Chapter 8 &9 exam review Flashcards
Individuals, organizations, or groups that purchase a specific kind of product for resale, direct use in producing other products. or use in general daily operations
Business Markets
individuals or business organizations that purchase products in order to make a profit by using them in producing other products or in their operations
Producer Markets
Resellers: intermediaries (wholesalers) who buy finished goods and resell them to final consumers for a profit.
Reseller Markets
federal, state, county, or local governments that buy goods and services to support operations and provide products to their constituencies
government markets
what are the factors resellers consider?
level of demand, resale price, space required, sales per square foot, suppliers ability adequate quantities when and where needed, availability of technical assistance
organizations with charitable, educational, community, or other non-business goals; members can include churches, hospitals, charitable organizations, and private colleges; marketers may use special techniques to target them
Institution Markets
information about business customers is based on industrial classification systems
Industrial classification systems
system was developed by the federal government but replaced
standard industrial classification (SIC)
is used by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to help generate comparable statistics
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
An arrangement in which two organizations agree to buy from each other
Reciprocity
large orders, expensive items, extended negotiations, and reciprocity
Characteristics of transactions
well informed about the procedures about the products they purchase; demand detailed information and technical specifications; help the firm achieve organizational objectives; engage in rational buying behaviors, often perform partnerships with suppliers
Attributes of Business Customers
Price, Product Quality, Service, and supplier relationships are all part of what dimension of marketing to business customers
Primary Concerns of Business Customers
a business customer views price as the amount of investment necessary to obtain a certain level of return or savings
Price
a product must meet specifications
Product Quality
offered by suppliers, directly and indirectly, influences customers’ costs, sales, and profits
Services
what are the methods of Business Buying?
Description, inspection, sampling, negotiation
when products are highly standardized, a buyer can order by describing quantity, grade, and other attributes
Description
used with some products that have unique characteristics and vary in regard to condition
Inspection
Entails taking a specimen of the product and evaluating it for sustainability before purchase
Sampling
some purchases are based on negotiated contracts wherein buyers describe what they need, and sellers submit bids
Negotiation
3 types of business purchases
New task purchase, Straight Rebuy, Modified Rebuy
an item is purchased to be used to perform a new job or solve a new problem
New task purchase
a routine purchases of the same products under approximately the same terms
straight rebuy
a new-task purchase that is changed on subsequent orders or when straight-rebuy requirements are modified
Modified rebuy
3 types of demand
derived demand, inelastic demand, Joint demand
demand for business products that is the result if demand for consumer products
Derived Demand
demand that is not significantly altered by a price increase or decrease
Inelastic Demand
when two or more items are used in combination to produce a product; demand for the product drives demand for both items
Joint Demand
the purchase behavior of producers, government units, institutions and resellers
Business (organizational) Buying Behavior
the group of people within the organization who make business purchase decisions; roles include: initiators/users, influencers, buyers, deciders, and gatekeeper
The buying center
What are the 5 stages of the Business Buying Decision Process
1) Recognizing a Problem 2) develop product specifications to solve problem 3) Search for and evaluate possible products and suppliers 4) select product and supplier and order product. 5) evaluate product and supplier performance
an evaluation of each component of a potential purchase
Value analysis
a formal, systematic evaluation of current and potential vendors
Vendor analysis
and organization’s decision to use several suppliers
multiple sourcing
an organization’s decision to use only one supplier
sole sourcing
environmental, organizational, interpersonal, individual are all influences of….
Influences of the business buying decision process
include competitive and economic factors, political forces, legal and regulatory forces, technological changes, and sociocultural issues
Environmental influences