TARGETING WITHIN THE BUSINESS CENTER Once it has identified the type of businesses on which to focus marketing efforts, the firm must then decide how best to sell to them. To target their efforts properly, business marketers need to figure out: Who are the major decision participants? What decisions do they influence? What is their level of influence? What evaluation criteria do they use? Consider the following example: A company sells nonwoven disposable surgical gowns to hospitals. The hospital staff who participate in this buying decision include the vice president of purchasing, the operating room administrator, and the surgeons. The vice president of purchasing