Marketing Channels
STRUCTURE OF MARKETING CHANNELS
How do you increase customer awareness of your products and services?
How do customers help you evaluate your organization's value proposition?
How do you help your customers purchase specific products and services?
How do you deliver your value proposition to the customers?
How do you provide after-sales service support?
TYPES OF MARKETING CHANNELS
Marketing channels refer to businesses' different tools and platforms to promote and distribute their products and services to their target market. These channels include a variety of strategies, ranging from traditional marketing to digital marketing, which we will briefly discuss below:
TRADITIONAL MARKETING
CHANNEL
Examples of Traditional Marketing:
- - Print media (newspapers and magazine ads, newsletters, brochures, and other printed materials)
- - Broadcast media (radio and TV ads)
- - Direct mail (flyers, postcards, catalogs)
- - Telemarketing
- - World of mouth
Benefits:
- - Proven techniques with a high rate of success
- - Long-standing initiatives that the public already understands
- - Metrics for ensuring success
DIGITAL MARKETING
CHANNEL
Examples of Digital Marketing:
- - Websites
- - Social network sites
- - Content marketing
- - Banner ads
- - Social media ads
- - Marketing videos
Benefits:
- - Cost-efficient methods of marketing
- - Unmatched customer reach
- - Direct response from the targeted customer
Explore various types of channels when marketing your business, as noted below: