Develop customer-focused, market-driven strategies for today'scompetitive marketplace. . . Industrial Marketing Strategy Widely regarded as a classic text in the field, IndustrialMarketing Strategy, Third Edition shows you, as a practicingmanager, how to develop the marketing strategies your businessneeds to succeed in a rapidly evolving global marketplace. Thisimportant book covers: * The basic concepts of customer analysis, buying behavior, buyer-seller relationships, market segmentation and targeting, andpositioning * Proven, concrete, strategic management techniques--rather than arote enumeration of the functions and institutions of industrialmarketing * Guidelines for implementing the value proposition throughdistribution and marketing communications * The role of marketing in the broader context of business andcorporate-level strategic planning * Special sections on product development, national accountmanagement, customer service, information technology, and pricesignaling