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Do you advise to offer product to reputed customers at cost price to make them loyal and building long term relations? Why? Why not?

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Question added by Muhammad Adeel , Sales And Marketing Executive , TANZEEM HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL LLC
Date Posted: 2015/05/11
Amir Ageeb
by Amir Ageeb , Content Senior Specialist , Elm Company

I think yes; it is even more wanted, during initial state, to offer products at prices lower than cost prices, and make discounts to distributors so as to guarantee more access to goods by the customers, who will turn out to be loyal.

Thanks for the invite

Ramendra Sunder Sinha PMP
by Ramendra Sunder Sinha PMP , DGM Planning , Gaur Sons Limited

Under-pricing may not be a feasible solution. Instead focus upon all four Ps of Sales &Marketing - Product, Price, Place, Promotion. Customer loyalty can be better achieved by aggressive After Sales Service Support, Customer Feed-backs, Extended Warranty, Exchange Offers, Buy-Back Schemes etc. that are also a part of Promotional activities.  

Kashif Sulman
by Kashif Sulman , National Manager Rental , General Contracting Company

Never, because if cost is the source of long term relationship, then you can expect a brake in customers loyalty and relationship as soon as you start making money out of him and he will become loyal to another low cost competitor.

 

 

Faizan Imdad
by Faizan Imdad , Sales Consultant , EFU Assurance ltd.

Well it depends on the quality of the product to adopt what pricing strategy. It's feasible but not smart move to be implemented. As it can make the reputed one to be more curious to think in other terms that can averse Next stages. So, its in my view less significant to offer at cost price. Thanks for the eye-catching question that is just like sea what stirs beneath the hidden soul !      

Malek Almuhideb
by Malek Almuhideb , Marketing Representative , Tawuniya Insurance Company

I think it's helpful if it in the beginning.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Profit margin less what purpose can lead

You must ensure continuity in quality

 

And provide Item

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Yes. it is feasible to offer the product to reputed customers at cost price for making them loyal and building long term relations

Wasi Rahman Sheikh
by Wasi Rahman Sheikh , WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR , AL MUTLAQ FURNITURE MFG

Fully agreed with Experts answer

Khaled Anwar
by Khaled Anwar , Senior Sales Engineer , "Automotive company''

Yes. it is feasible specially in the initial stage because it is always the most difficult stage.

Georges Aref Chaoul
by Georges Aref Chaoul , Sales & Media Director , Maids.cc

No, i personally would avoid such procedure. 

As for long term relations with customers we can be build such by creating a healthy sales process, provide a good developed product and of course work with professional follow up standards.

we can invest in loyalty systems, provide gifts, create events and parties ext...         Thank You.

Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

I fully agree with the answers been added by EXPERTS................... Thanks.