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LEARNING OBJECTIVES (LO)
AFTER READING CHAPTER 5, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
LO1
LO2
Distinguish among industrial, reseller,
and government organizational
markets.
Describe the key characteristics of
organizational buying that make it
different from consumer buying.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES (LO)
AFTER READING CHAPTER 5, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
LO3
LO4
Explain how buying centers and
buying situations influence
organizational purchasing.
Recognize the importance and nature
of online buying in organizational
markets.
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BUYING PUBLICATION PAPER IS A SERIOUS
MARKETING RESPONSIBILITY AT JCPENNEY
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LO1
THE NATURE AND SIZE OF
ORGANIZATIONAL MARKETS
Business Marketing
Organizational Buyers
• Industrial Markets
(Industrial Firms)
• Reseller Markets • Government Markets
(Resellers)
(Government Units)
Wholesalers
Retailers
Mars Curiosity
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FIGURE 5-A Type and number of
organization establishments in the U.S.: 2007
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LO1
MEASURING DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL
INDUSTRIAL, RESELLER, AND
GOVERNMENT MARKETS
North American
Industry
Classification
System (NAICS)
North American
Free Trade
Agreement
(NAFTA)
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FIGURE 5-1 NAICS breakdown for the
information industries sector:
NAICS code 51 (abbreviated)
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FIGURE 5-2 Key characteristics and
dimensions of organizational buying
behavior
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LO2
CHARACTERISTICS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL BUYING
Derived Demand
Size of Order or Purchase
Number of Potential Buyers
Organizational Buying Objectives
• Profits
• Efficiency
• Women/Minority
Suppliers/Vendors
• Environment
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LO2
CHARACTERISTICS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL BUYING
Organizational Buying Criteria
Supplier Development
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MARKETING MATTERS
LO2
Harley-Davidson’s Supplier Collaboration
Creates Customer Value…and a Great Ride
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FIGURE 5-3 Product and supplier selection
criteria for buying machine vision equipment
emphasize factors other than price
An optic component in a larger
machine vision system for soft drink cans
Percentage of machine vision buyers
citing individual selection criteria
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LO2
CHARACTERISTICS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL BUYING
Buyer-Seller Relationships and
Supply Partnerships
• Reciprocity
• Supply Partnership
• Sustainable Procurement
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LO2
MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS
Sustainable Procurement for Sustainable Growth
Starbucks
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LO3
CHARTING THE
ORGANIZATIONAL BUYING PROCESS
STAGES IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUYING PROCESS
Organizational Buying Behavior
• Problem Recognition
• Information Search
• Alternative Evaluation
• Purchase Decision
• Postpurchase Behavior
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FIGURE 5-4 Comparing the stages in a
consumer and organizational purchase
decision process
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CHARACTERISTICS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL BUYING
LO3
THE BUYING CENTER
Buying Center
Buying Committee
People in the Buying Center
Roles in the Buying Center
• Users
• Deciders
• Influencers
• Gatekeepers
• Buyers
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LO3
CHARACTERISTICS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL BUYING
THE BUYING CENTER
Buy Classes
• New Rebuy
• Straight Rebuy
• Modified Rebuy
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FIGURE 5-5 The buying situation affects
buying center behavior in different ways
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LO4
ONLINE BUYING IN
ORGANIZATIONAL MARKETS
Prominence of Online Buying
in Organizational Markets
E-marketplaces
Online Auctions in
Organizational Markets
Agentrics
Video
• Traditional Auction
• Reverse Auction
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LO4
MARKETING MATTERS
eBay Means Business for Entrepreneurs
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FIGURE 5-6 How buyer and seller
participants and price behavior differ by
type of online auction
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