A vertical marketing system is one in which the main members of a distribution channel—producer, wholesaler, and retailer—work together as a unified group to meet consumer needs.

1. VERTICAL MARKETING SYSTEMS
Matching Supply with Demand

2. VMS:Vertical Marketing System
Vertical
Marketing
System
Corporate
Contractual
Administered
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3. What is aVertical Marketing System?
A vertical
marketing
system is a form
of cooperation
between
multiple levels
of a distribution
channel
 The members work together to
promote efficiency and economies
of scale in the way products are
promoted to customers
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4. What are Distribution Channels?
A distribution channel is the
network of individuals and
organizations involved in
getting a product or service
from the producer to the
customer
 Distribution channels are also known
as marketing channels or marketing
distribution channels
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5. Primary Distribution Channels
Direct
 With the direct channel, the vendor
of a product or service sells directly
to the customer
Indirect
 The indirect channel, in contrast,
offloads sales activities to individuals
and organizations known as
intermediaries

6. Conventional Marketing Systems:
In conventional marketing systems:
• Producers
• Wholesalers
• Retailers
Try to maximize their profits Individually
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7. Vertical Systems Addressing Conflict
When the effort of one channel member
to maximize profits comes at the
expense of other members, conflicts can
arise that reduce profits for the entire
channel
Vertical marketing
systems address this
problem
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8. 3 Components of aVertical Marketing
System
The Producer
The
Wholesaler
The
Retailer
 The producer = the manufacturer
who physically makes a product
 The wholesaler purchases products
from the producer and manages the
distribution to retailers
 Retailers in turn mark up the price
and sell products to consumers
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9. Corporate
Vertical
System:
An example would be Apple who
designs and manufactures its own
products and they are sold in the
retailer shops of the company itself
A corporate vertical
marketing system involves
the ownership of all levels
of the production or
distribution chain by a
single company
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10. Contractual
Vertical
System:
 Franchising is a common form of a
contractual vertical marketing
system
A contractual vertical
marketing system involves
a formal agreement
between the various levels
of the distribution or
production channel to
coordinate the overall
process
Arrangement where one party (the
franchiser) grants another party (the
franchisee) the right to use its trademark or
trade-name as well as certain business
systems and processes, to produce and
market a good or service according to
certain specifications
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11. Administered
Vertical
System:
An example of this type of system
could include a large retailer such as
Wal-Mart establishing standards for
makers of smaller products
An administered vertical
marketing system is one in
which one member of the
production and distribution
chain -- due to its sheer size
-- is dominant and
organizes the nature of the
vertical marketing system
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12. Coordination
Through vertical marketing,
retailers, transport firms,
wholesalers, distributors and the
factory all collude
If they are brought under one
roof -- then the firm must
constantly coordinate their
activities
This kind of coordination is not a
market, but a bureaucratic form
of control
Markets stress efficiency and
innovation, while bureaucracy
stresses standardization, coercion
and conformity
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13. Disadvantages ofVertical Marketing
The less competition, the
higher the average price
There is little pressure
from competitors to keep
the prices low
Or, to attract new
customers
Disadvantages:
– Poor quality
– Lack of innovation
– Lack of initiative
– Higher prices
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14. Service
Unhappy
customers were
able to go to the
separate firms to
increase pressure
on the company for
change
Customer service
may be diminished,
as the distribution
firms are absorbed
into a
conglomerate
Vertical marketing means
that the distribution side
of the company's life has
fewer moving parts
With vertical marketing,
there is now only one firm;
eliminating places for
customers to complain
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15. Flexibility
Smaller firms specializing in retail or transport can move
quickly to react to market changes
A larger firm controlling its own distribution and retail
might have less initiative and less ability to change
rapidly
If the distribution networks are all under a single
corporate bureaucracy, then expecting rapid changes if
the market quickly changes is unrealistic
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16. Oligopoly
All integrationist schemes,
whether dealing with distribution
or production, all share the same
problem of oligopoly and oligarchy
 This refers to a state of economic
affairs where only a few firms control
-- and hence rule -- an entire market
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17. Establishing a System
 Which vertical marketing system
your business establishes will
depend a great deal on:
 Size
 Resources
 Market share
Other Determining Factors:
Gaining an
objective
overview of
the sector in
which you
operate
The
prevailing
economic
climate
Determining
whether your
business will
take on a
leadership
role
Forging
cooperative
relationships
with other
elements of
the
distribution
channel
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