Marketing and Pricing

At Monitor, we are changing the way thousands of marketers do their jobs and drive growth for their organizations. Our marketing and pricing capabilities cover a range of issues critical to growth.

Our marketing work encompasses: customer segmentation; buying and usage process analysis; deep customer understanding; value proposition development; channel optimization; marketing mix optimization; activation programs; brand strategy and brand value creation; advertising strategy; online channel optimization and integration into multi-channel systems; customer experience design; marketing function organization design.

Our pricing work addresses: pricing strategy; value creation; pricing process design; offer development; new product pricing, value communications; sales negotiations; price setting; competitive response; pricing education and training

In recent years we have executed extensive capability-building programs with clients, transferring many of the capabilities listed above to our clients and—most importantly—embedding the capability into their organizations to enable future growth. Our methods include a mix of executive education, e-learning tools, work-process software, data and analytics engines, and new planning frameworks.

Money-Back Guarantee...and other ways you never thought to sell your drugs

by Thomas Nagle

Today’s ailing economy has corporations and consumers alike demanding higher value for lower cost, and pharmaceuticals are no exception. In a recent Pharmaceutical Executive article, Monitor Partner Thomas Nagle offers three pricing models designed to optimize revenue without compromising patient care.

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Building a World-Class Pricing Capability

by John Hogan

From financial services to manufacturing to consumer goods, executives report that growing profits in today’s competitive markets has become an ever more difficult task.

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Sowing the Seeds

by Mark Pocharski and Sheryl Jacobson

Today’s buying process is a constantly changing ecosystem of multiple channels, greater competition and progressively empowered consumers. In their Marketing Management article, Monitor’s Mark Pocharski and Sheryl Jacobson help marketers develop the tools necessary to navigate the increasingly complex minds of consumers.

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The Truth About Internet Business Models

By Jeffrey F. Rayport

Everywhere you go business people are asking the same questions about
Internet commerce. Why are profits scarce or nonexistent? Why is there so
much uncertainty about Internet business models? When will some modicum
of order emerge from the chaos of doing business on the Web?

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Mobile Marketing Experiment

By Grail Research

Video capturing consumer experiences and perspectives on Mobile Marketing.

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The Future of Independent Media

By Andrew Blau

The technologies that enable us to make and consume motion media are becoming better, cheaper, and more widely available.

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Making Segmentation Work

By Jennifer Barron, Jim Hollingshead

In today's marketing world, segmentation is often treated as old hat. And it's no wonder.

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When You've Lost the Power to Set Prices

Cameron McClearn

Competition comes from everywhere now, and your rivals are more aggressively courting the same business you want (and used to own).

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Why Salesforce Effectiveness Isn’t

By Mary Larson, Romney Resney

The core elements of today’s sales effectiveness initiatives are not the first things companies should be considering.

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Negotiating with Power Buyers

By John Hogan, Tom Nagle

Big retailers have used the promise of higher volumes to negotiate better deals since the early days.

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