lecture 7+8+9 Flashcards
Purchase Decision Influences (socio-cultural/social)
- Culture: values, beliefs, customs/tastes deemed important to a group of people
- Subcultures: groups under cultures that include additional criteria
Social class
Peer groups
Reference groups
Gender roles
Purchase Decision Influences (situational)
How you make your solutions available to your target audience
- Physical environment
- Time
Buyer adoption process
Similar to steps in making a buying decision but incorporates adoption (purchase after initial trial) and confirmation (loyalty)
Stages in Buyer Adoption Process
- Awareness
The consumer becomes aware of the new product but lacks information about it. - Interest
The consumer seeks information about the new product - Evaluation
The consumer considers whether trying the new product makes sense - Trial
The consumer tries the new product on a small scale to improve his or her estimate of its value. - Adoption
The consumer decides to make full and regular use of the new product.
Diffusion of innovation
Key characteristics that impact success:
1. Relative advantage
2. Compatibility with existing values & practices
3. Complexity - how easy for customers
4. Trial ability - how easily sampled/experienced
5. Observability - how visible to view
Diffusion of innovation graph
Innovators (2.5%)
Early adopters (13.5%)
Early majority (34%)
Late majority (34%)
Laggards (16%)
Elasticity
High: small change in price ==> large change in demand
Low: large change in price ==> small change in demand
4 types of B2B markets
Producers
Resellers (retailers)
Government
Nonprofits
Market seg. variables
Demographic
Behavioral
Psychographic
Geographical
5 Steps of Targeting
- Evaluation criteria
Differentiability
Measurable , sustainable, accessible,actionable - Developing segment profiles
- Choosing targeting strategies
Undifferentiated, differentiated, concentrated, customized - Positioning
Developing a strategy aimed at influencing - Customer relationship management (CRM)
Toward a segment of one
Maximize the “lifetime value” of
each customer
Deliver “customer equity”
Three Layers of a Product
Inner: core benefit
Second: actual product (features, brand name, quality, packaging, design)
Third: added value (after sale service, delivery and credit, warranty)
Classifying products
- Consumer products (durable and non-durable)
- B2B products (i.e. Kelloggs sells cereal to supermarket)
Product line vs. product mix
Line: Group of related products that a company sells under a single brand
Mix: Set of all product lines a firm offers for sale
B2B Products
- Equipment
- Maintenance/repair/operating
- Raw materials
- Processed materials
- Component parts
- Specialized services (i.e. cleaning,
Creating a strong brand identity
- Brand names are a key decision
- Brand equity: value of a brand to an organization (established brand is more attractive than generic brand)
High equity = high customer loyalty, perceived quality, name awareness - Branding strategies