Overview
A Bulk Discount is a named set of price tiers attached to Courses. It gives a lower price per seat as more seats are bought — for example, 7% off for 1 to 10 seats and 15% off for 11 to 25.
Where to Set Them Up
Navigation: Administration > B2B Catalog > Bulk Discounts
Tiers
Each tier is a seat range and the discount that applies to it. You set three values per tier:
Field | What it means |
From (seats) | The smallest order this tier applies to. |
To (seats) | The largest order this tier applies to. |
Discount % | The percentage taken off for orders in that range. |
A set of tiers looks like this:
From (seats) | To (seats) | Discount % |
1 | 10 | 7 |
11 | 25 | 15 |
Note: The last tier has no upper limit, so an order larger than any tier you set still receives your top discount rather than reverting to full price.
Periods
A Bulk Discount either runs permanently or between two dates.
Leave the dates blank and the Bulk Discount is always on.
Set dates and it applies between them. The end date is included, so a Bulk Discount ending June 30 still applies on June 30.
Which Courses a Bulk Discount Covers
A Course can be covered by one active Bulk Discount at a time.
If a Course is already assigned to an always-on Bulk Discount, a second one cannot also claim it. Saving returns an error naming the Course, so you can see which one is causing it.
There are two ways a Course can appear in more than one Bulk Discount:
Situation | What happens |
Two dated Bulk Discounts on the same Course | Allowed, as long as their date ranges never overlap. This is how you run different pricing across a year. |
A Bulk Discount covering all Courses | It does not claim any Course individually, so it never collides with another. A Course with its own Bulk Discount uses that one instead. |
Note: A Bulk Discount covering all Courses works as a baseline. Set one as your standard rate, then add specific Bulk Discounts for the Courses that need different pricing — the specific one applies.
Active and Archived
Only active Bulk Discounts apply, and only active ones hold a claim on their Courses. Archiving one releases its Courses, so another Bulk Discount can then be associated.
Where To Go Next
The B2B Catalog — Genius CE & Enterprise — what the B2B Catalog is and who does what.
Setting Up the B2B Catalog — Genius CE & Enterprise — turning it on.
Buying Seats for Your Organization — Genius CE & Enterprise — what a buyer sees at checkout.