Posts Tagged ‘higher profit margins’

No Competitive Advantage in Price War Brewing with Apple iPad and Hewlett-Packard Tablet

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

As highly-competitive manufacturers and retailers become lost in a sea of sameness in the eyes of consumers, it is up to the brand to catch the focus of consumers’ eyes and differentiate from competitors.
Following the introduction of the Apple iPad, Hewlett-Packard began discussing setting prices on its anticipated PC version of a tablet to directly compete in price [...]

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How Toys “R” Us Maintains its Competitive Advantage Against Wal-Mart

Monday, January 4th, 2010

In the struggle to maintain top competitive rankings in attracting and retaining consumers, many retailers discover their unique competitive advantage that differentiates their brand from similar organizations.  By touting its competitive advantage a company avoids reaching commodity status: a position achieved through engaging in price wars with competing retailers.
By moving focus away from price and onto service and selection, [...]

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Are You a Price Chicken?

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

In a competitive marketplace, it is never the time to play “chicken” with your customers on price. Doing so leads to leap frogging your competition straight to the bottom of the profit margin ladder.  Price is and will always be an issue for some customers, but not as many as you may think.
Smart Advantage, a [...]

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