An Airbnb pricing strategy is the set of rules that decide what each night is worth: base, minimum and maximum prices, seasons, events, minimum stays, gap nights, last-minute pricing, length-of-stay discounts and channel markups. The tool applies the rules; the strategy is what makes the tool worth having. Smart Pricing is not a strategy, because it optimizes for Airbnb's fill rate and knows nothing about your events or other channels.
What I plan around in Baltimore: Preakness Stakes; Naval Academy events; Annapolis boat shows and sailing season; Inner Harbor conventions and Ravens season. Guests I price for: Regional visitors and event travellers on 2 to 3 night stays. Where I start: Event premiums, sailing-season weekend rates, and winter floors.
For hosts I set up your pricing tool with Commissioning Week, Parent Weekend and the boat shows loaded for Annapolis, sports and convention dates for Baltimore, and weekly and monthly rates for medical stays near Johns Hopkins. Each city keeps its own comp set and minimums.
The service in general is described on my airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how I apply it in Baltimore.