MK 201 Test 1 Flashcards
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Marketing
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The activity, set of institutions, and process for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large
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Product
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Bundle of tangible and intangible attributes that satisfies consumers’ needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value
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Three types of products
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Good: physical or tangible object Service: intangible item Idea: concept or opinion
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Ultimate consumers
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the people who use the products and services purchased for a household
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Organizational buyers
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Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, service companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that buy products and services for their own use or for resale.
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Utility
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the benefits or value received by users of the product
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Four Types of utility
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Form(what), Place(where), Time(when), Possession(how)
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Uncontrollable Environmental Forces
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Social, economic, technological, competitive, regulatory
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Fundamental objectives of marketing
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Discover customers’ needs —> satisfy customers’ needs
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Controllable Marketing Mix
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Four P’s: Product, Place, Promotion, Price
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Need
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feeling deprived of basic a necessity such as food, clothing, or shelter
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Want
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need that is shaped by a person’s knowledge, culture, and personality
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market
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people with both the desire and the ability to buy a specific product
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market segments
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relatively homogeneous groups of prospective buyers that (1) have common needs and (2) will respond similarly to a marketing action
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Target Market
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one or more specific groups of potential customers toward which an organization directs its marketing program
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Product
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good, service, or idea designed to satisfy customers’ needs
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Price
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money or what is exchanged for
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Place
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distribution channel used to get the product to the customer
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Promotion
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communication between the seller and buyer— including advertising, public relations, sales promotions, and personal selling
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marketing program
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a plan that integrates the elements of the marketing mix to provide a product to a target market
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customer value
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The unique combination of benefits received by targeted buyers that includes quality, convenience, on-time delivery, and both before-sale and after-sale service at a specific price.
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Relationship marketing
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Links the organization to its individual customers, employees, suppliers, and other partners for their mutual long-term benefit
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Customer relationship management (CRM)
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The process of identifying prospective buyers, understanding them intimately, and developing favorable long-term perceptions of the organization and its offerings so that buyers will choose them in the marketplace and become advocates after their purchase.
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customer experience
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the internal response that customers have to all aspects of an organization and its offering
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marketing concept
the idea that an organization should (1) strive to satisfy the needs of consumers while also (2) trying to achieve the organization’s goals
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marketing orientation
an organization with a market orientation focuses its efforts on
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organization
legal entity that consists of people who share a common mission
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Three types of organizations
For-profit business firms nonprofit organizations government agencies
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For-profit
legal entity engaged in business activities Solly with the intent of serving its employees without the intent of making a profit
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Nonprofit organization
nongovernmental organization that serves its customers but does not have profit as an organizational goal
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Government agency
federal, state, or local unit that provides a specific service to its constituents
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Industry
the group of organizations that offer similar products
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Strategy
an organization’s long-term course of action designed to deliver a unique customer experience while achieving its goals
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Structural of Organizations
Board of Directors —> Corporate Level —> Strategic business unit level —> functional level(departments)
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Corporate Level
top management directs overall strategy for the entire organization
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Strategic business unit level
managers set a more specific strategic direction for their business to exploit value-creating opportunities
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Functional level
the specialists within an organization who actually create value are usually a member
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organization
legal entity that consists of people who share a common mission
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organizational purpose
describes why an organization exists, problem it wants to solve, and who it wants to be to every person it touches though its work
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core values
the fundamental, passionate, and enduring principles of an organization that guide its conduct over time
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mission
a statement of the organization’s function in society that often identifies its customers, markets, products, and technologies
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organizational culture
the set of values, ideas, attitudes, and norms of behavior that is learned and shared among the members of an organization
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goals (or objectives)
statements of an accomplishment of a task to be achieved, often by a specific time
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business portfolio analysis
a technique that managers use to quantity performance measure and growth targets to analyze units (SBUs) as though they were a collection of separate investments
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market penetration
promotional campaigns & price changes, least risky (current products & current markets)
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product development
developing new versions of existing products by adding or upgrading features. existing categories, or developing new products in new categories, moderately risk (new products & current markets)
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market development
sell current products in new markets, include new market segments, and geographic areas, moderately risky (current products & new markets)
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diversification
developing new products and selling them in new markets, most risky (new products & new markets)
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Strategic marketing process
planning phase, implantation, evaluation
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SWOT analysis
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
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Internal & favorable
strengths
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External & favorable
opportunities
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Internal & unfavorable
weaknesses
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external & unfavorable
threats
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customer value proposition
the cluster of benefits that an organization promises customers to satisfy their needs
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points of difference
those characteristics of a product that make it superior to competitive substitutes
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product positioning
the place a product occupies in customers’ minds on important attributes relative to the competition
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marketing strategy
a marketing goal achieved usually characterized by a target market and a marketing program to reach it
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marketing tactics
detailed day-to-day operational marketing actions
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marketing dashboard
the visual display of the essential information related to achieving a marketing objective
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diversification analysis
a technique that helps a firm search for growth opportunities from among current and new markets as well as current and new products
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situation analysis
Taking stock of where the firm or product has been recently, where it is now, and where it is headed in terms of the organization's marketing plans and the external forces and trends affecting it.
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environmental scanning
the process of continually acquiring information on events occurring outside the organization to identify and interpret potential trends
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social forces
the demographic and its cultural characteristics of the population
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culture
the set of values, ideas, and attitudes that are learned and shared among the members of a group
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Baby boomers
1946 - 1964, optimism and idealism
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Gen X
1965 - 1980, independece and self-reliance, support of racial and ethinc diversity
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Gen Y
1981 - 1996, social and environmental consciousness, expierences over possesions
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Gen Z
individual expression and creativity, diversity and inclusivity,
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multicultural marketing
combinations of the marketing mix that reflect the unique attitudes, ancestry, communication preferences, and lifestyles of different races and ethnic groups
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marketspace
an information and communication-based electronic exchange environment mostly occupied by sophisticated computer and telecommunication technologies and digital offerings
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Electronic commerce
the activities that use electronic communication in the inventory, promotion, distribution, purchase, and exchange of products and services
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Internet of Thing (IoT)
the network of products embedded with connectivity-enabled electronics
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Pure Competition
many sellers with similar products
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Monopolistic Competition
many sellers with substitutable products in a price range
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Oligopoly
few sellers control the majority of sales
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Monopoly
only one seller
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regulation
restrictions state and federal laws place on a business with regard to the conduct of its activities
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ethics
the moral principles and values that govern the actions and decision of an individual or group
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caveat emptor
the legal concept of “let the buyer beware” that was pervasive in the American business culture prior to the 1960s
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triple bottom line
The recognition of the need for organizations to improve the state of people, the planet, and profit simultaneously if they are to achieve sustainable, long-term growth.
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cause marketing
occurs when the charitable contributions of a firm are tied directly to the customer revenues produced through the promotion of one of its products
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economy
income, expenditures, and resources that affect the cost of running a business and household
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consumer behavior
the actions a person takes in purchasing and using products and services, including the mental and social processes that come before and after these actions
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purchase decision process
the five states a buyer passes through in making choices about which products and services to buy. Problem recognition —> information search —> alternative evaluation —> purchase decision —> post purchase behavior
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problem recognition
perceiving a difference between a person’s ideal state and their current situation
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Information search
internal - consumers scanning their memory for personal experiences with and prior knowledge about a product. external - consumers gathering information from sources outside of their own experiences or existing knowledge — includes personal, public, and marketer-dominated sources
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Alternative evaluation: assessing value
evaluative criteria - objective and subjective attributes of a product that consumers use when choosing among alternatives
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purchase decision
selection of retailer and timing of purchase
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post purchase behavior
satisfaction or dissatisfaction
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cognitive dissonance
post purchase anxiety that an alternative product may offer more benefits than the one purchased
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involvement
the personal, social, and economic significance of the purchase to the consumer
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extended problem solving
high-involvement purchase situations considerable time and effort to search for external information
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limited problem solving
used for purchases that do not require a great deal of time or effort seek information or rely on a friend to help them evaluate alternatives
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routine problem solving
consumes spend little to no time seeking information or alternatives frequently purchased item skips to the purchase decision
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motivation
the energizing force that stimulates behavior to satisfy a need
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (bottom to top)
Physiological needs(floodwater,shelter), safety needs(no harm, financial security), social needs(friendship, love), personal needs(status, respect,prestige), self-actualization needs (self-fulfillment)
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personality
an individual’s consistent behaviors or responses to recurring situations
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self-concept
the way people see themselves and the way they believe others see them
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Actual self-concept
how people really see themselves
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ideal self-concept
how people would like to see themselves
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perception
the process by which an individual selects, organizes, and interprets information to create a meaningful picture of the world
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selective perception
filtering of exposure, comprehension, and retention of information
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perceived risk
The anxiety felt because the consumer cannot anticipate the outcomes of a purchase but believes there may be negative consequences
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learning
those behaviors that result from (1) repeated experience and (2) reasoning
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behavioral learning
process of developing automatic responses to a situation built up through repeated exposure to it
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cognitive learning
making connections between two or more ideas or simply observing the outcomes of others’ behaviors and adjusting your own accordingly
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attitude
a learned predisposition to respond to an object or class of objects in a consistently favorable or unfavorable way
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beliefs
a consumer’s subjective perception of how a product or brand performs on different attributes based on personal experience, advertising, and discussion with other people
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psychographics
the analysis of consumer lifestyles
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opinion leaders
individuals who exert direct or indirect social influence over others
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influencer marketing
the recruitment of individuals to advocate for products and brands rather than focusing exclusively on prospective buyers
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reference group
people an individual looks to as a basis for self-appraisal or as a source of personal standards
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associative group
a person is a member of
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aspiration group
person would like to be a member of or would like to be identified with
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dissociative group
does not want to be associated with because of differences in values or behaviors
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brand community
a group of consumers that share a common passion for a particular brand fellow customers of that brand , and the product in use
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social class
use to group people sharing similar values, interest, and behaviors
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family life cycle
the distinct phases that a family progresses through from formation to retirement, each phase bringing with it identifiable purchasing behaviors
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subculture
subgroups within the larger, or national, culture with unique values, ideas, and attitudes
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consumer touchpoints
points of contact between a consumer and a product or brand during the purchase decision process - from problem recognition to post purchase behavior
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organizational buyers
Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, service companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that buy products and services for their own use or for resale.
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business-to-business marketing
the marketing of products to organizational buyers that buy products for their own use or for resale
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derived demand
demand for industrial products that is driven by, or derived from, the demand for consumer products
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organizational buying criteria
objective attributes of the supplier’s products and the capabilities of the supplier itself
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organizational buying behavior
The decision-making process that organizations use to establish the need for products and services and identify, evaluate, and choose among alternative brands and suppliers.
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buying center
the group of people in an organization who participate in the buying process and share common goals, risks, and knowledge important to a purchase decision
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e-marketplaces
online trading communities that bring together organizational buyers and suppliers to make possible the real-time exchange of information, money, products, and services
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traditional auction
a seller puts an item up for sale and potential buyers are invited to bid in competitions with each other
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reverse auction
a buyer communicates a need for a product and potential suppliers are invited to bid in competition with each other
