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yield management

American  

noun

  1. the process of frequently adjusting the price of a product in response to various market factors, as demand or competition.


Etymology

Origin of yield management

First recorded in 1980–85


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What worries Druckenmiller is that yield management often begins as a technical operation and ends up as a policy commitment.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

In the NFL, seat pricing is designed for yield management - revenue maximisation is prized above the act of selling out the stadium.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Airlines even have a name for the practice: yield management.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

An airline can be absolutely first-rate at yield management and other analytics, but if its customer service stinks to the skies, at some point, that’s going to come back and bite it in the rear.

From Forbes ● Nov. 3, 2014

While there are some similarities between the two companies Scott founded, in terms of solving problems for marketers, Advertising.com was about yield management for direct response advertisers. 

From Forbes ● Mar. 18, 2014

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