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Supply chain
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All the activities associated with the flow and transformation of product from raw materials through to the end consumer
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Marketing channel
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(channel of distribution, distribution channel)-a group of individuals and organizations that direct the flow of products from producers to customers within the supply chain
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Marketing intermediaries
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Middlemen that link producers to other intermediaries or ultimate consumers through contractual arrangement or through the purchase and reselling of products
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Time utility
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Having products available when the customer wants them
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Place utility
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Making products available in locations where customers wish to purchase them
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Possession utility
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Customers have access to the product to use now or store for future use
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Form utility
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Formed by assembling preparing or otherwise refining the product to suit customer needs
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Services
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Producer -> consumer
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Wal mart
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Producer -> retailers -> consumers
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Wrigleys gum
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Producer -> wholesalers ->retailers -> consumers
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Packaged food
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Producer -> agents or brokers -> wholesalers > retailers -> consumers
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Digital media
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Electronic media that function using digital codes(rather than film or magnetic media)
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Digital marketing
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Uses digital media to develop communications and exchanges with customers
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Electronic marketing (E marketing)
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Refers to the strategic process of distributing, promoting, pricing products, and discovering the desires of customers using digital media and digital marketing
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Marketers and consumersamong employeeswith suppliers
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E marketing's most important benefit is the ability to share info between
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