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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CONCEPTUAL/THEORETICAL PAPER Strategic marketing and marketing strategy: domain‚ definition‚ fundamental issues and foundational premises Rajan Varadarajan Received: 20 April 2009 / Accepted: 24 September 2009 / Published online: 28 October 2009 # Academy of Marketing Science 2009 Abstract This paper proposes a domain statement for strategic marketing as a field of study and delineates certain issues fundamental to the field. It also proposes a definition for marketing strategy‚ the focal organizational
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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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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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Blue Ocean Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy is a business strategy book that promotes a systematic approach "for making the competition irrelevant." The authors‚ W.Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne‚ are professors of Strategy and Management at INSEAD ( is an international graduate business school and research institution with campuses in France and in Singapore). A core idea is to create a leap in value for both the company and its buyers by breaking the differentiation/low cost trade-off and to align product
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Business Management 111 Business Communication Fullerton College Allison Pratt 949) 588 8385 allisonjpratt@gmail.com Monday and Wednesday 10:00-11:30 Course Description: This course provides instruction and practice in business English and in the mechanics and appearance of writing business letters‚ memos‚ and reports. Communication technology will be discussed including usage of Facebook
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Singapore. This project analyses the behavioral characteristics of the consumers in watch market and describe how this factor will influence their choice of our CASIO watch in part A. In the part B‚ how the CASIO use product and promotions in the marketing mix to market new product. CASIO watch is one of three largest Japanese brands. The multi-functions of CASIO watches have been well-known in the world for many years. Its representative of active youth fashion and
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The Case analysis of Marketing Strategy for Self-financed Rehabilitation Centre Identifying marketing mix model 4P when planning marketing strategy Introduction & Situation Definition According to the website of Hong Kong Christian Service‚ “Since 1952‚ Hong Kong Christian Service (HKCS) has been working towards a humane and just society. It provide the needy with suitable‚ professional and reliable quality services. We care for the disadvantaged
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