Intercontinental University Unit 3 Individual Project MKTG 205 – Principles of Marketing June 29‚ 2011 Abstract This paper gives an overview of distribution channels; Channel Levels such as: Direct vs. Indirect Channel Organizations such as Conventional Vertical‚ Horizontal and Multichannel Marketing Systems. It also‚ explains my target market needs at the Hershey Company. There is also a brief description of how many channel members the company needs and why they need them. Hershey Company Introduction
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attention on choosing distribution channels. Keegan and Schlegelmich (2001) explained that distribution channel can be considered as the method which is used for enterprises putting products into the market for consumers to use. The traditional distribution channel goes from supplier‚ manufacturer‚ distributor‚ wholesaler and retailer (Frazier‚ 1999). Indirect and direct are two different types of distribution channels (Wilkinson‚ 2001). According to Silva (2008)‚ “Well-chosen channels constitute a significant
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Direct marketing as a channel of distribution Direct marketing is the direct selling of products to the consumer. Examples: telesales‚ e-commerce‚ vending machines and direct mail Advantages * Because there is no intermediaries‚ the businesses does not have to share so much of its profit * Firms can have direct control over their marketing * Developments in e-commerce‚ which means that this channel of distribution is growing in popularity among customers * Direct marketing can also
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Target market : * Core users‚ Patagonia tried to remain true to them. They had ambassadors. * Will to expand to customers outside the core Product Line Eight smaller lines Gross margin from 40% to 55%‚ variability on geography and distribution channel Patagonia’s activities Design and Development : 3 criteria : quality‚ impact on environment and aesthetics Feedback on products by professionals Environment : use of recycled polyster new supply chain more expensive Procurement and
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Distribution channel plays an important part in the supply chain. Distribution channel‚ as defined by Coughlan et al. (2006)‚ is a set of independent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for consumption. It serves as the connecting link between the producer and consumer by adding value to products or services (Kim and Frazier‚ 1996) and multiplies selling opportunities through network of intermediaries. These independent organizations are usually made of
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Running Head: The Marketing Mix: Distribution Channels What might the inventors of new “flying cars” need to consider to develop a distribution strategy for their proposed products? Customers are more sophisticated than ever before and they have access to high quality information from the internet‚ so they make decisions based off excess information. The first step that should be considered to sale Flying Cars is a centralized location. Once a location is established then what would
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Tourism distribution channel is a system of intermediaries or middleman that facilitates the sale and delivery of tourism services from suppliers to consumers (Buhalis and Law‚ 2001). Distribution channels can serve as part of the marketing mix that can makes the products available to consumers as the link between suppliers of tourism products and their end consumers‚ as well as the bridge between supply and demand (Kracht and Wang‚ 2010). This shows that‚ important to have a good distribution channel
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31 THE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL C H A P T E R 2 Early in 2005‚ IBM Business Consulting Services released a survey that compiled in-depth interviews with more than 100 sales‚ marketing‚ and merchandising executives at over 20 consumer products and retail companies. Only 9 percent of the retailers felt their suppliers had “a good understanding” of their business objectives. The gist of the survey was that retailers felt the product manufacturers have focused their efforts on the end
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ON THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL AND DEALER SATISFACTION WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRICAL FANS IN KOLKATA UNDER USHA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED by Sayak Nath Submitted in fulfilment for the award of the degree of International Business Management Institut d’ Administration des Enterprises Greater Noida Campus‚ India University of Poitiers‚ France 1|P age DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project report titled ― “A STUDY ON THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL AND DEALER SATISFACTION
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A channel of distribution can be defined as the collection of organizational units‚ institutions‚ or agencies within or external to the manufacturer‚ which perform the functions that support product marketing. The marketing functions are pervasive: they include buying‚ selling‚ transporting‚ storing‚ grading‚ financing‚ bearing market risk‚ and providing marketing information. Any organizational unit‚ institution‚ or agency that performs one or more of the marketing functions is a member of a channel
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