Marketing Channels Fall 2006
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Value Delivery Network Company, suppliers, distributors and customers who partner to improve system performance A demand chain orientation: start with the needs of customers
Marketing Channel Interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product available for use
Think Efficiency and Effectiveness
Add a Distributor
And What Needs to be Done? Information –Research –Promotion Matching and Assorting Physical Distribution and Storage Financing Risk Taking
It is Not Always Easy: Channel Conflict Vertical Conflict Horizontal Conflict
Vertical Marketing Systems Corporate Channel –Vertical Integration: wholly owned and tapered Contractual: Coordinated Administered
Channel Considerations Types of Intermediaries –Company Sales Force, Manufacturer’s Agents, and Industrial Distributors Number of Intermediaries –Intensive distribution: Snickers –Exclusive distribution: Rolls –Selective distribution: Acura
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