What Professional Pricing Society does

Professional Pricing Society (PPS), founded in 1989 and headquartered at 3535 Roswell Rd., Ste 59, Marietta, Georgia, is a private professional membership organization serving pricing, revenue management, and sales enablement practitioners worldwide. PPS operates a community-led business model built around an annual individual membership that grants access to certification programs (Certified Pricing Professional, Continuing Pricing Education, and a 2025-launched AI Certification), a digital content marketplace called The Pricing Exchange (powered by WebcastCloud), online courses and course bundles, a Career Center job board, a bookstore selling pricing titles between $10 and $65, and a flagship profitABLE conference series held in cities including Chicago, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Las Vegas, and Dallas.

PPS's core technology is a web-based membership and learning management platform, with The Pricing Exchange serving as the on-demand content hub and The TopClass LMS (training.pricingsociety.com) handling course delivery. Revenue is generated across six streams: recurring individual membership subscriptions, certification enrollment and continuing education fees, conference registration, corporate team training contracts (Team Success Program), sponsorship packages sold to pricing technology and consulting vendors, and bookstore sales. The organization serves two primary customer segments: individual pricing professionals seeking credentials and career development, and enterprise pricing technology and consulting sponsors seeking targeted access to a stated base of 4,000+ members with budget authority. Governance is via a Board of Advisors, with Kevin Mitchell serving as President and recent additions including Joshua Bardell (Conga) in May 2026.

Name

Professional Pricing Society

Legal name

The Professional Pricing Society

Website

https://pricingsociety.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Professional Pricing Society (PPS) is a private, membership-based professional organization founded in 1989 that provides pricing education, certification (CPP, CPE, AI Certification), conferences, and digital content to over 5,000 pricing professionals worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Pricing Education and Certification

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Licensure & Certification Exam Prep (Bar/CPA/NCLEX/PMP, etc.) (EDAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Certification & Training Content Publishing (Exam Prep, CE/CPD) (MPAJACAL)

Keywords

• Pricing education
• Professional certification
• Revenue management training
• Pricing strategy
• Sales enablement

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership providing access to curated pricing and profitability content delivered via email, at members' desks, and in person at events. Membership includes access to the resource hub, course catalog, community forums, and member directory.
2. Certification Programs: Revenue from CPP (Certified Pricing Professional) and CPE (Continuing Pricing Education) certifications, including enrollment fees, exam fees, and continuing education requirements.
3. Conference and Event Tickets: Registration fees for profitABLE26 conferences held in Chicago, Atlanta, Amsterdam, and other locations, including workshop sessions, keynotes, panels, and networking opportunities.
4. Bookstore Sales: Sale of pricing books and publications through the PPS Bookstore, with titles ranging from $10 to $65. Select titles available through Amazon for member convenience.
5. Course and Training Fees: Online course fees, course bundles, and team training programs for corporate teams seeking to achieve pricing certification and organizational capability building.
6. Sponsorship Programs: Sponsorship opportunities for consulting sponsors and software sponsors seeking targeted exposure to over 4,000 highly relevant pricing professionals. Includes brand positioning, networking opportunities, and conference visibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Professional Pricing Society is a professional membership organization that delivers pricing and revenue management education through certifications (CPP, CPE, AI Certification), online courses, and corporate team training, complemented by its profitABLE annual conference series, The Pricing Exchange digital content marketplace, podcast, webinars, career center, and bookstore. Its core product is the Certified Pricing Professional (CPP) credential, supported by continuing education and an in-person plus digital curriculum for pricing professionals across industries.

Product overview

Professional Pricing Society operates as a membership-based professional organization offering an integrated ecosystem of pricing education, certification, and content services. The core offerings include the Certified Pricing Professional (CPP) and AI Certification programs for individual credentialing, supplemented by continuing education (CPE) and team training programs for corporate clients. The society delivers content through multiple channels: The Pricing Exchange digital marketplace for on-demand resources, the profitABLE annual conference series, the Pricing Podcast, live webinars, and the Blog for thought leadership. Additional member services include the Career Center job board and the PPS Bookstore featuring pricing literature. The organization connects over 4,000 pricing professionals globally through membership that provides access to curated content, community networking, and professional development resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• profitABLE: Annual conference brand for PPS pricing events featuring workshops, keynotes, and networking for pricing professionals.
• CPP
• CPE
• The Pricing Exchange

Products and services

• Certified Pricing Professional (CPP) Flagship certification program for pricing professionals providing comprehensive training and credentialing in pricing strategy, analytics, and implementation. Offered as individual enrollment or as part of the corporate team program, and recognized as the credential of choice across the global pricing community.
• Continuing Pricing Education (CPE) Ongoing professional development program for pricing professionals to maintain and expand their credentials through courses, workshops, and educational content.
• AI Certification Certification program focused on AI-driven pricing strategies, covering topics such as AI agents in pricing, real-time optimization, and customer lifetime value models for pricing professionals.
• Team Success Program Corporate team training program built on the CPP curriculum that delivers measurable improvements in cross-functional alignment and profitability for organizations enrolling multiple employees.
• profitABLE Conference Annual flagship conference event held in multiple locations (including Chicago, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Las Vegas, and Dallas) featuring workshops, keynote speakers, panels, and breakout sessions on pricing strategy, revenue management, and profitability.
• Membership Program Annual membership providing access to exclusive benefits, premium content, certification programs, community networking, and discounted event registration, serving over 4,000+ pricing professionals globally.
• The Pricing Exchange Digital content marketplace and resource hub aggregating on-demand conferences, publications, webinars, and Pricing Unfiltered multimedia content, with filtering by channel (Conferences, Pricing Unfiltered, Publications, Webinars), topics (AI, B2B, B2C, Pricing Strategies, Sales & Marketing, Value-Based Pricing), speakers, and date.
• Career Center Job board and career resources specifically for pricing professionals, connecting employers seeking pricing talent with qualified candidates and providing career navigation resources for every career stage.
• PPS Bookstore Online bookstore featuring expert-approved pricing books and publications on pricing strategy, negotiation, monetization, and value-based pricing, with direct purchase and Amazon options for select titles priced from $10 to $65.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Corporate Team CPP Program delivers measurable improvements in cross-functional alignment and ultimately, profitability.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CongacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2025Conga acquired the PROS B2B business in February 2025. Joshua Bardell serves as Principal, Global Industries at Conga and joined the PPS Board of Advisors, representing continuity in the PROS-PPS partnership.
• PROScoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPROS, an AI-powered SaaS provider helping companies monetize more efficiently, is a key PPS partner. Dr. Michael Wu serves as Chief AI Strategist at PROS and contributes content on AI in pricing. Joshua Bardell, previously at PROS and now at Conga (which acquired PROS B2B business in February 2025), was appointed to PPS Board of Advisors.
• SyncroncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSyncron, an enterprise pricing and revenue management solutions provider, partners with PPS as a sponsor. Adam Bowers from Syncron states they recognized early that partnering with PPS was essential for reaching a serious pricing audience.
• Consulting SponsorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConsulting sponsors provide business intelligence and value-based pricing strategy guidance. PPS offers these sponsors visibility and access to members seeking consulting assistance in pricing and revenue management.
• Software SponsorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSoftware sponsors include pricing technology providers offering solutions to help companies stay ahead of the curve and maximize the value of every transaction. These sponsors help PPS members increase their bottom line with top-of-the-line resources.
• FlintfoxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFlintfox provides pricing and revenue management technology. Cath Brands, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, contributes content to PPS on technology-powered pricing strategies and speaks at PPS conferences.
• PricefxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPricefx offers AI-powered pricing solutions including price management, optimization, and CPQ. Garth Hoff leads product and industry marketing at Pricefx and contributes content on agentic AI for pricing at PPS conferences.
• ReveneraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRevenera provides software monetization solutions. Sheela Bilderback, Manager of Consulting Services at Revenera, presents on usage-based pricing at PPS profitABLE conferences.
• WebcastCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebcastCloud powers The Pricing Exchange platform, providing the technology infrastructure for PPS's on-demand content delivery, including conferences, webinars, and publications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Project Management Institute (PMI): PMI is a much larger established professional society with globally recognized PMP certification, continuing education, and member benefits — illustrates the scale ceiling available to a successful certification-led society.
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM): SHRM is a large professional membership body with SHRM-CP/SCP certification, annual conference, and learning ecosystem — useful comparable for what a scaled professional society can become.

Direct peers

• American Marketing Association: AMA is the largest U.S. marketing professional society with individual memberships, professional certifications, continuing education, and a major annual conference — directly comparable to PPS's model applied to marketing instead of pricing.
• Product Marketing Alliance: A growing niche professional community offering certifications, courses, and events for product marketers — the closest analog to PPS in terms of community-led, niche-profession, certification-driven model.
• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP): APMP operates a foundation/body-of-knowledge, practitioner certification, annual conference, and chapter network for bid/proposal professionals — directly parallel to PPS's professional society model in a different niche.
• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA): IIA offers the CIA certification with structured CPE, global membership, and conferences — directly analogous governance, certification, and continuing-education model to PPS.
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA): IMA runs the globally recognized CMA certification with ongoing CPE requirements, professional membership, and education programs — analogous to PPS's CPP/CPE structure applied to management accounting.
• Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA): SAMA is a niche membership organization for strategic account managers offering conferences, certification, and corporate training — very close analog to PPS in structure and customer profile.
• Sales Management Association: A B2B professional association serving sales leaders with research, certification, benchmarking, and peer communities — comparable niche professional society model targeting a revenue-adjacent function.

Emerging players

• Revenue Operations Alliance: A newer community for RevOps professionals offering events, certifications, and content; overlaps with PPS's audience as pricing and RevOps functions converge inside enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/pricingsociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/professional-pricing-society
• Instagraminstagram.com/pricingsociety
• Xx.com/pricingsociety

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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