Business Marketing Management: B2B - Hardcover

Hutt, Michael D.; Speh, Thomas W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1133189563 ISBN 13: 9781133189565

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2012

Synopsis

Reflecting the latest trends and issues, market-leading BUSINESS MARKETING MANAGEMENT: B2B, 11e delivers comprehensive, cutting-edge coverage that equips readers with a solid understanding of today's fast-paced B2B market. Highlighting the similarities--and emphasizing the differences--between consumer goods and B2B marketing, this proven text focuses on market analysis, organizational buying behavior, relationship management, and the ensuing adjustments required in the marketing strategy elements used to reach organizational customers. Its managerial approach ties chapter concepts directly to real-world decision making. The new edition also includes additional emphasis on automated B2B practices and the impact of the Internet.

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About the Author

Michael D. Hutt (PhD, Michigan State University) is the Ford Motor Company Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. He has also held faculty positions at Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Vermont. Dr. Hutt's teaching and research interests are concentrated in the areas of business-to-business marketing and strategic marketing. His current research centers on the marketing-finance interface, particularly the application of financial portfolio theory to customer management. Dr. Hutt's research has been published in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, MIT Sloan Management Review, Journal of Retailing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and other scholarly journals. He is also the co-author of Macro Marketing (John Wiley & Sons) and contributing author of Marketing: Best Practices (South-Western).

Thomas W. Speh, PhD, is Professor of Marketing Emeritus and former Associate Dean at the Farmer School of Business, Miami University (Ohio). Dr. Speh earned his PhD from Michigan State University. Prior to his tenure at Miami, Dr. Speh taught at the University of Alabama. Dr. Speh has been a regular participant in professional marketing and logistics meetings and has published articles in a number of academic and professional journals, including the Journal of Marketing, Sloan Management Review, Harvard Business Review, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Sciences, Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, and Industrial Marketing Management. He was the recipient of the Beta Gamma Sigma Distinguished Faculty award for excellence in teaching at Miami University's School of Business and of the Miami University Alumni Association's Effective Educator award. Dr. Speh has been active in both the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) and the Council of Logistics Management (CLM). He has served as president of WERC and as president of the CLM. Dr. Speh has been a consultant on strategy issues to such organizations as Xerox, Procter & Gamble, Burlington Northern Railroad, Sara Lee, J. M. Smucker Co., and Millenium Petrochemicals, Inc.

Review

PART I: THE BUSINESS MARKETING ENVIRONMENT 1. A Business Marketing Perspective. 2. The Business Markets: Perspectives on Organizational Buyers. PART II: MANAGING BUSINESS MARKETING RELATIONSHIPS. 3. Organizational Buying Behavior. 4. Customer Relationship Management Strategies for Business Markets. PART III: ASSESSING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES. 5. Segmenting the Business Market. 6. Organizational Demand Analysis. PART IV: FORMULATING BUSINESS MARKETING STRATEGY. 7. Business Marketing Planning: Strategic Perspectives. 8. Business Marketing Strategies for Global Markets. 9. Managing Products for Business Markets. 10. Managing Innovation and New Industrial Product Development. 11. Managing Services for Business Markets. 12. Managing Business Marketing Channels. 13. Business Market E-Strategies. 14. Supply Chain Strategies. 15. Pricing Strategy for Business Markets. 16. Business Marketing Communications: Advertising and Sales Promotion. 17. Business Marketing Communications: Managing Personal Selling Functions. PART V: EVALUATING BUSINESS MARKETING STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE. 18. Controlling Business Marketing Strategies.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1133189563
• ISBN 13: 9781133189565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 464