Nature & Roles of Marketing Channels, Marketing (Distribution) Channel, Consumer Product Channels, Industrial Product Channels, Factors affecting selection of Distribution Channel, The Communication Process, Promotion (Communication) Mix, AIDA Model, Advertising, Selection of Media, Sales Promotion, Public Relation, Personal Selling, Direct Marketing, MKIS Model, Marketing Research, Research Process.
2. Marketing (Distribution)
Channel
Marketing channels are the distribution networks through
which producer’s product flow to the market.
A distribution channel is a system of relationships existing
among businesses that participate in the process of buying
& selling the products
3. Nature & Roles of Marketing
Channels
Transfer of Title
Financing
Exchange of Information
Demand Forecasting
Sales Promotion
Market Expansion
9. What is Marketing Communication ?
Creating a bridge between company and the costumer
Things need to be Remembered
What to say
How to say
Whom to say and
How often (Frequency of Communication)
11. Promotion
(Communication) Mix
Tools which are used to communicate the product
in the market are termed as a communication mix.
The tools are as follow:
◦Advertising
◦Sales promotion
◦Public relations
◦Personal selling
◦Direct / Interactive Marketing
◦Word of mouth
12. Steps in developing
effective communication
Select the target audience
Determine the communication objectives
Decide on the budget
Create a message
Choose media
Collect feedback
14. Advertising
It is any paid form of non – personal presentation and
promotion of ideas, goods, services by an identified
sponsor.
15. Objectives of Advertising
Sales Objective
Communication Objective
90% Awareness
70% Knowledge
10% Trial
25% Preference
40% Liking
5%
repurchase /
regular use
16. Types of Advertising Media
Print Media
◦Newspaper
◦Magazines
Electronic Media
◦Television
◦Radio
Out Door Media
◦Billboards
◦Posters
◦Pamphlets
Other
◦Direct Mail or e-mail
◦Internet
17. Selection of Media
Geographical coverage
Type & quantity of audience reach
Frequency with which it can touch the target audience
Comparative cost
Possibilities of using sound, color & movement
18. Sales Promotion
Sales promotion are incentives tools used to boost
sales.
These can be offered at three stages
◦Customer level
◦ Price offs
◦ Extra grammage
◦ Freebies
◦ Coupons
◦ Samples
◦ Cash refunds
◦ prizes
20. Public Relation
The planned & sustained effort to establish and maintain
goodwill between an organization & its publics
21. Tools of PR
Publication in the form of press release, journals, brochures
etc.
Holding events like AGM, seminars, convocation etc.
Conduct of trade shows, exhibitions.
Sponsoring of social events, charities & community
projects.
22. Personal Selling
A personal presentation by a company’s
representative to one or more than one prospect
costumer in order to make sales and developing
relationship with the customer.
24. Direct Marketing
Direct communication to very specific individual /
costumers in order to generate immediate result.
Features
Direct Communication
Very specific Individual / Costumers
To obtain immediate result
26. Marketing Information System
Consists of people, equipment, and procedures that gather,
sort, analyze, evaluate, and distribute needed, timely, and
accurate information to marketing decision makers