Derived Demand & Industrial Marketing

Description
This about dreived demand, volatility, implications on demand, pricing options, marketing implications, acceleration effect, whiplash effect, business purchase, vendor stack up, adverserial buying, buyer risk, customer gaps

DERIVED DEMAND & INDUSTRIAL MARKETING

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DERIVED DEMAND
? Joint Demand ? Complimentary Products

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DIRECT DEMAND

CHAIN OF DERIVED DEMAND
Chemical Manufacturer
Volatility Volatility

Plastic Liners Co

Metal Drums Co

Volatility

Electrolyte Acid Co

Battery Manufacturer

Volatility

Auto OEM
Volatility

DEMAND VOLATILITY
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High tech components
? Price drop expectations/ expectations of the introduction of next generation

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Capital goods
? Hardest hit during bust ? Recovery is also fast
? Two wheelers in 1990 ? Steel industry at present

DEMAND VOLATILITY
Year
1 2 3 4 5 6

Consumer Demand
100 100 110 130 130 100

Change
0 0 10% 18% 0 -23%

Machine required
10 10 11 13 13 10

Machine Demand
1 1 2 3 1 0

Change
0 0 100% 50% -66% -100%

IMPLICATIONS OF DERIVED DEMAND
? Product ? Price

& Profit ? Promotions ? Distribution

PRODUCT
Motors

Oil Wells

Mixies

A/C s

Tough conditions Cost Considerations NEMA standards

Several Models Form Factor Weight

Japanese Competition Extended Warranty Noise Levels

BUYER SELLER INTERPLAY
Buyer’s Initial Position
Criticality of Application

Position of Power

Domain Knowledge

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Market Opportunity

Seller’s Initial Position

Product Expertise

MARKETING IMPLICATIONS
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Horizontal v/s Verticals
? All segments volatile ? Some segments volatile ? All segments non-volatile

VARIABLES OF MARKET/SEGMENT ATTRACTIVENESS
Segment Attractiveness = f ( segment opportunity, segment volatility, level of competition )

PRICE & PROFIT IMPACT
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Expanding Overall Demand
? Toothpaste
? Show ads where more paste is used ? Propaganda for 3 times brushing ? Reduce Price to cater to new segments

? Car Tyres
? Ask consumers to travel more ? Suggest change of tyres after every 10000 km ? Reduce Price Expecting scooter buyer to buy car tyres

PRICING OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Reduce Price
Overall Demand ?

Significant
CPU

Increase Price
Cost of Product

Overall Demand ?

Reduce Price Insignificant
Radiator Cap

Overall Demand ?

Increase Price

Overall Demand ?

PRICE & PROFIT IMPACT

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RELATIVE PRICE INSENSITIVITY
? Price in relation to total cost ? Price in relation to other deliverables

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RELATIVE PRICE SENSITIVITY
? Profit through higher sales (tough) ? Profit through cost reduction (easy)

MARKETING IMPLICATIONS

Flexible Pricing ? Proactive Pricing ? Value Based Pricing
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PROMOTION
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Push Strategy
? “Take 10 & get one free” ? “ I need 11. Quote your terms”

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Pull Strategy with “Telescopic Marketing”
? ? ? ? High Market Share Patentable Products Entry Barriers Market is Large/Penetration Levels are low

DISTRIBUTION

? Acceleration ? Whiplash

Effect

Effect

ACCELERATION EFFECT

To satisfy one ultimate customer, several business marketers add value to raw material. It is not only loss of profit but the loss of whole business to the extent demand has shrunk.

WHIPLASH EFFECT
1 Sales 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Retailer

Distributor

phase shift

Manufacturer amplitude

MARKETING IMPLICATIONS

Shorter Channels ? Hybrid Channels
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BUSINESS PURCHASE

IMPORTANCE OF PURCHASING

? Scale

of Buying ( 25% to 70% )

• Impact on Profits • Impact on Quality ( Reliability / Dependability)
? Relationship

Management

BUSINESS PURCHASE
What do we study ?
Purchase Situations Purchase Philosophies Purchase Strategies Vendor Evaluation Government Buying

PURCHASE SITUATION

? Straight

Re-buy ? Modified Re-buy ? New Task

BUYING SITUATIONS
Product
Existing New

Existing

Straight Re-buy

Modified Re-buy

Vendor
New

Modified Re-buy

New Task

IMPLICATIONS OF BUYING SITUATIONS
? Straight

Re-buy (SRB)

• High Expertise • Relatively high Switching Costs • Low value routine products

? Modified
? New

Re-buy (MRB)

• High/Low Commercial / Product Expertise

Task (NTK)

• No Switching costs • Low Expertise • Volatile Markets

VENDOR STACK UP
Convenience Vendor Convenience Good Shopping Vendor Specialty Vendor

Shopping Good

Specialty Good

VENDOR STACK UP

Convenience Vendor

Shopping Vendor

Specialty Vendor

Convenience Good

SRB

MRB

SRB

Shopping Good

MRB

NTK

MRB

Specialty Good

SRB

MRB

SRB

ROLE OF PRICE

? Low

Buyer Expertise ? Undifferentiated Product ? Cost Reduction as a policy

PURCHASE PHILOSOPHIES
TWO BASIC APPROACHES

Adversarial Buying
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Vendor as adversary ? Self interest seeking vendors ? Buying is a contest ? Win-lose as the outcome ? Non transparency

ADVERSERIAL BUYING
? Price

Transparency ? Non Negotiable Offers ? Future Price Commitments ? Main Emphasis on Price ? Threatening to Change Suppliers ? Delaying payments ? Insisting on buying at old prices

PURCHASE PHILOSOPHIES
TWO BASIC APPROACHES

Adversarial Buying
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Non adversarial Buying
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Vendor as adversary Self interest seeking vendors Buying is a contest Win-lose as the outcome Non transparency

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Relationship Paradigm Vendor as a partner Win-Win situation Transparency in operations Co-operative approach

ANOTHER APPROACH
? Buying

Orientation

• Get the best price, quality & delivery • Maximize power over suppliers • Avoid risk wherever possible

Adversarial Buying Low or no interdependence

? Procurement

Orientation

• Improve quality • Reduce cost of ownership • Cooperate with suppliers

? Supply

Chain Orientation
Non-Adversarial Buying High Interdependence

• Develop network of suppliers • Relationship Paradigm • Focus on end user value

PURCHASE STRATEGIES
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Make or Buy • Cost / Operational • Strategic ? Purchasing Methods • Just in Time • Cost Analysis / VED Analysis ? Centralized / Decentralized • Centralized DM – Centralized Buying • Centralized DM – Decentralized Buying

VENDOR EVALUATION

? Categorical

Method ? The Weighted Point Method ? The Cost Ratio Method

GOVERNMENT BUYING

? Largest

landlord ? Largest Buyer ? Central, State & Local Governments ? Other Government Establishments

GOVERNMENT BUYING
? Considerations

• Economical • Political • Social

Bidding – Rigid ? Pre-Requisites ( Qualifiers – PWD ) ? Preference to Govt. suppliers
? Government

NC MACHINES

New Product ( Innovation ) ? No Installed Base ? Costly Product ? Technically Complex
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WHY ADOPT SUCH A PRODUCT?
Relative Advantage ? Compatibility ? Trialability ? Observability ? Complexity
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?Benefit ?Benefit ?Benefit ?Benefit ?Cost

BUYER FIT ON BENEFITS
Benefits High : Buy ? Benefits Low : Do Not Buy ? Benefits Uncertain : ?
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? Consequences ? Losses

Perceived Risk

DIMENSIONS OF PERCEIVED RISK
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Task Related
? Performance ? Financial ? Time

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Non Task Related
? Social ? Psychological ? Physical

BUYER RISK REDUCTION

Information Seeking ? Rely on Brand ? Price / Quality ? Postpone
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BUYER INFORMATION SEARCH
Active Search
Information Sources •Salesman •Advertisements •Direct Mail •Exhibition/fair •Trade News •Word of Mouth •Others

HMT Initiatives ? 7 Technology Seminars ? 300 companies/450 people

Expectation of • Purchase • Engineers • Users • Others

? Product Briefs/Direct Mailers
? Educating Workforce ? Search for Components ? Feasibility Studies ? Participation in Exhibitions

Perceptual Distortion

COMPANY REPUTATION
Existing Supplier of Machine Tools ? Association with a Pioneering Company ? Agents to Sell & Service in India ? Personnel Trained by Principal Company. ? Public Sector
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IS THIS ENOUGH TO ADDRESS BUYER NEEDS ?

POSSIBLE CUSTOMER GAPS
We are not leaders ? We are not making enough profits ? Our Market share needs improvement ? We need to improve quality ? Our employee morale could be higher
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Has HMT handled uncertainties on these issues?

HMT CASE
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What is the Buying Centre membership ? What are the major concerns ?

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HMT CASE 1 : Existing User
•Initiator •Influencer •Gatekeeper •User •Decider •Buyer
High Tech Leadership Cost Reduction Tax Benefits

Works Manager Technical Director Company Executives Managing Director Finance Manager Costing Manager

HMT CASE 2 : Hot Prospect
•Initiator •Influencer •Gatekeeper •User •Decider •Buyer
Make or Buy Techno Economic Justification ROI/ BEP Accuracy / Rejection

Ind Engg Deptt Mfg Engg Dept General Manager CEO Finance Manager Costing Manager

HMT CASE 3 : Potential
•Initiator •Influencer •Gatekeeper •User •Decider •Buyer
Funds Availability Efficiency Reliability

Production Manager Purchasing Manager Finance Manager Managing Director Foreign Collaborator

BUYING CENTRE HEIRARCHY
Managing Director Technical Director Finance Manager Works Manager Costing Manager Company Executives CEO General Manager Finance Manager Costing Manager Ind Engg Deptt Mfg Engg Dept Case 3
Relative Advantage

Managing Director Foreign Collaborator Production Manager Purchasing Manager Finance Manager

Case 1
Change Agent

Case 3
Relative Advantage

FEATURES OF BUSINESS BUYING
• Products & services are brought to meet objectives. (most of the times clear) • Decision-making is complex. • Decision-making units exist. • Buyer perceive company & individual risk • Inter departmental & inter personnel concerns/ conflicts

STRATEGY FORMULATION FOR SELLER
?React as an organisation ?Analyse Risk Factor ?Understand link between corporate & buying “objectives” ?Locate Decision Makers ( pseudo / real ) ?Locate decision rules formulated by buyers

?Choose the best team / right personnel
?Create corporate goodwill ?Customize Communication



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