AMA Event Policies<\/a><\/h4>\n","post_title":"A Modern B2B Marketing Approach","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-modern-b2b-marketing-approach","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-07-16 14:30:21","post_modified_gmt":"2025-07-16 19:30:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?post_type=ama_event&p=200126","menu_order":0,"post_type":"ama_event","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":231152,"post_author":"146335","post_date":"2026-03-30 15:16:25","post_date_gmt":"2026-03-30 20:16:25","post_content":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-steal-proven-experiential-tactics-from-leading-marketers-to-drive-engagement-pipeline-and-measurable-roi\">Steal proven experiential tactics from leading marketers to drive engagement, pipeline, and measurable ROI.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is built for marketers who need events and experience to perform like a true marketing channel not just a line item. Inside, you\u2019ll learn how leading brands define experiential marketing, choose the right formats, and design \u201cmoney-can\u2019t-buy\u201d moments that create emotional connection and long-term loyalty. Get practical ideas for leveraging AI, RFID, and data to personalize experiences at scale, measure behavior across touchpoints, and connect those insights back to the pipeline and revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-ama-download button button-solid button-red\" href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////ama.tradepub.com//c//pubRD.mpl?secure=1&sr=pp&_t=pp:&qf=w_cvea53&ch=\%22 download>Download<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","post_title":"Experiential Marketing Playbook for Modern B2B Marketers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"experiential-marketing-playbook-for-modern-b2b-marketers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-03-30 15:16:29","post_modified_gmt":"2026-03-30 20:16:29","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?p=231152","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":150686,"post_author":"180004","post_date":"2024-03-05 12:35:20","post_date_gmt":"2024-03-05 18:35:20","post_content":"\n<iframe src=https://www.ama.org/"https:////podcasters.spotify.com//pod//show//jm-buzz//embed//episodes//How-Should-a-Firm-Collaborate-with-Suppliers-to-Co-develop-Products-e2mndgj//a-abfacc3/" height=\"161px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When a giant multinational like Unilever partners with one of its major suppliers, such as the industrial enzyme-producer Novozyme, the collaboration can fast-track innovation and improve business performance. Such a partnership between a firm and a supplier brings together knowledge, technologies, and other resources to create a product, service, or solution\u2014and industry reports indicate that up to 85% of firms believe these collaborations are an effective means of innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This broader impact of product co-development collaboration is aptly captured in the following public statement by the multinational pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As critical drivers of our strategy, external innovation and partnering have brought significant commercial success and pipeline growth. Twelve of our company\u2019s twenty blockbuster medicines are derived from collaborations. In addition, more than sixty percent of our current development pipeline is externally sourced bringing significant external innovation to complement our internal capabilities and innovation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, such collaborations also expose the firm to various transactional hazards such as knowledge spillovers and opportunism. In a <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429231222269/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new <em>Journal of Marketing<\/em> article<\/a>, we demonstrate how misaligned contracts can erode innovation outcomes of high-tech firms. The danger looms large when a firm fails to consider its positioning strategy and functional capabilities when crafting innovation collaboration contracts with its suppliers. This creates a barrier to a firm\u2019s ability to generate sustained dividends from its broader marketing strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategic decisions taken by firms are based on the presumed value generated from the implementation of the decisions and the presumed costs incurred in the process. As important as innovation co-developments are to a firm\u2019s broader marketing strategy, managers should ask themselves an important question: Will such contracts help sustain any strategy dividend? The strategy dividend can be whittled away if there is no \u201cfit\u201d between a firm\u2019s strategic positioning, functional capabilities, and the governance modes of co-development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-downsides-of-joint-venture-partnerships\">The Downsides of Joint Venture Partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider, for example, industry observations that <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////hbr.org//2020//09//joint-ventures-and-partnerships-in-a-downturn/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joint Venture (JV) partnerships can help firms navigate economic downturns<\/a>. Economic downturns impose a need for cost efficiencies, and JVs can be useful because of presumed close coordination between the two entities. Yet, as our hypotheses and results show, this economic dividend can only be realized when firms have high technological capabilities. For firms with similar efficiency orientations, we estimate that their technological capabilities are associated with an increase of 5.2% in innovation performance for JVs, but not for technology licensing contracts and joint development agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, estimates show that strong marketing capabilities in the same situation are associated with a decrease of 17.9% in innovation performance for JVs. Additionally, marketing capabilities seem to be more benign for joint development agreements in high differentiation-oriented firms. For such firms, marketing capabilities are associated with an increase of 7.8% in innovation performance for joint development agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our central themes is that the idea of fit in co-development collaborations comes with underlying notions of misalignment costs that need to be recognized. While mapping the bases of misalignment, we highlight the keystone role of the firm\u2019s positioning strategy in innovation collaborations. Strategy frames how a firm deploys its resources and focuses its energies. So, a misalignment will naturally manifest in inefficiency, perhaps one that will emerge over time. As our empirical results bear out, misalignment between collaboration contracts, capabilities, and strategy significantly erodes innovation outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lessons-for-chief-marketing-officers\">Lessons for Chief Marketing Officers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our study offers three key takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For better innovation outcomes, firms need to select the collaboration form that motivates their partners to share know-how and expertise and facilitate efficient knowledge transfers. At the same time, firms must also pay attention to protecting their valuable knowledge and skills from opportunistic appropriation and ensure effective use of their deployed resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firms need to build the \u201cright\u201d functional capability to yield the most benefit from innovation collaborations. For instance, a firm needs to invest in building marketing capabilities if it is driven by high differentiation and consider more arms-length arrangements such as joint development agreements with suppliers. In contrast, firms driven by efficiency considerations are better off developing their technological capabilities when considering a joint venture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firms must resist blindly copying the practices of other firms, regardless of the appearance of \u201cindustry best practices.\u201d Considering the firm\u2019s positioning strategy along with its capabilities is crucial to designing effective contracts. Thus, blanket prescriptions for one or the other types of contracts (e.g., joint ventures during downturns) may be misdirected.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From: <\/strong>Nehal Elhelaly and Sourav Ray, \u201c<a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429231222269/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collaborating to Innovate: Balancing Strategy Dividend and Transactional Efficiencies<\/a>,\u201d<em> <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","post_title":"The Dangers of Misaligned Product Co-development Contracts\u2014And How They Can Derail Innovation in High-Tech Firms","post_excerpt":"Collaborations between a firm and a supplier can be beneficial but may also expose the firm to various transactional hazards. A new Journal of Marketing study finds that misaligned product co-development contracts significantly derail firm innovation.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-dangers-of-misaligned-product-co-development-contracts-and-how-they-can-derail-innovation-in-high-tech-firms","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-01 16:27:55","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-01 21:27:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?p=150686","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":142034,"post_author":"173751","post_date":"2023-12-06 13:22:23","post_date_gmt":"2023-12-06 19:22:23","post_content":"\n\n\n<p>Buying groups or purchasing cooperatives, a.k.a. group purchasing organizations (GPOs), work together to leverage their collective purchasing power to get discounts from suppliers. They are common across industries such as health care (e.g., Vizient), manufacturing (e.g., IBC), hospitality (e.g., Pandion), and retailing (e.g., Nationwide), representing a considerable number of members and sizeable spending. Buying groups play an important governance role in business-to-business (B2B) exchanges by managing suppliers on behalf of their member buyers. By doing so, buying groups can negotiate on behalf of their members, resulting in suppliers offering better pricing and services to businesses because they place larger orders or spend more money with them annually. But despite the prevalence of such groups across industries, questions persist about their effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////journals.sagepub.com//doi//10.1177//00222437231152207#tab-contributors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A recent <em>Journal of Marketing Research<\/em> article<\/a> by Alok Kumar, Huanhuan Shi, Jenifer Skiba, Amit Saini, and Zhi Lu elucidates how buying groups impact buyer\u2013supplier relationships and supplier performance for buyers. The authors propose a framework for analyzing the triadic nature of the relationships between buyers, suppliers, and buying groups. This framework enables practitioners and scholars to grasp the inherent intricacies and nuances within these relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings show that buying groups can govern suppliers by monitoring their performance and community-building efforts to create harmonious ties between buyers and suppliers. Buying group monitoring enhances supplier performance, especially when coupled with buyer monitoring. However, community building is less effective when buyer\u2013supplier ties are already strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Buying groups can govern suppliers by monitoring their performance and community-building efforts to create harmonious ties between buyers and suppliers. Buying group monitoring enhances supplier performance, especially when coupled with buyer monitoring.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The efficacy of buying group governance also depends on dependence: Buying group monitoring is more impactful when the supplier depends on the group and when the buyer depends on the supplier. However, buying group community building weakens as the buyer's dependence on the supplier increases. The findings highlight the complex interplays between buying groups and buyer\u2013supplier dyads, suggesting the need to incorporate groups into studies of B2B exchanges. This study provides novel insights into governance mechanisms and the boundary conditions of group\u2013dyad interactions between buyers, suppliers, and buying groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-implications-for-industry\">Implications for Industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although monitoring efforts made by buying groups are beneficial, buyers should put their relational efforts into their interactions with suppliers. In addition, buyers and buying groups should strategically adapt their governance strategies in response to each other: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Buyers should emphasize supplier monitoring when buying groups monitor suppliers, and vice versa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buying groups should emphasize community building when buyer\u2013supplier ties are weak and deemphasize it when the ties are strong.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the authors call for further scrutiny on the effects of buyer groups\u2019 attributes, the impacts of community efforts aimed only at buyers (vs. buyers and suppliers jointly), and the distinctive role of contracts and incentives as monitoring practices. We interviewed the authors to gain deeper insight into this study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Q: Could you please summarize the article for practitioners or undergraduates in a sentence or two? Please include (a) the main insights offered, (b) their impact on managerial decision making, and (c) the advantages for institutional policymakers resulting from your research when explaining it to them.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Many buyer\u2013seller dyads engage with independent groups (e.g., buying groups\/GPOs, research consortiums, industry associations), but the B2B literature has focused mainly on dyadic relationships, ignoring these groups. We aimed to address this gap by anchoring ourselves in the health care sector. Specifically, we examine how GPOs, GPO-affiliated suppliers, and buyer firms (hospitals) work together to enhance the value delivered to hospitals. We find that GPOs govern their affiliated suppliers through both formal (e.g., benchmarking) and informal (e.g., community building) mechanisms, which support the supplier\u2019s performance as delivered to the hospital, contingent on the hospital\u2019s governance of the supplier as well as the parties\u2019 dependence on each other in complex ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managerially, we suggest that hospitals and buying groups establish clear benchmarks for suppliers, particularly when the supplier is less replaceable, and groups undertake community-building efforts in fragmented markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our work can be relevant to policymakers in the health care sector, where escalating patient care costs are a major concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Q: You touched on the primary motivations behind the current study. Could you provide further insight into how this research idea was envisioned? Also, what is the relevance of this topic to managers in the B2B sector that warrants close attention?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> This paper was a result of a collaboration between a doctoral student (Jen Skiba) and a faculty team at the University of Nebraska. Jen\u2019s industry experience indicated mixed thoughts on the utility of GPOs for hospitals. While Jen was developing her dissertation on the purchasing styles of GPOs, the team came up with a new perspective that focused on the intricate interactions among the multiple actors (GPOs, hospitals, suppliers) involved in the contemporary procurement system of hospitals. We envisioned that governance mechanisms in the procurement system are crucial for improving hospital performance outcomes and patient service quality. Our interfirm perspective offers insights for managers in B2B sectors, suggesting how they can leverage distinct governance mechanisms to coordinate transactions that involve heterogeneous actors (individual firms, groups) and span multiple exchange relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Q: Given the paper's reference to previous studies not efficiently comprehending triadic relationships between buyers, suppliers, and buying groups, could it be the case that managers and marketers similarly encounter challenges in effectively approaching and assessing these relationships? If so, what factors might contribute to this ineffectiveness in their approach and evaluation?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Managers often face the problem of assessing outcomes in their interfirm relationships. In fact, prior research has shown that a variety of organizational forms, including distribution networks, franchising systems, new product alliances, co-branding, co-marketing initiatives, joint ventures, and so on, face the problem of externalities, in which a third-party actor can impact outcomes in a focal buyer\u2013seller relationship. Yet most of the B2B research that we see is dyadic in nature, ignoring the impact of these third parties (e.g., buying groups). The severity and frequency of this issue could depend on a host of factors, but some prominent ones include the resource endowments of the firms involved, their mutual dependence, and market uncertainty. The directional impact of these factors will need to be articulated considering the larger relationship context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Q: Do you consider any potential influence of contextual factors, such as industry or market characteristics, to affect the relationships explored in this paper? In other words, are there specific contexts in which the proposed model of triadic relationships becomes particularly relevant?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> While we did not explicitly test these other industry\/market factors, we conjecture that there could be some contexts in which the triadic model proposed in our paper might be more salient. In particular, in industries where buyer firms are small or fragmented (and therefore lack the ability to command good terms from suppliers), we expect the emergence of focused third-party actors (such as the GPOs in the current study) to facilitate buyer\u2013supplier exchange. Another condition could be the nature of the product, namely whether it is a commodity or is custom-made according to the needs of a particular buyer firm. GPOs must satisfy the preferences of many group members (buyers), which is hard to do when the products are custom-made for a specific need. Thus, we expect the third-party model will likely be less salient for highly specialized or customized products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Q: Can you share more insights into the specific challenges and barriers you faced during your research? For instance, what challenges did you encounter in establishing partnerships with hospital managers, and what advice or pitfalls can you share with future researchers and practitioners seeking similar partnerships?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> The biggest difficulty was getting hospital purchasing managers to respond to our questionnaire. To alleviate this issue, we had pre-contacted the hospitals and talked directly to the purchasing manager to get buy-in. Even when we had the buy-in, though, it was still difficult to obtain compliance. We offered some incentives to motivate the informants. As a part of this research, we also conducted approximately 25 in-depth interviews with industry participants. Locating these informants and getting them to respond to somewhat long interview sessions was also challenging. However, most agreed to help because the topic resonated with their industry experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Q: Could you share your thoughts on possible extensions of the current paper? For instance, how can the findings and methodology presented in your paper potentially serve as a foundation for future research or be applied to related areas within the field?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> The interorganizational governance angle can be applied to other situations that require coordinated efforts across multiple organizations. For example, an increasing number of hospitals have adopted new programs to provide medical services at patients\u2019 homes. Such programs require coordinated efforts from hospitals, pharmacies, community health services, and technology providers. Hospitals at the center of this network can leverage different governance mechanisms and their interplay to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient services. In addition, as a health care system may contract with multiple peripheral service providers for the hospitals under the system, they play similar roles as GPOs that aggregate hospital demand, monitor activities, and promote collaboration among them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read the full article:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alok Kumar, Huanhuan Shi, Jenifer Skiba, Amit Saini, and Zhi Lu (2023), \"<a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing-research///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact of Buying Groups on Buyer\u2013Supplier Relationships: Group\u2013Dyad Interactions in Business-to-Business Markets<\/a>,\"\u00a0<em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing-research///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing Research<\/a><\/em>, 60 (6), 1197\u2013220. doi:<a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////journals.sagepub.com//doi//full//10.1177//00222437231152207#tab-contributors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1177\/00222437231152207<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing-research///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing Research<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","post_title":"A Triadic Dance: When B2B Buying Groups Shape Buyer\u2013Supplier Relationships","post_excerpt":"How can firms in the health care sector, such as hospitals and their suppliers, benefit from buying groups (aka group purchasing organizations or GPOs)?","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-triadic-dance-when-b2b-buying-groups-shape-buyer-supplier-relationships","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-08 14:49:43","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-08 20:49:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?p=142034","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":139197,"post_author":"171778","post_date":"2023-11-07 05:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-07 11:00:00","post_content":"\n<iframe src=https://www.ama.org/"https:////podcasters.spotify.com//pod//show//jm-buzz//embed//episodes//Should-National-Brand-Manufacturers-Enter-the-Intensely-Competitive-Private-Label-Business-e2fr093/" height=\"161px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.askattest.com//our-research//2023-us-food-beverage-trends/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 report<\/a> by the consumer research company Attest found that 89.4% of adults in the U.S. are currently either \u201cvery likely\u201d or \u201csomewhat likely\u201d to shop around for the best deals on food and beverage products. In <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////dashboard.askattest.com//survey//K9CBNJNR7QC2VG//results//overview?date=1676470808278\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another 2023 survey from Attest<\/a>, 71% of consumers said they were likely to switch food and beverage brands to save money, and 80% believed brands conveniently cite inflation to justify price hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, shoppers are moving away from large national brands toward private labels. According to a <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.fmi.org//newsroom//latest-news//view//2022//06//21//key-attributes-beyond-just-price-drive-shoppers-to-private-brands/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey by The Food Industry Association<\/a>, 40% of shoppers said they have purchased more private labels since 2020, with <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.forbes.com//sites//louisbiscotti//2023//05//10//from-buy-buy-brands-to-bye-bye-brands-how-private-label-is-beginning-to-win-fb-brand-wars//?sh=296da4282faa\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30% of these shoppers citing<\/a> higher grocery prices as the reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some national brand manufacturers also produce private labels, and with such growth, the practice is likely to become even more commonplace. However, this phenomenon has been largely unexplored because the supply of private labels\u2014and to whom they are supplied\u2014is a well-kept secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429231196575/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new <em>Journal of Marketing<\/em> study<\/a>, we explore the complex trade-offs involved in dual branding, that is, the supply of private label products by manufacturers of national brands. We identify private label suppliers to six of the largest grocery retailers in Spain across over 260 product categories and combine that information with purchase data from a national household panel. Armed with this unique dataset, we explore the factors that drive dual branding and what effect it has on the national brands of dual branders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We find that more than 70% of private label suppliers to these retailers supply both national and private label brands. In the majority of cases, dual branders supply private labels in categories where they have their own national brands; however, almost a third of the time, their private label categories are closely related to, but not the same as, the categories in which they have national brands. For example, consider a private label in beauty creams and a national brand in body milk. Or a private label in toast sticks and a national brand in cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does Supplying Private Labels Help (or Hurt) National Brand Manufacturers? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Private label supply is not limited to fringe national brand manufacturers; the strongest driver of private label supply is manufacturers with a large national brand business. Manufacturers of premium and innovative national brands supply private labels, especially to a retailer whose private label is not heavily discounted. Also, the more a manufacturer depends on a retailer for its national brand revenue\u2014and the more intense the competition it faces on that retailer\u2019s shelf\u2014the more likely it is to supply the retailer\u2019s private label. In other words, manufacturers see private label supply as a way to exploit scale and try to gain influence with retailers to benefit their national brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this quest for influence actually work out? The answer, according to our study, is yes\u2014with qualifiers. First, our research reveals that when a manufacturer starts supplying private labels to a retailer, its national brands enjoy a significant increase in relative distribution depth at that retailer. More items belonging to the brand are stocked, increasing its visibility at the point of purchase. This boost is even more pronounced for manufacturers that previously experienced declining distribution depth and faced higher competitive intensity. In effect, supplying private labels benefits national brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flip side, despite the increase in relative distribution depth, we find no corresponding boost in the relative share of dual branders\u2019 national brands at the retailer. This may seem odd, but it is important to remember that increasing distribution depth is under the control of the retailer, but an increase in sales is up to consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In sum, while supplying private labels can be a strategic move, it is not a cure-all for struggling national brands. Shelf space is a valuable resource for grocery retailers, most of whose business is still in physical stores. No retailer will continue to expand shelf space for a brand that lacks sufficient consumer demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lessons-for-manufacturers\"><strong>Lessons for Manufacturers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our study offers two important lessons for manufacturers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Manufacturers should supply private labels if they can succeed in that business as efficient and flexible producers at scale. Those with weak national brands may be better off migrating completely into private label production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturers that are considering supplying private labels in periods of excess capacity should look before they leap. They may assume they can get out of the private label business whenever they want, but terminating an arrangement with a retailer hurts their national brand distribution depth as much as starting one benefits it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>As national brand manufacturers navigate the private label landscape, our research will help them decide whether they should get into this intensely competitive business. It will also help them build competitive intelligence into the private label decisions of their channel counterparts and competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From: <\/strong>Yu Ma, Kusum L. Ailawadi, Mercedes Martos-Partal, and \u00d3scar Gonz\u00e1lez-Benito, \u201c<a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429231196575/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dual Branding by National Brand Manufacturers: Drivers and Outcomes<\/a>,\u201d<em> <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","post_title":"Weighing the Pros and Cons: National Brands in the Private Label Market","post_excerpt":"A new Journal of Marketing study explores the complex trade-offs involved when manufacturers of national brands supply private labels to retailers, a practice known as dual branding.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"should-national-brand-manufacturers-enter-the-intensely-competitive-private-label-business","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-07-02 09:48:13","post_modified_gmt":"2024-07-02 14:48:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?p=139197","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":137742,"post_author":"169605","post_date":"2023-10-17 05:02:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-10-17 10:02:00","post_content":"\n<iframe src=https://www.ama.org/"https:////podcasters.spotify.com//pod//show//jm-buzz//embed//episodes//A-Research-Proven-Strategy-for-Companies-to-Survive-Bankruptcy-e2euhhq//a-aasvt8l/" height=\"161px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings increased by 68% in the first half of 2023 from a year earlier, with companies such as Party City, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Envision Healthcare filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A company declaring bankruptcy seeks to reorganize its pre-bankruptcy debt while continuing business operations with the goal of emerging from bankruptcy speedily. Emergence from bankruptcy and the time in bankruptcy are collectively called bankruptcy survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, on average, only 50% of companies emerge from bankruptcy. Previous research has highlighted the role of companies\u2019 financial condition before bankruptcy\u2014such as a solvency risk, size, debt levels, and marketing expenses\u2014on its bankruptcy survival. However, companies, as buyers of goods and services, continue to interact with their suppliers during bankruptcy, and these interactions have been overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429231193994/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new <em>Journal of Marketing<\/em> study<\/a> finds that a bankrupt buyer and its suppliers\u2019 interactions during the buyer\u2019s bankruptcy affect its survival. These interactions happen through acts called motions that either the buyer or its suppliers file in a bankruptcy court. This involves each party providing information to its counterpart by undertaking acts that indicate its intentions, motives, or goals. The counterpart must, in turn, infer the acting party\u2019s intent from the latter\u2019s accommodative and exploitative acts undertaken over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accommodative and Exploitative Acts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accommodative acts signal a cooperative intent by making concessions to the counterpart. For example, a bankrupt buyer can file a motion that allows a supplier\u2019s payment to be made immediately rather than waiting until the end of the bankruptcy process. Or a buyer can assume a supplier contract, which confirms the business relationship will continue. Likewise, suppliers can also engage in accommodative acts like filing a \u201cno objection certificate\u201d that supports the buyer\u2019s acts. When one party engages in an accommodative act, it signals to the other party that it intends to collaborate. These acts indicate an emphasis on the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploitative acts signal a competitive stance, with the signaler emphasizing its intent to seek concessions emphasizing its own interests, even if such concessions may not be in the interests of its counterpart. For example, the buyer may decide to reject a supplier contract, thus signaling it wants to discontinue the relationship. A supplier can also engage in an exploitative act like reclaiming goods it had supplied just before the buyer filed for bankruptcy. These exploitative motions signal a competitive intent and that the party filing the motion is pursuing its own interest rather than collaborating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We study nearly 10,000 motions filed by 310 publicly listed buyers and their suppliers over 14 years and demonstrate the key role played by each party\u2019s accommodative and exploitative acts in the buyer\u2019s bankruptcy survival. We find that an increase in the rate of accommodative acts (accommodative velocity) improves the buyer\u2019s bankruptcy survival. An increase in the rate of exploitative acts (exploitative velocity) has the opposite effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>We find that an increase in the rate of accommodative acts improves the buyer\u2019s bankruptcy survival. An increase in the rate of exploitative acts has the opposite effect.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Our findings indicate that managers should pay attention to the underlying intent that emerges from accommodative and exploitative velocity. High accommodative velocity indicates an intent to cooperate. While high exploitative velocity indicates a competitive intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rate of acts provides more credible information on the party\u2019s intent than one-off acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-findings-and-lessons-for-chief-marketing-officers\">Findings and Lessons for Chief Marketing Officers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's how the rate of accommodative versus exploitative acts affects bankruptcy survival:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A 1% increase in a buyer\u2019s accommodative velocity improves bankruptcy survival by 39%, while a 1% increase in a buyer\u2019s exploitative velocity decreases bankruptcy survival by 33%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Similarly, a 1% increase in suppliers\u2019 accommodative velocity increases the buyer\u2019s survival by 32%, while a 1% increase in their exploitative velocity decreases survival by 28%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The positive effect of accommodative velocity on a buyer\u2019s bankruptcy survival is more pronounced when the behavior is consistent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our findings lead to four vital lessons for bankrupt buyers, their suppliers, and policymakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\">\n<li>Buyers and their suppliers should be strategic in their use of accommodative and exploitative acts. To improve the chances of a buyer\u2019s bankruptcy survival, they should increase the rate of accommodative acts while reducing the rate of exploitative ones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is important for both buyers and suppliers to realize that the rate of accommodative acts has a greater effect on bankruptcy survival, even though these acts represent only 15% of the motions filed during bankruptcy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Although the influence of suppliers\u2019 acts on bankruptcy survival is less potent than that of buyers, their effect is nevertheless substantial. Suppliers of companies undergoing bankruptcy should strategically engage with the buyer because this affects the buyer\u2019s bankruptcy survival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policymakers are keen on having suppliers engage in the buyer\u2019s bankruptcy process. However, not all suppliers participate because of the associated costs or a lack of interest. Our findings indicate that the rate of suppliers\u2019 acts affects buyers\u2019 bankruptcy survival, thereby providing evidence in support of increased supplier participation in the bankruptcy process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From: <\/strong>Sudha Mani, Vivek Astvansh, and Kersi D. Antia, \u201c<a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429231193994/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buyer\u2013Supplier Relationship Dynamics in Buyers\u2019 Bankruptcy Survival<\/a>,\u201d<em> <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","post_title":"The Secret to Surviving Bankruptcy: Pay Attention to Buyer\u2013Supplier Interactions During the Bankruptcy Process","post_excerpt":"A new Journal of Marketing study explains a strategy for managing supplier relationships that can help companies survive bankruptcy.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-secret-to-surviving-bankruptcy-pay-attention-to-buyer-supplier-interactions-during-the-bankruptcy-process","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-25 14:36:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-25 20:36:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?p=137742","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":101416,"post_author":"119442","post_date":"2022-06-07 11:31:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-07 11:31:00","post_content":"\n<h3><em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//learn//e-books-guides//how-b2b-marketers-are-using-data-to-drive-demand//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7b2022|q2%7d_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a> to Download the Full Report!<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our recent <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//learn//e-books-guides//how-b2b-marketers-are-using-data-to-drive-demand//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7B2022%7Cq2%7D_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Using Data to Drive Demand report<\/a> finds two important areas where B2B marketers are struggling. The first is measuring results (41%), and the second is making data actionable (39%). What that tells us is the name of the game in B2B demand generation is data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img src=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//wp-content//uploads//2022//06//B2B-Marketers-Where-do-you-struggle.png/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101459\" width=\"871\" height=\"653\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When calculating the effectiveness of data-driven demand generation programs. 73% of B2B marketers feel they are only somewhat successful in implementing strategies for these data-driven demand programs, highlighting the need for an improved automation platform that can streamline strategies and efforts for more successful outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//wp-content//uploads//2022//06//Are-you-successful-with-data-driven-demand-gen-1.png/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101460\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Benefits of an Effective Data-Driven Demand Generation Strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Get ready for more accurate campaigns, a streamlined qualification process and a way better customer experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you use data to generate demand for your B2B services or products, your programs are more accurate. And that matters, because when your marketing programs are more accurate, you tend to spend less for better quality leads in the long run. Relying on data for demand generation can certainly have big impacts on your business goals, but it\u2019s also an important way to help your customer feel seen, cared for, and excited about your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Improves Lead Quality for Your Teammates in Sales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly half of the B2B marketers we surveyed called out lead quality specifically as their number one benefit after implementing more data-driven demand generation programs. That\u2019s because using data to drive decision making helps to streamline the qualification process. The more you know about your audience, and then tailor your messaging to that audience, the more successful demand gen efforts can be. When you offer products and services to people who need them and are close to making a decision, that close is a lot closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Improves Customer Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important benefit called out by our survey respondents was the impact to customer experience. When you\u2019re using data responsibly in your <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//industries//b2b-marketing//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7B2022%7Cq2%7D_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B2B marketing automation programs<\/a>, there\u2019s an opportunity to provide such a different experience for the people visiting your website or interacting with your content anywhere. Tailoring your message with segmented email or dynamic page content is a great way to connect with the right leads and get them excited about your CTA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This adds up a stronger sales pipeline, better conversion rates and more qualified customers. Using data-driven demand generation as part of your <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//learn//e-books-guides//marketing-automation-quick-start-guide//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7B2022%7Cq2%7D_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marketing automation efforts<\/a> lets you connect with your target customers when and where they are ready to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does utilizing data significantly improve B2B demand generation strategies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vast majority of B2B marketers say yes. 95% of those surveyed agree to some extent with the statement, \u201cDemand generation is significantly improved when a data-driven strategy is used.\u201d Despite varying degrees of success, utilizing data will continue to improve B2B demand generation strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Access to Data Continues to Be a Major Hurdle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you agree that data would help your strategy, you\u2019re right. The challenge is that many are unable to access the data needed to help solidify their strategies. 32% of the B2B marketing professionals we surveyed said having the right data to make effective decisions is a struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, using a marketing automation platform can help B2B marketers find success. Your automation tools should be collecting all the data you need. It\u2019s all a matter of the correct set-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few ideas to configure your system for the best possible use of data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Use tracking pixels on your website to collect information about how people behave when visiting your site.<\/li><li>Track email engagement to see what\u2019s connecting<\/li><li>Integrate your tech stack so you can track event attendance and interactions with your team<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This data can give you a look into what is working and what isn\u2019t, allowing you to adjust your strategy for demand generation gains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Data Quality is Key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the data behind decision-making is irrelevant or of poor quality, it is incredibly difficult for a B2B demand generation strategy to be effective. Only one-third (34%) of B2B marketing professionals report feeling certain that the quality of their data allows them to make effective decisions on where to spend marketing and sales resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling certain about your data is critical to your demand generation strategy. Using a marketing automation platform helps improve data quality and provides a complete picture of your customers by consolidating and storing all the data in one place so that it becomes a single source of truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Importance of Customer Journey Mapping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding when, where, and why customers enter and exit the buying journey is key to creating a more effective strategy that results in growth. The smartest B2B marketers use customer journey mapping as a key part of their demand generation efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few reasons why customer journey mapping is so effective:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Reveals the big picture of the buying process<\/li><li>Uncovers points of friction in the buying process, include content or product gaps<\/li><li>Provides a basis for predicting customer behavior<\/li><li>Improves the customer experience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a customer journey map is a great way to gain a better understanding of your customers and their experience with your brand. Follow <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//blog//customer-journey-mapping//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7B2022%7Cq2%7D_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">these steps<\/a> to get started with creating a customer journey map. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have a better understanding of your customer journey, marketing automation can help you push out the best-fitting touchpoints for customers at each stage of their journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Data Impacts More Than Just the Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marketing involves understanding your customers and why they should want your product or service. Data insights help give you a glimpse into who they are, their buying behavior, and how to communicate with them. But data isn\u2019t just for baselines and benchmarking. Data impacts many different facets of marketing, from demand generation to <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//learn//e-books-guides//effective-email-guide//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7B2022%7Cq2%7D_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email nurturing<\/a>, to customer experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demand generation strategies rely on quality data, because to serve the right ads or create the right webinar topics, you\u2019ve got to know the audience. To serve them in the right places with the right budget is a whole \u2018nother level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coupling your data-backed demand gen strategy with marketing automation allows you start with more targeted programs and then take the guesswork out of nurturing. Streamlining your touchpoints for a more customized experience is more appealing to leads and creates a more efficient process for your company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People appreciate personalization. An effective way to ensure you get personalization right is by <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//blog//capture-and-use-first-party-data//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7B2022%7Cq2%7D_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">effectively using segmentation<\/a> to reach a variety of different audiences. Try using segmentation strategies when analyzing your data, giving you a more in-depth look into your leads and who is attracted to your brand. Using data with a more segmented approach helps you create high-value, relevant content for potential customers, which also helps drive demand generation and get more qualified leads into the pipeline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Beat B2B Marketing Demand Generation Programs Begin & End With Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective demand generation strategies help drive growth for B2B companies by delivering highly targeted and engaging content. Whether that\u2019s organically through good content, or paid for with ads, syndication or events, successful demand generation is crucial for a healthy business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order for these strategies to be effective, they need to be driven by data. Gaining this data through marketing automation gives you the insights you need and helps you streamline your approach and keep winning new business.\u00a0<br>Data-backed demand generation is just one of the many\u00a0<a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//blog//marketers-check-out-these-hot-b2b-marketing-automation-trends//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign=%7B2022%7Cq2%7D_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trends <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//blog//marketers-check-out-these-hot-b2b-marketing-automation-trends///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>in B2B marketing<\/a>\u00a0that can help inspire your decisions moving forward, as you find different ways to connect with and convert new customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanna know how YOU can use data to drive demand? Get all the inspiration you need from the full report below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////act-on.com//learn//e-books-guides//how-b2b-marketers-are-using-data-to-drive-demand//?utm_channel=ppl&utm_subchannel=syndication_partner&utm_medium=syndication_partner&utm_source=american%20marketing%20association&utm_campaign={2022|q2}_content_syndication&utm_content=blog_demand_generations_trends&utm_contentversion=sponsored_content_round2\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//wp-content//uploads//2022//06//Act-On_content-Card-Image-Square_DemandGenTrends.png?w=486\%22 alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101466\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","post_title":"B2B Demand Generation Trends: The Newest Data","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"b2b-demand-generation-trends-the-newest-data","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-03 17:03:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-03 23:03:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?p=101416","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":100527,"post_author":"132253","post_date":"2022-05-11 05:02:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-05-11 05:02:00","post_content":"\n<p>Alliances are an essential component of a firm\u2019s strategic arsenal for thriving in today\u2019s hyper-competitive marketplace. They serve as a mechanism for partners to implement their agendas and achieve marketing-related goals (e.g., develop new product and enter new markets). Yet, many alliances underperform. Given the large investments firms make to form and manage alliances, it is crucial to address such a real-world marketing problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429221100186/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently published <em>Journal of Marketing<\/em> study<\/a>, our research team examines the nature, functioning, and performance relevance of Machiavellianism in alliance partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do so by focusing on a fundamental issue alliances face\u2014both the bright side and dark side of alliances shape their effectiveness. Alliances offer a platform for joint learning that can serve the interests of the partnership (bright side) or they can foster learning-related exploitation and the use of power to prioritize one\u2019s own goals (dark side). The tension between these routes can be used by an alliance partner with Machiavellian characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Machiavellianism in an alliance is a firm\u2019s strategy of social conduct that involves manipulation of the partner for own gain, often against its best interests. Our Theories-in-Use interviews with executives confirmed that Machiavellianism resonates strongly in the marketing alliance context. For example, one CEO commented that \u201cFor companies like mine, tie-ups are a unique vehicle that offer great opportunities to benefit from the partner and its skills. We are masters of manipulation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like other social psychology constructs transferred from the individual to the firm level, Machiavellianism is partly dispositional (internal beliefs) and partly manifest (behavioral). We did not find evidence that Machiavellianism is a fixed, firm-level disposition. Instead, our interviewees were convinced their firm\u2019s Machiavellianism and its dimensions (i.e., distrust in the partner, desire for status, amoral manipulation, and desire for control) vary across alliance settings. For instance, the managing director of a marketing alliance was adamant that \u201cIt can change. Our motives, needs, and desire to lead in the production of new skills \u2026 change, as it is often easier to chalk up another victory by deceiving rather than leading.\u201d <br> <br>Our main study examines a firm\u2019s Machiavellianism as a driver of its performance effectiveness in the alliance via learning and power mechanisms. We find that Machiavellianism harms performance by: (a) weakening motivations to develop and learn new knowledge with the partner (i.e., collaborative learning); (b) strengthening motivations related to anxiety about failing to access and learn new knowledge from the partner (i.e., learning anxiety); and (c) increasing the use of power to dominate the alliance\u2019s agenda. <br> <br>We also find that while Machiavellianism naturally drives learning anxiety, it can encourage collaborative learning when there is situational knowledge furnished by collaborative history. The path to use of power is unaffected by collaborative history. Using history to understand the situation opens the way for Machiavellian pragmatists to favor bright-side (collaborative) learning over the more intuitive dark-side (anxiety) route in the race to learn. Using collaborative history, we find moderating conditions that can benefit performance by neutralizing the negative performance effects of Machiavellianism through collaborative learning and learning anxiety, but not use of power. <br> <br>Our quasi-longitudinal study allows us to recognize that learning and power effects take time to unfold. We unveil evidence that performance outcomes of learning are contingent on the alliance development stage. We observe an inverted U-shaped moderation at the alliance development stage on the paths from collaborative learning and learning anxiety to performance. Once an alliance partnership is past its peak, opportunities fade for both learning-related mechanisms.<br> <br>We further observe that the competitive mechanism, use of power, appears to be problematic because it is resistant to the conditioning effects of both knowledge built via collaborative history and the alliance development stage. Machiavellian use of power to dominate the alliance\u2019s agenda is a key concern for alliance management. <br> <br>We advise managers that Machiavellian firms\u2019 preoccupation with dark-side learning anxiety and use of power could preclude a focus on collaborative learning, to the detriment of performance. Still, it is important that managers factor into their planning the conditioning effects of alliance situational factors like collaborative history.<br> <br>Understanding how to identify a Machiavellian partner is beneficial for practitioners because such partners are adept at creating the illusion of cooperation. Our Theories-in-Use discussions surfaced manifestations of Machiavellianism\u2019s behavioral side that would allow the detection of a Machiavellian partner. Machiavellian firms are likely to exhibit behaviors that reflect its dimensions, such as hypervigilance, authoritative work patterns, and calculative adaptations.<br> <br>Firms may find it prudent to set up an alliance with a partner with Machiavellian characteristics, provided the partner offers a good fit of capabilities for the alliance work. The challenge facing managers is to surface this partner\u2019s Machiavellianism and suppress its deleterious effects until they can find value in collaborative learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429221100186/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full article<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From: <\/strong>Giuseppe Musarra, Matthew Robson, and Constantine Katsikeas, \u201c<a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////doi.org//10.1177//00222429221100186/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Machiavellianism in Alliance Partnerships<\/a>,\u201d <em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//2022//09//26//machiavellianism-in-alliance-partnerships///">Read the authors\u2019 slides for sharing this material in your classroom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <em><a href=https://www.ama.org/"https:////www.ama.org//journal-of-marketing///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","post_title":"Navigating Machiavellianism in Corporate Alliance Partnerships","post_excerpt":"Corporate alliances often have shifting power dynamics. 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