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Increasing bottom line growth with B2B Price Optimization

Leading leading supplier of fixed and mobile networks for telephony, data and video in the Netherlands, with over 10,000 staff and revenues over €5bn.

Challenge

B2B telco contracts can be much more bespoke than consumer packages. And the bigger the contract, the greater the scope for customized services and pricing. But designing contracts is an imprecise science, with arbitrary pricing dynamics which can leave sales and/or revenue on the table. Pricing too high? You lose the customer. Too low and you might win the deal, but margins suffer. A data-led approach can optimize the trade-off for each individual prospect and enable fact-based decision making in the sales process.

Solution

We devised a way to introduce transparency into pricing by calculating how a proposed price matrix compares to similar deals, correcting for all deal-specific parameters. We developed an AI pricing algorithm to dynamically benchmark deal parameters against historic pricing and profitability data to create an optimal reference price for each individual B2B deal. Parameters included product configuration, volumes, customer firmographics, usage behavior etc. This new data-driven way of working has allowed for increased automation in the deal approval process, with each deal automatically scored on a 5-point scale (A-E) for normalized profitability.

Outcome

The new pricing solution has delivered three key benefits.

First, by establishing a single, accurate version of the truth, it has built transparency and objectivity into the internal dialogue around pricing, improving both the quality and efficiency of the process.

Second, overall profits have increased by approximately €25m per year, equaling a ~10% growth in bottom-line results for the addressable segment.

And third, it has allowed for increased automation in the internal deal approval process. Deals signaling on- or above-par margins can be approved automatically based on the algorithm. Only deals with sub-par profitability are sent for manual management approval, vastly increasing overall efficiency.

Impact stats
€25m
Increased profit
Improved pricing accuracy improves margins without losing out on sales opportunities.
~10%
Bottom-line growth
Streamlined and automated processes also contributed to improved bottom-line results.
By eliminating the guesswork, we brought transparency and control into the pricing process. And by optimizing pricing, our solution has become a strategic asset for building stronger customer relationships. Because a truly good deal is one where both parties are happy with the outcome.
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