Chapter 12 Flashcards
Upstream partners
firms that supply raw materials
supply chain
Downstream
marketing or distribution channels
retailers and wholesalers
demand chain
Value delivery network
company, suppliers, distributors, and customers.
work together to deliver customer value
Marketing channel (distribution channel)
independent organizations that help make a product or service available for use or consumption
How channel members add value:
Information
gathering and distributing information about stakeholders and forces in the marketing environment needed for planning and aiding exchange
How channel members add value:
Promotion
developing and spreading persuasive communications about an offer
How channel members add value:
Contact
finding and engaging customers & potential buyers
How channel members add value:
Matching
shaping offers to to meet the buyer’s needs
How channel members add value:
Negotiation
reaching an agreement on price and other terms
How channel members add value:
Physical Distribution
transporting and storing goods
How channel members add value:
Financing
acquiring and using funds to cover the costs of the channel work
How channel members add value:
Risk taking
assuming the risks of carrying out the channel work
Channel level
a layer of intermediaries that bring together the product and it’s ownership close to the final buyer
Direct marketing channel
no intermediary levels
Indirect marketing channel
contains one or more intermediary levels
Marketing channels
partnered firms (for their common good) where each member has a specific role
Channel conflict
disagreements among marketing channel members
who should do what and for what rewards?
Horizontal channel conflict
occurs among firms at the same level of the channel
vertical channel conflict
occurs between different levels of the same channel, more common