INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Scope & Guideline
Transforming theories into actionable marketing strategies.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- B2B Marketing Strategies:
Research on effective marketing strategies specifically tailored for business-to-business contexts, including digital marketing, relationship management, and customer engagement. - Service-Dominant Logic and Servitization:
Exploration of service-dominant logic in industrial marketing, focusing on how firms transition from product-centric to service-centric business models. - Coopetition and Inter-Organizational Relationships:
Investigation of the dynamics between cooperation and competition (coopetition) among firms, and how these relationships impact performance and innovation. - Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
Studies that address sustainability practices within B2B contexts, the role of CSR in shaping brand reputation, and the implications for stakeholder engagement. - Digital Transformation and Technology Integration:
Examination of how digital technologies, including AI and big data, are reshaping marketing practices and customer interactions in industrial markets. - Market Shaping and Innovation:
Research on how firms can drive market evolution through innovative practices, influencing market structures and competitive dynamics. - Customer Value Creation:
Focus on understanding how value is created, captured, and co-created in B2B relationships, with an emphasis on customer-centric approaches.
Trending and Emerging
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Marketing:
A growing body of research is exploring how AI and machine learning can enhance B2B marketing strategies, improve customer insights, and optimize decision-making processes. - Digital Servitization:
The transition towards digital servitization is a prominent theme, focusing on how companies can integrate digital technologies into their service offerings to create additional value. - Sustainability and Circular Economy Practices:
Increasing emphasis on sustainability initiatives and circular economy practices in B2B marketing, highlighting the importance of environmental responsibility in business strategies. - Customer Experience and Engagement:
Research is increasingly focusing on customer experience management and engagement strategies, emphasizing the importance of building strong relationships in B2B contexts. - Data-Centric Marketing Approaches:
Emerging themes include the utilization of big data and analytics for market predictions, customer insights, and tailoring marketing strategies to specific customer needs. - Dynamic Capabilities and Agility in Marketing:
A trend towards understanding how firms can develop dynamic capabilities to respond to rapidly changing market conditions and customer expectations. - Co-creation and Collaborative Innovation:
Growing interest in co-creation practices and collaborative innovation as a way to enhance customer value and drive competitive advantage in B2B markets.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Transactional Marketing Approaches:
Research that solely emphasizes transactional relationships and short-term sales tactics has diminished as the field moves towards more relational and value-based marketing frameworks. - Static Market Segmentation Models:
The focus on traditional segmentation models has waned in favor of dynamic, data-driven approaches that consider behavioral and contextual factors in B2B marketing. - Generalized Branding Strategies:
Studies that propose one-size-fits-all branding strategies are less prevalent as firms increasingly seek tailored branding approaches that resonate with specific B2B market segments. - Single-Channel Marketing:
Research on single-channel marketing strategies has decreased, with a shift towards multi-channel and integrated marketing approaches that leverage digital platforms. - Overemphasis on Product Features:
The declining focus on product features alone in marketing research reflects a broader understanding of the importance of customer experience and service offerings in B2B contexts.
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