Marketing Channels Management
Presented By: Rehan Rafique Roll No: AM-572600
Introduction
A marketing channel is an organized network of agencies
and institutions which, in combination, perform all the activities required to link producers with users to
accomplish the marketing task.
Numbers of Distribution Channel Levels
DIRECT - MARKETING:
PRODUCER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CUSTOMER
INDIRECT -MARKETING:
PRODUCER >>>>>RETAILER>>>>>CONSUMER PRODUCER>>>>WHOLESALER>>>>RETAILER>>>
CONSUMER
Types of Channel Members
Resellers
Retailers
Wholesalers
Industrial Distributors
Case Study
INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY
Marketing Channels Management of Pepsi
The Company operates through a well-Established
network of a number of distributors. The Company has two types of delivery systems I.E.
Director Delivery System Indirect Delivery System There are 115 distribution companies of Pepsi in Pakistan.
Channels of Distribution
The Pepsi uses the following two channels for the
distribution of their products: Direct Distribution:
Pepsi Direct distribute their Product to Whole Sellers, Restaurants, Hotels, Pizza hut, KFC, Saver Food and Metro etc.
Indirect distribution:
Through Base market distributors Through Outstation distributors
Placing Distribution
All the branches of Pakistan are controlled by Head
branch which is located in Karachi.
Each sales manager handles 60 trucks. The trucks of the company supplies products to these
distribution agencies and then these agent further supplies these products to the retailers.
Process for distribution
Product Outflow
Pepsi Cola International has given franchises all over
Pakistan. These companies have installed their plants in
different parts of Pakistan with these specified areas and names e.g.
Pakistan Bottlers(Karachi) Riaz Bottlers(Lahore) Punjab Beverage(Faisalabad)
Swot Analysis
Strengths:
The company has an effective distribution strategy which lets
the company to deliver timely services to customers and clients.
Competent sales team Wide and strong distribution network Able Marketing Intelligence
Effective product presentation
Weaknesses:
High expenses incurred on marketing channels may have
trouble balancing cash-flows of such a large operation manufacturing.
Weak marketing in rural areas due to more concentration
in urban areas.
Opportunities:
Distribution of snack foods in future
Threats:
They have to make the new policies of its marketing
channels in the market to save itself from its competitors.
Recommendations:
PepsiCo needs to continue to expand their market channels
in the markets where they currently have a strong presence
in order to maintain their market share and their footprint
in the marketplace.
PepsiCo should expand their distribution channels in those
markets and market segments also that they are currently not in or still weak in marketing channels.
Marketers of Pepsi can try to improve sales by improving one or
more marketing mix elements.
Conclusion:
At the end I concluded that Pepsi is a well renowned company and it has maintained its position well by understanding the client psychology, by ensuring quality, by introducing ingenuity in products, by enlarging its product base, by keeping economic factors in view and by intense marketing channels. Pepsi has strong and wide management channels and it is also a symbol of its growing and profitable sales
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