Business- to- Business
Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide offers the reader a clear, cogent understanding of
this newly emerging and rapidly evolving sub-discipline. Ideal for college students,
undergraduates and non-specialised postgraduates, as well as marketing practitioners, this
book is designed specifically to explain the nuances of B2B marketing. With a wealth of
local and global case studies, comparisons between B2B and B2C marketing and material
linked questions, Business-to-Business Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide, provides a
comprehensive overview of an expansive sector to inspire the reader with confidence
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The business
marketing environment in the modern world
Aims and objectives
Part 1: What is the business
market?
Part 2: Characteristics of
business markets
Part 3: Market
classification
Chapter 2: Understanding
environment influences affecting organisational behaviour and markets
Aims and objectives
Part 1: Macro-environmental
factors influencing B2B organisational behaviour
Part 1: Decision making in
B2B organisations
Part 2: Business-to-business
segmentation
Part 3: Segmentation methods
in business-to-business markets
Part 4: Market segmentation
process
Chapter 4: Managing business
products/services for strategic advantage in business-to-business markets
Aims and objectives
Part 1: Organisations,
products and services
Part 2: Adding value to
products
Part 3: Branding
Chapter 5: Managing business
marketing channels
Aims and objectives
Part 1: Evaluating strategic
channel alternatives
Part 2: Managing the supply
chain relationship
Part 3: Management of
logistics in B2B markets
Chapter 6: Pricing
strategies for business markets
Aims and objectives
Part 1: The meaning of price
and marketing in business markets
Part 2: Strategic factors
determining price
Part 3: Other aspects of
price in B2B marketing
Chapter 7:
Business-to-business strategic communications
Aims and objectives
Part 1: Corporate and
product business communications
Part 2: Managing
business-to-business marketing communications
Part 3: The strategic role
of personal selling in B2B markets
Chapter 8: Formulating
business-to-business marketing strategy
Aims and objectives
Part 1: The need for
business marketing strategy
Part 2: The B2B marketing
planning process
Chapter 9: Strategic
business approaches to different and changing market conditions
Aims and objectives
Part 1: B2B strategic
approaches to different markets
Part 2: Business strategies
in B2B international markets
Part 3: Future of national
and international B2B marketing
Part 4: Use of technology in
the growth and maintenance of businessstrength
522 pages