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Most B2B companies can raise their game by adopting pricing software tools. For example, based on the performance of historical deals, software solutions can provide frontline sales representatives with real-time pricing feedback on the characteristics of a deal underway. Whether in-house or from a provider such as Vendavo or Price f(x), using dedicated pricing software is associated with 2.5 times stronger pricing outcomes, according to Bain & Company’s analysis of a survey of senior executives at 1,700 companies. Yet despite the proven value of pricing software, it still has only 26% penetration among the respondents.
Ron Kermisch and David Burns are partners with Bain & Company’s Customer Strategy & Marketing practice. Kermisch is a leader of Bain’s pricing work, and Burns is an expert in building pricing capabilities. They are based, respectively, in Boston and Chicago.

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