Chapter 6 Analyzing Consumer Markets

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6 concepts that would aid a marketer in understanding consumer behavior

Transcript of Chapter 6 Analyzing Consumer Markets

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ANALYZINGCONSUMERMARKETS

Mary Anne Cuartero

September 18, 2013

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Key Questions

1. What Influences Consumer Behavior?2. What are the Three Theories of Human

Motivation?3. What are the Five Stages of Consumer

Buying Process?4. What is Behavioral Decision Theory?

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What is Consumer Behavior?

Study of how individuals, groups,

and organizations select,buy, use, and dispose of goods

services, ideas or

experiences to satisfy their needs and wants

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Concept 1: What Influnces Consumer Behavior?

Cultural Factors Social Factors

Personal Factors

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Cultural Factors

Subcultures

Nationalities Racial GroupsReligions

Geographical Locations

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Social Factors

A. Reference Groups

Primary Groups - family, friends, neighbors, co-workers

Secondary Groups – religious, professional, trade-union groups

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Social Factors

Aspirational Groups – those that a person wishes to join

Dissociative Groups – those whose values or behavior an individual rejects

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Social Factors

B. Family

2 Families in a Buyer’s Life:

1.Family of Orientation

2.Family of Procreation

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Social Factors

C. Roles and Status

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Personal Factors

Age and Stage in the Lifecycle

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Personal Factors

Occupation

Economic Circumstances

Personality and Self Concept

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Personal Factors

Lifestyle

Time MoneyConstrained Constrained

Values

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Concept 2: Freud’s Theory of Human Motivation

Freud’sTheory

Behavioris guided by subconsciousmotivations

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Concept 3: Maslow’s Theory of Human Motivation

Maslow’sHierarchyof Needs

Behavioris driven by

lowest, unmet need

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Concept 4: Herzberg’s Theory of Human Motivation

Herzberg’sTwo-Factor

Theory

Behavior isguided by motivating and hygiene

factors

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Concept 5: Buying Decision Process

1. Problem Recognition

Internal ExternalStimuli Stimuli

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Buying Decision Process

2. Information Search

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Buying Decision Process

3. Evaluation of Alternatives

Beliefs and Attitudes

Expectancy Value Model

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Buying Decision Process

4. Purchase Decision

Non-compensatory Models of Consumer Choice – decision short-cuts

Cojunctive Heuristic

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Buying Decision Process

Lexicographic Heuristic

Elimination by Aspect Heuristic

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Buying Decision Process

Intervening Factors

Influence of Others

Unanticipated Situational Factors

Mitsubishi to recall

Montero units due to weld

issues

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Buying Decision Process

5. Post-purchase Behavior

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Concept 6: Behavior Decision Theory

• Consumers don’t always make deliberate or rational decisions.

Decision Heuretics

1. Availability Heuristic – decision based on a past outcome

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Behavior Decision Theory

2. Representativeness Heuristic – predictions based on how similar the outcome is to other examples

3.Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic – first impressions

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Conclusion

Marketers must have a thorough understanding of how consumers think,

feel, and act.

A connection must be made between companies and consumers

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ANALYZINGCONSUMERMARKETS

Mary Anne Cuartero

September 18, 2013