MKTG 3900 Product & Service Distribution

Spring 2013

Course Outline

Team Member Evaluation

 

Announcements

 

 

Kotler and Armstrong readings for 1st test

 

Resources

U. S. Census Bureau

Confessions of a car salesman (Edmunds.com)

American Marketing Association

Aquent (job source)

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP)

GSA - How to sell to the gov't.

Federal Business Opportunities site

Wal-Mart: Good for America? (Frontline)

The subjectivity of Wine Tasting - very interesting re: search attributes influencing experiential attributes!

Manufacturers Representative Profile

Manufacturers Representatives site

Global Rpresentation.com

MANA

Grainger

Unitronics video

IKEA Automated Warehouse video 1
IKEA Automated Warehouse video 2

Fulfillment by Amazon

Diapers.com's Fulfillment Center: 1:49 minutes

Robotic Distribution (KIVA and Zappos) 7 + minutes

Inside UPS (by National Geographic) 4 - minutes

Wash. State Liquor Board distribution center: 9+ min

Nike logistics center: 2:36 minutes

Kiva Systems Warehouse Automation:  3:33 Min

Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
    Videos are on Youtube
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show - another site

MAFSI Manufacturers Agents for the Food Service Industry

MRERF

PCC Natural Markets

REI

International Franchising Association

CPI Corporation

Spring 09 Salary Study

World Market Center, Las Vegas

California Market Center

AmericasMart - Atlanta

The Merchandise Mart - Chicago

infousa.com - mailing/emailing lists

Direct Marketing Association

Best retailers to work for...

NRFFoundation Customers' Choice Awards

National Retail Federation

Wholesalers list from Census.gov

Tony Hsieh - Zappos
Tony Hsieh -

POWERPOINT SLIDES

Kotler and Armstrong

Intro - Review of Marketing

2. Services

3. Channels of Distribution

4. Retailing and Wholesaling

 

Berman & Evans

1. Chapter 1 slides -Berman
    Chapter 1 slides for class

2. Chapter 2 slides - Berman
    Chapter 2 slides for class

3. Chapter 3 slides for class

4. Chapter 4 slides for class

5. Chapter 5 slides for class

6. Chapter 6 slides
Chapter 6 short

7. Chapter 7 slides

8. Chapter 8 slides

9. Ch. 9 slide
Chapter 9 slides for class

10. Chapter 10 slides
Chapter 10 slides for class

11. Chapter 11 slides for class

12. Chapter 14 slides for class
   Short version

13. Chapter 15 slides for class
    Short version

14. Chapter 17 slides
     Short version

15. Chapter 18 slides
     Short version

 

Collegiate DECA Information

Collegiate DECA Website

Competitive Events PowerPoint


READINGS:

Mercedes and Service

 

ASSIGNMENTS & HOMEWORK



Other Material

Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos

Tetrad

GREAT retailing concept!

Another Great retailing concept

RuralCAP handout on catalog metrics

The GAP

Flix on Stix

Future of Shopping

Smart Dressing Room

Smart Check Out

Future Store RFID Retail Logistik

Shopaholics (Early Show)

Black Friday Shopping in SLC

The Sixth Sense (Ted.com)

RurAL Cap handout (catalog)

Top 100 retailers 2011