Reduce Price to Improve Revenues and Margins

CHOICE 1 OBJECTIVE: ATTRACT CUSTOMERS

CHOICE 2 ISOLATE SEGMENTS: TARGETED COMPETITOR SEGMENT

CHOICE 3 COMPONENT: PROVIDE A REBATE

No. SIC Year Notes
1 2111 1993 Brown & Williamson responded to Brooke's price cuts by coming out with its own generic brand and offering wholesalers steeper volume-based rebates than Brooke had.
2 7372 2004 Microsoft, no longer dismissing Linux as a nuisance, is finding ways to squelch the phenomenon. For the first time, Microsoft is offering discounts of up to 60% in the form of rebates on server software and Office for businesses. Microsoft is also experimenting with creating lower-priced versions of Windows for third-world countries.

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