Ch. 5 Understanding Consumer and Business Buyer Behavior Flashcards
Consumer buyer behavior
the buying behavior of final consumers such as individuals and households
Consumer market
All of the individuals or households that buy goods/services combined
Culture
basic values, perceptions, wants, and behaviors learned by a member of society from family and other important institutions.
Buyers black box
Buyer’s characteristics and the Buyer’s decision process. This s where marketers would like to be able to get into the mind of their buyers but it is very hard to do so
subculture
A group of people with shared value systems based on common life experiences and situations. Important EX: Hispanic American, African American, and Asian American consumers.
Cross-cultural marketing
including all ethic themes and perspectives in a brand’s mainstream marketing, appealing to consumer similarities across subcultures rather than differences.
social class
More than just about money/income
Relatively permanent and ordered divisions in a society whose members share similar values, interests, and behaviors.
Opinion leader
someone is a group who because of their status, knowledge or expertise have a strong power to influence others in the group.
Family
most important consumer buying organization in society,
What are two important characteristics of groups that determine buying behavior?
Role and status
Personal factors
age and life-cycle stage, occupation, economic situation, lifestyle, and personality and self-concept.
marketers often use life-cycle stage and develop appropriate products and marketing plans for each stage.
Lifestyle
A person’s pattern of living as expressed in his or her activities, interests, and opinions.
our major psychological factors:
motivation, perception, learning, and beliefs and attitudes.
Motive (drive)
a need that is so strong that it makes those feeling it have to satisfy that desire
subliminal advertising
being affected by marketing messages without even knowing it
Selective distortion
describes the tendency of people to interpret infor- mation in a way that will support what they already believe
learning
changes in behavior based on experiences
what two characteristics are the hardest to change
attitude and beliefs
buyer decision process consists of five stages:
need recognition, information search, evaluation of alternatives, purchase decision, and postpurchase behavior.
need recognition—
the buyer recognizes a problem or need. and is influenced by an internal or external stimuli
postpurchase behavior is based on these two:
expectations and product’s perceived performance