Pricing and Profitability Management: A Practical Guide for Business Leaders - Hardcover

In the aftermath of the latest economic recession, many companies are awakening to the power of pricing. In this book, the authors offer practical advice for managers and executives who are interested in leveraging the full power of pricing to improve their own bottom lines. Far from pure theory, it gives you the tools you need to effectively manage price for your organization, regardless of the economic climate.
Tim Belk
CEO, Belk Department Stores

The authors continue to lead the market with their comprehensive approach to improving pricing for their clients. Pricing and Profitability Management captures their practical thinking on the topic. We have seen their approach and capabilities first-hand working with our joint customers. It is a great read not only for those beginning their pricing journey but also for those who have been working on it for some time.
Neil Lustig
CEO and President, Vendavo

Pricing is a critical discipline that companies must perfect in order to consistently improve financial performance. An integrated approach like the one described in this book offers CEOs and CFOs a blueprint for ensuring that pricing remains a strategic asset for achieving business objectives. Full of insights that can only be gained from years of experience, Pricing and Profitability Management is must-read for anyone in an organization interested in maximizing the power of pricing.
Andres Reiner
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, PROS

Pricing and Profitability Management breaks new ground in the comprehensiveness and analytical depth of its approach. This is an important book for senior decision-makers in companies who want to utilize the powerful economic and organizational forces associated with the authors' approach to pricing to significantly enhance the performance of their business.
James W. Dean, Jr.
Dean, Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina

Pricing and Profitability Management gives you a game plan to elevate pricing's effectiveness within your organization by clearly identifying common obstacles to improving profitability and addressing the proper strategies to overcome these obstacles. The authors' expertise across multiple geographies, industries, and organization types makes this book a must for senior managers and pricing practitioners alike.
Kevin Mitchell
President, The Professional Pricing Society (PPS)

Pricing and Profitability Management touches virtually every corner of a business—Marketing, Sales, IT, Operations, Finance, Accounting, and Executive Leadership. The more an organization can focus on setting and achieving profitable prices, the better it will be able to respond effectively to changing customer, competitive environment, and market conditions. When properly implemented, the strategies discussed in this book can dramatically improve how a company views and operates its entire business.

This book demonstrates how a business can apply one of the most promising strategies available today to improve its performance. The experts from Deloitte Consulting LLP present a holistic, comprehensive framework that will enable companies to integrate the six essential pricing competencies (pricing strategy, advanced analytics and price setting, price execution, organizational alignment and governance, pricing technology and data management, and tax and regulatory effectiveness) into a cohesive program that can build a sustainable, competitive advantage and realize gains far beyond what can be achieved with a singular approach. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to effective pricing and profitability management and serves as a reference work for business leaders, professionals, and students who want to sharpen their capabilities and deepen their understanding of this key strategic discipline. It will change the way you think about pricing.