This course is ideal for individuals who currently work in or are targeting opportunities in consulting and strategy, industrial sales and buying, marketing management, entrepreneurship and business development.
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Marketing Channel Functions
This course is part of Marketing Channel Strategy & B2B2C Routes to Market Specialization
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This module will define the scope and importance of channel functions, or activities and processes needed to coordinate the players in a channel system.
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This case provides opportunity for practical application of the channel benefit and functions framework discussed thus far.
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Defines demand and supply side gaps in the channel framework and provides examples and application to a marketplace context.
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