The first level is the decision problem. In this study, the decision problem is the selection of the
marketing activities in which construction companies are likely to invest. The second
level constitutes three main criteria, namely costs, benefits and risks, which play a role
in the problem of prioritising the marketing activities. These three criteria are
commonly used in decision-making, prioritisation and selection problems (Saaty, 1999).
The third level consists of the corresponding sub-criteria of the main criteria. The
sub-criteria were determined after an extensive literature review on marketing and
construction marketing