Paper Summary: This research paper provides a background and overview of how cultural influences affect consumer buying behaviours to identify any commonalities and differences between consumers in the United States and Russia‚ and to determine what impact these differences and commonalities have on online and brick-and-mortar outlet purchasing behaviours. Chapter one introduces the topics under consideration‚ provides a statement of the problem‚ the purpose and importance of the study‚ as well
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The basic concept of my project “ Impact of promotional activities for selling HCL products ” was based on sales promotion and selling. For this I had got a training of product knowledge of wide range of products such as HCL laptops‚ desktops‚ Nokia mobiles‚ Canon Printers‚ Kodak Cameras‚ X-Box‚ Apple IPods‚ etc. Consumer retention is the key success factor for any competitive market. An effort was made to ascertain and analysis customer views and preferences
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Consumer buying behavior A consumers buyer behaviour is influenced by four major factors; cultural‚ social‚ personal‚ and psychological factors. These factors cause consumers to develop products and brand preferences. Although many of these factors cannot be directly controlled by marketers‚ understanding of their impact is essential as marketing mix strategies can be developed to appeal to the preferences of the target market. Definition of Buying Behavior: Buying Behavior is the decision
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The evolution of modern retail formats in India from the days of the primitive weekly markets or village fairs gradually changed the face of retailing from an entertainment orientation to a more conscious profession of delivering consistent quality shopping Experience. Retailing appeared in the Indian Horizon in the 70’s when shops like Raymonds‚ Nalli’s and Bata set up their exclusive stress and /or franchisees. The early 80’s witnessed the emergence of “Akbar ally’s” in Mumbai and “spencers” in Chennai
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affecting consumer behavior in B2B markets in India B2B buying behavior is influenced by a selection of variables. These variables are divided into four fundamental classes: 1. Environmental 2. Organizational 3. Interpersonal 4. Individual Table below illustrates this classification and exemplifies variables being used. The variables are also grouped in task and nontask variables that apply to all other classes. The task variables are directly related to the buying problem‚
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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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the company position and advertise the product to (i) Generation- X Consumers (ii) Affluent’ baby boomers. Q4. (a): Are there any circumstances in which information from advertisement likely to be more influential than word of mouth? Q4. (b) Find two ads that depict two different defence mechanisms and discuss their effectiveness. Q5. (a) How can marketers use measures of recognition and recall to study the extent of consumer learning? Q5. (b) What is market Segmentation? How is the practice
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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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1. How would you differentiate between organizational buying and individual buying? Taking the example of purchase of a computer for your personal use and for organizational purposes‚ explain the differences. Answer : Definition of organizational buying: Webster and wind define organizational buying as follows: ‘Organizational buying is a complex process of decision making and communication‚ which takes place over time‚ involving several organization members and relationship with other
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Consumer behavior is the behavior that consumers display in searching for‚ purchasing‚ using‚ evaluating‚ and disposing of‚ products and services. The study of consumer behavior as a separate marketing discipline all started when marketers realized that consumers did not always react as marketing theory suggested they would. Many consumers rebel at using the identical products that everyone else used‚ instead they prefer differentiated products that they feel reflect their own special needs‚ personality
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