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Distributing Multimedia
Titles
Distributing Multimedia Titles
Marketing Strategy Product Strategy Promotion Strategy Pricing Strategy Distribution Strategy Distribution Alternatives
Marketing Hurdles
Consumers are reluctant to spend money for unfamiliar titles.
High rate of returns.
Lack of good content – too many titles are book like.
Many titles for little shelf space.
Product Strategy
Create titles that have the same “look and feel”, objectives, characters, and theme.
Include high quality graphical images.
Product Strategy(continued)
Develop brand name recognition to generate: Consumer
confidence. Confidence by
association.
Promotional Strategy
Cooperative advertising – retailer and publisher share cost (too expensive for publisher).
Point of purchase – materials on aisle (impulse buying).
Publicity – review stories in magazines and papers.
Pricing Strategy
Prices are steadily declining. Suggested retail price. Wholesalers – 50% discount. Retailers – 35% discount. Street price – customer’s
actual price.
Break-even Example
Development costs: $500,000 Per-unit Production cost: $2 Retail Price: $20 Wholesaler discount: 50% or $10
Break-even Example (continued)
Per-unit revenue: $10 ($20-$10)
Revenue less production: $8 ($10-$2)
Units needed to cover development costs: 62,500 units ($500,000 / $8)
Distribution Strategy
CD-ROM publisher has three options in distributing consumer titles:
Wholesalers – buy from publishers and resell to others.
Retailers – sell to the public.
Superstores and specialty retailers.
Distribution Alternatives
Given the competitive nature of the multimedia consumer market, other distribution alternatives may be used:
Direct mail – mail order sales. Bundling – a title sold with another
product. Catalog sales – monthly catalogs. Rentals – rental of games and
entertainment. Partnerships – joint ventures.
MarketingNon-consumer Titles
Less complex to market. Do not require shelf space. Target audience is smaller, more
defined, and easier to reach.
Reference works, corporate training titles and educational titles.
Distributing Online
The Internet is a major delivery medium for multimedia.
Advantages: Vast audience. Ability to
constantly refresh content.
Kiosk-based Multimedia
Two types of kiosks:
Transactional – provide for user input.
Informational – allows the user to access information.
The End
University of North TexasDr. Vicky Cereijo