A manufacturer uses a push strategy when it primarily:

Correct answer: A. Promotes products to intermediaries to encourage resale

  • A. Promotes products to intermediaries to encourage resale
  • B. Creates consumer demand through direct public advertising
  • C. Reduces product quality to lower production costs
  • D. Stops distribution until customers request the product

Explanation

A push strategy directs promotional efforts toward wholesalers and retailers so they stock and promote the product. A pull strategy instead seeks to create end-customer demand that draws the product through the channel.

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