Changing Channels: Indian perspective Abstract: There are changes happening in the distribution of goods and services in India. This paper looks at some important aspects of a channel‚ the evolution of thought pertaining to them and their application to the Indian context. Introduction Marketing started out as a purely distribution function and has evolved to encompass other activities that an organization undertakes (Wilkie & Moore‚ 2003). The role of distribution cannot be understated in the company;
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Dana Wheeler‚ The Fashion Channel’s (TCF) senior vice president of marketing‚ must focus on TCF’s segmentation‚ branding‚ and positioning strategy. BACKGROUND TFC is a cable TV network specially devoted to the latest fashion broadcasted 24 hours per day‚ 7 days per week. TFC was successful and experienced constant revenue and profit growth above the industry average. TCF was one of the most common niche network‚ shared with 80 million U.S. households. A LT E R N AT I V E
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Marketing channel strategies:-- The market channel strategies are broad principles by which the firm expects to achieve its distribution objectives for its target market. The design of the channel should contribute to the firm’s quest for Differential Advantage. It is the responsibility of administration of existing channels to secure the cooperation of channel members in achieving the firm’s distribution objectives Anand Kripalu‚ Cadbury India’s managing director‚ is in favour
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Selecting The Right Communication Channel Communication serves four major functions within a group or organization: control‚ motivation‚ emotional expression‚ and information (Robbins‚ Judge 2011 p.342). Using the appropriate communication channel to convey a message is just as important as the message itself in order to fulfill any of these four functions effectively. In the following three scenarios I will choose the proper communication channel and defend my reasoning for that choice. Scenario
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#9 Though an older article‚ “Apple Grows‚ But So Does Channel Conflict” ‚ demonstrates an excellent example of marketing and channel conflicts. As a result of the wide success of Apple’s comeback through the sales of iPods and iPhones‚ Apple aggressively increased the growth of their retail stores at a rate of about 33 percent a year (push strategy). At the same time‚ Apple previously had utilized a distribution (distribution channel) to many other companies (non-Apple stores). Prior to Apple’s
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consortium of giants in the telecommunication business. In its six years of pursuit of greater customer satisfaction‚ Airtel has redefined the business through marketing innovations‚ continuous technological up gradation of the network‚ introduction of new generation value added services and the highest standard of customer care. IDEA CELLULAR Idea Cellular — the three-way joint venture between Tata‚ Birla and US-based AT&T — was called Birla Tata AT&T before being renamed in May 2002. It was
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A STUDY ON DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL AT PEPSICO Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree In Post Graduate Diploma in Management Submitted by MD. FARUQUE ANSARI 09/KA/NHLI/PGDM/FT/B/045 Under the guidance of MR. T. SIDDHARTH
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The Fashion Channel Marketing Analysis XXXXXX XXXXX Abstract The Fashion Channel (TFC) has enjoyed a calm journey on the top of the fashion-programming niche for almost 10 years. However‚ there is a frontal attack from market-challengers of two other cable networks to capture market share and revenues from TFC. The CEO is keenly aware that TFC needs a new marketing strategy if they want to remain the market leader. Therefore‚ he hired a senior vice president of marketing
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Pricing Strategy and Channel Distribution Lisa S Carey Marketing Management – MKT 500 February 13‚ 2011 Instructor: Dr. Keith C. Jones Marketing Plan – Pricing Strategy and Channel Distribution for the Note Phone 1. Determine and discuss a pricing strategy (Penetration or Skimming). Pricing is an important strategic issue because it is related to product positioning and furthermore‚ pricing affects other marketing mix elements such as product features‚ channel decisions‚ as well as
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Marketing Channel Management End-Semester Examination Time 2 Hours Maximum Marks – 50 Instructions: 1. Please answer the questions in the order that they have been asked 2. Please start each section on a new page. 3. Please write clearly and neatly. Marks will be penalized for bad writing. 4. Cross out any unwritten pages in the answer sheet. 5. Calculators are allowed to be used during the exam. Section A 5 X 2 Marks = 10 Marks This section consists of
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