Download or read book Direct Selling Channels written by Bert Rosenbloom and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first book to examine direct selling--the distribution of consumer products and services through personal, face-to-face sales away from fixed business locations. Direct selling has long been a major marketing channel for companies around the world. In the U.S. alone, by the start of the present decade, direct selling accounted for $12 billion in sales volume produced by almost five million independent direct salespeople. In this fundamental resource, leading authorities who have spent years studying direct selling channels provide in-depth insights, analyses, and research findings on such key topics as customer response patterns, sales motivation, personal selling methods, minority participation, multinational direct selling, and directions for future research in direct selling.This marketing channel continues to thrive and grow and Direct Selling Channels prepares readers for the challenges of the twenty-first century by providing the latest and most in-depth thought, analysis, and research on direct selling that is not available from any other source. The breadth and depth of coverage of direct selling found in this volume will help readers gain knowledge, insight, and practical wisdom about an area of marketing where superficial, stereotypical myths have so often been passed off as truth. The material presented is directly relevant to both long-range strategic planning and day-to-day management issues so it can be put to immediate use for managing direct selling channels more effectively.Direct Selling Channels represents the state-of-the-art thought and research in this area. Reader’s understanding of direct selling channels will be enriched by chapters that explore: the salient issues facing direct selling today research findings on consumers’attitudes toward direct selling methods the reasons why people become direct salespeople innovative concepts such as trust-based relationship selling the relationship between sex-role self concept and sales performance how to identify international markets for new products sold through direct selling channels

Download or read book Direct Selling Channels written by Bert Rosenbloom and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first book to examine direct selling--the distribution of consumer products and services through personal, face-to-face sales away from fixed business locations. Direct selling has long been a major marketing channel for companies around the world. In the U.S. alone, by the start of the present decade, direct selling accounted for $12 billion in sales volume produced by almost five million independent direct salespeople. In this fundamental resource, leading authorities who have spent years studying direct selling channels provide in-depth insights, analyses, and research findings on such key topics as customer response patterns, sales motivation, personal selling methods, minority participation, multinational direct selling, and directions for future research in direct selling. This marketing channel continues to thrive and grow and Direct Selling Channels prepares readers for the challenges of the twenty-first century by providing the latest and most in-depth thought, analysis, and research on direct selling that is not available from any other source. The breadth and depth of coverage of direct selling found in this volume will help readers gain knowledge, insight, and practical wisdom about an area of marketing where superficial, stereotypical myths have so often been passed off as truth. The material presented is directly relevant to both long-range strategic planning and day-to-day management issues so it can be put to immediate use for managing direct selling channels more effectively. Direct Selling Channels represents the state-of-the-art thought and research in this area. Reader’s understanding of direct selling channels will be enriched by chapters that explore: the salient issues facing direct selling today research findings on consumers’attitudes toward direct selling methods the reasons why people become direct salespeople innovative concepts such as trust-based relationship selling the relationship between sex-role self concept and sales performance how to identify international markets for new products sold through direct selling channels

Download or read book The Channel Advantage written by Tim Furey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-23 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Channel innovation is separating market winners from market losers, and not just in leading-edge technology industries. In a business world where industry players are selling practically the same products at essentially the same prices at about the same cost, the only real source of sustainable competitive advantage is the sales channel: how you sell, not what you sell. Selling becomes a question of how to connect products with customers via the best mix of sales channels: the sales force, value-added partners, distributors, retail stores, telemarketing, and the Internet. In short, how companies sell has become as important as what they sell. 'The Channel Advantage' explains how leading companies develop strategies that integrate e-commerce, telemarketing, sales forces, and distributors to achieve superior sales performance and sustainable competitive advantage. Timothy R. Furey is chairman, CEO and co-founder of Oxford Associates, a privately held consulting firm specializing in sales and market strategy, e-commerce channel integration and market research, based in Bethesda, Maryland. Oxford has achieved an annual growth of more than forty percent since its creation in 1991 and was named one of America's 500 fastest growing private companies by Inc. Magazine in 1997. Furey, a pioneer in the use of hybrid sales and marketing strategies for blue chip companies, works extensively with senior management leadership teams to develop and implement go-to-market growth strategies. His clients include IBM, American Express, Marriott, Xerox, Fidelity Investments, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Johnson & Johnson. Under his leadership, Oxford Associates has developed leading-edge strategies, business processes and systems for deploying and integrating multi-channel sales and marketing systems. They work to align products with the right customers via an appropriate mix of the Internet, telesales, distributors, value-added partners, and traditional sales force channels. Mr. Furey is the co-author of THE CHANNEL ADVANTAGE (Butterworth-Heinemann, August 31, 1999), which is endorsed by the CEOs of America Online, Lotus Development, Ocean Spray, and Xerox. Mr. Furey also serves on the Board of Directors of Alpha Industries (Nasdaq:AHAA), a leading semiconductor manufacturer for wireless telephone applications. Previously, Mr. Furey worked with Boston Consulting Group, Strategic Planning Associates, Kaiser Associates and the Marketing Science Institute. He earned a BA in Economics, cum laude, from Harvard University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Lawrence G. Friedman is an internationally recognized channel strategy consultant whose clients have included companies such as Lotus, AT&T, Canon, Compaq Digital Equipment, Microsoft and Bell Atlantic. He also held executive level positions at Andersen Consulting and Huthwaite, Inc., the sales research firm that developed the SPIN Selling Model. In 1996, Friedman, with Neil Rackham and Richard Ruff, co-authored the best-seller, GETTING PARTNERING RIGHT (McGraw-Hill). He is on the review board of the Journal of Selling and Major Account Management, which published his article, Multiple Channel Sales Strategy, in the April, 1999 issue. His firm, The Sales Strategy Institute, works with clients to identify and evaluate new go-to-market opportunities and conducts in-depth channel strategy workshops and seminars. Mr. Friedman is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer on sales and channel strategy throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Friedman earned an MA from the University of Chicago.

Download or read book Channel sales and management in distribution written by Robert Hastings and published by Businessman 101. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVERVIEWDistribution is the largest business in the world! It is bigger than mining or food or clothing and this book offers valuable insight and information regarding how to be a successful sales professional and manager in a channel business.Channel is the market layers through which distribution takes place and this book is designed to give the necessary skills in the distribution and channel market on sales and management with a rounded view of the required skills and knowledge. What makes this book unique is the insight and experience of the author who has been involved in the distribution market for over 30 years and he understands what makes it work and what makes a successful channel sales person and manager.This book Successful Channel Sales in Distribution offers a range of informative chapters which will guide you through distribution systems and the multi layers from the distributor down to the Value Added Reseller, System Integrators, Agents and appointed representatives.The book reviews the all important 80/20 principle in setting up a national channel market. Successful Channel sales reviews distribution partners and how they work, how relationship management works and what is the most successful and tried methods in partner retention programs. Several of the chapters are devoted to understanding the sales drivers in distribution channels and how to maximise the earnings and capability in your market of choice.THe book offers advice on how to understand the role of marketing and promotions including the 'push and pull' effect on the distributor to the reseller. There are sections on finance and 'channel metrics' as well as human resources and overall channel management techniques.How can you be successful within a channel structure? Who are the significant players in a channel structure and what skills do you need to understand and drive channel sales? All these questions are answered with informative advice on how to succeed and progress in a distribution market business.This book offers a professional approach in how to create a long term career in the channel business no matter if the distribution is aircraft or widgets!If you want to understand a channel sales cycle, relationship management, marketing and promotions, human resource, stockholding and the financial side of credit and credit management these subjects are all listed in easy to understand jargon and how each interlinks in the distribution chain.If you want to understand channel or you are an educated channel manager this is the book for you as it is written for those seeking a better understanding of channel management and sales expertise or are looking for a role in distribution.

Download or read book Direct Online Sales written by Wilko Klaassen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-04-03 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manufacturers of branded durable goods that use the internet to sell direct to the consumer may benefit from increased strategic advantage and financial performance, outweighing the ""channel conflict"" or negative sales cannibalization. The manufacturer is then able to more effectively balance channel control, strengthen the brand and establish direct consumer relations. An added benefit, as shown by research, is improved retail service levels, resulting in overall increase of the added value in the channel. The understanding of manufacturer on-line sales engagement and opportunities has not been previously extensively researched. This paper outlines the key issues of online direct sales, the role of the single brand store and brings together the latest theoretical models. Based on the research and insight gained from consumers and professionals a decision framework is presented that can be used to understand and analyze the potential of Direct Sales and suggests the manufacturer level of online engagement.

Download or read book Channel Management written by V. V. Gopal and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, we have moved away from the traditional form of the distribution channel, the retail store, and now innovative distribution methods prevail such as mail order, catalogues, door-to-door sales and organized parties at home. Banking products are also

Download or read book Direct Selling written by Sara L. Cochran and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Power of Direct Selling. Direct selling is not an industry per se nor is it merely a go-to-market business model and channel to reach consumers. It is bigger than any of this – direct selling is people. The ability for people with entrepreneurial spirit to build a successful business, whether it be from the ground up or by representing a company’s product, is at the heart of direct selling and it is people who made (and continue to make) direct selling the successful marketplace that it is today. The direct selling marketplace is comprised of mission-driven and socially responsible companies offering a wide variety of product and services, and the list of direct selling companies is abundant with entrepreneurs who built their businesses by utilizing an independent salesforce channel to market and sell their products or services directly to consumers. Possibly one of the most prominent of these entrepreneurs is Mary Kay Ash, a legend as a glass-ceiling breaker and a woman who built a very successful business with a go-to-market strategy of direct selling. Unlike Mary Kay Ash, however, not all aspiring business owners are willing/able to invest their savings and time on a start-up business. These micro-entrepreneurs desire to have the economic and social benefits of managing their own businesses but do not want the startup costs and demands associated with traditional business planning. As such, becoming a direct selling distributor offers a low-risk, low-cost pathway to micro-entrepreneurship. The traditional barriers to small business ownership are removed when a micro-entrepreneur builds a direct selling business that is backed by established brands. These established brands, several of which are featured in this book, offer the micro-entrepreneurs quality products, business training, and technological resources to achieve a self-determined metric of success. Framed within the context of entrepreneurship and an historical overview of the long-term sustainability of this business model, this book is intended for practitioners who want to read about the breadth and depth of direct selling. Importantly, this book provides considerable depth in terms of three particular issues associated with direct selling: Compensation, Ethics & compliance, and Global reach. For scholars, this book is built on a strong foundation of valid and reliable research endeavors. The authors have published research on direct selling in high quality, reputable and peer-reviewed academic and practitioner journals. Thus, this book can add foundationally to the research efforts of academics who are conducting research in a wide variety of topics (such as sales, women empowerment, business strategy, ethics, distribution models, gig economy, and global entry – to name a few), as well as to members of the press who want reliable and valid content upon which to build their stories. The book’s content is also particularly informative for policymakers at the local, state, national, and international levels. For students, reading this book will offer a variety of insights, particularly related to the intricacies of channel selection and design. Direct Selling: A Global and Social Business Model is a collective project from eight academics and practitioners who have dedicated much of their careers to understanding direct selling as both a go-to-market strategy and a channel of distribution and to capturing the people who are the foundation of direct selling. The pages of this book bring together a wealth of research and knowledge that can inform a broad spectrum of constituents about the economic and social benefits of direct selling, while also providing detail and clarity on key issues related to direct selling as a sustainable business model.

Download or read book Aerospace Marketing Management written by Philippe Malaval and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overall picture of both B2B and B2C marketing strategies, concepts and tools, in the aeronautics sector. This is a significant update to an earlier book successfully published in the nineties which was released in Europe, China, and the USA. It addresses the most recent trends such as Social Marketing and the internet, Customer Orientation, Project Marketing and Con current Engineering, Coopetition, and Extended Enterprise. Aerospace Marketing Management is the first marketing handbook richly illustrated with executive and expert inputs as well as examples from parts suppliers, aircraft builders, airlines, helicopter manufacturers, aeronautics service providers, airports, defence and military companies, and industrial integrators (tier-1, tier-2). This book is designed as a ready reference for professionals and graduates from both Engineering and Business Schools.

Download or read book Sales and Marketing Channels written by Julian Dent and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyze, plan and manage profitable channels to market with this economic framework, ensuring maximum leverage of channel partners at every stage of the go-to-market process, with this fully revised third edition of the global bestseller, Distribution Channels - an essential toolkit for strategizing new and existing routes to market. Unprecedented upheavals in routes-to-market are challenging businesses of all types. Products are becoming services, online and offline channels are integrating, and new distribution channels are dictating terms to producers. Placing market access at the heart of business and marketing strategy, this revised edition of Sales and Marketing Channels (originally Distribution Channels) addresses emerging business models and buying behaviours with practical steps, offering an efficient structure to extract tangible commercial value from partner relationships. Often referred to as the "Place" P in the marketing mix, this book and its host of downloadable resources integrate innovative case studies like AirBNB, the largest seller of rooms without ownership of any; Transferwise, the peer-to-peer Forex; plus, the rise of online retailers like Amazon and ASOS versus the decline of traditional stores like Macy's or BHS. Other updates include: -The impact of cloud technology -Advancing consumer channels -Monetizing the distribution of intellectual property -Plus the evolving 'gig economy', led by Uber and Deliveroo

Download or read book Channel Excellence written by Axel Schultze and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Channel Excellence reveals insights and provides guidance to leverage global partner networks. The author, Axel Schultze, has over 20 years experience in national and global channel development and built one of the largest high tech channels in the world. He describes 25 best practices based methodologies including channel strategies, partner recruitment, partner development, partner programs, channel sales & marketing and more. The author interviewed and worked with the most influential channel architects around the world and describes the most important stages in indirect sales to create a leading partner network. The author's provocative request: Don't confuse your sales model. Sell exclusively direct or exclusively indirect!

Download or read book The Direct Selling Channel written by Mintel International Group Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Sell My Products written by Michael E. Allen and published by Lotus Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Profitable Direct Marketing written by Jim Kobs and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1992 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Kobs is a respected leader in the field of direct marketing, a strategic thinker, an effective teacher/lecturer, an award-winning creative thinker, a noted author and a good friend. Profitable Direct Marketing incorporates the wisdom of his years of experience and is an important addition to the library of every serious direct marketer. -- Jonah Gitlitz President Direct Marketing Association, Inc. This eagerly awaited new edition provides the know-how needed by every advertising, promotion and direct marketing manager who wants to succeed in the age of the individual. Highly recommended for both the basics and its advanced strategic insights. -- Stan Rapp Coauthor of MaxiMarketing Like Jim Kobs himself, his book is so wise, so clear, so well-organized, and so knowledgeable, I can't imagine a better place to get a broad grasp of the direct marketing of today and tomorrow. -- Thomas L. Collins Coauthor of MaxiMarketing Before you spend another dime to promote your product or service, you should read Jim Kobs' book to ensure that you are maximizing your investment. Getting the most out of direct marketing requires not only careful planning and execution, but rigorous analysis. Jim Kobs shows you how to do it, from start to finish. -- John Schlactenhaufen Vice President Sales &Marketing Dictaphone Corporation Jim Kobs covers it all . . . . Strategy, tactics, basic rules and advanced concepts are all addressed in what is becoming a must read for anyone using or contemplating a direct marketing program. -- Stephen E. Toman Executive Vice President Grolier, Inc. Finding this book is like finding your glasses . what seemed vague and obscure becomes clear. -- Susan J.McIntyre Direct Marketing Manager NIKE, Inc. This second edition updates, reinvigorates and adds fresh knowledge and insights to Jim Kobs' masterful work. -- Barrie M. Spelling Vice President, New Business Colgate-Palmolive Company Profitable Direct Marketing is a goldmine of information for immediate (and enjoyable) reading, and is an invaluable reference source for years to come. -- Richard S. Hodgson Author of Direct Mail and Mail Order Handbook

Download or read book Direct Selling For Dummies written by Belinda Ellsworth and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a direct sales success story with this insider guide to making it big Direct Selling For Dummies is the perfect resource for anyone involved or interested in direct sales. Written by a 35-year veteran of this booming industry, this useful guide teaches you everything you need to know to achieve and maintain lasting success. You'll learn the insider tips that only the pros know, and how to structure your business, your time, and your customer relationships to optimize sales and achieve your goals. Compare party plans, multi-level marketing, and hybrid models to see where your talents fit best, and discover the most effective ways to promote your products and get people interested. You'll leverage social media as one of the most powerful tools in modern sales, and gain new ideas for recruiting, booking, and time management. With clear guidance and a fun, friendly style, this book gives you the strategies you need to be a direct sales success. The direct sales industry is going strong, with more participants now than any time in the past, yet with less face-to-face engagement. Businesses are operating online, people are shopping online, and more people are recruiting through platforms like social media. If you hope to be a direct sales success, now is the time to get up to speed on what that means today. This book shows you everything you need to know, and gives you the tools you need to put your ideas into action. Choose the right direct sales model Secure bookings and manage your time Recruit and drive interest in the product and company Harness the power of social media to make sales Direct sales can be your ticket to independence. Stop punching the clock and become your own boss — and watch your income grow. With Direct Selling For Dummies, you'll have the skills and information you need to be a success.

Download or read book Multichannel Marketing written by Akin Arikan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No longer can the offline remain separate from the online. Integrated, customer-centric, cross-channel marketing campaigns persuade customers to act, provide greater ROI, and ultimately improve your organization's bottom line. This must-have guide synthesizes the successful methods and metrics that online, direct, and brand marketers have employed for years so that you can develop, implement, and measure successful cross-channel campaigns. Multichannel marketing expert Akin Arikan takes you from customer acquisition to customer relationship management with strategic advice, effective case studies, and proven metrics.

Download or read book Marketing Channel Management written by Kenneth G. Hardy and published by Glenview, Ill. : Scott, Foresman. This book was released on 1988 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide to Marketing Channel Selection written by Matthew LeRoux and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: