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Cracking Pricing Strategy Case Studies

Tom Spencer

The first option to price a product is to look at how much it costs the company and then to set a price by adding a markup so that the company earns a certain profit margin on each unit sold. Here are the typical questions you need to go through for cost-based pricing: What are the variable costs for the product you are pricing?

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Strategy Consulting : tend to use “strategic” type case studies (more details below). How to answer the case study.

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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

product cross-selling, using one company’s distribution channels for the other company’s products, etc.)? It is almost impossible to cover all these aspects in a 30-60 minutes case interview. Rationale: In both the Siri and Beats cases, Apple had the capabilities to develop the technology / product it was purchasing itself.

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How to Write a Great Sales Letter

The Fearless Marketer

Directing your prospect to online information about your services (what I call a Sales Letter). But the most neglected part of this process is that durn* sales letter. Why a sales letter is absolutely essential. Why a sales letter is absolutely essential. However… What should go into your sales letter?

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Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)

Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business

But one person had given him the lowest ratings possible, and from the written remarks, Lance could tell that it was Ahmed Lund, Barker’s head of sales. His CFO and his sales chief had been at loggerheads for a while. Ahmed accused Damon of throwing up roadblocks and using his power to undermine the sales department.

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Case Study: Should a Direct-to-Consumer Company Start Selling on Amazon?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. That company had sold exclusively on its own site, and Mark’s expertise had served PedalSpark well with its first product. His two direct reports were split.