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• we had to keep duplicate systems and processes in place with separa
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  Yes pricing - a subject not talked about much in the context of branding.

  Let’s explore two specific case studies about price inconsistency and the impact to a company’s brand and business performance.

  Case Study 1 - Price Harmonisation in a Merger I recall a merger that I was engaged in and one of the biggest challenges we had was the harmonisation of trade terms for the products we were providing to our 14,000 customers.

  We had no record of the specific discounts each of our sales representatives had negotiated with the customers and through the merger the plan was that all the invoicing would be brought together.

  The customer had been aware they had different agreements in place with the separate organisations prior to the merger which they may not like but understand, as we created one business this was not going to be tenable.

  In fact the harmonisation of trading terms, and effectively the implementation of the full merger of the company took us almost 2 years to complete and automate before we could provide our customers with one invoice for all the products they were purchasing from the merged organisation.

  During this time, our bottom line was impacted because:

  • we had to keep duplicate systems and processes in place with separat
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    studies about price inconsistency and the impact to a company’s brand and business performance.

    Case Study 1 - Price Harmonisation in a Merger I recall a merger that I was engaged in and one of the biggest challenges we had was the harmonisation of trade terms for the products we were providing to our 14,000 customers.

    We had no record of the specific discounts each of our sales representatives had negotiated with the customers and through the merger the plan was that all the invoicing would be brought together.

    The customer had been aware they had different agreements in place with the separate organisations prior to the merger which they may not like but understand, as we created one business this was not going to be tenable.

    In fact the harmonisation of trading terms, and effectively the implementation of the full merger of the company took us almost 2 years to complete and automate before we could provide our customers with one invoice for all the products they were purchasing from the merged organisation.

    During this time, our bottom line was impacted because:

    • we had to keep duplicate systems and processes in place with separa
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      were providing to our 14,000 customers.

      We had no record of the specific discounts each of our sales representatives had negotiated with the customers and through the merger the plan was that all the invoicing would be brought together.

      The customer had been aware they had different agreements in place with the separate organisations prior to the merger which they may not like but understand, as we created one business this was not going to be tenable.

      In fact the harmonisation of trading terms, and effectively the implementation of the full merger of the company took us almost 2 years to complete and automate before we could provide our customers with one invoice for all the products they were purchasing from the merged organisation.

      During this time, our bottom line was impacted because:

      • we had to keep duplicate systems and processes in place with separa
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        ments in place with the separate organisations prior to the merger which they may not like but understand, as we created one business this was not going to be tenable.

        In fact the harmonisation of trading terms, and effectively the implementation of the full merger of the company took us almost 2 years to complete and automate before we could provide our customers with one invoice for all the products they were purchasing from the merged organisation.

        During this time, our bottom line was impacted because:

        • we had to keep duplicate systems and processes in place with separa
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          years to complete and automate before we could provide our customers with one invoice for all the products they were purchasing from the merged organisation.

          During this time, our bottom line was impacted because:

          • we had to keep duplicate systems and processes in place with separate accounts teams which resulted in additional overheads for the business
          • we had duplicate communication strategies to our sales representatives which complicated their responsibilities
          • we were effectively under pricing our products in many cases which had a direct impact on our bottom line.
          Case Study 2 - Price Inconsistency in a Coaching Company Here is another example of a far less complex business, yet where their pricing strategy is also inconsistent. I recently reviewed the website of a business coach and they were promoting a new product offering.

          The offer they were making for a specific promotion looked tremendous - the recommended retail price was $264 and the discount for a limited time took the product to a price of $137.

          However clicking to their main page on their website for their products and programmes, almost the sale promotion was highlighted but instead of $264 the price for the programme was $59.

          Now this could well be an oversight - perhaps they had forgotten that they had made available the previous promotion package at only $59.

          What it did leave me with an impression of if I were a potential consumer is