BCG’s Jean-Manuel Izaret reframes inflation as a strategic challenge rather than a numerical one—and discusses how pricing games can help business leaders respond decisively.
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Pricing Strategy
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November 1, 2023
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Pricing should be a strategic choice, not a mathematical one. Learn what pricing strategy is and how it’s impacted by behavioral science, supply, and demand.
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August 29, 2023
Business leaders have long wanted to make pricing simpler, more rewarding, and less frustrating. BCG’s Strategic Pricing Hexagon consolidates disparate pricing ideas into one master structure.
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August 30, 2023
Overwhelming consumers with elaborate promotions, discounts, coupons, and loyalty rewards can weaken consumer loyalty, tarnish brand reputation, and suppress new revenue opportunities. Instead, retailers should adopt a streamlined, customer-centric approach.
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May 17, 2023
The longer the threats of inflation, recession, and disruption persist, the more B2B companies will need to use a wider range of pricing options to maintain strong financial performance.
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Game Changer: How Strategic Pricing Shapes Businesses, Markets, and Society
A Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling book
By Jean-Manuel Izaret and Arnab Sinha
By Jean-Manuel Izaret and Arnab Sinha
Medtech
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May 14, 2018
Medtech companies have begun a long-overdue shift to disciplined, value-based pricing—the kind of pricing that can improve performance and fuel innovation.
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Industrial Goods
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August 6, 2018
A data-driven, repeatable approach to pricing will set producers up to raise prices when conditions warrant it and protect themselves when growth inevitably slows.
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Personalized: Customer Strategy in the Age of AI
Personalization is a $2 trillion opportunity. BCG's new book offers a playbook for using AI, data, and advanced technologies to capture your share of this personalization prize.
Consumer & Retail
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December 11, 2020
In turbulent times, customers look for great deals. Six strategies can help companies introduce affordable offerings safely and profitably.
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June 10, 2020
Travel companies can move beyond ticket pricing to focus on new models for customer understanding and engagement.
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May 21, 2020
CPG firms need to change the way they price—now and after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
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April 27, 2022
Emerging from the isolation of the past 15 months, US consumers express optimism—some cautiously and others confidently—about resuming their pre-pandemic activities.
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