Understanding Consumer Behavior
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES (LO) AFTER READING CHAPTER 5, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
Describe the stages in the consumer purchase decision process.
Distinguish among three variations of the consumer purchase decision process: extended, limited, and routine problem solving.
Identify the major psychological influences on consumer behavior.
Identify the major sociocultural influences on consumer behavior.
Coppertone case and Paradox of Choice Ted Talk
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ENLIGHTENED CARMAKERS KNOW WHAT CUSTOM(H)ERS VALUE
Women:
Make 60 Percent of New Car Buying Decisions
Influence 84 Percent of Decisions
Key Elements of Their Decisions:
The Sense of Styling
The Need for Speed
The Substance of Safety
The Shopping Experience
Women-Drivers.com
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The purchase decision process consists of five stages.
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS PROBLEM RECOGNITION
Purchase Decision Process
Problem Recognition Starts with the Difference Between:
Consumer’s Ideal Situation
Consumer’s Actual Situation
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS INFORMATION SEARCH
Information Search: Seeking Value
Internal Search
External Search
Personal Sources
Public Sources
Marketer-Dominated Sources
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Common Consumer Selection Criteria for the Evaluation of Smartphones
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS ALTERNATIVE EVALUATION
Alternative Evaluation Stage:
Suggests Criteria for Purchase
Yields Brands that Meet Criteria
Develops Value Perception
Evaluative Criteria
Consideration Set
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS PURCHASE DECISION
Purchase Decision: Buying Value
Make the Purchase Decision by:
Decide from Whom to Buy
Decide When to Buy
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS POSTPURCHASE BEHAVIOR
Postpurchase Behavior: Realizing Value
Customer Satisfaction Studies
Satisfied Customers Tell 3 People
Dissatisfied Customers Tell 9 People!
Cognitive Dissonance
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MARKETING MATTERS How Much Is a Satisfied Customer Worth?
Customer Satisfaction Underlies the Marketing Concept
How Much is it Worth?
Frito-Lay: Average Consumer Spends $52.50 per year
Exxon: $500 per year for Gas
Kleenex: $994 over 60 Years
Ford: Increasing Customer Retention from 60 percent to 80 percent Is Worth $100 Million in Profit per Percentage Point
Research Shows 5 Percent Increase in Retention can Increase Profits by 70-80 Percent
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Consumer Involvement Affects Problem Solving
Involvement
Extended Problem Solving (High Involvement)
Limited Problem Solving (Medium Involvement)
Routine Problem Solving (Low Involvement)
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Comparison of problem-solving variations: extended, limited, and routine.
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT & MARKETING STRATEGY
Low Involvement
Common Products
Maintain Product Quality
Avoid Stockouts
Reduce Cognitive Dissonance with Ads
High Involvement
Consumers Seek Product Information
Use Comparative Ads
Use Personal Selling
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CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION PROCESS SITUATIONAL INFLUENCES
Situational Influences Affect Purchase Decisions
Situational Influences
Purchase Task
Social Surroundings
Physical Surroundings
Temporal Effects
Antecedent States
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Apple Consumer Journey Map and Consumer Touchpoints for Electronic Devices Sold in Apple Stores
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Influences on the consumer purchase decision process from both internal and external sources.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CONSUMER MOTIVATION AND PERSONALITY
Motivation
Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological Needs
Safety Needs
Social Needs
Personal Needs
Self-actualization Needs
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR PERSONALITY
Personality
Self-Concept
Key Traits – Enduring Characteristics of a Person:
Assertiveness
Extroversion
Compliance
Dominance, etc.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CONSUMER PERCEPTION (1 of 2)
Perception
Selective Perception
Selective Exposure
Selective Comprehension
Selective Retention
Subliminal Perception
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MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS The Ethics of Subliminal Messages
FTC – “Subliminal Messages Are Deceptive.”
But Are Not Illegal
Two-thirds of U.S. Consumers Think Subliminal Messages Are in Commercials
50 Percent Think This Causes Them to Buy
Are Subliminal Messages Unethical?
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CONSUMER PERCEPTION (2 of 2)
Strategies to Reduce Perceived Risk
Obtain Seals of Approval
Secure Endorsements
Provide Free Trials/Samples
Give Extensive Instructions
Provide Warranties/Guarantees
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CONSUMER VALUES, BELIEFS, AND ATTITUDES (1 of 2)
Attitude Formation – Learned Response to Objects in Consistent Way (Favorable or Unfavorable)
Attitude
Values Affect Attitudes
Beliefs
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CONSUMER VALUES, BELIEFS, AND ATTITUDES (2 of 2)
Marketers Use Three Approaches to Change Attitudes:
Change Beliefs About a Brand’s Attributes
Change Perceived Importance of Attributes
Add New Product Attributes
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CONSUMER LIFESTYLE
Lifestyle
How People Spend Their Time and Resources
Lifestyle Analysis Useful for Targeting Consumers
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SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR REFERENCE GROUPS
Reference Groups
Associative Group
Brand Community
Aspiration Group
Dissociative Group
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SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR FAMILY INFLUENCE (2 of 2)
Family Decision-Making
Two Styles:
Spouse-Dominant
Joint
Family Member Roles:
Information Gatherer
Influencer
Decision Maker
Purchaser
User
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SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR SOCIAL CLASS INFLUENCE
Social Class
People Share Similar Values, Interests, and Behavior
Occupation, Income Source, Education Determine Social Class
Upper
Middle
Lower
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SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CULTURE AND SUBCULTURE INFLUENCES (1 of 3)
Culture
Subcultures
Hispanic Buying Patterns
Quality and Brand Conscious
Prefer American-made Products
Influenced by Family and Peers
Advertising Is Credible Product Information Source
Nissan Ad
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VIDEO CASE 5 COPPERTONE: CREATING THE LEADING SUN CARE BRAND BY UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS
Coppertone Video Case
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VIDEO CASE 5 Coppertone (1 of 5)
How has an understanding of consumer behavior helped Coppertone grow in the United States and around the globe?
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VIDEO CASE 5 Coppertone (2 of 5)
Describe the five-stage purchase decision process for a Coppertone customer.
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VIDEO CASE 5 Coppertone (3 of 5)
What are the possible situational, psychological, and sociocultural influences on the Coppertone consumer purchase decision process?
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Paradox of Choice
Barry Schwartz Ted Talk
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WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM CHAPTER 5
Describe the stages in the consumer purchase decision process.
Distinguish among three variations of the consumer purchase decision process: extended, limited, and routine problem solving.
Identify the major psychological influences on consumer behavior.
Identify the major sociocultural influences on consumer behavior.
Copper tone case and Paradox of Choice Ted Talk
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