Chapter Questions
• What is a marketing channel system and
value network?
• What work do marketing channels perform?
• What decisions do companies face in
managing their channels?
• How should companies integrate channels
and manage channel conflict?
• What is the future for e-commerce?
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Marketing Channels
Sets of interdependent organizations
involved in the process of making a
product or service available for use
or consumption.
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Examples of Channels
• Dell (DTC)
• Avon
• Canada Post
• Grainger (auto parts network)
• Coca-cola (bottlers)
• McDonald’s restaurants (franchisee)
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Increasing Efficiency
15-4
Consumer Marketing Channels
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Channel Service Outputs
Lot size
Waiting/delivery time
Spatial convenience
Product variety
Service backup
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Number of Intermediaries
Exclusive
Selective
Intensive
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The Value Versus Costs of Channels
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The Hybrid Grid
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e-Commerce Marketing Practices
• Pure-click
• Brick-andclick
• Brick-andmortar
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Buyer Expectations for e-commerce
• Ability to order a product
online and pick it up at a
convenient retail
location
• Ability to return an
online-ordered product
to a nearby store
• Right to receive
discounts based on total
online and offline
purchases
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