Principle of Marketing Homework
Once you have developed your product/service, you then need to determine how to make it available to the end user. Using your textbook and the articles from the Databases in the AIU Library, develop a distribution system for the product/service you chose in Unit 1.
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Research.
• An overview of distribution channels:
o Channel Levels: Direct versus Indirect Distribution
o Channel Organizations: Conventional, Vertical, Horizontal and Multichannel Marketing Systems
• Analyze your target market's needs. Explain what you know about your target market and what they want from a channel of distribution.
• Determine which channel members you will use and explain why (Indirect: retailer, wholesaler, dealer, manufacturer's rep, etc. Direct: catalog, telephone, sales force, etc.)
• Discuss how many channel members you will use and explain why (intensive distribution, exclusive distribution or selective distribution)
• Recommend a channel organization and explain why (conventional, vertical, horizontal or multichannel marketing system)
Your report MUST include a reference list. All research should be cited in the body of the paper. In-text citations and corresponding references should be included in your paper. For more information on APA, please visit the APA Lab.