how should companies integrate channels & manage channel ? , chapter-14

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HOW SHOULD COMPANIES

INTEGRATE CHANNELS & MANAGE CHANNEL

CONFLICT

?

CHAPTER:14

For Integrationof

Channels Company should……

Use different sales channels for different-sized business

customers

Direct Sales Force-> Large CustomerTelemarketing -> Mid-size Customer

Distributors -> Small Customers

Decide how much of company’s product to offer in each of the

channel

Channel Conflicts are managed by…….

Strategic Justification Channels distributed over different markets do not

compete with each other.

Make this clear !

Dual Compensation

Pay existing channels for sales made through new channels

Employee Exchange

Exchange persons b/w two or more channel levels.

Subordinate Goal

Members agree to fundamental goal of Market Share or Customer Satisfaction

Legal Recourse

If nothing works, a channel partner may choose to file a lawsuit

DISCLAIMERCreated by

Khushi Sahu,

IIT BHU,during an internship by

Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.

www.IIMinternship.com

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