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Independent Retailer

One--or a very few--units under the same ownership

Chain Store

Multiple units under the same ownership

Franchise

Independent owner-operator licensed by larger support organization

Product & trade name franchising

Contractual vertical marketing arrangement

Business format franchising

Recognized name + expertise

Department store

Large store organized into many separate departments

Specialty store

Single-limited lines/High margin/High service

Supermarket

Large departmentalized self-serve retailer that specializes in food and non-food items

Scrambled merchandising

Offering non-traditional goods such as cards/gadgets

Drug store

Pharmacy-related items

Convenience store

Limited lines/High margin/High turnover

Full-line discount store aka Mass Merchandiser

Moderate to low prices/less atmosphere and service than department store/High volume and turnover

Category superstore aka Specialty discount store

Single to very limited lines/low prices/high turnover/more-or-less self service (Often erroneously called category killers)

Warehouse membership club

Limited assortment/In bulk to members only

Off-price retailer

Buy up manufacturers' overruns and unsold merchandise

Factory outlet store

Vertically-integrated off-price retailer

Automatic vending

ever see a pepsi machine?

Direct retailing

Face-to-face with the customer

Direct marketing

No intermediaries (E-tailers/Direct mail-catalogues/Telemarketing/Shop-at-home networks/Infomercials

Retailing Mix

The 4 Ps + Presentation/Personnel

Profit maximization

Total revenue as large as possible relative to total costs

Market share

Gain trial, establish distribution and dominant position

Sales maximization

Need to raise cash or clear out volume

Status quo:


Maintain existing prices aka Satisfactory profits. Meet competitors' prices aka Follow-the-leader pricing

Step 1: Establish pricing goals

Better stated, Establish marketing goals

Break-even analysis

How many units must you sell at a given price to recover costs

Double-check ROI at different prices

Are you better off buying Treasuries?

Price skimming (Profit maximization strategy)

Come in with high initial prices lowering it when/if competition enters

Penetration pricing (Sales maximization strategy)

Come in with low initial price to match or pre-empt competition

Unfair trade practices

set floor on overall prices. Generally ignored unless you practice

Predatory pricing

Specifically attempting to drive competition out of business

Price fixing

2 or more firms conspire to set prices

Price discrimination

Charging different prices for the same item to different customers

FOB (Free on board)

Point at which title passes

FOB Origin

Title passes at seller's dock

Uniform delivered pricing aka Freight absorption pricing

Same price for everyone everywhere

Zone pricing

Break nation/world into manageable number of areas and charge different delivered price by area

Basing point pricing

Select one or more points as bases and charge shipping from there, irregardless of where actually shipped from

Captive pricing

Give you something or sell you something super cheap and make money selling component parts

Leader pricing aka Loss leader pricing

Product priced below cost as traffic builder

Bait pricing aka Bait & Switch

Lure you in with something they don't really have

Price Bundling

Package multiple items together so you have to buy them all

Intro stage

High levels of advertising to gain awareness/trial

Inform= Primary demand = Pioneering advertising

if you are first in the category

Persuade = Secondary demand = Competitive advertising

if not

Growth stage

Fighting it out for market share (Persuade)

Maturity to Early decline

Remind if you are a master brand or have a cash cow. Divest when the cash cow becomes a dawg

Instituional advertising

promotes a company image, a product class, or advocates a position

Product advertising

promotes a specific product/service

Direct-action advertising

seeks immediate action

Indirect-action advertising

builds image/positioning/long-term awarenss/loyalty

Comparative advertising

Us vs. Them

Cooperative advertising

Costs shared between producer and retailer

First thing to do in developing an ad campaign

Determine campaign objectives

DAGMAR

Defining advertising goals for measured advertising results

Advertising appeal aka Unique selling proposition aka Commercial positioning concept (CPC)

Phrase that ties directly to your positioning/differential advantage

To reach a wide, diverse audience

Network TV/Magazines such as Time-Newsweek-People

For a more narrow, specialized audience

Specialty cable channels such as Golf Network/Magazines such as American Rifleman-Fitness. Customers must find you when doing a Google search. Product placements as an alternative to traditional media

Coupons

Price reduction at time of purchase in retail outlet

Revates

Direct from manufacturer

Premiums

A freebie thrown in when you buy something else

Self-liquidating premium

Costs fully factored into promo deal, and premium item can stand alone

Contests

Must complete some task to win

Sweepstakes

Random chance

Loyalty marketing programs/Frequent buyer programs

Long-term objective

Sampling

Lets prospect try productive risk free, in-store/by mail/elsewhere

Point-of-purchase (POP) materials/Display equipment

2x sales, especially important for discretionary impulse products

Trade allowances

Price reduction/rebate/free merchandise for performance of some kind

Non-discretionary items

Traffic builder

Discretionary items

"Plus" business

Push money

Financial incentives to inside salespeople in retail outlets

Conventions/Trade shows

Industry get-togethers for B2B meeting & schmoozing

Push strategy

Promo $ directed toward channel members. Must do this if your product is undifferentiated/you are not a category leader

Pull strategy

Promo $ directed toward ultimate consumer. May do this if your product has a competitive advantage/you are a category leader

MAR 4412

Professional Selling Methods (a 14-week sales training program)

MAR 4403

Sales Management (a 14-week management training program)