Lennox Just Moved from a Position Where He Dealt with the Consumer

question 171

Multiple Choice

Lennox just moved from a position where he dealt with the consumer market to working as a salesperson in the B2B market. As he considers his new responsibilities, it's likely that he will

• A) find little difference between buyers in the consumer market and those in the business-to-business market.
• B) discover that decision making in the B2B market requires salespeople to be little more than order takers.
• C) learn that industrial buyers generally require more personal service than buyers in the consumer market.
• D) find that B2B buyers tend to purchase more on impulse than consumer buyers.

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