Consumer behaviour is a hotbed of psychological research‚ as it ties together issues of communication (advertising and marketing)‚ identity (you are what you buy)‚ social status‚ decision-making‚ mental and physical health (Holt et al 2004). Customer behavior study is based on consumer buying behavior‚ with the customer playing three distinct roles of user‚ informer and buyer. According to Loudon (1988) consumer behavior is the study of individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations and the processes they
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Nature scope and importance of consumer behavior Consumer Behavior Meaning :Consumer behavior is defined as “The dynamic interaction of affect and cognition behavior by which human beings conduct the exchange aspects of their lives .This means that the buying actions of consumers are greatly affected by their thought process and their feelings experienced . Importance of consumer behavior : • Ever increasing intensity of competition • More aggressive competitors emerging with
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INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Consumer behavior is affected by a host of variables ranging from personal‚ professional needs‚ attitudes and values‚ personality characteristics‚ social economic and cultural background‚ age‚ gender‚ professional status to social influences of various kinds exerted a family‚ friends‚ colleagues‚ and society as a whole. The combination of these factors help the consumer in decision making further Psychological factors that as individual consumer needs‚ motivations
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Define Consumer Response Consumer response is the positive or negative feedback a company receives about its products‚ services or business ethics. A consumer response can be solicited by the company or initiated by a consumer. The response can include a letter or answers to questions about a product or issue within the company. 1. Function * Customer response can help a company improve its overall quality of a product or service. For example‚ if an automaker desires to know the overall
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The Indian Consumer The middle class male consumer The middle class of India is for whom most of the advertising is targeted. Even in the lower middle class‚ consumer products like biscuits‚ talcum powder‚ hair oil‚ hair cream‚ toilet soaps‚ leather foot ware‚ casual foot ware‚ wrist watches‚ quartz watches etc. are purchased. To get a much better understanding of the middle class “male” head of the family‚ consider the following characteristics: Security Seeking: The middle class
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Are consumers rational? Introduction Last couples of decades have witnessed the change of emphasis on study of consumers behaviour. Nowadays it is universally acknowledged that consumers behaviour has gradually transformed from rational buying to progressively impulsive purchase (Holbrook & Hirschman‚ 1982). Individuals’ perspectives towards commodities were no longer merely a concentration on utilitarian functions‚ instead‚ social and psychological utilities have become a significant yardstick
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOR – UNIT ONE INTRODUCTION OF CONSUMER Earlier consumer were related to the monetary exchanges disregarding the service sectors but these days the consumers are not only limited to the values of money but alsoto intangible objects like services from hospitals‚ telecommunications‚ academic institutions etc. Any organizations’ potential audience or general public can be considered as consumers. Examples of such may fit to the citizen of the nation to the Election commission or
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Strategy and Buying Decision Making The purchase of a refrigerator is a high involvement buying decision and it requires a lot of deliberation on the consumer’s part. There are a lot of challenges involved in such a purchase which include not getting complete information about the market‚ not being able to define the parameters on which that they should base their decision on and finding out ways to overcome the risks involved. It is an extensive problem solving procedure and a long term commitment
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Generally‚ there are many factors that can impact the buying decision of consumers/customers. Base on this topic‚ I would like to highlight and discuss some of the factors that I believe are mostly impacting consumer’s buying decision. These factors are the economic status of the consumer‚ consumer’s interest and influences‚ upbringing and culture‚ and the media’s marketing strategy. Culture can be defined as the beliefs and attitudes of human being. Every human being is influence by their parent
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There is nobody in the world who is left out of the class of consumers. The consumer-hood continues till one’s last breath in the world. The consumer purchases a variety of goods and services to satisfy his wants and he is always influenced in his purchasing activities by some considerations which lead him to select a particular commodity or a particular retail store in preference to others. So‚ consumer buying is more complex. Consumer purchases are likely to be influenced by physiological‚ psychological
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