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- 2008
- Working Paper
CPC/CPA Hybrid Bidding in a Second Price Auction
By: Benjamin Edelman and Hoan Lee
We develop a model of online advertising in which each advertiser chooses from multiple advertising measurement metrics—paying either for each click on its ads (CPC), or for each purchase that follows an ad-click (CPA). Our analysis extends classic auction results by...
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Keywords:
Online Advertising;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Measurement and Metrics;
Quality;
Mathematical Methods;
Web Sites
Edelman, Benjamin, and Hoan Lee. "CPC/CPA Hybrid Bidding in a Second Price Auction." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-074, December 2008.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Shipping Fees and Product Assortment in Online Retail
By: Chaoqun Chen and Donald Ngwe
Shipping fees are an important aspect of online retail for both consumers and sellers. A common fee structure is contingent free shipping, in which consumers are granted free shipping for basket sizes above a minimum value and are charged a flat fee for orders below...
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Keywords:
Shpping Fee;
E-commerce;
Multi-category Demand;
Search Costs;
Shipping Membership;
Spending;
Consumer Behavior;
Retail Industry
Chen, Chaoqun, and Donald Ngwe. "Shipping Fees and Product Assortment in Online Retail." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-034, September 2018.
- 10 Dec 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Information and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing
- Web
Corporate Training Programs | HBS Online
learning experience, resulting in an 85% completion rate across all courses. Impact 8 out of 10 participants surveyed say taking an HBS Online course impacted their professional lives for the better. Discounted View Details
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
scale, these alternative players have the potential to fundamentally change the way in which small businesses access capital, creating greater competition, price transparency, and a better customer experience. Emerging View Details
- 9 AM – 10 AM EST, 09 Jan 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Economics for Managers
Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: January...
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- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 16 Oct 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Economics for Managers
Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: October...
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- 13 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Picture This: Why Online Image Searches Drive Purchases
In a visual world, most online retailers still rely on consumers to define and enter their own search keywords. But using images to help shoppers sharpen their queries could push them to buy more, spend more, and feel happier about their...
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- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
Having uncovered the scope of discrimination taking place against Black guests and hosts on Airbnb, researcher Michael Luca and his colleagues put together a toolkit to aid managers in recognizing and mitigating discrimination on online...
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- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
more than 100,000 online shoppers, they saw dramatic results. Not only did the site not lose customers, it also experienced huge gains in sales, with products’ average selling price increasing by as much as...
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- 16 Oct 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Shipping Fees and Product Assortment in Online Retail
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
can go really high tech, with algorithms behind the scenes that post prices at very high frequencies, or you can go the route that we took in collaboration with Zalora, which was to approach the problem by designing the View Details
- 05 Oct 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling
- Web
Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
pricing strategies Identify sources of competitive advantage through differentiation Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial statements Prepare and evaluate financial forecasts Who Will Benefit Professionals MBA...
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- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,...
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- November 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Supplement
PittaRosso (B): Human and Machine Learning
By: Ayelet Israeli
This case supplements the "PittaRosso: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pricing and Promotion" case, and provides major highlights on what happened at the company since the first case.
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Pricing;
Pricing Algorithm;
Pricing Decisions;
Pricing Strategy;
Pricing Structure;
Promotion;
Promotions;
Online Marketing;
Data-driven Decision-making;
Data-driven Management;
Retail;
Retail Analytics;
Price;
Advertising Campaigns;
Analytics and Data Science;
Analysis;
Digital Marketing;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Marketing Strategy;
Marketing;
Transformation;
Decision Making;
AI and Machine Learning;
Retail Industry;
Italy
Israeli, Ayelet. "PittaRosso (B): Human and Machine Learning." Harvard Business School Supplement 522-047, November 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- 17 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price
typing a dollar amount into an online form. Surprisingly, the average willingness-to-pay amount was slightly lower in cases where they had viewed the price first. This indicates that if retailers want to...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right
What intrigued you about the pay-what-you-want (PWYW) model? It’s very unusual for a firm or a seller to completely relinquish pricing power to their customers. Typically consumers encounter a price, and then they decide whether or not...
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Julia Hanna