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5. how should a company respond to a competitor’s price change
1. How should a company respond to a
competitor’s price change?
2. By,
Anurag Kar
B.Tech. Student
Department of E and ECE
IIT Kharagpur
Based on Chapter 3: Developing Pricing
Strategies and Programs
Of
Marketing Management: A South Asian
Perspective
By Kotler, Keller, Koshy and Jha
4. Product’s stage in
life cycle
Its importance in the
company’s portfolio
Company’s
alternative
opportunities.
Market’s price and
quality sensitivity
Competitor’s
intentions and
resources
Behaviour of costs
with volume
5. I n t o
A c c o u n t
Product’s stage in
life cycle
Its importance in the
company’s portfolio
Company’s
alternative
opportunities.
Market’s price and
quality sensitivity
Competitor’s
intentions and
resources
Behaviour of costs
with volume
6. The response will be different for
Homogenous
Markets
Non Homogenous
Markets
7. Homogenous Markets
The firm can search for ways to enhance
its augmented product. If it cannot find
any way, then it may need to meet the
price reduction.