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Priceline.com: Name Your Own Price

By: Robert J. Dolan
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:12
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Abstract

Priceline.com is a new concept shifting the setting of price from sellers to buyers. The company aspires to use its patented process of advertising units of demand at named prices to suppliers in many categories. This case focuses on its initial use in the airline industry.

Keywords

Price; Internet; Marketing; Emerging Markets; Consumer Products Industry; Travel Industry; United States

Citation

Dolan, Robert J. "Priceline.com: Name Your Own Price." Harvard Business School Case 500-070, February 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
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