Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Apple,Dell,HP, Compaq
Awareness set
Dell,HP,Compaq
Consideration set
Dell,HP
Choice set
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Decision
Business Markets
Special characteristics of BM
- Fewer but larger (volume )
- Close relationships
- Professional purchasing
- Multiple buying influences
(Initiators,Users,Deciders,Buyers,Approvers,Gatekeepers)
- Derived demand
- Inelastic demand
- Fluctuating demand
Indu. Purchasing process
1. Problem recognition
2. General need description and product
speciation
3. Supplier search
4. Proposal solicitation
5. Supplier selection
6. Order routine specification
7. Performance review