this podcast Fred Zornig will briefly comment on the pillars of strategic and effective price management. Going through strategies, segmentation, perceived value, commercial policies, elasticity, optimization and governance. The objective is give an idea of the topics that we will delve into during the workshop that will be held in Atlanta.

As input prices rose astronomically, margin leakage followed for many companies. This is because the legacy tools and processes being used to pass through cost changes were completely inadequate to deal with inflationary pressures. Our current wave of volatility - embodied by slowed growth, high interest rates, and potential recession – is applying pressure in the opposite direction. Companies equ...

This conversation sheds light on a new book by the CEO and Founder of Rapid Pricer, Kiran Gange, and is centered around analytics based pricing approaches for maximizing margins for retailers.

A discussion covers what was received and experienced at our a workshop, spear-headed by Hillary Gretton, that took place during our 2023 Spring pricing and workshop conference. Curiosity allows us to look beyond our current situation and ask "What else could or should we be doing?" Too often we get stuck in routines or become so myopically focused on tomorrow's deliverables that we...

Scott Sinning has a passion for pricing and learned about leading pricing projects during his years of experience as VP of Pricing Strategy for Graybar Electric, a $10B wholesale distributor.  Like many of you listening, he’s sat in the pricing leader hot seat.  He now runs his own consulting firm focused on helping companies and their pricing leaders achieve success faster.  Scott has also been a...

Michael Compton is Director of Firm Strategy and Leader of the new Pricing function at Edward Jones. He has 16 years’ experience in the Full Service Financial Advisory industry in various product profitability, pricing and analytics roles. He specializes in translating business strategies into pricing recommendations and helping define pricing capabilities. He recently started his journey towards...

Let’s face it—the moment of truth in pricing and sales is how well your sales force can negotiate and defend the prices you’ve set. Many organizations fall short of profit potential due to misalignment between price setting teams and price getting teams. In this session, we’ll dive deep to understand and navigate the intersection of pricing and sales to empower your commercial team to defend both...

Curiosity allows us to look beyond our current situation and ask "What else could or should we be doing?" Too often we get stuck in routines or become so myopically focused on tomorrow's deliverables that we don't take the time to question our strategies or if they're still accomplishing what we set out to do as a company or department. So how do we break out of our assumptions and get curious abo...