The document lists both direct and indirect costs that are typically incurred from sales promotions. Direct costs include costs of goods sold, promotional allowances, distribution costs, marketing materials, and product placement. Indirect costs include cannibalization, conceptualization of the promotion, promoting the promotion, discounts, consumer switching costs, forward buying costs, and post-promotion slump.
The document lists both direct and indirect costs that are typically incurred from sales promotions. Direct costs include costs of goods sold, promotional allowances, distribution costs, marketing materials, and product placement. Indirect costs include cannibalization, conceptualization of the promotion, promoting the promotion, discounts, consumer switching costs, forward buying costs, and post-promotion slump.
The document lists both direct and indirect costs that are typically incurred from sales promotions. Direct costs include costs of goods sold, promotional allowances, distribution costs, marketing materials, and product placement. Indirect costs include cannibalization, conceptualization of the promotion, promoting the promotion, discounts, consumer switching costs, forward buying costs, and post-promotion slump.
The document lists both direct and indirect costs that are typically incurred from sales promotions. Direct costs include costs of goods sold, promotional allowances, distribution costs, marketing materials, and product placement. Indirect costs include cannibalization, conceptualization of the promotion, promoting the promotion, discounts, consumer switching costs, forward buying costs, and post-promotion slump.
exhaustive list of typical costs incurred in a sales promotion. Marketing Margin = Revenue - Costs
Incremental Direct Expenses
Volume generated 1. COGS by sales promotion 2. Promotional Allowance X 3. Distribution Price to Retailer 4. Cost of marketing material 5. Cost of product placement Indirect Expenses 1. Cannibalization 2. Cost of conceptualization of promotion 3. Cost of promoting the promotion 4. Differential cost due to discounts 5. Consumer switching costs 6. Forward buying costs 7. Post promotion slump 1.How was GCP handling the marketing of the three product lines? What were their motivations behind their strategies? Critically discuss GCPs approach. 2.Improve upon Exhibit 2 in the case and draw up an exhaustive list of typical costs incurred in a sales promotion. 3.Was Capps right in raising his concerns regarding trade promotions (cannibalization, brand equity erosion, forward-buying, pass- through, and consumer stockpiling)? How much should this effect the promotional decisions for GCPs products? 4.Do you advise Sanchez to run a national sales promotion? If so, to which one of the items should the funds be allocated: (a)Dinardos32- ounce packages, (b)Dinardos16- ounce packages, or (c)Natural Meals?