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CONSUMER
MARKET
BUSINESS MARKET
1. DEMAND
DIRECT
DERIVED
2.NO OF CUSTOMERS
LARGE
FEW
3.LOCATION
DISPERSED
CONCENTRATED
4.NATURE OF BUY
PERSONAL
PROFESSION
5.NO OF BUYING
ROLES
FEW
MANY
6.NEGOTIATIONS
EASY
COMPLEX
7.PROMOTION
ADVERTISING
PERSONAL SELLING
STRAIGHT RE-BUY
Here the organization follow routine step of
informing sellers about their requirements
and supply specifications
This provides so much flexibility to both the
buyers as well as the sellers
Company has the list of suppliers and
according to the requirement at the floor
level, the order will be placed to the
supplier
After the advent of ERP, the method of rebuy has become simpler and easier
MODIFIED RE-BUY
In this stage buyer wants either product
modification, price modification, terms modification
or suppliers modifications
BUYING ROLES IN THE INDUSTRIAL
MARKETING
Many business organizations have buying center or
buying committee
The characteristics of buying center are:
Several individuals can occupy a given role and one
individual can occupy multiple roles
The buying center may include people outside the
organization such as govt. officials, consultants, technical
advisors and other members of the marketing channel
Retain Chains and Future B2B Trade in India- Cash & Carry Scheme
Problem
Recognition
Need Description
Production
Specification
Supplier Search
Proposal
Solicitation
Supplier Selection
Order Routine
Specification
Performance
Review
BUY-GRID MODEL
Buy Grid Model is developed to understand
the business buying process in three different
BUYING
PROCESS NEW TASKS MODIFIED RESTRAIGHT REsituations
BUY
1.Problem
Recognition
2.General need
description
(sometime)
3.Product
specification
4.Supplier search
5.Proposal
solicitation
(sometimes)
6.Supplier selection
7.Order routine
specification
8.Performance
BUY