Buying Center Dynamics
Buying centers usually include participants with differing interests, authority, status, and susceptibility to persuasion, and sometimes with very different decision criteria. Engineers may want to maximize the performance of the product, production people may stress ease of use and reliability of supply, financial staff will focus on the economics of the purchase, purchasing may be concerned with operating and replacement costs, and union officials may emphasize safety issues.
Business buyers also have personal motivations, perceptions, and preferences influenced by their age, income, education, job position, personality, attitude toward risk, and culture. Some are “keep-it-simple” buyers, or “own-expert,” “want-the-best,” ...
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