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Consumer Behaviour
Behavior
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Learning Objectives 1 of 2
LO1 Discuss why an understanding of consumer
behavior is valuable in developing advertising
and promotional programs.
LO2 Describe the steps in the consumer decision-
making process.
LO3 Explain the influence on consumer behavior of
psychological processes like perception and
motivation.
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Learning Objectives 2 of 2
LO4 Discuss behavioral learning theory and cognitive
learning theory.
LO5 Explain the influence of external factors like
culture and demographic variables.
LO6 Identify new ways to study consumer behavior.
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An Overview of Consumer Behavior
Consumer Behavior: Process and activities people
engage in with relation to products and services to
satisfy their needs and desires
– Searching and selecting
– Purchasing and using
– Evaluating
– Disposing
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Examining Consumer Motivations
– Helps in understanding the reasons underlying consumer
purchases
– Motives: Factors that compel a consumer to take a
particular action
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Exhibit 4-5
While Volvo uses an appeal to security needs by focusing on
safety, why is the Jaguar ad an appeal to self-actualization?
Source: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. All Rights Reserved
© Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
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Figure 4-2 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Perception
– Receiving, selecting, organizing, and interpreting
information to create a meaningful picture of the world
– Depends on:
• Internal factors
• Characteristics of a stimulus
– Selecting Information
• Internal psychological factors determine what one focuses on
and/or ignores
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Perception continued
– Interpreting the Information
• Organizing and categorizing information influenced by:
– Internal psychological factors
– The nature of the stimulus
– Selective Perception
• Results from the higher number of complexity of the marketing
stimuli a person is exposed to
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Perception continued
– Selective Perception continued
• Selective comprehension
– Consumers interpret information on the basis of their own
attitudes, beliefs, motives, and experiences
• Selective retention
– Consumers do not remember all the information they see,
hear, or read even after attending to and comprehending it
– Mnemonics: Symbols, rhymes, associations, and images that
assist in the learning and memory process
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Perception continued
– Subliminal/Hidden Perception
• Ability to perceive a stimulus that is below the level of conscious
awareness
• Controversial tactic with strong ethical implications
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Alternative Evaluation continued
– Evaluative Criteria and Consequences
• Evaluative criteria: Dimensions or attributes of a product that are
used to compare different alternatives
– Objective or subjective
– Viewed as product or service attributes
• Functional consequences: Concrete outcomes of product or
service usage
– Tangible and directly experienced by consumers
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Attitudes
– Learned tendencies to respond to an object
– Theoretically summarize a consumer’s evaluation of an
object
– Represent positive or negative feelings and behavioral
tendencies
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Exhibit 4-12
This Michelin ad stresses
advantages over competitors’
ads. What positioning strategy
is being employed?
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Purchase Decision
– Purchase intention
• Predisposition to buy a certain brand by matching purchase
motives with attributes of brands considered
– Brand loyalty
• Preference for a particular brand that results in its repeated
purchase
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Postpurchase Evaluation
– Satisfaction—Consumer’s expectations are met or
exceeded
– Dissatisfaction—Product performance is below
expectations
– Cognitive dissonance: Psychological tension experienced
after a difficult purchase choice
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Figure 4-7 Instrumental Conditioning in Marketing
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Environmental Influences on Consumer Behavior 2 of 2
Reference Groups
– Group whose presumed perspectives or values are being
used by an individual as the basis for his or her judgments,
opinions, and actions
Situational Determinants
– Specific situation in which consumers plan to use the
product or brand directly affects their perceptions,
preferences, and purchase behaviors
– Types: Usage, purchase, and communications situation
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Alternative Approaches to Consumer Behavior
New Methodologies
– Qualitative methods
– Linguistic or historical perspective of communications
– Examining the symbolic meanings of advertising and the
facets of consumption
New Insights
– Leads to better understanding of:
• Cultural significance of advertising messages
• Influence of advertising images on society
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