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Push strategy is a marketing approach that emphasizes promoting and reselling products through distribution channels to reach end consumers. Instead of relying solely on consumer demand, a push strategy targets intermediaries—manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers—encouraging them to stock, display, and advocate the product.

Common tactics include trade promotions such as volume discounts, trade allowances, and cooperative advertising, as well as sales force efforts, in-store merchandising, training for retailers' staff, and exclusive distribution or shelf-space agreements. Companies may also provide point-of-sale materials and promotional allowances to incentivize retailers to carry and promote the item. The aim is to build distribution momentum and achieve wider availability, faster turnover, and stronger brand visibility.

A push strategy is typically contrasted with a pull strategy, which focuses on generating strong consumer demand through mass advertising and direct marketing, prompting retailers to order more in response. In practice, many campaigns combine elements of both approaches, tailoring the balance to product type, market maturity, and channel dynamics.

Push strategies tend to be effective for fast-moving consumer goods, new product launches requiring rapid placement, or markets with fragmented retail networks, but they can involve higher costs and potential channel conflict if incentives are misaligned with consumer demand signals.

In the digital era, push programs may integrate with retailers' data analytics, e-commerce promotions, and omnichannel merchandising, aligning trade promotions with consumer insights and dynamic pricing.