Notes 3 Flashcards
Distribution channels
The path a product follows from manufacturers to consumers
Direct channel
From manufacturer to consumer
Online or apple store
Cheaper
Indirect channel
Manufacturers. Marketing intermediaries. Consumer
More convenient
Allows focus
Dual
When u do both direct and indirect
Channel conflict
When u sell direct and indirect and compete with yourself
Ways to stop: keep price the same and give channel partners exclusive products
Channel length
How long the chain of intermediaries is
How many times a product changes hands
Anticipatory inventory
Guess how much u sell
Response inventory
Every time something is bought another is ordered
Merchant
60%. Take products then sell them assume a lot of risk
Matchmakers
40%. Finds customer for the company then buys product and delivers
2 types of matchmakers
Agent: pair with specific company
To sell their goods
Broker: sells specific product to people helps people choose from a lot of different brands
Verticals integration
When one channel starts to overtake other parts of the chain
Backward VI
When distributor becomes manufacturers
Frontward VI
When a distributor overtakes a retailer
Intensive
Can be found anywhere
Like gum
Exclusive
Have to travel not common
Rolls Royce dealer
Selective
In between
Olive Garden
Direct response
Commercial adds
Say call right now limited time offer infomercial
Brand advertising
A man shoots basketball then says Nike just do it. No direct call to buy