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CHANNEL ROLES IN A DYNAMIC MARKETPLACE Teacher – Shahed Rahman Subject – Marketing Channel Week – 2 GAUSE’S PRINICIPLE Gause’s Priniciple of Interspecific competition relates to channel roles  Two Protozoa  Need eight resources to survive  Both struggle to survive  If resources are limited – both can survive  Not enough resources – one have to die  CHANNEL RELATIONSHIP MODEL (CRM) It’s a complex environments where channel members operate  Channel members must fight to achieve the competitive advantage  Competitive Superiority  Restrictive Ranges  Character Displacement  COMPETITIVE SUPERIORITY  A Channel member may emerge as a competitive superior  It can force rivals to take the exit  ‘Survival of the fittest’ RESTRICTIVE RANGES Channel member may differ across distinctive environmental conditions  Some prosper in one place while others flourish in different domains  Each member recognize its limitation in environments and choose to compete in a different environment   Eg. Sears take of themsleves from financial market and focused on retail business CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT    Channel members rapidly evolve in diverse ways Taking on different properties to minimize direct competition Each corporate must continuously adapt to dynamic channel environments CHANNEL BEHAVIORS IN COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS   Consider Sears, Kmart, Wal-Mart and Radio Shack. There stores overlap in the merchandise they sell, the customers they serve, and the areas where they operate. But to survive, each of there retailers has had to differentiate itself in important ways INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION IN MARKETING CHANNELS How different business can exist in the same economic community by occupying different niches  Each business must set itself apart in some meaningful way to prosper in competitive markets eg. Some follow everyday low pricing Some follow a unique product line  CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS: A SHARED CONCERN   React while environments are changing to achieve its current position In this process channel member attempt to differentiate itself from other member operating at the same level  Eg: Made in USA – Focusing on quality rather than the price by saying its better than the imported goods. CHANNEL ROLES IN EXCHANGE SYSTEM Supplier Relationship  Customer Relationship  Lateral Relationship  SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP Involve three principal channel roles:  Source   Producers   Sources firms supply raw material Generate components parts, process materials, or finished goods Wholesalers  Market products for resale or institutional use It was based on branded products Wholesalers are also performing sales and marketing functions that has been assigned to producers Take physical possession of the goods they market but they not assume ownership WHOLESALERS CLASSIFICATION Wholesaler Classification Take Physical Possession Take Negotiation Title to Function Goods Performed Promotional Function Performed Merchant Wholesaler Yes Yes Yes Yes Manufacturer’s Sales Organization No Yes Yes Yes Agents /Brokers No No Yes Yes Commission Merchants Yes No Yes Yes CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP Retailers ( Store and Nonstore)  Consumers (Individual and Organizational)  Department Stores  Specialty Stores  Convenience Stores  Discount Stores  Variety Stores  Supermarket  FOR A BETTER CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP Increase in the use of electronic shopping  Increase in the use of mail order catalog/direct mail  More manufacturer’s outlet – it’s a fashion in US economy  Hypermarket – one stop mall – self service  LATERAL RELATIONSHIP Involve partnership between firms operating at the same channel level  Based on cooperation and trust  Shared goals and work together to improve design, quality, delivery, promotional or manufacturing Eg- Star Alliance  KEY CHANNEL RELATIONSHIPS AND CHANNEL ROLES Channel Relationships Channel Roles Performed withing the Relationship Supplier Relationships Source Producers Wholesalers Customer Relationships Retailers ( Store and nonstore) Consumers (Organizational and Individual ) Lateral Relationship Source ↔ Source Manufacture ↔ Manufacture Wholesaler ↔ Wholesaler Retailer ↔ Retailer ESTABLISHING CHANNEL ROLE IDENTITIES Services  Innovation  Flexibility  Timing  DISCUSSION QUESTION Gause’s Principle of Interspecific Competition  Compare the role of Wholesalers and Retailers  Role Expectation