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Pricing Strategy: Pricing Psychology: Should I show the best possible prices I can offer as my "list prices" or should I inflate them and offer more discounts?
JM
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Jon Manning, Pricing Strategist / Author / Mentor answered:

You're really going to have to provide a lot more information to get answers to your challenge, or talk to one of us.
If you are in a highly competitive industry where everyone know everyone else's pricing, you need to ask questions about discount management / containment, as list prices are pretty much irrelevant in those sorts of scenarios. Other questions that would help address your challenge include: Are we talking prices points of ~$2 or $20k? Are you selling B2B, B2C or both? Do you have a sales force? Where do you want to position yourself in the market? Would you like to shake up the industry with an alternative pricing model that can't be compared to the competition? If you're selling online, is your website optimised for behavioural economics monetization? The list goes on and on...
I'd get on the blower to one of us if I was you!!!

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