Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences

Pricing Strategies and Tactics Course (Online)

Module I: Why is price so important?
  • An introduction to pricing and its relationship with the commercial offer.
  • The economics behind the price: Price, costs and profitability.
  • Pricing and profit optimization.
  • Case study.

Module II: Price and the perception of value
  • Perceived value vs. real value.
  • Value in mass markets and in industrial markets.
  • Value-based pricing.
  • Case study.

Module III: The effect of the channel on the price
  • Value analysis for the channel.
  • Balance of negotiating power: Manufacturer – Channel.
  • Channel conflict management.
  • Case study.

Module IV: Pricing for special orders and customers
  • Key clients and special orders.
  • Custom pricing management.
  • Case study

Module V: Low-Price Brands and Rates
  • Product brand cannibalization.
  • Cannibalization of service rates.
  • Case study

Module VI: Pricing Strategies
  • Price differentiation.
  • Price discrimination.
  • Psychological pricing.
  • Price packaging.

Module VII: Dynamic Pricing
  • Fundamentals of revenue management.
  • Conditions and context of dynamic pricing.
  • Identify opportunities to apply dynamic pricing.
  • Case study.

Module VIII: Price Measurement
  • Surveys to measure prices.
  • Experiments to measure prices.
  • Advanced tools.
  • Price measurement workshop.

Module IX: Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Price Management
  • Data analysis and predictions.
  • Pricing strategy automation.
  • Customer segmentation and determining personalized pricing strategies.
  • Use web scraping tools or APIs to automatically monitor competitor prices.