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CONSUMER MARKET AND BUYER BEHAVIOR TOPIC OUTLINE a. Model of Consumer Behavior b. Characteristic Affecting Consumer Behavior c. Types of Buying Decision Process d. The Buyer Decision Process e. The Buyer Decision Process for New Products
MODEL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR refers to the buying of final consumers, individuals and households who buy goods and services for personal consumption. CONSUMER MARKET is all the individuals and households that buy or acquire goods and services for personal consumption.
Product Price Place Promotion Stimuli Economic Technological Political Cultural
Buyer Characteristic Buying Decision Process
Buyer’s Response
Marketing
Buyer’s Black Box
The Environment
MODEL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Product choice Brand choice Dealer choice Purchase timing Purchase amount
Occupation
Roles and Status
Economic Situation Lifestyle Personality and self – concept
Motivation Perception Learning Beliefs and attitudes
BUYER
Family
PSYCHOLOGICAL
Social class
Age and Life cycle stage
PERSONAL
Subculture
Reference Groups
SOCIAL
Culture
CULTURAL
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR KEY FACTORS
• CULTURE – Forms a person’s wants and behaviour.
CULTURAL SOCIAL PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
• SUBCULTURE – Group with shared value system.
• SOCIAL CLASS – Society’s division who shares values, interest and behaviours.
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR KEY FACTORS
• Groups – Membership
CULTURAL SOCIAL PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
– Reference • Aspirational
– Opinion Leaders • Buzz marketing
• Family
– Many influencers
• Roles and Status
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR KEY FACTORS
• Buyer’s age and life –cycle stage • Occupation
CULTURAL
• Economic situation
SOCIAL
• Lifestyle
PERSONAL
– Activities
PSYCHOLOGICAL
– Interest – Opinions
• Personality and Self -Concept
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR KEY FACTORS
MOTIVATION
CULTURAL SOCIAL PERSONAL
BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES
Psychological Factor Affecting Buyers choices
PSYCHOLOGICAL
LEARNING
PERCEPTION
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR • A motive is a need that is sufficiently pressing to direct the person to seek satisfaction. MASLOW’S THEORY OF MOTIVATION Self –Actualization needs Esteem need Social needs Safety needs Psychological needs
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR PERCEPTION is the process by which people select, organize and interpret information. Three perceptual processes: • Selective attention – Consumer screen out information.
• Selective distortion – People interpret to support beliefs.
• Selective retention – People retain points to support attitudes.
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR LEARNING describes changes in an individual’s behaviour arising from experience. Learning occurs through: • Drives – Internal stimulus that calls for action.
• Stimuli – Objects that move drive to motive.
• Cues – Minor stimuli that affect response.
• Reinforcement – Feedback on action.
CHARACTERISTIC AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR BELIEF • A descriptive thought about a brand or service. • Maybe based on real knowledge, opinion or faith. ATTITUDE • Describes a person’s evaluations, feelings and tendencies toward an object or idea.
• They are difficult to change.
TYPES OF BUYING DECISION PROCESS FIVE STAGES OF BUYERS DECISION PROCESS
Need Recognition
Information Search
Evaluation of alternatives
Purchase Decision
Post – purchase behavior
TYPES OF BUYING DECISION PROCESS
EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES PURCHASE DECISION
POST –PURCHASE BEHAVIOR
Buyer recognizes as a problem or a need arising from:
EXTERNAL STIMULI
INFORMATION SEARCH
Normal needs become strong enough to drive behaviour.
NEED RECOGNITION
NEED RECOGNITION
INTERNAL STIMULI
PROCESS STAGES
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TYPES OF BUYING DECISION PROCESS PROCESS STAGES
• Consumers exhibit heightened attention or actively search for information.
NEED RECOGNITION
• Sources of Information:
INFORMATION SEARCH
– Personal
EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
– Commercial
PURCHASE DECISION
– Experiential
POST –PURCHASE BEHAVIOR
– Public
• Word –of –mouth
TYPES OF BUYING DECISION PROCESS PROCESS STAGES
INFORMATION SEARCH
• Evaluation procedure depends on the consumer and the buying situation.
EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
• Uses information to evaluate alternative brand choices.
NEED RECOGNITION
PURCHASE DECISION
POST –PURCHASE BEHAVIOR
TYPES OF BUYING DECISION PROCESS PROCESS STAGES
• The consumer actually buys the product.
NEED RECOGNITION
• The consumer’s purchase decision will be to buy the most preferred brand.
INFORMATION SEARCH EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
TWO FACTOR intercede between purchase intentions and the actual decision.
PURCHASE DECISION
• Other people’s attitude
POST –PURCHASE BEHAVIOR
• Unexpected situational factors
TYPES OF BUYING DECISION PROCESS PROCESS STAGES NEED RECOGNITION
• Consumer take further action after purchase based on their satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
INFORMATION SEARCH EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES PURCHASE DECISION
POST –PURCHASE BEHAVIOR
• Cognitive dissonance is very common.
THE BUYER DECISION PROCESS FOR NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT goods, service or idea that is perceived by customers as new. ADOPTION PROCESS decision by an individual to become a regular user of the product.
THE BUYER DECISION PROCESS FOR NEW PRODUCT
THE BUYER DECISION PROCESS FOR NEW PRODUCT • People differ in their innovativeness or readiness to try new products. FIVE CATEGORIES OF ADOPTION
THE BUYER DECISION PROCESS FOR NEW PRODUCT