Refocusing Your SaaS Strategy Over the past decade, numerous SaaS companies have emerged and experienced success. To achieve this success, SaaS companies have focused on managing three main levers: growth, retention, and monetization. Of these three, growth has been the main priority for SaaS organizations. However, as market and economic conditions change, SaaS companies [...]
Navigating the Ethical Pricing Conundrum Pricing is a crucial aspect of any business, as it determines the profitability of a company and its ability to remain competitive. However, when setting prices, it is important to consider not only economic factors, but also ethical considerations. In this article, we will look at the various ethical [...]
By: Benjamin Garden, Director, Pricing Analytics, Iris Pricing Solutions It's no secret that pricing has a direct impact on profitability and customer satisfaction. In the digital age, where customers have access to information about prices from around the world in seconds, implementing effective pricing strategies is becoming increasingly important for businesses. With this in [...]
A note from Iris Pricing Solutions President: Kirk Jackisch As we approach the end of 2022, it is clear that pricing leaders will need to navigate a very unpredictable market…perhaps more than ever before. With this uncertainty, leaders must employ resilient, proactive, and competitive pricing strategies. What We Saw Across Industries Almost all companies [...]
Price actions are not unique Companies are constantly testing the extent of their pricing power. Faced with rising costs for materials, transportation, and workers, companies are charging more for products from metal fasteners to Oreo cookies. The primary response to inflation is to become more efficient, but inflation is currently so high, that productivity [...]
Menu Price Increases Require a Strategic Approach "Between inflation and supply chain shortages, there are a plethora of issues affecting restaurants’ bottom lines. This has led many to adjust menu prices—according to a recent survey, 91% of operators have done so. How do you know when it’s time to raise prices?". Pricing Solutions Director [...]
By: Kirk Jackisch, President, Iris Pricing Solutions Over the last 18 months, B2B businesses have been faced with three major challenges. Labor shortages, procuring materials, and the inflation in their cost of goods, which for some specific products has hit numbers in the low to mid-double digits – increases that have been unprecedented in [...]
Background Our client with over $100 million in revenue annually, sells original and aftermarket parts for automotive enthusiasts. They cater to individuals with private garages and lifts, and of the components they sell, almost 60% are for Ford Mustang, Jeep, and Chevy vehicles. During the pandemic, many enthusiasts had more time to work on [...]
The client is a global online B2B retailer that supports its global pharmaceutical, bio-pharma, and food industry clients with its thousands of quality products. With thousands of different substances per industry being sold in 15 countries, the client had no way to track what products their competitor was selling, or what price they were [...]
What is Revenue Management? Revenue management is the business discipline that predicts consumer behavior at the micro-market levels and optimize product availability and price to optimize and/or maximize revenue There are several components to revenue management: product + customer + timing + pricing. The goal of revenue management is to align all four in such way that it [...]
