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Distribution

What is a Marketing Channel? This is a set of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption

Intermediaries involved in this process Agents – acting on behalf of buyer or seller but do not take title of the goods Facilitators – transporters, C&Fs, banks, ad agencies

Advantages of a distribution system Key external resource Takes years to build Significant corporate commitment to a large no. of firms Commitment to a set of policies that nourishes long term relationships

Why would a manufacturer not like to do his own distribution? Lacks the financial resources to do direct marketing Cannot have the infrastructure to make the product widely available and near the customer Trading profits could be less than manufacturing profits

Consumers usually desire a small quantity of a wide variety of goods Manufactures typically produce a large quantity of a limited variety of goods Consumers usually desire a small quantity of a wide variety of goods

If all manufacturers tried to reach all consumers

If they tried to go through an intermediary C1 C2 M2 D1 C3 M3

Channel functions Gathers information on customers, competitors and other external market data Develop and disseminate persuasive communication to stimulate purchases Agreement on price and other terms so that transfer of ownership can be effected Placing orders with manufacturers

Channel functions (cont’d) Acquire funds to finance inventories and credit in the market Assume responsibility of all risks of the trade Successive storage and movement of products Helps buyers in getting their payments through with the banks Oversee actual transfer of ownership

Channels can be Forward Backward

Channel Alternatives Types of available business intermediaries No. of intermediaries needed Terms and responsibilities of each channel member

Types of intermediaries Distributors Wholesalers Retailers Department stores

What kind of distribution? Exclusive Selective Intensive

Terms and Responsibilities Rights and responsibilities are drawn up Territorial rights are fixed Pricing policies and conditions of sales are fixed

Evaluating alternatives Economic Control Adaptive

Channel management Selecting channel members Training channel members Motivating channel members

Managing channel members Coercive Reward Legitimate Expert Referent

Channel modification With time channels need to change along with product as it get older in the PLC Introduction – boutiques,company showrooms Growth – chain stores, departmental stores Maturity – Mass merchandisers Decline – ‘sales stores’, discount stores

Adding channels Advantages Increased market coverage Lower channel costs More customised selling Disadvantages Increases selling costs Increases channel control Breeds channel conflict

Roles of individual channel member firms Insiders Strivers Complementers Transients Outside innovators

Channel conflict Interest of different business interests do not necessarily coincide Conflicts can occur at various levels vertical horizontal multichannel

Conflict causes Goal incompatibility Differences in perception Great dependence

Legal and ethical issues Exclusive dealings Exclusive territories Tying agreements Dealer rights

Retailing Includes all activities involved in selling goods or services directly to final consumers.

Types of Retailers Self – service – discount stores (no assistance) Self – selection – dept. store (assistance is available if required) Limited service – counter sales men are there Full service – Co. showrooms. Salesmen are available to explain, demonstrate, give technical help and promote the products

The target market will define Assortment of goods to be stocked Store atmospherics and services Pricing decision Promotion decision Place decision

Retail sales effectiveness No. of people passing by on an average day % who enter the store (footfalls) %entering who buy Amount spent per buyer

Store Brands With the increase in size and buying strength of retailers, companies are forced to now customize products for them. These are known as store brands. They may compete at the store with the company’s own brands.

What is wholesaling? It includes all activities involved in selling goods and services for resale or business use. They are the intermediaries between manufacturers and retailers.

Characteristics of wholesalers Less attention to promotion, atmosphere and location Transactions are usually large and cover a wider geographical area Could have different tax implications, regulations,etc. because of its status as a wholesaler

Functions of a wholesaler Financing Risk bearing Market information Management services and counselling Selling and promoting Buying and assortment building Bulk breaking Warehousing Transportation

Market Logistics Involves the planning, implementing and controlling the physical flows of materials and final goods from point of origin to points of use to meet customer requirements at a profit. It involves materials management, distribution systems and IT systems interlinked with one another

Logistics objective Getting the right goods at the right place at the right time for the least cost ‘the last frontier for cost economies’.

Market Logistics decisions Order processing Warehousing Inventory Transportation

Inventory vs Service levels 100% Service level cost Reorder point should balance the risks of stockouts against costs of overstocking Company needs to balance ordering costs vs inventory carrying costs inventory

Logistics vs. Sales Objectives can be conflicting Conflict resolution can be done by trading off costs vis -a- vis customer satisfaction