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The Unique Nature of Industrial Marketing

This document provides an overview of key concepts in industrial marketing. It discusses how industrial marketing involves creating mutually beneficial relationships between organizational suppliers and customers. The marketing concept of customer orientation is important, where all company activities are based on customer needs. Industrial marketing differs from consumer marketing in that products are more complex, demand is derived from organizational needs, the buying process involves groups, communication emphasizes technical details, and economic factors like business cycles are important.

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The Unique Nature of Industrial Marketing

This document provides an overview of key concepts in industrial marketing. It discusses how industrial marketing involves creating mutually beneficial relationships between organizational suppliers and customers. The marketing concept of customer orientation is important, where all company activities are based on customer needs. Industrial marketing differs from consumer marketing in that products are more complex, demand is derived from organizational needs, the buying process involves groups, communication emphasizes technical details, and economic factors like business cycles are important.

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Chapter 1 The Unique Nature of Industrial Marketing

Industrial Marketing
Also called: Business-to-Business (B2B) and Organizational Marketing.
Definition: the creation and management of mutually beneficial relationships between organizational suppliers and organizational customers. Customer can be private firm, public agency, or nonprofit organization.
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The Marketing Concept


Creating value for customers with goods and services that address organizational needs and objectives.

Marketing Concept
Three major components:
All company activities should begin with, and be based on, the recognition of a fundamental customer need. A customer orientation should be integrated throughout the functional areas of the firm: production, engineering, finance, R&D. Customer satisfaction is viewed as the means to long-term profitability goals.
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Strategic Focus Grid


High

Follower
Customer Focus Isolate
Low Low

Interact

Shaper

Technology Focus

High
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Market Orientation
Acquire intelligence from the external environment.
Disseminate that intelligence throughout the organization. Respond to the intelligence: take action.
(Kohli and Jaworski 1990, Journal of Marketing)

Marketing Mission Statement


State in terms of meeting customer needs, not in terms of products or technologies. Marketing Myopia (Levitt 1960 HBR)

Marketing Activities
Identify customer needs Research customer behavior Divide market into manageable segments Develop new products/services Establish/negotiate prices Deliver, install, service products Ensure adequate and timely supply of products at correct place Allocate resources across product lines Communicate with customers Evaluate/control marketing programs 8

Marketing Mix
Limited number of variables under Marketings control to create position that is attractive to the target market segment. Four Ps
Product Price Promotion Place (Distribution)
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External Environment
Characterized by:
Degree of Stability Complexity Diversity Hostility

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External Environment
Six Environments
Technological Economic Social/Cultural (Customer) Political/Legal Natural/Climatic Competitive
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So whats different about B2B?


Marketing Concept Marketing Mix Market Segmentation Product Life Cycle All apply in both B2C and B2B.
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So whats different about B2B?


The technical characteristics of the product are important.
These products directly affect the operations and economic health of the customer. The customer is an organization rather than an individual consumer, or family.
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Five Major Differences Between B2B and B2C


Products/Services being marketed Nature of demand How the customer buys Communication process Economic/Financial factors
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Products/Services
More complex Functional vs. Symbolic Attributes Large unit dollar value/Large quantities Custom/Tailored Various Stages from raw material to finished goods. Foundation, Entering, Facilitating Goods
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Raw Material Extraction

Material Processing Manufacturing Parts/Subassembly Assembly Distribution Facilitators

Wholesale/Retail Trade

Final Consumers
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Firms in Production Chain

Nature of Demand
Derived
Joint/Shared

Concentrated
Inelastic

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How Customer Buys


Group Process
Formal

Lengthy
Loyal

Decisions based on risk and opportunity


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Communication
Personal selling more important than mass paid advertising Support sales with other promotional activities: advertising in trade journals, catalogs, trade shows, direct mail, WWW. Message focused on technical, factual, and descriptive content. Multiple audience members.
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Economic/Financial Factors
Competition oligopolistic Power/Dependency relationships Reciprocity:Doing business with companies that do business with them. Economic variables: interest rates, inflation, business cycle

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