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In: | Marketing Science, 23, 2004, 1, S. 4-20 |
veröffentlicht: |
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 4-20 |
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ISSN: |
0732-2399
1526-548X |
DOI: | 10.1287/mksc.1030.0040 |
veröffentlicht in: | Marketing Science |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> We use the results of three large-scale field experiments to investigate how the depth of a current price promotion affects future purchasing of first-time and established customers. While most previous studies have focused on packaged goods sold in grocery stores, we consider durable goods sold through a direct mail catalog. The findings reveal different effects for first-time and established customers. Deeper price discounts in the current period increased future purchases by first-time customers (a positive long-run effect) but reduced future purchases by established customers (a negative long-run effect). Overall, the results show evidence of several long-run effects: forward buying, selection, customer learning, and increased deal sensitivity. Short-run metrics that ignore these effects overstate the overall change in demand for established customers. The implication is that if prices are set based on short-run elasticity, then they will be too low. Among first-time customers, the short-run metrics underestimate the total increase in demand. If prices are set based on short-run elasticity, then they will be too high. </jats:p> |