Producers benefit from using intermediaries because they ________.

Which of the following is NOT a key function that intermediaries play in completing transactions?

In marketing terms, we say that the number of intermediary levels indicates the ________ of a channel.

One advantage of using a channel of distribution over selling direct to consumers is that each channel member plays a ________ in the channel.

An advantage of a vertical marketing system (VMS) over a conventional distribution channel is that it acts as a ________ system.

As marketing manager for Globe Imports and Exports, you want to start reaping the benefits of a multichannel distribution system. You will likely enjoy all of the following EXCEPT which one?

Due in a large part to advances in technology, ________ is a major trend whereby product and service producers are bypassing intermediaries and going directly to final buyers, or radically new types of channel intermediaries are emerging to displace traditional ones.

Sometimes a producer chooses only a few dealers in a territory to distribute its products or services. Generally these dealers are given a right to ________ distribution.

Marketing logistics involves getting the right product to the right customer in the right place at the right time. Which one of the following is NOT included in this process?

Which of the following would be considered an upstream partner in a company's supply chain?

________ are sets of interdependent organizations that help make the product or service of a company available for use by consumers or business users.

Mary Kay Cosmetics and Amway sell their products through home and office sales parties, online Web sites, and social media. Both companies use a(n) ________ channel to distribute their offerings.

A firm that uses direct marketing would most likely sell its products through ________.

Vertical conflicts in distribution channels are conflicts that occur between ________.

After setting channel objectives, a company should determine the type and number of intermediaries it needs to use.

Judy Smith is the manager of the local McDonald's franchise in Carterville. Recently the home office did not let her participate in co-op advertising like the other McDonald's in her district. Now she is irritated and demands fairness. This is an example of horizontal conflict.

Disintermediation has occurred when an online marketer takes business away from traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.

Wholesaling includes all the activities involved in selling products or services directly to final consumers for their personal, nonbusiness use.

Intensive distribution seeks many outlets in a market, while selective distribution seeks only one outlet in a given market area.

An administered vertical marketing system integrates successive stages of production and distribution under single ownership.

Which intermediary in the distribution process follows the wholesaler?

This type of transportation is cheap and is great for bulky, non-perishable items, however, it is slow.

How/where a product will be distributed

This is the most flexible on land type of transportation

A channel is any intermediary which participates in the flow of good and services from '...............' to the final '...............'

Online selling of products, which manufacturers or retailers sell their products to consumers over the internet refers to

What are the key fundamentals of Channel selection ?

Select more than 1 answer.

What type of distribution strategy is used by Coca-Cola?

Which intermediary best offers customers convenience, such as parking / finding needed products

Which intermediary has a disadvantage - unfair in dealings e.g. incorrect product / delays