Synopses & Reviews
This is the first text to use the relationship marketing perspective in the channels course. The authors have created a Channels Relationship Model (CRM), which is the guiding framework of the book. This book is a combination of text, cases, and readings. It contains coverage of global and ethical issues. Careful attention is paid to the pacing of material throughout the semester.
Table of Contents
Part I. MARKETING CHANNELS FRAMEWORK
1. Marketing Channels: Information-Driven, Customer-Steered
2. Channel Roles in a Virtual Marketplace
3. Attaining Competitive Advantage Through Channel Design
4. Marketing Mix and Relationship Marketing
Part I Cases
1.1 Compaq Computer Corporation: The Dell Challenge
1.2 Sunshine Juice Company
1.3 Eggsercizer: "The World's Smallest Exercise Machine"
1.4 Opus One: A Marriage of Wine-Making Magnates
Part II. CHANNEL EXOSYSTEMS
5. Managing Uncertainty in the Channel Environment
6. Channel Relationships in the Global Village
7. Legal and Ethical Imperatives in Channel Relationships
Part II Cases
2.1 Wal-Mart Stumbles with Hong Kong Shoppers
2.2 Partnering for Success: Federal Express and Netscape Join Forces for Information Technology
2.3 Necessity to Luxury: Cool Moves-The Cooling of Two Countries
Part III. CHANNEL MICROSYSTEMS
8. Conflict Resolution Strategies
9. Information Systems and Relational Logistics
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