Principles of Marketing CHAPTER 8: MARKETING CHANNELS CHAPTER 8: MARKETING CHANNELS Its Nature & Functions * Marketing channels are conduits used by the firm to distribute its products. * Marketing channels are human creations and they may be designed and structured to serve the needs of the user. * A marketing channel may be defined as a set of interdependent organization and individuals that facilitate the movement and transfer Functions of the Marketing Channels 1
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logistics when dealing with downstream channel members. Therefore increasing their rewards for doing business with the supplier and becoming difficult to imitate. In turn‚ channel members make markets and are the faces of their producer to those markets. Question 4: "We should not deal with powerful suppliers. They are sure to abuse us‚ after they use us". Debate this statement‚ often heard in the meeting rooms of distributors and sales agents. As the usual channel conflict is a zero sum game where
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DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS Distribution Channels and Their Impact on Marketing Strategies Name: Institution: DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS Abstract This paper discusses the importance of choosing appropriate channel members and also identifies and discusses criteria that should be used by the car compact disc player manufacturer when evaluating potential intermediaries for the firm’s distribution channel. This is important for this firm since it’s only through these marketing channels that their product
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Chapter 12 Marketing Channels: Delivering Customer Value 1) Which of the following is NOT a typical supply chain member? A) resellers B) customers C) intermediaries D) government agencies E) raw materials supplier Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 337 Skill: Concept Objective: 12-1 2) ________ the manufacturer or service provider is the set of firms that supply the raw materials‚ components‚ parts‚ information‚ finances‚ and expertise needed to create a product or service. A) Downstream
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Before: Personal Computers Distribution n Channels Before: Personal Computers Distribution n Channels The personal computer segment of consumer electronics was greatly impacted by the internet revolution. Before the internet revolution‚ consumers would purchase a personal computer in a retail establishment. The manufacturer had different distribution channels to ship the PC to the retail store. From the channel map above‚ you can see that consumers could buy their personal computer from
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SUMMARY REPORT What is marketing channel? Are sets of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or services available for use or consumption? They are set of pathways a product or service follows after production‚ culminating in purchase and use by final consumer. The importance of channels: One of the chief roles of marketing channels is to convert potential buyers into a profitable order. Marketing channels also represent a substantial
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Question: Should companies involve their marketing channels in the design of the promotional programs? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so? When a company is looking at promoting a new or existing product or service‚ the involvement of their marketing channel during the design of the promotional program is key component. According to the text Excellence in Business (Bovée‚ Thill‚ Mescon; p. 417-418)‚ a market channel is the network of firms that work together to get goods
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Page 29 – Question 1 a. The Independent Beauty Consultant participate in the eight universal marketing flows by: 1. Independent Beauty Consultant should have the Physical possession to be able to start her business in the right track to be in touch with all the company channels. 2. Independent Beauty Consultant will have the Ownership of all the products that they are using in there business by buying them as a whole sale from the distributor so‚ that all the products are available for
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Can you analyze MCM strategy in China? MCM believed since the beginning of the high potential on the Chinese market due to the growing numbers of consumers in China. The market growth was significant in regard to the numbers in 2009 and 2010. In 2009 the Chinese market was the 9th largest wine market by volume and in 2010 the Chinese wine market was the 4th largest wine market of consumers in the world. Besides the numbers and statistics which were interesting for MCM‚ there was another reason
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same in different areas but the lower price is guaranteed everywhere. As was mentioned before it is one of the most accessible retailers in the U.S. It also runs a campaign occasionally with emphasis on lower price and has an everyday lower price strategy. Walmart has a unique access to the U.S. market. “Walmart is the world’s third largest public corporation‚ according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2012” (Walmart 2013). It has
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