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13 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. o re n pos t eed Lteoa ra n p u b .l i A c l y a icgche tsss iRbel se e w e b ds .i t M e , yi n n © 2 0 1 3 ©2013 C Ceng ga ag g e L e a r n ii n ng g . A ll ll R Rights Reser rv ve ed. Ma ay n p pu po os s tt e ed d tt o o a a p ub b ll ii c c ll y y a ac cc ce es ss s ii b b ll e e w we eb bs s ii tt e e ,, ii n n w wh ho o ll e e o or r May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, w th ob lee socra ni nn epda, r ct .o p i e d o r d u p l i c a t e d , o r o ot be scanned, copied or duplicated, or ii n n p pa ar r tt .. 13 Distribution and Pricing: Right Product, Right Person, Right Place, Right Price LO1 What is distribution? What is the difference between channels of distribution and physical distribution? LO2 What are the various types of wholesale distributors? LO3 What are strategies and trends in store and nonstore retailing? LO4 What are the key factors in physical distribution? LO5 What are core pricing objectives and strategies? LO6 What is pricing in practice and the role it plays in consumers’ perceptions? 2 © ©2 20 01 13 3 C Ce en ng ga ag ge e L Le ea ar rn n ii n ng g .. A A ll ll R R ii g gh h tt s s R Re es se er rv ve ed d .. M Ma ay y n no o tt p pu cc b ll e we o ll e r ii n po os s tt e ed d tt o o a a p ub b ll ii c c ll y y a ac ce es ss s ii b e w eb bs s ii tt e e ,, ii n n w wh ho e o or n b be e s sc ca an nn ne ed d ,, pa r tt .. p ar c co op p ii e ed d o or r d du up p ll ii c ca a tt e ed d ,, o or r Distribution: Getting Your Product to Your Customer Producer Wholesaler Consumer Channel of Distribution – the path that a product takes from the producer to the consumer Distribution Strategy: getting the right product to the right person at the right place, at the right time 3 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Elements of Distribution Strategy • Physical Distribution – the actual movement of products to consumers (i.e. by what means do products get to marketing channels/consumers, like trucking, railroad, air, etc.) AP Images/Ross D. Franklin Question: Are Sam’s Club and Costco Wholesale acting as a retailer or wholesaler? • Direct Channel – producers who sell products directly to consumers (ex. Producer->Consumer) • Channel Intermediaries (aka Middlemen, Marketing Channels) – help products move from factories to consumers efficiently (ex. Retailers and Wholesalers) 4 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Possible Channels of Distribution 5 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or The Role of Marketing Channels Justifications for marketing intermediaries • • • • • • • Intermediaries perform essential marketing services (promotion of products, help sell product) Intermediaries provide important market information to producers (what’s selling, who’s buying, customer feedback) Intermediaries help store products (producers won’t be burdened with storage costs) Intermediaries provide customers with convenience and choice selection Intermediaries accept risk for customer non-payment or nonsold products Intermediaries create efficiency and utility Intermediaries help REDUCE COSTS and provide VALUE! How? ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. 6 copied or duplicated, or Reducing Transactions Through Marketing Intermediaries 7 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or The Role of Distribution: Adding Value Form Utility: Turning inputs into finished goods Time Utility: Providing products at the right time Place Utility: Offering products at the right place Ownership Utility: Providing credit, cashing checking, delivering products Information Utility: Offering helpful information Service Utility: Providing fast, friendly, personalized service 8 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or The Members of the Channel: Retailers versus Wholesalers Retailers – the distributors that sell products directly to the ultimate users Wholesalers – distributors that buy products from producers and sell them to other businesses or Non-final users (i.e. other retailers or wholesalers) 9 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or © The Studio Dog/Photodisc/Getty Images Wholesalers: Sorting out the Options • Merchant Wholesalers (ex. PYA/Monarch, IFH) Full-service merchant wholesalers Limited-service merchant wholesalers Drop Shippers Cash and Carry Wholesalers Truck Jobbers • Agents/Brokers (ex. The Match Maker, Inc. – my company!) Connect Buyers and Sellers 10 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Retailers: The Consumer Connection Store Retailers Nonstore Retailers Online (e-tailing) Direct Response Direct Selling Vending Multichannel retailing encourages buying through different channels 11 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Level of Market Coverage Intensity of market coverage • Intensive distribution – The use of all available outlets for a product to saturate the market – Convenience Products • Selective distribution – The use of only a portion of the available outlets for a product in each geographic area – Shopping Products • Exclusive distribution – The use of only a single retail outlet for a product in a larger geographic area – Specialty Products 12 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Level of Market Coverage 13 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or © The Studio Dog/Photodisc/Getty Images Store Retailers Category Killer Home Depot, Best Buy, Staples Convenience Store 7-Eleven, AM/PM markets Department Store Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, JCPenney Discount Store Target, Walmart, Kmart Outlet Store Nike, Gap, Gucci, Versace Specialty Store Barnes & Noble, Victoria’s Secret, Hot Topic Supermarket Kroger, Safeway, Albertson’s, Whole Foods Supercenter Walmart Supercenters, Super Target Warehouse Club Costco, Sam’s Club 14 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or The Wheel of Retailing • Retailers become more upscale as they go through the life cycle • Does not account for stores that launch highend or niche discounters 15 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Physical Distribution: Planes, Trains, and Much More… Supply Chain Management – planning and coordinating the movement of products along the supply chain Logistics - focuses on the tactics involved in moving the products How will the product flow through the channel from producer to consumer? 16 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Supply Chain Warehousing Materials Handling Inventory Control Order Processing Customer Service Transportation Supply chain management can be increasingly complex Coordination can be a challenge Gap contracts with more than 3,000 factories in 50 countries Security 17 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Elements of the Supply Chain 18 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Transportation Decisions Marketers must consider what each mode of transportation offers The right choice depends on the needs of the business and the product 19 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Modes of Transportation 20 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or © The Studio Dog/Photodisc/Getty Images Proactive Supply Chain Management • Supply chain management can build a competitive advantage • Many firms outsource their supply chain activities Firms like UPS have been successful in supply chain management 21 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Pricing Products • • Price Theamountof money a selleris willingto acceptin exchangefor a productat a giventimeandunder certain circumstances PriceObjectives – Increasesales,profit,and/ormarket share – Increasestore traffic – Createimage/quality – Combatcompetition How do you determineprice? – Cost-Based • Mark-Upon Cost • Break-Even Analysis – DemandBased • ↑D, ↑P • ↓D, ↓P – CompetitionBased • Set a pricebasedon whatyour competitionis doing ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, 22 or Pricing Objective and Strategies • Significant impact on company success • Price is a tough variable o Legal constraints o Intermediary pricing • Stable pricing is not the norm o Prices must constantly be evaluated ©OtnaYdur/ Shutterstock.com 23 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Pricing Strategies New Product Pricing Price Skimming: Charge highest possible price during introduction stage Penetration Pricing: Setting low price for new product to build market share Differential Pricing -Charging different prices to different buyers for same quality and quantity Negotiated: Final price comes from bargaining Periodic Discounting: Temporary price reduction on patterned/systematic basis Random Discounting: Temporary price reduction on unsystematic basis Psychological Pricing Odd-Number: use odd numbers just below whole-dollar amounts Multiple-Unit: single price for 2+ units (aka BOGO) Reference: price at moderate level and positioning it near a more expensive model Bundle: package 2+ products and selling for single price EDLP: consistently low price ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, 24 or Matching Competition & Creating Prestige • The goal is to set prices based on what everyone else is doing • Wipe out price as a point of comparison • Use price to send consumers a message ©Fotogroove/ Shutterstock.com Rolex watches and Bentley cars use prestige pricing to reinforce their image • Price skimming entices price-insensitive consumers 25 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Pricing Strategy at Chipolte • Easy to understand pricing/menu • Based on value Premium price based on well differentiated factors • Creative use of price points Nontraditional price points like $8.19 Consistent with unique image • But a 200% markup on guacamole? Sales are below most burrito restaurants 26 Source: http://business.financialpost.com/2011/09/28/if-i-was-the-president-of-chipotle-restaurants, accessed September 29, 2011. ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Pricing in Practice Breakeven analysis – the process of determining the number of units that must be sold to cover costs. Breakeven Point (BP) = Total fixed cost (FC) Price/Unit (P) – Variable cost/unit (VC) Businesses make decisions to adjust the price and/or costs. • Raise prices • Decrease variable costs • Decrease fixed costs ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in 27 be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Applying Breakeven Analysis How many pizzas do you need to sell in one year to breakeven Fixed Costs are $300,000 Variable Costs are $4/pizza Selling Price is $10 FC $300, 000 $300, 000 BP 50, 000 pizzas P VC $10 $4 $6 28 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Fixed Margin Pricing • Cost-Based Pricing Profit Margin – the gap between cost and the price per product • Demand-Based Pricing 29 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or Go Figure! • Common sense says that consumers research and weigh our options • But, consumers are not so rational • Consumers’ emotions trump their mind FREE! 99 cents! Limited Time • Consumers are irrational in somewhat predictable ways Source: Why we fall for this by David Kestenbaum, AARP Magazine May/June 2011 issue, http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-04-2011/marketing-mind-tricks.html, accessed May 29, 2011 “Why the Price Is Rarely Right,” by Peter Coy, January 10, 2010, BusinessWeek website, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_05/b4165077443953.htm (accessed July 1, 2010). ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, 30 or Consumer Pricing Perceptions • Consumer price perceptions can defy logic! • The link between price and perceived quality can be powerful Consumers will use price as a quality indicator • Does odd pricing like $196 or $199 always mean a bargain? • The perceived value between $99.99 and $100.00 is much greater than the actual gap 31 ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in be scanned, part. copied or duplicated, or 13 Looking Back • What is distribution? What is the difference between channels of distribution and physical distribution? • What are the various types of wholesale distributors? • What are strategies and trends in store and nonstore retailing? • What are the key factors in physical distribution? • What are core pricing objectives and strategies? • What is pricing in practice and the role it plays in consumers’ perceptions? 32 © ©2 20 01 13 3 C Ce en ng ga ag ge e L Le ea ar rn n ii n ng g .. A A ll ll R R ii g gh h tt s s R Re es se er rv ve ed d .. M Ma ay y n no o tt p pu cc b ll e we o ll e r ii n po os s tt e ed d tt o o a a p ub b ll ii c c ll y y a ac ce es ss s ii b e w eb bs s ii tt e e ,, ii n n w wh ho e o or n b be e s sc ca an nn ne ed d ,, pa r tt .. p ar c co op p ii e ed d o or r d du up p ll ii c ca a tt e ed d ,, o or r