Chapter 11 – Marketing Channels: Retailing and Wholesaling Marketing Channels and the Supply Chain The nature and importance of marketing channels: * Marketing channel or distribution channel – a set of interdependent organizations that help make a product or service available for use or consumption by the consumer or business user How channel members add value: * Producers use intermediaries b/c they create greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets thru contacts
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Case study marketing ‘Yet another poor year’ reflected the senior executive of Mephisto Products.’ P r o f i t s d o w n b y 1 5 p e r c e nt ‚ s a l e s a nd t u r no v e r s t a t i c i n a m a r k e t w h i c h w a s recko ned to be growing at a rate of some 20 per cent per annum. It can’t go on.’ These were the thoughts of Jim Bullins‚ and he contended that the company would-be out of business if the next year turned out to be as bad. Jim Bullins had been senior executive at Mephisto for the
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Marketing & Innovation "Because the purpose of business is to create a customer‚ the business enterprise has two—and only two—basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs." Peter Drucker (The Father of Management Theory) INTRODUCTION Marketing is the activity‚ set of institutions‚ and processes for creating‚ communicating‚ delivering‚ and exchanging offerings that have value for customers‚ clients‚ partners‚ and society at large
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Segments Segments marketing: A market segment consists of a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants. Rather than creating the segments‚ the marketers task is to identity them and decide which one (s) to target. Niche Marketing: A niche is a more narrowly defined customer group seeking a distinctive mix of benefits. Marketers usually identity niches by dividing a segments into sub segments. Local Marketing: Target marketing is leading to marketing programs tailored to
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Marketing Plan: Part B Prepared for Vivian McDonald Table of Contents Key Issues There are various key issues present with regards to the marketing plan of Vitalyze. These were detailed in Part A of this report. These various issues that are present will guide the numerous marketing strategies that will be detailed in this section of the marketing plan. Perhaps the most important of these key issues present is the issue of how Vitalyze will gain and market a competitive
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From the economic system ’s point of view‚ the role of marketing intermediaries is to transform the assortment of products made by producers into the assortment of products wanted by ________. 4) ________ conflict‚ which occurs between different levels of the same channel‚ is more common than ________ conflict‚ which occurs among firms at the same level of the channel. 5) Which of the following are the three major types of vertical marketing systems? 6) The most common type of contractual
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Required Text: Marketing: An Introduction‚ (2013) 11th ed. by Gary Armstrong and Philip Kotler. Pearson ISBN: 978-0-13-274403-4 Resources All materials are posted on BlackBoard Instructor Lee D. Goldring‚ MBA Mobile /Text 321-578-9288 E-mail lgoldrin@stetson.edu Office Phone 386-822-7432 Office Location LBC 415 Office Hours Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30PM – 2:30PM‚ and by appointment Course Objectives: Identify the processes of segmentation‚ target marketing‚ and create a
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Explain the various elements of the marketing process 3-6 1.2 Evaluate the benefits and costs of a marketing orientation for a selected organisation 6 2.1 Show macro and micro environmental factors which influence marketing decision 7 2.2 Propose segmentation on criteria to be used for products in different markets 7-8 2.3 Choose a targeting strategy for a selected product/service 8-10 2.4 Demonstrate how buyer behaviour affects marketing activities in different buying situations
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MPK732: Marketing Management OPTION A: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS REPORT Tough Mudder – Not for the faint hearted (Vieceli 2012) Unit Chair: Dr. Nichola Robertson 3 May 2013 Executive Summary: This report presents a case study analysis of the US-based mud run event‚ Tough Mudder‚ presented in Vieceli’s (2012) case study‚ Tough Mudder – Not for the Faint-Hearted. Three years since its inception‚ Tough Mudder has become a leader
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Women’s Shoe Store Marketing Plan Passion Soles This sample marketing plan was created with Marketing Plan Pro software. [pic] [pic] Marketing Strategy Part of Passion Soles’ marketing strategy will be based solely on location. Passion Soles is located in a trendy mall that receives abundant walk-through traffic. This location will cost a premium and will not be directly linked to the marketing budget as rent has been categorized under general overhead. Another form of marketing to be described
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