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📉 Price cuts ≠ growth - Part 2
Price cuts don’t fail by chance — they fail by math. Here’s the checkpoint almost everyone forgets. 😯 Two checkpoints In a previous post (Part 1), we looked at the first checkpoint: ➡️ Required volume growth: 15%+ is challenging, 25%+ extremely hard But there is also a second checkpoint: ➡️ Price elasticity A simple guide 🟩 Low elasticity (1.0–1.5) Buyers care less about price Stronger differentiation e.g., branded clothing, specialty coffee, toiletries 🟨 Medium elastic
Nov 27


Why Discounting Rarely Grows Profit
Price cuts are easy to implement and welcomed by customers, but rarely deliver the results we expect. In a previous post , we examined why price cuts typically fail to generate the required revenue growth. Now, let’s extend the same logic to profit — and here’s where things become even more challenging. When it comes to profit, one additional parameter changes the entire story: 👉 Your current margin. How Margin Shapes profit growth when discounting A single formula links m
Nov 18


📉 Price cuts ≠ growth
Most discounts demand scary volume jumps. Read on to see what to check before you enter the discount zone👇 Discounting strains margins and cash flow 💸 And “cut price = sell more” is often weaker than it looks. Why? It’s just math. 🧮 One formula links revenue, price, and volume changes: r = p + q + p*q (r,p,q: % change of revenue, price, quantity) You can use this formula to estimate the real volume uplift needed to hit revenue targets at a given discount. In most cases, yo
Nov 7


Poll: What drives profit?🤔
Profit depends on many factors, but which one really moves the needle? The Poll We asked, which is the most powerful Profit Level? 📈 ...
Aug 11


Forecasting Impact - Theodore Modis
Forecasting the Future of Everything! FutureUP's Founder & CEO, George Boretos , hosts the latest episode of the prestigious Forecasting Impact ( #1 podcast in Predictive Analytics ), a monthly podcast by the International Institute of Forecasters about Forecasting and AI! In this episode, we speak with Dr. Theodore Modis , acclaimed forecasting expert, strategist, and founder of Growth Dynamics , about the science behind forecasting and the natural laws that govern technolo
Aug 1


Unlocking AI's potential in Pricing strategies!
FutureUP 's founder, George Boretos , joins acclaimed pricing expert Marcos Rivera , host of the successful podcast Street Pricing , for...
Jul 29


What drives AI success in business?
Spoiler alert: It’s Not Just the Algorithms! 💡🤖 The key to AI success is built on three essential pillars: 🧠 ALGORITHM : The core. The...
Jul 3


New course: The AI in Pricing Paradox – An Opportunity for First Movers
AI is rewriting the rules of pricing! First movers are already winning.🚀 🎉 Excited to launch our first online course with the...
Jun 25


SaaS Pricing Is Changing Fast 🚨
And it’s not just about subscriptions anymore. 🤔 AI is transforming how we price software. Even Salesforce - the company that made...
Jun 2


🔍 AI Predictions: 2023 vs 2025
What came true - and what it means for you and your company’s future! 📍 November 2023 - one year after ChatGPT launched. We delivered a...
May 27


Pricing in the Age of AI
Optimise your pricing in a dynamic market, leveraging Predictive AI In today’s volatile and competitive business landscape, pricing is...
May 13


What makes a great Pricing professional?🤔
Our poll results are in and reveal a lot about the most critical pricing skills! 📊 These are the most critical pricing skills ranked,...
Mar 14


AI Pricing Wars Just Got Real! 🙄
And OpenAI just fired the next shot!💥 A tweet and a plan A recent tweet by Sam Altman hints at a new OpenAI pricing model moving from...
Mar 5


Spotify’s Secret to €1B Profit 🎵💰
One word: Pricing! For years, Spotify dominated music streaming! 🚀 Yet, they kept losing money - hundreds of millions. 🙄 Then, in...
Mar 2


DeepSeek Just Shook the AI Market, and its Pricing is shocking😯
Major AI players may have a big problem...😯 New kid on the block! Here’s what we know: 📌 New open-source AI model , DeepSeek ,...
Jan 30


New ChatGPT Pro plan at $200/Month: Bold Move or failed Pricing? 🤔
The new Pro plan Here’s what the new Pro plan offers: 🚀 Advanced Models: Access to the latest AI models, including o1 pro. 🔓 No...
Jan 27


Poll results: Is ChatGPT's New Pro Plan Worth the Investment?🤔
ChatGPT's New $200/Month Pro Plan: Is It Worth It?🤔 Check out our new poll results and see what your peers think!💡 The new Pro plan...
Dec 31, 2024


Poll results: What’s the best way to ask about pricing?🕵️
Pricing is critical for your product's success! But with so many methods, how should you ask about it?🕵️ We ran a poll, and here’s what...
Dec 31, 2024


The AI in Pricing Paradox - an opportunity for first movers!🔥
Gartner says AI-powered Price Optimization is the most valuable AI application in B2B!🚀 Yet our survey shows a shockingly low adoption...
Nov 15, 2024


URGENT CALL: Don't Let Pricing Fall Behind🚨
AI is transforming every business function. It should be a no-brainer that everyone needs to focus on and explore applications in their...
Nov 15, 2024
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