Reduce Price to Improve Revenues and Margins

CHOICE 1 OBJECTIVE: RETAIN CUSTOMERS

CHOICE 2 SEGMENTS: PUBLIC RELATIONS SEGMENT / SOFTEN THE IMPACT OF PRICE CHANGE

CHOICE 3 COMPONENT: CHANGE THE LIST PRICE

No. SIC Year Notes
1 2111 1988 Although cigarette makers are raising prices, they are also bombarding smokers with promotions to soften the blow. Analysts estimate that smokers are actually paying only around 11% more than they were in September, although prices are up more than 27%.
2 7372 2009 For consumers who bought PCs prior to the free upgrade program, Microsoft said it will charge $119.99 for Windows 7 Home Premium — expected to be the most popular version for consumers — instead of the $129.99 upgrade price for the comparable version of Windows Vista.

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