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Pricing-Newsletter No. 92 (2025): Seven Rituals to Improve Your Management Team’s Pricing Competence
/in Pricing Newsletter, Pricing Newsletter/by Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian RiekhofHow can you ensure that a pricing strategy - once decided and implemented - is actually implemented? Habits, routines and rituals that need to be anchored in the management team play a major role here. We have seven recommendations for you.
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Mercedes-Benz revolutionizes the sales model! What does this mean for your pricing strategy?
/in News / Insights, Unkategorisiert/by Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian RiekhofMercedes-Benz has recently changed its sales model and abolished the traditional price lists to offer more transparency and flexibility. This is reported by various media (including “Auto, Motor und Sport”, chip.de). But what does this mean for companies that also need to rethink their pricing strategies?
The abolition of fixed price lists at Mercedes-Benz could have a signaling effect: customers increasingly expect transparency and tailor-made offers. However, such a model requires an extremely agile and well-thought-out pricing strategy. Companies that rigidly adhere to traditional pricing models could quickly fall behind. Instead, a dynamic pricing model that adapts to market conditions and individual customer requirements could play a decisive role.
Instead of fixed price lists, more transparency and flexibility
But beware: With flexibility comes complexity. Pricing becomes more demanding and requires a precise market analysis and a deep understanding of customer needs. This is where the pricing strategy of UNICconsult comes into play. Our RSEC model (Research, Strategy, Execution, Controlling) ensures that your pricing strategy not only meets current requirements, but is also future-proof.
Mercedes-Benz’s decision regarding traditional price lists shows that the market is ready to take new paths. Companies that adapt their pricing strategies early can benefit from this change and secure competitive advantages.
Don’t miss this opportunity! Now is the perfect time to rethink your pricing strategy. Contact the experts at UNICconsult and get your company fit for the future!
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Pricing-Newsletter No. 85 (2024): Why Pricing Managers Often Fail
/in Pricing Newsletter, Pricing Newsletter/by Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian RiekhofImmer mehr Unternehmen folgen dem aktuellen Trend und schaffen eine Pricing-Abteilung oder stellen einen Pricing-Manager ein. Unsere Pricing-Projekte zeigen jedoch oft, dass diese neue Funktion bzw. Position die Erwartungen nicht erfüllt. Woran das liegt, damit beschäftigen wir uns in diesem Newsletter.
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Pricing Seminar with Prof. Riekhof
As a participant of the pricing seminar, you will:
- approach strategic pricing with a changed mindset and better assess the contribution of professional pricing to results.
- have a clear methodological framework with the RSEC model to better handle the complexity of pricing.
- develop concrete ideas for quick wins in pricing and assess their feasibility.
- create a reliable estimate of the performance improvement that can be achieved through a pricing project.