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Author: Grewal
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 2CY
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To determine: The six buying roles.

Introduction: B2B marketing is the buying and selling of the product to create goods and services through whole seller, retailer and other organization which produces the product for the resale.

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Answer to Problem 2CY

The six buying roles are initiator, influencer, decider, buying, user, and gatekeeper.

Explanation of Solution

Six buying roles are as follows.

  • First of all, an individual finds the need to buy goods and services to solve the organizational problem. The finder of the need is known as an initiator.
  • After identifying, the goods and services providers influence initiator to purchase the product to solve his problem.
  • The decider is the person who decides the goods and services to purchase.
  • Buyer is someone who buys the goods and services from the services provider is known as a buyer.
  • A person who uses the goods and service to solve his problem is known as a user.
  • Gatekeeper is a government which controls the information of decision makers and influencers.
Conclusion

Thus, buying center is the group of the people within the organization.

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