Number of marketing intermediaries
Intensive, selective, and exclusive distribution
Responsibilities of channel members
13 - 14
Channel Design Decisions
Step 4: Evaluating Major Alternatives
13 - 2
Case Study
Caterpillar
Dominates world’s Caterpillar stresses markets for heavy dealer profitability, construction and extraordinary dealer mining equipment. support, personal relationships, dealer Independent dealers performance and full, are key to success honest, and frequent Dealer network is communications linked via computers
Economic criteria Control issues Adaptive criteria
13 - 15
Channel Design Decisions
Designing International Distribution Channels
Global marketers usually adapt their channel strategies to structures that exist within foreign countries Key challenges: