Affiliate marketing | Agents & brokers |
App stores | Auctions |
Bidding on contracts | Catalogs |
Conferences | Customer referrals |
Dealerships | Digital markets |
Direct mail | Distributors |
Door-to-door sales | Ecommerce platforms |
Email marketing | Event concessions |
Event marketing | Exhibitions |
Facility concessions such as airport concessions | Farmers markets |
Flagship locations | Flea markets |
Franchises | Game platforms |
Importers & exporters | In-game sales |
Influencer marketing | Kiosks |
Media platforms such as streaming media | Mobile apps |
Outlet stores | Personal selling |
Pop-up shops | Public & community markets |
Resellers | Retail |
Sales outsourcing | Sales partners |
Sales teams | Showrooms |
Social media platforms | Telemarketing |
Trade shows | Value-added resellers |
Vending machines | Virtual events |
Virtual stores | Websites |
Wholesalers | Yard sales |
Personal Selling
Using a sales force to establish a network of customers and sell to them. Common in areas such as business-to-business sales.Sales Outsourcing
Using a third party as a sales force.Retail
Selling through physical locations such as a shop or product showroom.Automated Retail
Automated retail such as self-service kiosks.Ecommerce
Selling through digital channels such as a website, app or game.Resellers
Firms that purchase your products and services to resell them such as sellers on an ecommerce platform.White Label
Allowing your products and services to be branded by resellers.Direct Marketing
Directly reaching out to prospective customers by telephone, mail, door-to-door or digital communication tools such as email.Value Added Resellers
Firms that add something to your products and services. For example, a system integrator who installs, configures and customizes software for customers.Original Equipment Manufacturer
A model whereby parts suppliers sell to manufacturers of a finished product.Wholesale
Distributors that sell to retailers and ecommerce sellers.Import & Export
Distributors in a foreign market that import products or local distributors that specialize in exporting products.Agents
Agents are intermediaries who are authorized to represent you in a transaction. In some industries, sales are primarily driven by a network of agents who work on commission.Overview: Sales Channels | ||
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Definition | A means of selling to customers. | |
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