The “Discount Habit”

Are drinks on Easyjet always on sale?

Who has already paid for their perfumes or drinks on an Easyjet flight in full? Nobody really, right? 🤷‍♂️ Well, that’s part of what is called the “discount habit”. Yes, discounts are powerful because they give the impression of a big “gain” to the consumer. But, what happens when discounts become the norm? Poltrone&Sofà and […]

Easyjet’s new Pricing Tactics

Breaking the rules of “expected” pricing display. Have a closer look at this Easyjet upselling page. We’re so used to seeing the “middle price in the middle” that our brain almost instinctively expects the mid-box to be the one with the intermediate price. But … it is not! A few “tactics” used here: ✅ The […]

Successful Pricing is a process, not a number

Successful pricing is a process, not a number

When it comes to pricing a new product or adjusting existing prices, many people face the same dilemma: Where do I start? Most teams and executives tend to fixate on the “price tag” (i.e., “how much to charge”), which often results in either “price guessing” (picking a number that feels right) or relying on competitive […]

Pricing Hardware and Hardware+Software Products – Part 3

Pricing-Hardware-and-HardwareSoftware-Products - Opportunities and Complexities in the Energy Sector

Opportunities and Complexities in the Energy Industry. Introduction In the first part of this three-part Deep-Dive, we explored different pricing models available for Hardware and Hardware + Software Products. In the second part, we looked into the consumer value, the risks, and opportunities arising from the different hardware pricing models. To complete this Deep-Dive, this […]

Product Monetization Guide: The Pricing Model (vs Pricing Strategy)

Pricing is one of the most important features of your products, representing a significant part of how your customers interact with your company and products. With pricing strategies, pricing models include many elements that, when defined consistently, constitute the pricing of your products. I have already written a full article about pricing strategies called “Product […]

Pricing Hardware and Hardware+Software Products – Part 2

Pricing Hardware and Hardware+Software Products - Part 2

Part 2- Risks and Customer value in Hardware+Software pricing models Introduction In the first part of this 3 part Deep-Dive, we have explored different pricing models available for Hardware and Hardware + Software Products. Today, we will be analyzing closely the risks and opportunities coming from each one of them; in particular, we will be […]

Pricing Hardware and Hardware+Software Products – Part 1

Pricing-Hardware-and-HardwareSoftware-Products

Part 1- Review of Hardware and Hardware+Software pricing options Introduction Business models in hardware have undergone a significant transformation over the last couple of decades. We’ve moved from a simpler world where hardware was primarily sold outright—akin to purchasing a music CD—to a realm where hardware and software are increasingly integrated and calling for integrated […]