Posts Tagged ‘profit margin’

Competitive Advantage and Price Wars: How Well Might Metro PCS Compete Against AT&T if Prices Were Equal?

Monday, March 1st, 2010

“We must be seen as the best deal in town.”  Such powerful words, and the first step to an accelerated tumble straight to the bottom of the profit margin.  These are the words of  MetroPCS Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Keys, whose company competes strongly with price.
As we’ve emphasized time and again, engaging in a price war [...]

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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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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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