Place Development, Pricing, and Promotion Flashcards
reasons to use direct distrubution
-get better control over the whole marketing job.
- might be able to serve target customers at a lower cost.
Also, wholesalers and retailers with different objectives may not consistently meet the firm’s needs.
-The Internet makes direct distribution easier for many firms. A firm having direct contact with customers ismore aware of changes in customer attitudes.
-Making adjustments is often easier and faster because intermediaries are not involved.
- suitable intermediaries are not available or will not cooperate, so it may be a necessity. Many business products are sold direct to customer.
Place
the part of the marketing mix that deals with making goods and services available in the right quantities and locations when customers want them.
Place objectives
Channel system - direct
direct to customer
channel system - indirect
involving intermediaries.
which channel system to use?
-Direct contact with customers helps a company keep abreast of market changes. Often, this is preferred way of handling place decisions.
-better control over whole marketing job, serve target customers @ lower cost
-wholesalers and retailers maynot have the same objectives as firm
-sometimes suitable intermediaries are not available
-internet makes direct distrubution easier
-direct contact with customers
channel regrouping - accumulating
collecting products from many small producers.
channel regrouping - assorting
putting together a variety of products to give a target market what it wants in a single experience.
channel regrouping - bulk breaking
dividing larger quantities into smaller quantities.
channel regrouping - sorting
separating products into the grades and qualities desired by consumers.
Market exposure - intensive (good for what type of products?)
-sell the product anywhere they will buy it
-good for convenience products b/c people don’t want to spend a lot of effort finding them
Market exposure - selective distribution
-selling only through intermediaries that will give the product special attention
-sell it where it sells best
-usually associated with shopping products
Market exposure - exclusive distribution
-selling thru only 1 intermediary in a geographic area
-specialty products
channels of distribution
any series of firms or individuals participating in the flow of products from producer to final user or customer.
need to choose specific obejctives. need to choose type of channels like direct or inderect with intermediaries
Discrepancy of quantity
is the difference between the quantity of products that is economical for a producer to make and the quantity that consumers or users really want.
Regrouping activities
are activities that adjust discrepancies in quantity or assortment.
Multichannel distribution
occurs when a producer uses several competing channels to reach the same target market. Ethical decisions may also be relevant to deal fairly with all channel members across all channel modalities.
factors affecting physical distribution service levels
Order processing, inventory management, shipping, storage, and returns are all key factors affecting the service level.
trade offs among physical distribution costs, service level and sales
inventory, lost sales, and transportation cost influence total cost of physical distribution. while total cost decreases at first, it then increases
modes of transport
truck-extensive locations
rail
water - cheapest
air-very fast
pipeline - highly dependable
the storing function
Storing is the marketing function of holding goods so they’re available when they’re needed.
physical distribution concept
dictates that all transporting, storing and product handling activities of a business and the whole channel system should be coordinated as one system that seeks to minimize the cost of distribution for a given customer service level.
factors affecting service level
Order processing, inventory management, shipping, storage, and returns
service level total cost approach
includes evaluating each possible physical distribution system and identifying the total cost of each alternative system.
Inventory
refers to the amount of goods being stored.
-most common
types of wholesalers - service merchant wholesaler
provide all the wholesaling functions
types of wholesalers - limited function merchant wholesaler
provide only some wholesaling functions
types of wholesalers - agent wholesaler
doesn’t own the products it sells
retailer offerings
-specialty shops & dept stores
-supermarkets disc, houses, mass merch, super club stores
-cstores, vending door to door phone mail some e tail
-internet
retailers strategy plan
-product selection
-place decisions
-promotion
-price
-emotional needs
-shopping atmosphere
benefits of storing
storing can smooth out sales, increase profits and enhance customer satisfaction. Storing can also help balance supply and demand to keep prices from sudden rises or falls.
single line / limited line retail stores
are specialized by product area and offer a wide assortment in that area.
types of retail stores- specialty shops
type of conventional limited line store it is usually small and has a distinct personality or shopping environment. usually sell shopping products and focus on a narrow target market with better service, knowledgeable salespeople and a unique assortment this combination generally supports higher prices for products.
types of retail stores- department stores
larger stores that are organized into many separate departments and offer many product lines.
-combine many limited line stores and specialty shops into a single location.
types of retail stores- supermarkets
large stores specializing in groceries with self-service and wide assortments, survival is based on efficiency, meaning high volume and low costs
types of retail stores - discount houses
started by offering wide assortment of name brand goods at 20 to 30% off the list price.
types of retail stores - Mass merchandisers
large, self-service stores with many departments that emphasize soft goods and staples with low prices and lower margins to obtain faster turnover.
Mass merchandisers have also led the way in streamlining distribution with technology, they are now trying to be more convenient as well.
types of retail stores - supercenters or hypermarkets
They are very large stores that carry groceries and meet all routine needs for goods and services
types of retail stores - convenience stores
carry limited assortment of fast moving items and are located conveniently near people’s homes. Goods typically cost 10 to 20% more than at supermarkets.
types of retail stores - Automatic vending
is selling and delivering products through vending machines.
-convenient
-the business has grown
-only accounts for about 1.5% of all US retail sales.
types of retail stores - online retailers`
offer expanded assortment, reduce margins and more information to consumers.
-still in the growth stage.
-E-commerce represented 14.3% of total US retail sales in 2018.
three consumer-oriented dimensions
the width of assortment desired, the depth of assortment desired and a price service combination.
Which types of wholesalers own the products?
merchant wholesalers. agent wholesalers do not
price dimensions
-price flexibility
-price levels over product cycle
-discounts & allowances to whom and when
-transportation costs - who pays and how
types of pricing objectives
profit oriented
sales oriented
status quo oriented
pricing objectives -profit oriented (2 aspects)
pricing objectives related to profit
-target return - specific guidelines for a level of profit.
-maximize profits - the firm sets prices to realize as much profit as possible.
pricing objectives - sales oriented (2 aspects)
pricing supports the objectives to increase sales without worrying about effects on profit
-overall dollar or unit sales growth within a product or service category
-growth in market share
-difference between 2 is usually which one is easier to measure
pricing objectives - status quo oriented (2 aspects)
firms that are content with the way things are
-nonprice competition - aggressive action is taken in the other three areas of the four Ps Staying clear of price
-meeting competition - stabilizes market prices because no firm benefits from raising or lowering prices. This objective is often use when the total market for a product is not growing.
pricing policy - one-price policy
-same price for everyone
-frequently purchased items
-more convenient
-lower costs
-maintain goodwill
pricing policy - flexible price policy
-different customers, different prices
-databases can give information about customers
-sales people can adjust prices
-too much cutting can hurt profits
skimming vs penetration
skimming - tries to sell at a high price before reducing, moving down as each pricepoint is exhausted
penetration - tries to maximize volumen at a lower price. usually low enough to avoid competition
discount policies
-quantity
-seasonal
-cash
-trade
-sale
discounts
reductions from list price given to buyer, typically in exchange for specific buyer actions or to manage inventory.
discounts-quanity
encourage volume buying, pay less per unit
discounts-seasonal
-encourage buyers to buy sooner
-shift storing function down channel to stabilize demand <- what??
discounts- cash
get a discount for paying quickly