Distribution in the Wider Marketing Context Although the focus of this thesis is on distribution‚ it is important to see distribution as a critical aspect of an organisation’s wider marketing strategy. Hudson (2008: 8) cited Kotler’s (1984) definition of marketing which reflected the importance of distribution as a major aspect of the marketing process: The process of planning and executing the conception‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ and distribution of ideas‚ goods‚ and services to create exchange
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DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT CH1: MARKETING CHANNEL CONCEPTS Growing Importance of Marketing Channels: 1. Explosion of IT and E-commerce 2. Harder to gain sustainable competitive advantage through other P’s 3. Growing power of distributors (esp. retailers who act as gatekeepers of consumer markets – agents of consumers not producers) 4. Need to reduce distribution costs MC Definition: The external contactual organisation that management operates to achieve its distribution
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Strategic Alliances in Distribution Cininta Meirinda Clara Sarah Patricia Adam Their nature and their motives for creating strategic alliances Building commitment by creating mutual vulnerability Building commitment by the management of daily interactions Decision structures that enhance trust Moving a transaction through stages of development to reach alliances status What does it takes and when does it pays to create a marketing channel alliance? STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
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FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN KENYA. A SURVEY OF TOUR AND TRAVEL COMPANIES IN NAIROBI BY DECLARATION I declare that this is my original work and has not been submitted at any academic institution for examination purposes. Signed…………………………………………..Date……………………………………….. ROSE This Research Proposal has been submitted with my approval as the University Supervisor. Name…………………………………….. Designation………………………………………
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DISTRIBUTION DEFINITION A distribution channel is a set of independent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available to the consumer or a business user. IMPORTANCE OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS The main function of a distribution channel is to provide a link between production and consumption. Organisations that form any particular distribution channel perform many key functions: Information Gathering and distributing market research and intelligence - important
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Marketing and Manufacturing: The Coexistence Introduction: Marketing and Manufacturing are the two extremes for any production company who aims at market capture. The dedicated marketing team‚ with the job of enhanced sales and better hold on the market works day in and day out for the organization whereas the product they aim to market is a result of the hard work‚ precision and determination of a number of employees working in unison to build a market ready product. Often this has been observed
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ARTICLE Investigation of the relationship between place characteristics and child behavior in residential landscape spaces: a case study on the Century Sunshine Garden Residential Quarter in Hefei Zao Lin‚ Rui Zeng‚ Maosheng Ye College of Architecture and Art‚ Hefei University of Technology‚ Hefei 230009‚ China Received 6 December 2011; accepted 16 January 2012 KEYWORDS Abstract Place characteristics; Child behavior; Action capacity; Relationship; Residential landscape spaces
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Environ Earth Sci (2010) 60:1267–1279 DOI 10.1007/s12665-009-0267-2 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Water quality and relationship between superficial and ground water in Rome (Aniene River basin‚ central Italy) Francesco La Vigna Æ Simone Ciadamidaro Æ Roberto Mazza Æ Laura Mancini Received: 31 July 2008 / Accepted: 28 July 2009 / Published online: 28 August 2009 Ó Springer-Verlag 2009 Abstract Chemical‚ physical‚ and biological features of streams and ground water of the North-Eastern area of Rome are jointly analyzed
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Pricing is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix as it is the only mix‚ which generates a turnover for the organization; the remaining 3p’s are the variable cost for the organization. It costs to produce and design a product; it costs to distribute a product and costs to promote it. Price must support these elements of the mix. Pricing is difficult and must reflect supply and demand relationship (Constantinides‚ 2006). Pricing a product too high or too low could mean a loss of sales
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DISTRIBUTION IN BANKING BUSINESS Distribution in financial services marketing is concerned with how the service is delivered to the customer‚ making sure that it is available in a place‚ at a time and in a format that is appropriate and convenient for the customer. In a growing number of countries‚ the expansion of the financial services sector has been accompanied by a significant blurring of lines between different institutional types with‚ for instance‚ retail banks offering insurance products
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