3. 1. B 2 C
2. B 2 G
3. B 2 B
4. F 2 B
5. F 2 C
6. B 2 E
7. C 2 C
8. G 2 C
9. P 2 P
Type of Business
4. B2B vs B2C Marketing
B2C = Business-to-Consumer Market
Businesses sell products and services to consumers for household or
personal use
B2B = Business-to-Business Market
Businesses sell products and services to other businesses for use in
their daily operations or for making other products and services
5. Defining B2C Marketing
B2C Marketing – Business-to-Consumer
Product driven
Maximize the value of the transaction
Large target market
Single step buying process, shorter sales cycle
Brand identity created through repetition and imagery
Merchandising and point of purchase activities
Emotional buying decision based on status, desire, or price
6. Defining B2B Marketing
B2B Marketing – Business-to-Business
Relationship driven
Maximize the value of the relationship
Small, focused target market
Multi-step buying process, longer sales cycle
Brand identity created on personal relationship
Educational and awareness building activities
Rational buying decision based on business value
8. B2B Marketing Channels
Business or
Government
User
Business or
Government
User
Business or
Government
User
Business or
Government
User
Agent/Broker
Industrial
Distributor
Industrial
Distributor
Agent/Broker
Producer Producer Producer Producer
10. Overview
1. Business Marketing Definition
2. B2B Marketing Mix
3. B2B Marketing Communications
4. Size of Business Marketing
5. Business Vs Consumer Market
12. B2B Definition
A transaction that occurs between two companies, as
opposed to a transaction involving a consumer.
The term may also describe a company that provides
goods or services for another company.
13. Business to Business Commerce.
When one business sells to another business rather than to
an end user.
This term usually is used in connection with sales: B2B
sales or B2B Sales reps.
Any business providing products / services / information for
any other business can be called business 2 business or B2B.
B2B Definition
14. Commerce transactions between businesses - a manufacturer and a
wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer
Business-to-consumer (B2C); business-to-government (B2G)
Volume of transactions much higher than the B2C transactions
Business - to - Business (B2B)
15. Supply chain - transactions involving sub components or raw
materials
Automobile manufacturer - buying tires, glass for
windscreens, and rubber hoses, etc.
Business - to - Business (B2B)
17. Business Marketing
Individuals, or organizations (commercial businesses, governments
and institutions), facilitating sale of products or services to other
companies or organizations
Industrial marketing
Business-to-Business marketing
B2B marketing
18. One purveyor of goods doing trade with another
Old as Commerce itself
Industrial marketing - mid-19th century
Origins
19. Took a back seat to consumer marketing
Change in the 1970 s
Courses at many universities
More marketing majors begin their careers in Business
marketing today than in Consumer marketing
Business Marketing
20. Business marketing shorter and more direct channels of
distribution
Consumer marketing aimed at large groups through mass
media and retailers
Negotiation between the buyer and seller more personal in
business marketing
Business Marketing Vs. Consumer Marketing
23. 1. Companies that consume products or services,
2. Government agencies,
3. Institutions
4. Resellers
4 categories of Business Categories
24. Original equipment manufacturers
Large automakers buy gauges to put in their cars
Small firms purchase products to run their business
Companies That Consume Products Or Services
25. The biggest
U.S. government - more than $300 billion annually
Regional/State and local governments
Government Agencies
29. Unique
Complexity of business products and services
Diversity of demand
Differing nature of the sales itself (fewer customers
buying larger volumes)
Broken down beyond the original 4 P’s
B2B Marketing Mix
30. Different from B2C
Align Corporate Brands, divisional brands and
product/service brands
Apply brand standards to “informal” material such as
email and other electronic correspondence - large scale
compared with B2C
B2B Branding
32. Support organizations' sales effort
Improve Company profitability
Advertising, public relations, direct
mail, trade show support, sales
collateral, branding, and interactive
services
B2B Marketing Communications
33. What you do
How you do it
Differently and better and more efficiently than
competitors
Positioning Statement
34. Best return on investment (ROI)
Infrastructure in place
Entire Organization geared up
Campaign Plan
35. Standard briefing document
Focusing the agency on what's important
Checklist
Objectives, target market, target audience, product, campaign
description, product positioning, graphical considerations,
corporate guidelines, and supporting material and distribution
Briefing an Agency
36. Tying the marketing campaign to Business Results
Measure Impact upon desired objectives - Cost per Lead
or tangible changes in customer perceptions
Measuring Results
38. Purchases made by companies, government agencies and
institutions,
account for more than half of the economic activity in
industrialized countries,
such as the United States, Canada and France
39. The Business Marketing Association
Size and credibility of the industry in 1922
Trade organization
Marketing communications agencies largely or exclusively
B2B-oriented
B2B Marketing Professionals
Certification programs, research services, conferences, industry
awards and training programs
40. What's driving growth in B2B Marketing?
Three “Revolutions”
1. Technological - unprecedented pace, Internet; hand-in-hand with
business strategy
2. Entrepreneurial - adaptability, flexibility, speed, aggressiveness and
innovativeness
3. Marketing - new frameworks, theories, models and concepts -
relationships, partnerships and alliances; customizing marketing
programs
41. Meaningful differences between
B2B and B2C Marketing
A B2C sale to a "Consumer"
i.e. a single person who pays for the transaction
A B2B sale is to a "Business“
i.e. organization or firm - multiple decision makers
42. B2B vs B2C Marketing
B2C ‘low Involvement’ B2B ‘High Involvement’
Target Market
Purchaser (s)
Buying Process
Sales Cycle
Sales Driver
Larger Smaller, Niche
Single Multiple
Single step Multiple step
Shorter Longer
Recognition and
Repetition
Relationship and
Detailed Information
44. Business vs. Consumer Markets
Characteristic Business Market Consumer Market
Demand Organizational Individual
Volume Larger Smaller
# of Customers Fewer Many
Location Concentrated Dispersed
Distribution More Direct More Indirect
Nature of Buy More Professional More Personal
Buy Influence Multiple Single
Negotiations More Complex Simpler
Reciprocity Yes No
Leasing Greater Lesser
Promotion Personal Selling Advertising
45. Industrial Vs Consumer Marketing
Areas of Difference B2B Market Consumer Market
Market Characteristics
Product Characteristic
Service Characteristic
Buying Behavior
Geographically Concentrated Geographically Disbursed
Relatively Fewer Buyer Mass Market
Technical Complex Standardize
Service, timely Availability
extremely Important
Somewhat Important
Involvement of Various functional
area from both the ends
Involvement of family members
Purchase Decisions are performance
based and rational
Purchase decisions are mostly based
on Physiological
/social/psychological needs
Technical Expertise Relatively less technical expertise is
required
Stable Interpersonal relationship Non- Personal relationship
46. Industrial Vs Consumer Marketing
Areas of Difference B2B Market Consumer Market
Channel Characteristic
Promotional Characteristic
Price Characteristic
More Direct
Fewer Intermediaries
Emphasis on Personal Selling
Competitive Bidding and
Negotiated Prices
List Price
Indirect
Multiple layer of Intermediaries
Emphasis on Mass Media (Advertising)
47. B2B Distribution Channel Characteristics
Manufacturer
Company Sales
Force
Representative
Agency
Customer Customer Customer
Distribution
Dealer
48. B2B Marketing – What is Different?
B2B: Business to Business B2C: Business to Consumer
Based on relationships with business buyers Products more important than relationships
Often small & focused market Usually larger markets
More complex & longer buying process
Single step buying process; often short
(e.g. impulse purchase
More sophisticated buyers Less sophisticated buyers
Aim is to turn prospects into buying
customers
Emotional considerations affect buying
behaviour
Educational element to promotion Brands very important
49. Characteristic B2B Market B2C Market
Sales volume
Purchase volume
Number of buyers
Size of individual buyers
Location of buyers
Buyer-seller relationship
Nature of channel
Buying influences
Type of negotiations
Key promotion method
B2B Versus B2C Marketing
Greater
Greater
Fewer
Larger
Concentrated
Closer
More direct
Multiple
More complex
Personal Selling
Smaller
Smaller
Many
Smaller
Diffuse
More Impersonal
Less direct
Single
Simpler
Advertising
50. B2B vs B2C – Marketing Approaches
Industry Consumer
Driven by trust-based relationships
Built on a small, focused audience
Designed to maximize long-term sales
A multi-step buying process and longer sales cycle
Aimed at building brand identity based upon trust
Focused on educating target audience
Designed for rational buying decisions based upon
business value
Aimed at increasing and generating leads – top
objective
Product driven
Aimed at a large target audience
Designed to maximize individual sales
A singe-step buying process with a shorter sales
cycle
Intended to promote brand identity through
promotion
Built around products and services
Emotional buying decisions
Aimed at increasing awareness of brands and
products – top objective
51. Differences in Emphasis: B2B vs B2C
Industrial Markets Consumer Markets
1. Market Selection and
Development
2. Market Segmentation
3. Advertising
The emphasis in the early part of
the life cycle is clearly on market
development
Market selection and
segmentation are often more
important than market
development.
Tends to be along demographic
variables, such as size or
industry.
Usually along personality or
lifestyle variables.
Rarely used to create demand.
Some manufacturers use it to
convey product information.
Extensively used to
create demand and
brand differentiation.
52. Differences in Emphasis: B2B vs B2C
Industrial Markets Consumer Markets
4. Pricing
5. Product Policy
6. Channels of Distribution
7. Marketing Research
Pricing is usually geared to
customer needs and
competitive situation.
Pricing is usually a standard
from which promotional
discounts and quantity
allowances may be made.
Product positioning is
usually based on
functions/features.
Product positioning is often
based on psychological
attributes.
Fairly extensive use of
direct sales force to
reach customers.
Wholesales and retailers are
dominant modes of
reaching consumers.
Tends to emphasize technical
development more than customer
research.
Extensive feedback from
consumers sough in design of new
products as well as repositioning
of mature products.
53. Review
1. Business Marketing Definition
2. B2B Marketing Mix
3. B2B Marketing Communications
4. Size of Business Marketing
5. Business Vs Consumer Market