Abstract
A key challenge facing business marketers surrounds developing a deeper understanding of customer needs. We conceptualize that challenge as having three dimensions: calculating, creating, and claiming value. We discuss key problems, new developments and research challenges in each of these three domains and note the desirability for a deeper collaboration between academics and practitioners to address the research challenges.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 287-299 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Marketing Letters |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- B2B markets
- Customer needs
- Customer value
- Product design
- Serial innovators
- Social networks