•Passing Price Increases Through the Channel
Strategies for channel members to use in order to avoid simply passing along price increases through the channel:
First: Manufacturers should consider the long- and the short-term implications of such increases versus maintaining the current prices.
Second: Manufacturers should do whatever possible if passing on the price increase is unavoidable.
Third: Manufacturers could change their strategies in other areas of the marketing mix to help offset the effects of such increases.