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Promo Elasticity

What a promotion really bought, net of the demand it pulled forward, and why a calendar full of discounts cannot be measured against itself.

A step of the Pricing & Promo Path and the Competitive Path.

Promotional elasticity: what each point of discount buys in volume

Six years of rate discounts against shipped volume at a logistics operator. The curve is what the discount buys.

The semi-elasticity is 0.69. Each ten points of discount moves about 7% more volume. R² is 0.96, so the relationship is not in doubt: the discount works.

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