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What is a marketing channel comprised of?
What is a marketing channel comprised of?
- A set of independent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption
- A set of competitive organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption
- A set of autonomous organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption
- A set of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption (correct)
What is a primary goal of a channel manager?
What is a primary goal of a channel manager?
- To minimize the number of channel flows
- To maximize the number of channel members
- To increase the cost of replacing channel flows
- To achieve channel coordination, where channel members act to further the goals of the channel (correct)
What is a potential consequence of eliminating a channel member?
What is a potential consequence of eliminating a channel member?
- The elimination of the flows performed by that member
- The cost of replacing the performance of that member's channel flows (correct)
- The increase of demand-side factors
- The reduction of channel coordination
What are the primary factors that affect the development of channels?
What are the primary factors that affect the development of channels?
What is a key characteristic of demand-side factors?
What is a key characteristic of demand-side factors?
What are the key members of marketing channels?
What are the key members of marketing channels?
What is the primary purpose of understanding channel flows for a channel manager?
What is the primary purpose of understanding channel flows for a channel manager?
What happens when the costs of channel flows are ignored?
What happens when the costs of channel flows are ignored?
Why is it crucial to analyze channel design and implementation?
Why is it crucial to analyze channel design and implementation?
What is the result of failing to recognize channel power and conflict?
What is the result of failing to recognize channel power and conflict?
What is the primary role of information in the marketing channel?
What is the primary role of information in the marketing channel?
What happens to the flows performed by a channel member if that member is eliminated?
What happens to the flows performed by a channel member if that member is eliminated?
Why is it essential to consider the segmented nature of demands for service outputs?
Why is it essential to consider the segmented nature of demands for service outputs?
What is the state where channel members act to further the goals of the channel?
What is the state where channel members act to further the goals of the channel?
What can a channel manager use to evaluate points of challenge or weakness in the channel system?
What can a channel manager use to evaluate points of challenge or weakness in the channel system?
What can a channel manager achieve by being aware of channel design elements?
What can a channel manager achieve by being aware of channel design elements?
What is the consequence of poor channel performance?
What is the consequence of poor channel performance?
What is the primary purpose of the eight universal channel flows?
What is the primary purpose of the eight universal channel flows?
Study Notes
What is a Marketing Channel?
- A set of interdependent organizations involved in making a product or service available for use or consumption
- Affects the development of channels, which can change over time due to demand-side and supply-side factors
Factors Affecting Marketing Channels
Demand-Side Factors
- Facilitation of search
- Adjustment of assortment discrepancy
Supply-Side Factors
- Routinization of transactions
- Reduction in number of contacts
Channel Members and Flows
- A channel member can be eliminated, but the flows performed by that member cannot be eliminated
- Before eliminating a channel member, the channel manager should consider the cost of replacing the performance of that member’s channel flows
- Key members of marketing channels: manufacturers, intermediaries (wholesale, retail, and specialized), and end-users (business customers or consumers)
Marketing Flows
- Elements of work performed by channel members
- Eight universal channel flows:
- Physical possession
- Ownership
- Promotion
- Negotiation
- Financing
- Risking
- Ordering
- Payment
- Information permeates the entire channel’s efficiency and affects the ways in which the eight flows are performed and by whom
Channel Management
- Goal: achieve channel coordination, where channel members act to further the goals of the channel, rather than their own independent goals
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Test your understanding of marketing channels, including their definition, importance, and design. Learn about the role of intermediaries, marketing flows, and the framework for channel implementation. Evaluate your knowledge of the key elements of marketing channels.
