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. They routinize
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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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market. Lastly‚ the place or the channels of distribution. A product should be offered in a convenient place where the buyers will have easy access to those products or services. Today‚ a lot of ways of distributing the products to the buyers for consumption are being developed. Businesses are establishing channel design or decisions associated with forming new or altering existing channels. But some companies do not have the right structure for the distribution of the products that result to ineffective
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Channel Conflict ARUN VARGHESE S3 MBA MACFAST arunvg21@gmail.com Channel Conflicts Channel conflict occurs whenever channel members have distinctly different opinions or perceptions about distribution channel affairs. If no interdependence exists‚ there would be no basis for conflict. Mutual dependence creates the basis for conflict 2 Types of Channel Conflict Horizontal Conflict – Occurs amongst similar firms at the same level in a distribution channel. Intertype – Occurs
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CHANNEL MANAGEMENT of SHAVING CREAM Vikalp Bhardwaj 12DM-165 Section-7 A channel is an organized network of agencies and institutions which‚ in combination‚ perform all the activities required to link producers with users to accomplish the marketing task. -(Bennett 1988). This channel must be designed such that it delivers a level of value to the customer that creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the supply chain. It can take many forms depending upon the requirements of the customer
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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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Bmw overview and industry trends and issues BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke Group) is a one of the leading luxury carmakers European automobile industry. BMW was founded on March 7th 1916 by Franz Popp and Max Friz. BMW started out by making airplane engines for German army up until the end of WWI in 1918. BMW in this report will look at BMW’s position in the European automobile industry and it will also analyse the marketing mix‚ Trends and issues in the industry. BMW based in the German state of
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BMW Competitive Analysis The automobile industry is the most interesting and complex business sectors in the global framework for analysis. The Japanese cars are now supplemented by luxury models‚ such as Lexus Infinity and Acura to compete with European cars made by BMW and Mercedes and Audi. In this analysis‚ I’m going to develop company profile of BMW and its competitors (Lexus and Mercedes-Benz) per Porters criteria. BMW AG Group BMW AG was founded in 1916. Today the Company
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will compare the marketing strategies used by Mercedes Benz and BMW both of which are German car manufacturers. Mercedes-Benz will discontinue the CLK model after 2010 and replace it with a coupe and convertible based on the new E-class. In comparison BMW has been extending its product portfolio by including smaller and less profitable cars. During 2008 Mercedes-Benz USA appointed 27 dealers to open special AMG performance centers. BMW created an import/export operation which is the only U.S. manufacturing
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1. Helmut Panke‚ chairman and CEO of BMW (U.S.) introduced BMW’s strategic significance of the Z3 as reducing cost‚ firm commitment to the U.S. market and increase in production. Firstly‚ BMW’s BDI in the U.S. had decreased from 16.3% in 1984 to only 9.6% in 1991. With a low amount of product sales and international monetary fluctuations‚ BMW desired to lower production cost by moving from Germany to the U.S. and adjust model prices if necessary. Secondly‚ manufacturing in the U.S. had attained an
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