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Mark Stiving (Author)
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July 29, 2011

AM I PRICING RIGHT?

Every business owner is haunted by this question. Expert pricing strategist Mark Stiving draws upon more than 15 years of experience in profitable pricing and delivers a practical plan to help you confidently answer this fundamental question.

Price—it’s most powerful marketing tool you have— and the least understood. Zeroing in on the areas where your efforts will generate the greatest impact, Stiving breaks down critical pricing concepts and provides the blueprint to integrate proven pricing strategies into your growth plans. Be empowered to strengthen your pricing structure to withstand any conditions, dramatically elevating your company performance, position, and profits for long-term success.

Learn how to:

  • Set prices that drive your market position
  • Correctly use costs to make profitable pricing decisions
  • Implement value-based pricing to charge what customers are willing to pay
  • Use price segmentation to leverage value and capture new business
  • Cash-in on complementary products and product versions with portfolio pricing
  • Prepare for changing conditions by pricing strategically now

Following in the footsteps of sited examples including Apple, BMW, McDonalds, Mercedes, and other market leaders, learn how to create a powerful price strategy that does more than cover costs.


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About the Author

Mark Stiving, www.markstiving.com, is a respected price strategist with a Ph.D. in Marketing (Pricing) from U.C. Berkeley and more than 15 years of experience helping companies implement value based pricing strategies to increase profits. A speaker, coach, and consultant, Stiving has worked with esteemed companies such as Cisco, Procter and Gamble, Grimes Aerospace, Rogers Corporation, as well as many small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. Read more from Stiving on his blog, www.PragmaticPricing.com.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 194 pages
  • Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (July 29, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1599184311
  • ISBN-13: 978-1599184319
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Mark Stiving helps companies make money. A respected pricing expert with a PhD, U.C. Berkeley and MBA from Santa Clara Univ., plus 15+ years experience, Stiving applies innovative, value-based pricing strategies to guide growth and increase profits for large and small companies, especially entrepreneurs who must focus on the bottom line. An award winning speaker, coach and consultant, Stiving has worked with such esteemed companies as Cisco, Procter and Gamble, Grimes Aerospace, Rogers Corp. and National Semiconductor. Find more of Stiving's pragmatic ideas on his blog, www.PragmaticPricing.com and twitter his pithy insights @MarkStiving

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
It All Makes Sense Now August 9, 2011
By John D.
Format:Paperback
For years, I had been doing what this book described, only without the knowledge of the processes discussed in the book and in a somewhat disorderly manner. Truth be know, it was weaker than disorderly at times. I'm now ready and equipped to meet any pricing challenge. If you run a small business like I do, then you need this book.
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Fair & Balanced Perspective September 10, 2011
Format:Paperback
Pricing is both an Art and a Science. Mark Stiving's excellent book and his blog at pragmaticpricing.com provide a highly readable and insightful perspective on pricing as a tool for growing your business. Rather than recommending a single approach, he provides a well structured view of the problem and opportunity and coaches you to think about your business, your customers and your best pricing model.

Given the potential complexity of the subject, its surprisingly enjoyable to read and understand.

My challenge is to liberally apply the lessons in an industry where cost-plus is the norm and Mark is right.
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It's Impactful September 2, 2011
Format:Paperback
I've read 4 pricing books in the past year and Impact Pricing was the best. It is well structured and has lots of great examples. It was a page turner (as much as any pricing book could be a page turner). Dr. Stivings' thoughts on aligning pricing strategy with corporate strategy is brilliant. It's hard to believe anyone could price anything without that piece of advice. The "Will I" vs. "Which One" decision is obvious after you hear it. The interesting part is that only one has price elasticity. The relationship between pricing and fixed & variable costs is also a "must know" one. All-in-all, a great book on pricing.
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Finally--Pricing deciphered! Great book.
As a business consultant, I see all sorts of businesses creating pricing structures that could put them out of business if they sell enough! Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Martin
Excellent reference for anyone who sets or influences prices of...
You would expect a book on pricing to contain useful and practical information, but you might not expect it to be entertaining and fun to read. Impact Pricing is all those things. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Brian McGiffert
The 21st Century Pricing Book
How can anyone possibly write a Pricing book that has two glaring omissions: (1) it does not distinguish between Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) pricing,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jon Manning
Simple, Yet Impactful
I am not a pricing guy and always thought of it as a gray area understood by only a few experts in the area. Read more
Published 5 months ago by akm
Excellent manual for pricing competence!
Dr. Stiving's book provides a straight-forward and practical approach to developing and executing a pricing strategy that optimizes profitability and generates revenue. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rosemarie McKenney
Loved the book. Short and priceless.
I have always had a keen interest in everything economics (macro- and micro-), so naturally the pricing issue is, too, fascinating for me.

Loved the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by No pen name
Great book and easy to absorb
I was really surprised by this book! As a career marketeer, I avoided pricing as the realm of MBAs and CFOs, but this book was not only easy to read, but it had an incredible... Read more
Published 8 months ago by David M. Hurley
THE book on pricing
I spent an entire Saturday afternoon reading Impact Pricing--and discussing its lessons and insights--with my entrpreneurial son-with-the-small-business. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Evelyn R. Preston
Impact Pricing hits the mark
Impact Pricing is best positioned to help non pricing business professionals, who need to acquire a grasp and importance of the pricing lever. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Richard A. Sobel
Very useful primer on pricing for business owners and managers
Being both a business-owner and a writer of a book which covers pricing (Recession Storming) I found Mark's book both useful as a primer for other business-owners and useful for... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rupert M. Hart
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