2. What is Marketing
Marketing is the science and art of
identifying, creating, and delivering value
to satisfy the needs of a target market at a
profit. Marketing identifies unfulfilled
needs and desires. It pinpoints which
segments the company is capable of
serving best and it designs and promotes
the appropriate products and services
3. Marketing
Marketing is often performed by a
department within the organization. This is
both good and bad. It’s good because it
unites a group of trained people who focus
on the marketing task. It’s bad because
marketing activities should not be carried
out in a single department but they should
be manifest in all the activities of the
organization.
4. Marketing : DEFINITION
Marketing is the social process by which individuals
and groups obtain what they need and want through
creating and exchanging products and value with
others. (Kotler)
Marketing is the management process that identifies,
anticipates and satisfies customer requirements
profitably
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
(CIM)
5. Industrial marketing
The basic concept of marketing remain the
same for both the consumer marketing and
industrial marketing. However there are
differences between consumer markets and
industrial markets. These differences must
be understood well by industrial
marketers, who want to reach and satisfy
the customer better and faster then their
competitors in order to achieve the
corporate objective.
6. What is IndustrialMarketing
Industrial marketing is also referred to as
business to business (B2B) marketing or
business marketing or organizational
marketing. Industrial marketing is the
marketing of products and services to
business organizations. Business
organizations include manufacturing
companies, educational institutions,
hospital, distributors and dealers.
7. ClassificationOf Industrial Product
Industrial products and services are classified into three broad groups.
(1)MaterialandParts
These goods enter the product directly
Raw Material ( Basic Products like iron ore, crude oil, fruits, vegetables )
Manufactured Items ( Acids ,fuel oil, steel, chemicals)
Components Parts ( semi finished parts like bearings ,TV Tubes , small
motors , tyres)
Subassemblies ( semi finished goods like exhaust pipe in motorcycle)
8. (2) Capital Items
A capital good is a durable good (is a good that does not quickly
wear out) that is used in production of goods or services. These
goods are used in production process.
Light equipment or accessories ( Hand tools, computer
terminals.)
Installations or heavy equipment's ( machines , turbines)
Plant and building ( Offices ,plants, warehouses, parking lots ,
housing, which are real estate property)
9. (3) Suppliesand Services
These goods /services support the operations
Supplies – These are operating maintenance
supplies like fuels , packaging materials, lubricants,
paints, electrical items
Services – Companies need a wide range of services
like Legal ,auditing, advertising, courier, marketing
research agency
10. DifferencebetweenIndustrialMarketing&ConsumerMarket
Sr.
No
Areas Industrial
Marketing
Consumer market
1 Market Characteristics Geographically
concentrated
Relatively fewer buyer
buyers
Geographically disbursed
Mass market
2 Product Characteristics Technical complexity
Customized
Standardized
3 Service Characteristics Service, timely
delivered & availability
very important
Service, timely delivered &
availability somewhat
important
11. DifferencebetweenIndustrialMarketing&ConsumerMarket
Sr.
No
Areas Industrial Marketing Consumer market
4 Buyer
Behaviour
Involvement of various
functional areas in both
buyer & supplier firms
Purchase decisions are
mainly made on
rational/performance
basis
Technical expertise
Involvement of family
members
Purchase decisions are
mostly made on
physiological/social/
physiological needs
Less technical expertise
Non-personal relationship
12. DifferencebetweenIndustrialMarketing&ConsumerMarket
Sr.
No
Areas Industrial
Marketing
Consumer market
5 Channel Characteristics More direct
Fewer
intermediaries/middlem
en
Indirect
Multiple layers of
intermediaries
6 Promotional
Characteristics
Emphasis on personal
selling
Emphasis on
Advertising
7 Price Characteristics Competitive bidding &
negotiated prices
List prices for standard
products
List prices or maximum
retail price (MRP)
13. Characteristicsof IndustrialMarketCustomers
Industrial Market customers comprise commercial
enterprises, institutions and governments.
HCL Computers customers can be Air India, Delhi
University and State Governments
A single purchase by an industrial customer may be
far larger than individual customers.
An individual may purchase one unit of Microsoft
software or an upgrade but Citibank may buy 1000
14. Characteristics of Industrial Market Customers
The demand for industrial products is derived from the
ultimate demand for consumer products.
Increase in demand for housing will stimulate demand for
wood for making furniture and numerous other related
products.
Relationships between industrial marketers tend to be close
and enduring.
HCL Computers relationship with some key customers spans
decades
15. Characteristicsof IndustrialMarket Customers
Buying decisions by industrial customers often
involve multiple buying influences rather than a
single decision maker.
A textile producer will evaluate various textile
machinery companies before buying from any
particular company. Purchasing, engineering,
material management and other division members
may be involved in this purchase
18. FEATURESOF INDUSTRIALMARKETING
FEWER; BUT LARGER MARKET:
Business buyers will be very less as compared to
consumer buyers; but they purchase in bulk or more
quantities.
CLOSE RELATIONS:
Relation between seller and buyer have to be kept
very close and professional. Because once the
relations are build; can’t be changed easily as it
reflects huge profit.
19. COMPLEX BUYING PROCESS:
Very complex procedure is adopted by business
buyers; because before purchasing, the approval is
required from different officials and authorities.
CONTINUOUS SALES CALLS:
To finalize the deal, it requires constant follow-ups
and continuous sales calls.
20. EXPERTISE SELLING SKILLS:
Sharp selling skill is required to sell the product to
industrial buyers. As they are purchasing in bulk,
they will not be easily convinced. Deep product
knowledge is required.
INFLUENCES:
To finalize the product, different authorities and
officials will interfere and influence the decision to
purchase the product.
21. DERIVEDDEMAND
The demand for industrial goods is ultimately derived
from the demand for consumer goods. Thus animal
hides are purchased because consumers buy shoes,
purses, and other leather goods. If the demand for
these consumer goods slackens, so will the demand
for all the industrial
22. IMPORTANCEOF INDUSTRIALMARKETING
MAJOR SHARE OF REVENUE:
Major share of revenue is generated by selling the
product to business buyers as they purchase in bulk
therefore it is important to take care of business
deals.
LESS EXPENDITURE:
as the business buyer are very few, no much
expenditure is required to reach and to contact them.
23. LESS PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS:
Free gifts, demonstration etc is not required; because
the product is not to be shown to mass audience.
PERMANENT CUSTOMERS:
Once the relations are built, business buyers will
purchase the products for longer period of time.
Therefore the future is secured if existing buyers are
satisfied properly.
26. FactorsInfluencingBuyingBehaviors
There are number of external and internal factors that directly or
indirectly effect organizational buying behavior. Economic factors are
considered very important role in buying. Other factors are political
influencers that are dominant. Organizational buying is also situational
and situations play an important role. Most thinkers feel that these
influencers can be grouped under four major headings.
27. ExternalEnvironmentalFactors
Under this heading we have social,political,legal,cultural,economic
factors that interact with each other, for example they could be power
shortages, credit squeezes, political and economic changes, which govern
many of the rules regulations. The shortage of raw materials leads excessive
tariffs and taxes for a particular item. These affect the buyer behavior and the
industry has to adapt itself to these changes.
28. Organizational Factors
An organization is purposefully created and deliberately structured to
attain specific objectives. These objectives and polices differ in every
organization. Every organization had a climate and culture of its own.
The organization is interested in selling its products to the industries
that have a “buying center” or, a group of people who have the
authority to buy. The marketer of industrial products thus wants to
know who constitutes this “power center”,
29. Interpersonal Factors
The buying center consists of a number of persons who are involved in
buying. It is an inter Personal activity. Those people come from various levels
of the organization . They have different backgrounds, different expiries,
different values and considerations. They play different roles and make the
buying more complex. In some cases this leads to a conflict, which has to be
solved, and uniformity and harmony is made to prevail between members
involved in buying.
32. Buyer
Formal authority to sign contracts
Member of purchasing department
Influences the vendor selection
Not in technical details
Main criteria: price + terms and conditions of the
contract
33. User
Person working with the product
Interested in benefits and unobstructed function of
the product to buy
Large knowhow and preconceived opinion
34. Influencer
A person with high technical knowledge and
practical experience
definition of minimum requirements on
technical or company standards
35. Gatekeeper
Controls the flow of information within the buying center
Assistant of decision maker
Influence by preparing the decision and the relevant
documents
40. BUYINGSITUATIONS
The business buyer faces many decisions in making a purchase. The
number depends on the buying situations.
Complexity of the problem being solved.
Newness of the buying requirement.
Number of people involved
Time Required
41. buying situationsin B2B
Straigtht rebuy – routine decision, repetitive process (energy, office supplies, raw
materials, wood, cigarettes), component suppliers for the automotive industry –
little or no new information
Modified rebuy – more complicated but less sophisticated: cars, trucks, computers,
consulting – modified rebuys are often treated too uncautious
New task – calls for thorough research – industrial plant – highest level of
uncertainty. Strategic new tasks are of extreme strategic and financial importance
(aircrafts, military equipment, infrastructure) – re-evaluation of alternatives and
search for new information and new alternatives
42. Buying phases
Problem recognition
General need description
Product specification
Supplier search
Proposal solicitation
Supplier selection
Order routine specification
Performance review
43. Stagesof decisionin B2Bprocurement
Backhaus developed a widely usable model to
distinguish between 5 phases of procurement
Preliminary application (initiation phase)
Tender proposal
Negotiation
Processing of order
Warranty and services