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What is Vaule Delivery Network?
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Network made of company, suppliers, distributors, customers - to improve the performance of entire system.
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What is Marketing Channel (Distribution Channel)?
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Set of interdependent org. that help make product/service available to be used by customer or business.
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How does Channel Members add value?
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By bridging the major time, place, and possession gaps that separate goods and services from those who would use them.
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Key functions performed by Channel Members.
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1. Information 2. Promotion 3. Contact 4. Matching 5. Negotiation
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Fulfilled transactions by Channel Members.
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1. Physical distribution 2. Financing 3. Risk taking
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What is Channel level?
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A layer of intermediaries that perform work in bringing product and ownership closer to final buyer.
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What is Direct marketing Channel?
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Marketing Channel that has no Intermediary levels.
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What is Indirect marketing Channel?
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Channel containing one or more intermediary levels.
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What is Channel conflict?
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Disagreement amoung marketing channel members on goals and roles.
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Of Channel Conflict, what is Horizontal Conflict?
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Occurs amoung firms at the same level of channel. (Holiday Inn complains about other Holiday Inns)
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Of Channel Conflict, what is Vertical Conflict?
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Conflicts between different levels of the same channel. (Revlon conflicted with department store channels)
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What is Conventional distribution channel?
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Channel of 1+ independent producers, wholesalers or retailers. Seeking to max. its own profits only.
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What is Vertical Marketing System (VMS)?
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Distribution channel in which producers, wholesalers or retailers act as unified system.
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What is Corporate VMS?
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A VMS that combines successive stages of production and distibution under single ownership.
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What is Contractual VMS?
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A VMS in which independent firms at diff. levels of production & Distribution join toghter thru contracts.
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