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Why ?
How ?
Best B2B Marketplaces India
COMPONENTS OF THE BUSINESS MARKET
• Commercial market Individuals and firms that acquire products to support, directly or
indirectly, production of other goods and services.
• Trade industries Retailers or wholesalers that purchase products for resale to others.
• Government.
• Public and private institutions.
SEGMENTING B2B MARKETS
Why ?
How to do this ?
• Segmenting Customers Based on Firmographics
Grouping by size based on sales revenues or number of employees.
Major Stages (Buyphases) of the Industrial Buying Process in Relation to Major Buying Situations (Buyclasses),
Robinson & Associates,based on purchasing dynamics of packaging machine in Japan, 20 people including
production manager & staff,new product committee,company laboratory,marketing department,took decision in 121
days
Buyclasses
• Firms acquiring needed products can get them in one of three ways:
• Make the good or provide the service in-house.
• Purchase it from another organization.
• Lease it from another organization.
• Producing the item may be cheapest route, but most firms cannot make all of
the products they need.
• Many companies purchase many of the goods they need.
• Companies can spread out costs through leasing.
The Rise of Offshoring And Outsourcing
• Offshoring Movement of high-wage jobs from one country to lower-cost
overseas locations.
• Nearshoring Moving jobs to vendors in countries close to the business’s
home country.
• Outshoring Using outside vendors to provide goods and services formerly
produced in-house.
Source: R.E. Webster, Jr and Y Wind, journal of Marketing, 36, pp 12-17, April, 1972.
Sheth model of Organizational Buying
ANALYSIS TOOLS
B 95% 25 23.8
C 100% 25 25.0
Weighted Point Plan Example: Composite Total
TEAM SELLING
• Combining several sales associates or other staff to help the lead account
representative reach all those who influence the purchase decision.
• May include members of the seller firm’s own supply network in the sales
situation.
CHALLENGES OF INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS
• Include schools, hospitals, libraries, foundations, and others.
• Multiple buying influences can affect buying decisions, such as conflicts
between professional staff and purchasing departments.
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KAM and other sales approaches
Seeking Mutual Gains through Negotiation
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NEGOTIATION STYLE
TOUGH Soft SMART
NEGOTIATION
BEHAVIOR
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A Guide for SMART Behavior: The Strategic Compass
Communication
Relationship
Interests
Options
Criteria
If “No” If “Yes”
Alternatives Commitment
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Possible Negotiating Strategies
Your needs satisfied
HIGH
Win-Win
Win-Lose You Command/ Collaborate/ This is our goal!
My way or highway Win-Win
Your apparent win
Compromise
Compromise