Essential B2B Marketing Strategies : Theories, Cases and Concepts for a Contemporary World

This textbook equips readers with a clear understanding of how B2B markets have evolved in recent years, from the traditional focus on product development to more targeted approaches that focus on relationships, digitalization, innovation and sustainability. Exploring the relevant theories behind this evolution and providing an extensive understanding of contemporary marketing strategies, the book equips readers with a broad perspective of B2B marketing – the evolution, theories, concepts, and the external environment – that allows students to put theory into practice in both manufacturing and service sectors. Allowing for a holistic understanding of contemporary B2B practices, students will learn how to design a competitive marketing strategy for the current business environment. Covering key topics such as the customer journey, branding, value co-creation and servitization, and with a wide range of case studies, this is an essential text for students at both undergraduate and post-graduate level.