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Marketing Intermediaries
assist in moving goods/services from producers to businesses (B2B) and from businesses to consumers (B2C)
Channel of Distribution
whole set of intermediaries, such as agents, brokers, wholesalers, and retailers, that join together to transport and store goods in their path/channel from producer to consumers
Agents/Brokers
marketing intermediaries who bring buyers and sellers together and assist in negotiating an exchange but don't take title to the goods
Wholesaler
marketing intermediary that sells to other organizations; take title of the good; generally in B2B
Retailer
organization that sells ultimately to consumers
Utility
want-satisfying ability, or value, organizations add to good/services when products are made more useful or accessible to consumers than they were before (6): form, time, place, possession, information, service
Merchant Wholesalers
independently owned firms that take title to the goods they handle
Full-Service Wholesalers
perform all distribution functions
Limited-Function Wholesalers
perform only selected functions
Rack Jobbers
furnish racks or shelves full of merchandise to retailers, display products and sell on consignment
Cash-and-Carry Wholesalers
serve mostly smaller retailers with limited assortment of products
Drop Shippers
solicit orders from retailers and other wholesalers and have the merchandise shipped directly from producer to a buyer
Manufacturer's Agents
represent multiple producers at a time in a specific area; often work in the automotive supply, footwear, and fabricated steel industries
Sales Agents
represent a single producer in a typically larger territory
Retailing
selling ultimately to consumers; stores: department, discount, super market, warehouse club, convenience store, category killer, outlet store, specialty store
Department Stores
variety of different product categories but in limited quantity; JCPenney's, Sears
Discount Store
Walmart, Target
Supermarket
Kroger, Safeway
Warehouse Club
Sam's Club, Costco
Category Killer
offer in-depth product lines of one or two categories of any product; Bass Pro, Office Depot, Toys R Us
Outlet Stores
brand name items are sold at discount; TJ Maxx, Nike Outlet
Specialty Stores
exclusive products; jewelry stores, bicycle shops
Convenience Stores
7 Eleven, QT
Pop-Up Stores
temporary outlets that remain open for a short amount of time in small places, offer promotional offers and/or items not found in traditional stores
Intensive Distribution
puts products into as many retail outlets as possible
Selective Distribution
sends products to only a preferred group of retailers in that area
Exclusive Distribution
sends products to only one retail outlet in a given geographic area
Electronic Retailing
selling goods/services to ultimate consumers over the internet
Telemarketing
sale goods/services by telephone
Direct Selling
selling to consumers in their homes or where they work
Multilevel Marketing
salespeople who work as independent contractors; recruit other salespeople to sell products and part of their commission is shared by all the people higher up in the chain
Direct Marketing
any activity that directly links manufacturers or intermediaries with the ultimate consumer
Corporate Distribution Systems
all of the organizations in the channel of distribution are owned by one firm
Contractual Distribution Systems
members are bound to corporate through contractual agreements: franchise systems, wholesale-sponsored chains, retail cooperatives
Administered Distribution Systems
producers manage all of the marketing functions at the retail level
Supply Chains (Value Chains)
sequence of linked activities that must be performed by various organizations to move goods from the sources of raw materials to ultimate consumers
Supply Chain Management
process of managing the movement of raw materials, parts, work in progress, finished goods, and related info through all the organizations involved in supply chain; managing the return of such goods, if necessary; and recycling materials when appropriate
Logistics
involves planning, implementing, and controlling the physical flow of materials, final goods, and relayed info from points of origin to points of consumption to meet customer requirements at a profit
Inbound Logistics
involves bringing raw materials, packaging, other goods/services, and info from suppliers to producers
Materials Handling
movement of goods within a warehouse, from a warehouse to factory floor, and from factory floor to various work stations
Outbound Logistics
involves managing the flow of finished products and info to business buyers and ultimate consumers
Reverse Logistics
involves bringing goods back to the manufacturer because of defects or for recycling materials
Third Party Logistics
use of outside firms to help move goods from here to there
Freight Forwarder
organization that puts many small shipments together to create a single large shipment that can be transported cost-effectively to the final destination
Inter-modal Shipping
use of multiple modes of transportation to complete a single long-distance movement of freight
Storage Warehouses
holds products for a relatively long time
Distribution Warehouses
facilities use to gather and redistribute products
Promotion
all techniques used by sellers to motivate people to buy their products or services
Promotion Mix
combination of promotional tools an organization uses (advertising, personal selling, public relations, sales promotion)
Integrated Marketing Communication
combines all the promotional tools into one comprehensive and unified promotional strategy
Advertising
paid, nonpersonal communication through various media by organizations and individuals who are in some way identified in the advertising message
Product Placement
put products into TV shows and movies where they'll be seen
infomercial
full-length TV program devoted exclusively to promoting goods or services
Interactive Promotion
allows marketers to go beyond a monologue to a dialogue in which buyers and sellers work together to create mutually beneficial exchange relationships
Globalism
one ad for everyone in the world
Regionalism
specific ads for each country or for specific groups within a country
Personal Selling
face-to-face presentation and promotion of goods/services
Selling Process
1. prospect and qualify 2. pre-approach 3. approach 4 make presentation 5 answer objections 6 close the sale 7 follow up
Public Relations
management function that evaluates public attitudes, changes public policies and procedures in response to public's requests and executes a program of action and info to earn public understanding and acceptance
Publicity
any info about an individual, product, or organization that's distributed to the public through the media and that's not paid for or controlled by the seller
Sales Promotion
promotional tool that stimulates consumer purchasing and dealer interest by means of short-term activities
Word-of-Mouth Promotion
people tell others about products
Viral Marketing
used to describe everything from paying customers to say positive things on the internet to setting up multilevel selling schemes whereby consumers get commissions for directing friends to specific websites
Blog
online diary that looks like a webpage but is easier to create and update by posting text, photos, or links to other sites
Podcasting
means of distributing audio and video programs via the internet that lets users subscribe to a number of files/feeds and then hear or view material whenever
Push Strategy
promotional strategy in which producer uses advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, and all other promotional tools to convince wholesalers and retailers to stock and sell merchandise
Pull Strategy
promotional strategy in which heavy advertising and sales promotion efforts are directed toward consumers so that they'll request the products from retailers
Pick Economy
promotional strategy in which customers pick out their products from online outlets or do online comparison shopping

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