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the marketing of goods and services to individuals and organizations for purposes other than personal consumption

business marketing

Business products include those that...

are used to manufacture other products


become part of another product


aid the normal operations of an organization

What is the key characteristic?

The product's intended use

The use of internet to facilitate activities between organizations is called...

business-to-business electronic commerce

Stickiness =

frequency x duration x site reach

We evaluate stickiness by combining frequency data...

with the length of time a visitor spent on the Web site and the number of site pages viewed during each visit

Loyal customers are more profitable than those who are..

price sensitive and perceive little or no difference among brands or suppliers.

Building long-term relationships with customer offers...

companies a way to build competitive advantage that is hard for competitors to copy.

Strategic Alliance (4)

licensing or distribution agreements


joint ventures


research and development consortia


partnerships

a network of interlocking corporate affiliates

keiretsu

Three points about a keiretsu

executives may sit on the boards of their customers or their suppliers


trade with each other whenever possible


engage in joint product development, finance, and marketing activity

The business market consists of four major categories of customers:

producers


resellers


governments


institutions

Producers are often called...

Original Equipment Manufacturers

The reseller market includes...

retail and wholesale businesses

Government organizations include...

thousands of federal, state, and local buying units

Instituions:

includes schools


hospitals


colleges and universities


churches


labor unions


fraternal organizations


civic clubs


foundations


other so-called non-business organizations

NAICS is...

a system for classifying North American business establishments

Who developed the NAICS system?

United States, Canada, and Mexico

This system provides a...

common industry classification system for the North American Free Trade Agreement partners

NAICS is a valuable tool for business marketers engaged in...

analyzing


segmenting


and targeting markets

Four points for NAICS code:

the number size and geographic dispersion of firms


market potential estimates


market share estimates


sales forecasts


can be used for identifying potential new customers

Unlike customer demand, business demand is...

derived, inelastic, joint, and fluctuating

Why is the demand for business products called derived demand?

because organizations buy products to be used in producing their customers' products

means that an increase or decrease in the price of the product will not significantly affect demand for the product

inelastic demand

occurs when two or more items are used together in a final product

joint demand

The demand for business products tends to be...

less stable than the demand for consumer products

Business products generally fall into one of the following seven categories, depending on their use:

major equipment


accessory equipment


raw materials


component parts


processed materials


supplies


business services

includes capital goods

major equipment

is generally less expensive and shorter-lived than major equipment

accessory equipment

are unprocessed extractive or agricultural products

raw materials

are either finished items ready for assembly or products that need very little processing before becoming part of some other product

component parts

are products used directly in manufacturing other products

processed materials

are consumable items that do not become part of the final products

supplies

are expense items that do not become part of a final product

business services

Business buying behavior has five important aspects:

buying centers


evaluative criteria


buying situations


business ethics


customer service

includes all those people in an organization who become involved in the purchase decision

buying center

the person who first suggests making a purchase

initiator

are people who influence the buying decision

influencers/evaluators

group members who regulate the flow of information

gatekeepers

the person who has the formal or informal power to choose or approve the selection of the supplier or brand

decider

the person who actually negotiates the purchase

purchaser

the members of the organization who will actually use the product

users

Business buyers evaluate products and suppliers against three important criteria:

quality


service


price

If a firm does decide to buy a product instead of making it, the purchase will be...

a new buy


a modified rebut


a straight rebuy

In a modified rebut situation....

the purchaser wants some change in the original good or service

A straight rebut is a...

situation vendors prefer

In a straight rebut, the purchaser is not looking for...

new information or other suppliers

The firm must be able to divide customers into two or more groups, based...

on their value

It must also create and apply policies that...

govern how service will be allocated among groups.

Which one is the largest out of the 4 major categories of business customers?

government

What is the demand for the business market?

organizational

What is the volume for the business market?

larger

What is the number of customers for the business market?

fewer

What is the location for the business market?

concentrated

What is the distribution for the business market?

more direct

What is the nature of buying for the business market?

more professional

What is the buy influence for the business market?

multiple

What is the negotiations for the business market?

more complex

Is there reciprocity for the business market?

Yes

What is the leasing for the business market?

Greater

What is the promotion for the business market?

Personal selling

What is the demand for the consumer market?

individual

What is the volume for the consumer market?

smaller

What is the number of consumers for the consumer market?

many

What is the location for the consumer market?

dispersed

What is the nature of buying for consumers?

more personal

What is the influence for the consumer market?

single

What are the negotiations for the consumer market?

simpler

Is there reciprocity for the consumer market?

no

What is the leasing for the consumer market?

lesser

What is the promotion for the consumer market?

advertising.

Derived demand is more...

business to business

Consumers are not...

spending as much since the recession

Millenials haven't...

hit the markers that they were supposed to.