Chapter 5: consumer and buyer behavior Flashcards
consumer buyer behavior
the buying behavior of final consumers
consumer market
all the individuals and households that buy or acquire goods and services for personal consumption
market stimuli
the marketing mix (product, place, price and promotion)
other stimuli
economic, technological, social and cultural
what does the buyers black box include
- buyers characteristics
- buyers decision process
purchase behavior
what the buyer buys, when, where and how much
cultural factors
- culture
- subculture
- social class
culture
The set of basic values, perceptions, wants and behaviors learned by a member of society
Subculture
group of people with shared value systems based on common life experiences and situations
- hispanic american consumers (deeply family oriented)
- african american consumers (more price consious and heavy social media users)
- asian american consumers (shop frequently and are brand conscious, brand loyal)
Total marketing strategy
integratic ethnic themes and cross cultural perspectives with a brands mainstream marketing, appealing to consumer similarities cross subcultural segments
social class
relatively permanent and ordered divisions in a society whose members share similar values, interests and behaviors
social factors
- groups and social networks
- family
- roles and status
groups
two or more people who interact to accomplish individual or mutual groups (membership, reference, aspirational)
Word of mouth influence
influence of personal words and recommendations of others on buying behaviour
Opinion leader
person who because of special skills, knowledge, personality or other characteristics exerts social influence on others
buzz marketing
enlisting or creating opinion leaders to serve as brand ambassadors who spread the word about a company’s products
online social networks
online social communities where people socialise or exchange information and opinions
Family
Family influences behaviors since for example children have a strong influence on family buying decisions
roles and status
the persons position in each group can be defined in terms of role and status
Role
activities people are expected to perform according to the people around them
personal factors
- occupation
- age and life style stage
- economic situation
- lifestyle
- personality and self concept
psychological factors
- motivation
- perception
- learning
- beliefs and attitudes