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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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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(I) INTRODUCTION A channel of distribution or trade channel is defined as the path or route along which goods move from producers or manufacturers to ultimate consumers or industrial users. In other words‚ it is a distribution network through which producer puts his products in the market and passes it to the actual users. This channel consists of :- producers‚ consumers or users and the various middlemen like wholesalers‚ selling agents and retailers(dealers) who intervene between the producers
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LESSON-18 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION Dr Subhanjali Chopra STRUCTURE 18.0 Introduction 18.1 Objectives 18.2 Meaning of Channels of Distribution 18.3 Kinds of Distribution Channels 18.4 Choice of Channel of Distribution 18.5 Summary 18.6 Glossary 18.7 Self Assessment Questions 18.8 Further Readings 18.0 INTRODUCTION Distribution of products constitutes an important element of marketing mix of a firm. After development of the product‚ the entrepreneur has to decide channels or routes through
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Distribution Channel The marketing mix is composed of all the elements of a successful marketing process including price‚ packaging‚ product and place. And while everything is important‚ it is the distribution channel that finally makes the product available to the customer and hence makes an integral part of the marketing mix. The distribution channel refers to the ways the product reaches the shelves. And this may include retailers and wholesalers and sometimes the manufacturers themselves (Lamb
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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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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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CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION Even before a product is ready for market‚ management should determine what methods and routes will be used to get there. This means establishing strategies for the product distribution channels and physical distribution. Managing a distribution channel often begins with a producer; therefore we will discuss channels largely from a producer’s vantage point. MIDDLEMEN AND DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS Ownership of a product has to be transferred somehow from the individual or organization
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. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW António Abílio da Silva Couto‚ nº 5195 Cidália Martins Domingues‚ nº 5115 Joaquim Luís Sousa Pereira‚ nº 5194 Paula Marisa da Silva Lima Ferreira‚ nº 5100 Paulo José Branco‚ nº 5198 This work was oriented by Dr. Francisco Coelho ABSTRACT: Deciding for a distribution channel is probably one of the most important actions a marketer has to take in his career. In this work we identified the main distribution channels‚ the external factors that should
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