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Marketing channel
consists of individuals and firms involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by customers
Time utility
having a product or service when you want it
Place utility
having a product or service where consumers want it
Form Utility
involves enhancing a product or service to make it more appealing to buyers
Possession utility
entails efforts by intermediaries to help buyers take possession of a product or service (traveling agent)
Intermediaries
perform transactional functions (when they buy or sell products or service), Logistical functions, and Facilitating fucntions (make a transaction easier for buyers)
Direct marketing channels
allow customers to buy products by interacting with various advertising media with out face-to-face meeting with a sales person
Multichannel marketing
the blending of different communication and delivery channels that are mutually reinforcing relationship with consumers who shop traditional and online
Dual distribution
arrangement whereby a firm reaches different buyers by employing 2 or more different types of channels for the same product ( ex. GE selling to contractors for appt buildings and to Lowe's for customers)
strategic channel alliances
ex. General mills & Nestle
Vertical Marketing systems
professionally managed and centrally coordinated marketing channels designed to achieve channel economics and maximum marketing impact
Corporate vertical marketing system
combination of successive stages of production and distribution under a single ownership
Contractual vertical marketing systems
independent production and distribution firms integrate their efforts on a contractual basis to obtain greater functional economies and marketing impact than they could achieve alone
Administered vertical marketing system
achieve coordination at successive stages of production and distribution by the size and influence of one channel rather than through ownership ex. Procter & Gamble
Intensive distribution
firm tries to place its products and services in as many outlets as possible
Exclusive distributon
only one retailer in a specified geographical area carries the firm's products
Selective distribution
a firm selects a few retailers in a specific geographical area to carry its products
Vertical channel conflict
occurs between different levels in a marketing channel
horizontal channel conflict
occurs between intermediaries at the same level in a marketing channel (b/w Target and Kmart)
supply chain
various firms involved in performing the activities required to create and deliver a product or service to customers or industrial users
total logistics cost
includes expenses associated with transportation, material handling and warehousing, inventory, stockouts,order processing, and return product handling
form of ownership
distinguishes retail outlets based on whether independent retailers, corporate chains, or contractual system own the outlet
level of service
describes the degree of service provided to the customer. The three levels are self-, limited-, and full-service retailers
merchandise line
describes how many different types of products a store carries and in what assortment
Depth of product line
the store carries a large assortment of each item (such as a show store that carries running shoes, dress shoes, and children shoes)
breadth of product line
a variety of different items a store carries such as appliances and books
scrambled merchandizing
offering several unrelated product lines in a single store
hypermarket
offer "everything under one roof"
issues with online shopping
2/3 of online shoppers put items into check out and then leave to compare prices other places. 70% of people who leave do not return
retail positioning mix
a matrix that positions outlets on two dimensions: breadth of product line and value added
retailing mix
activities related to managing the store and the merchandise in the store: retail price, store location, retail communication, merchandise
Mark up retail pricing
refers to how much should be added to the cost the retailer paid for a product to reach the final selling price
original mark up
the difference between retailer cost and initial selling price
maintained mark up
difference between the final selling price and retailer cost
Markdown retail pricing
occurs when a product does not sell at the original price and an adjustment is necessary
off price retail
selling brand-name merchandise at lower than regular prices
shrinkage
breakage, and fraud by customers and employees
shopper marketing
the use of display, coupons product samples, and other brand communication to influence shopping behavior in a store
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retailing measurement
Sales per Square Foot ($) and Same Store Growth (%)
sales per square footsales per square foot
total sales ($)/selling area in square feet (#)
same store growth
[(store sales year 2($) - store sales year 1($)) /store sales year 1($)] x 100
integrated marketing communications
consistent message across all communications: advertising, sales promotion, publicity, personal selling, direct marketing
purpose of promotion
Inform perspective buyers, persuade them to buy, remind them the benefit
promotion 4 W's
who is the target audience, what are the objectives, budgets, and tools, where should the promotion be run, and when should the promotion be run
percentage of sales budgeting
funds are allocated to promotion as a percentage of past or anticipated sales in terms of dollars or units sold
competitive parity budget
matching the competitors absolute level of spending or the proportion per unit of market share
all you can afford budgeting
money is allocated to promotion only after all other budget items are covered
objective and task budgeting
the company (1) determines its promotion objective, (2) outlines the tasks it will undertake to accomplish those objectives and (3) determines the promotion cost of performing those tasks
6 key elements of the communication process
a source, a message, a channel of communication, a receiver, and the process of encoding and decoding
field of experience
Similar understanding and knowledge shared between sender and receiver
Noise
Extraneous factors that can work against effective communication by distorting a message or the feedback received
elements of promotional mix
advertising, personal selling, public relations, sales promotion, and direct marketing
advertising
mass, fees paid for space or time, efficient means for reaching large numbers of people, high absolute costs, difficult to receive good feedback
personal selling
customized, fees paid to sales as either salaries or commissions, immediate feedback, very persuasive, can select audience, can give complex info, extremely expensive, message may differ between sales people
PR
customized, not direct payment to media, often most credible source in consumers mind, difficult to get media cooperation
sales promotion
mass, wide range of fees paid, depending on promotion selected, effective at changing behavior in short run, very flexible, easily abused, can lead to promotion wars
direct marketing
customized, cost of communication through mail, messages can be prepared quickly, facilitates relationship with customer, decline customer response, database management is expensive
product life cycle
introduction stage, growth stage, maturity stage, decline stage
push strategy
directing a promotional mix to channel members to gain their cooperation in ordering and stocking the product
pull strategy
directing its promotional mix at ultimate consumers to encourage them to ask the retailer for a product
two types of advertisments
product advertisements and institutional
product advertisements
pioneering (informational), competitive (persuasive) and reminder
institutional
to build goodwill or an image for an organization rather than promote a specific good or service
advocacy ads
states the position of a company on an issue
pioneering institutional
used for announcements of what about what a company is, what it can do, or where it is located
competitive institutional
promotes the advantages of one product class over another
reminder institutional
simply bring attention of company name to the target market again
continuous schedule
when seasonal factors are unimportant, advertising is run at continuous or steady schedule throughout the year
flighting schedule
periods of advertising are scheduled between periods of no advertising to reflect seasonal demand
pulse schedule
a flighting schedule is combined with a continuous schedule because of increases in demand, heavy periods of promotion, or intro of new product
media planning goals
-Maximize exposure vs minimal costs -Maximize revenue produced vs costs incurred
sales promotions
coupons, deals, premiums, contests, sweepstakes, samples, loyalty programs, point of purchase displays, rebates, product placement
media richness
involves the degree of acoustical, visual, and personal contact between two communication partners. the high media richness and quality of presentation, the greater the social influence that communication partners have on each other's behavior
self-disclosure
favorable image is affected by the degree of self disclosure about a person's thoughts, feelings, likes, and dislikes - where greater self-disclosure is likely to increase one's influence on those reached
order getter
sells in a conventional sense and identifies prospective customers, provides customers with info, persuades customers to buy, closes sales, and follows up on customers use of a product or service
order takers
processes routine orders or reorders for products that were already sold by the company. Preserve an ongoing relationship with existing customers and maintain sales
handling objections
1. acknowledge and convert the objection 2. Postpone 3. Agree and neutralize 4. accept the objection 5. Denial 6. Ignore the objections

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