Consumer Behavior Flashcards
Consumer Behavior
entails all consumer activities associated with purchase use and disposal.
Individual consumer
purchase goods to satisfy own needs or wants
Organizational Consumer
purchase goods and services for… Produce other goods, resale, help run organization
Purchase activities
consumers acquire goods, includes all activities leading up to the sale
Use actvities
describe where and when how consumption happens
disposal activities
the way consumers get rid of a product after use.
Emotional or Affective responses
reflect consumer emotions feeling moods
mental or cognitive responses
consumers thought processes opinions and beliefs, can be specific or broad
Behavioral responses
consumers over decisions and actions during the 3 activities
Why study consumer behavior?
improve business performance, influence public policy,educate the consumer
Marketing concept
idea firms should discover and satisfy customer needs in a profitable way
Custo er perceived value
customers overall assessment of the use vs cost of an object
customer delight
customer benefits exceed expectations
motivation research
applied psychoanalytical theory to behavior in-depth interviews used.
Behavioral science perspective
applies scientific method to explain and control predict consumer behavior
marketing science approach
using computer based simulations and math models
quantitative research methpds
empirical data collected
basic research
looks for general relationships b/w variables regardless of situation
Applied research
study is specific to the situation of marketer
Marketing research process
1) define the problem
2) determine the research design (exploratory, descriptive, causal)
3) design data collection methods
4) sampling
5) analyzes of results
6) recommendations
Focus group
group of 8-12 people moderator leads discussion of research question
Projective txhnique
meaningless questions that make subject say what they think
causal research
tries to identify cause and effect relationships
correlated
testable significant relationships exist b/w 2 variables
illusory correlation
believing their is correlation when there is not
causal
2 variables are correlated and one influences the other
Why segment market?
allows company to focus resources on the part they can control
2 main assumptions of market segmentation?
- consumer preferences vary
- consumers willing to pay extra because their needs are catered to.
target market
segment a firm markets to
positionning
communication with target market w/ marketing mix variables