In the course of converting to a marketing orientation, a company faces three hurdles _______.

In the course of converting to a marketing orientation, a company faces three hurdles _______.

A. Organized resistance, slow learning, and fast forgetting (Correct)
B. Management, customer reaction, competitive response
C. Decreased profits, increased R&D, additional distribution
D. Forecasted demand, increased sales expense, increased inventory costs

Several scholars have found that companies who embrace the marketing concept achieve superior performance. This was first demonstrated for companies practicing a ___________ understanding and meeting customers’ expressed needs.

Several scholars have found that companies who embrace the marketing concept achieve superior performance. This was first demonstrated for companies practicing a ___________ understanding and meeting customers’ expressed needs.

A. Reactive market orientation (Correct)
B. Proactive marketing orientation
C. Total market orientation
D. Impulsive market orientation