DIRECT MARKETING CHANNEL: LG Shoppe
An LG Shoppe is a premium showroom exclusively for LG products. For our study we had been to Spectra Vision in Unit IV, Bhubaneswar which has an exclusive franchised LG store called ‘LG Shoppe’. Through the model of Direct Sales, the dealer (Direct Dealer) here, buys the goods directly from the company and sells it directly to the end-users without any intermediaries.
OBJECTIVE:
The primary objective of LG Electronics of coming out with this concept of Shoppe is to
• provide the company a new type of channel to communicate with its trade partners
• give a better understanding of the current customer needs and help it come up with solutions for a more effective marketing strategy.
• create a platform to
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The sale of Microwave Ovens and washing Machines mostly goes up during winter. LED TVs sell throughout the year. However, durig festive seasons like Dussehra, Diwali and offer periods, the sale of number of goods is much higher.
COMPETITORS’ PRICE OF LEADING BRANDS
As this is a model of direct retailing and the store is exclusive to LG products, comparison of prices with its competitors was out of scope.
REORDERING SIZE AND FREQUENCY
The Direct Dealer at Spectra Vision gets his goods from the LG warehouse located at Chandaka, Bhubaneswar. The stock per day with the Direct Dealer is around 500-600 pieces apart from the display. The supply from the warehouse is always in place. According to Mr. _______ if they placed an order in the morning they could get the goods as early as the very evening.
PAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
If the dealer pays instantly or by the next day he gets a Cash Discount of 2 %. If he doesn’t pay as mentioned, he loses the Cash Discount and a maximum credit of 15 days is allowed. However, even after the 15th Day, if the dealer is unable to pay then the Company can block the code [system generated] and no further billing is done preventing him from doing any future transactions with
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Currently there is an ‘LG Buy and Fly Offer’ which gives the customers who buy an LG product a chance to win and watch ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia / New Zealand.
• In the second kind of promotion, the expenses are borne by Spectra Vision itself. For example in certain offer schemes, special discounts and gifts such as DVD players, Home Theaters, Pen Drives are given along with the purchase of a high-end product during festive seasons. They come up with advertisements in the regional language and local settings.
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The two organisations that I am going to use to describe the promotional mix are world renowned companies in technology, Apple and Samsung. Apple and Samsung are without a doubt, leaders in their respective fields, in terms of technological entertainment. They mainly specialise in selling their own Smartphone’s and Tablet computers, but also sell a vast amount of other technological products. For example, in 2001, Apple broke the technological barrier with the iPod, becoming
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Concentrate on their current clients, broaden and deepen their relationship with them, while maintaining current offerings
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Goal should be like that reflect our desire to achieve the dream. In this company as we distinguish our product and focus on the achievement of high quality of product that satisfies the needs of the customers, the company market itself as a high quality product manufacture. The position of the company in the market is the premium segment and targeting the customers who value quality and appreciates creativity. The key objectives are:
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strategy, they are only responsible for the design and marketing, by means of a good inventory
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