How to Adjust Prices to Maintain Profitability During Inflation

Inflation is constantly making headlines, and keeping your profitability intact takes more than just raising prices. Smart companies see pricing as a powerful way to grow revenue and manage demand. Dan Cakora, Business Consultant at Vendavo, explains how to tackle inflation in 2025 by staying agile in shifting markets, being transparent and fair to build customer trust, and using precision to fine-tune pricing and protect your margins.

Supply Chain Distributor Markups and Profit Margins: How to Optimize Both

Supply chain distributor markups are a key part of pricing in modern commerce. They represent the percentage added to a product’s base cost as it moves from manufacturers to end customers, ensuring that every link in the chain can cover expenses and earn a profit. Mitch Lee, Profit Evangelist at Vendavo, explores everything you need to know to maximize your growth and profitability.

Why Data Accuracy is Crucial in AI-Driven Pricing Models 

In AI-driven pricing, data accuracy is the unsung hero that makes everything possible – from reliable pricing predictions to personalized customer experiences. With data that is clean and accurate, AI models can help you anticipate market changes, build trust with customers, and make pricing decisions that boost both revenue and loyalty. Alex Hoff, Chief Product Evangelist at Vendavo, explores why data accuracy is crucial for successful AI-powered pricing and how getting it right can give your business a real competitive edge. 

Solving Pricing Challenges with AI and Data Availability 

AI and data availability are transforming the way businesses tackle pricing challenges. Karl Larsson, Vice President of System Solutions at Vendavo, explores the common obstacles pricing teams face, how AI can help solve them, and the importance of blending human expertise with technology for smarter, faster decision-making. Here’s how the right strategy will help your organization stay competitive amid shifting technology to drive profitable growth. 

7 Ways Historical Data Can Help Identify Future Pricing Trends

What if you could predict tomorrow’s pricing trends using yesterday’s data? David Anderson, Vice President of Business Consulting at Vendavo, explores how historical data becomes a powerful tool for forecasting market shifts, optimizing promotions, and staying one step ahead. Here are your best practices for building predictive models and using scenario planning to future-proof your pricing strategy. 

Lowering Prices to Beat the Competition: A B2B Guide

Lowering prices to beat the competition is a go-to move in the B2B world, but it’s not always the smartest play. Sure, it might feel like a quick win, but it can quickly turn into a race to the bottom by shrinking profit margins and even hurting your brand’s value. Mitch Lee, Profit Evangelist at Vendavo, explains how price cuts can help you grab more market share and leave your competitors behind – if done strategically.

How to Set and Optimize Prices in Volatile Markets

Pricing effectively can feel like hitting a moving target in today’s fast-moving distribution markets. Israel Rodrigo, Business Consultant at Vendavo, explores the key steps for building an efficient, optimized pricing strategy, from selecting the right price waterfall elements to leveraging data and aligning prices with market conditions. Here’s how to streamline your pricing operations and unlock sustainable growth.

A Look Back at the Economic Trends in Q3 2024

Curious about the key economic trends in Q3 2024? Mike Slavin, Business Consultant at Vendavo, breaks down what’s changed (like falling interest rates) and what hasn’t (hello, volatility), plus explores how businesses can stay ahead. Here’s why agility, data-driven pricing, and managing off-invoice programs are more important than ever.

Pricing Agreements with CPQ  

Pricing agreements seem complicated, but they’re essential in modern working relationships. Jamie Riell, Director of Product Management at Vendavo, explains how pricing agreements bring stability, build trust, cut costs, and give your team a competitive edge, plus how a robust CPQ solution help you make your pricing agreements true revenue game-changers.

Gearing Up for Growth: The Value Acceleration Advantage 

Implementing new software is a pivotal step that can propel your business to new heights. But that’s not where the positive impacts end. Darius Fekete, Senior Director of Value Acceleration at Vendavo, explains the importance of focusing on continuing results, top strategies to enhance your financial and commercial outcomes, and tailoring your efforts to your unique objectives.