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BASICS OF MARKETING I Session 7 Understanding Business Markets SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Learning Objectives • To understand what constitute business products • To understand the organization buying behavior SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Business Marketing The marketing of goods and services to individuals and organizations for purposes other than personal consumption. SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Business Products • Are used to manufacture other products • Become part of another product • Aid the normal operations of an organization • Are acquired for resale without change in form SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Business vs. Consumer Markets Characteristic Demand Volume of Customers Location Distribution Nature of Buy Buy Influence Negotiations Reciprocity Leasing Promotion Business Market Organizational Larger Fewer Concentrated More Direct More Professional Multiple More Complex Yes Greater Personal Selling Consumer Market Individual Smaller Many Dispersed More Indirect More Personal Single Simpler No Lesser Advertising Ref: Marketing by Lamb SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Ref: Marketing Management by Saxena SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Influences on Industrial Buying Behavior Ref: Marketing Management by Philip Kotler SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Categories of Business Customers Producers Categories of Business Customers Resellers Governments Institutions Ref: Marketing by Lamb SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Demand in Business Markets Demand is... Description Derived Demand for business products results from demand for consumer products Inelastic A change in price will not significantly affect the demand for product Joint Multiple items are used together in final product. Demand for one item affects all Fluctuating Demand for business products is more volatile than for consumer products Ref: Marketing by Lamb SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Types of Business Products Major Equipment Accessory Equipment Raw Materials Component Parts Major Categories of Business Products Processed Materials Supplies Business Services Ref: Marketing by Lamb SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Business Buying Behavior Buying Centers Aspects of Business Buying Behavior Evaluation Criteria Buying Situations Ref: Marketing by Lamb(modified) SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Buying Center All those persons in an organization who become involved in the purchase decision. SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Roles in the Buying Center Initiator Influencers Purchaser Gatekeepers Decider Users Ref: Marketing by Lamb SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Evaluative Criteria Ref: Marketing by Lamb SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I Buying Situations New Buy A situation requiring the purchase of a product for the first time. Modified Rebuy A situation where the purchaser wants some change in the original good or service. Straight Rebuy A situation in which the purchaser reorders the same goods or services without looking for new information or investigating other suppliers. Ref: Marketing by Lamb SBA SEMESTER ONE Designed & developed by E4 SESSION 7 BASICS OF MARKETING- I