Nature & Importance of Marketing Channels
Risk Taking
Financing
Physical Distributioomotion
Contact Matching
12 - 7
Nature & Importance of Marketing Channels
▪ Pricing, Marketing communications
• A strong distribution system can be a competitive advantage
• Channel decisions involve longterm commitments to other firms
12 - 5
Goal 1: Know why companies use channels and understand their functions
Nature & Importance of Marketing Channels
12 - 6
Goal 1: Know why companies use channels and understand their functions
• Number of Channel Levels
▪ The number of intermediary levels indicates the length of a marketing channel.
• Direct Channels • Indirect Channels
12 - 4
Goal 1: Know why companies use channels and understand their functions