2. Consumer Behavior
Consumer behavior - the actions a person takes
in purchasing and using products and services,
including the mental and social processes
that come before and after these actions.
3. Post-purchase Behavior
Assess value in consumption
Post-purchase Behavior
Assess value in consumption
Purchase
Buying value
Purchase
Buying value
Evaluation of Alternatives
Assessing value
Evaluation of Alternatives
Assessing value
Information Search
Seeking a value
Information Search
Seeking a value
Need Recognition
Perceiving a value
Need Recognition
Perceiving a value
Cultural, Social,Cultural, Social,
Individual andIndividual and
PsychologicalPsychological
FactorsFactors
affectaffect
all stepsall steps
Cultural, Social,Cultural, Social,
Individual andIndividual and
PsychologicalPsychological
FactorsFactors
affectaffect
all stepsall steps
Purchase Decision Process
4. Internal StimuliInternal Stimuli
andand
External StimuliExternal Stimuli
Present
Status
Preferred
State
Marketing helps
consumers
recognize an
imbalance between
present status and
preferred state
Need Recognition
5. Information Search: Seeking Value
Internal Search-
Recall information from memory
External Search
information from outside environment
Non-marketing controlled
Marketing controlled
6. FIGURE 5-2FIGURE 5-2 Consumer Report’s evaluation
of portable MP3-capable CD players
7. Consideration SetConsideration Set
Purchase!Purchase!
Analyze product attributesAnalyze product attributesAnalyze product attributesAnalyze product attributes
Rank attributes byRank attributes by
importanceimportance
Rank attributes byRank attributes by
importanceimportance
Use cutoff criteriaUse cutoff criteriaUse cutoff criteriaUse cutoff criteria
Alternative Evaluation
8. Post-purchase Behavior-
Cognitive Dissonance
Inner tension that a consumer experiences after recognizing
an inconsistency between behavior and values or opinions.
CognitiveCognitive
DissonanceDissonance
?Did I make a good decision?Did I make a good decision?
Did I buy the right product?Did I buy the right product?
Did I get a good value?Did I get a good value?
Can minimize through:Can minimize through:
Effective CommunicationEffective Communication
Follow-upFollow-up
GuaranteesGuarantees
WarrantiesWarranties
9. Involvement and Problem-Solving Variations
More
Involvement
Less
Involvement
Routine
Response
Behavior
Routine
Response
Behavior
Limited
Decision
Making
Limited
Decision
Making
Extensive
Decision
Making
Extensive
Decision
Making
11. When to use Routine Response Behavior
Little involvement in selection
process
Frequently purchased low cost
goods
May stick with one brand
Buy first/evaluate later
Quick decision
12. When to use Limited Decision Making
Low levels of involvement
Low to moderate cost goods
Evaluation of a few alternative brands
Short to moderate time to decide
13. When to use Extensive Decision Making
High levels of involvement
High cost goods
Evaluation of many brands
Long time to decide
May experience cognitive
dissonance
15. PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
• Perception
Selective
Exposure
Selective
Exposure
Selective
Comprehension
Selective
Comprehension
Selective
Retention
Selective
Retention
Consumer pays attention to certain
stimuli and ignores others
Consumer pays attention to certain
stimuli and ignores others
Consumer interprets info so that is is
consistent with his beliefs
Consumer interprets info so that is is
consistent with his beliefs
Average consumer only remembers
30% of information heard
Average consumer only remembers
30% of information heard
16. PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Perceived Risk
• Obtain Seals of Approval
• Secure Endorsements from Influential People
• Provide Free Trials of the Product
• Give Extensive Usage Instructions
• Provide Warranties and Guarantees
17. How do consumers make purchase decisions?
Psychographics – the analysis of people’s lifestyles
VALS™
Consumer
Segments
22. Family Decision Making
• Information Gatherer
• Influencer
• Decision Maker• Purchaser
• User
SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES
ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Members assume different roles for different products
Men’s clothes?
Breakfast cereal?
Computer?
23. Consumer Behavior
Consumer behavior consists of the
actions a person takes in purchasing and
using products and services, including the
mental and social processes that come
before and after these actions.
Consumer behavior consists of the
actions a person takes in purchasing and
using products and services, including the
mental and social processes that come
before and after these actions.
24. Purchase Decision Process
The purchase decision process is the
stages a buyer passes through in making
choices about which products and
services to buy.
The purchase decision process is the
stages a buyer passes through in making
choices about which products and
services to buy.
25. Involvement
Involvement consists of the personal,
social, and economic significance of the
purchase to the consumer.
Involvement consists of the personal,
social, and economic significance of the
purchase to the consumer.
26. Motivation
Motivation is the energizing force that
stimulates behavior to satisfy a need.
Motivation is the energizing force that
stimulates behavior to satisfy a need.
27. Perception
Perception is the process by which an
individual selects, organizes, and
interprets information to create a
meaningful picture of the world.
Perception is the process by which an
individual selects, organizes, and
interprets information to create a
meaningful picture of the world.
28. Perceived Risk
Perceived risk represents the anxieties
felt because the consumer cannot
anticipate the outcomes of a purchase but
believes that there may be negative
consequences.
Perceived risk represents the anxieties
felt because the consumer cannot
anticipate the outcomes of a purchase but
believes that there may be negative
consequences.
29. Learning
Learning refers to those behaviors that
result from (1) repeated experience and
(2) reasoning.
Learning refers to those behaviors that
result from (1) repeated experience and
(2) reasoning.
30. Brand Loyalty
Brand loyalty is a favorable attitude
toward and consistent purchase of a single
brand over time.
Brand loyalty is a favorable attitude
toward and consistent purchase of a single
brand over time.
31. Attitude
An attitude is a “learned predisposition
to respond to an object or class of objects
in a consistently favorable or unfavorable
way.”
An attitude is a “learned predisposition
to respond to an object or class of objects
in a consistently favorable or unfavorable
way.”
32. Beliefs
Beliefs are a consumer’s subjective
perception of how a product or brand
performs on different attributes based on
personal experience, advertising, and
discussions with other people.
Beliefs are a consumer’s subjective
perception of how a product or brand
performs on different attributes based on
personal experience, advertising, and
discussions with other people.
33. Opinion leaders are individuals who
exert direct or indirect social influence
over others.
Opinion leaders are individuals who
exert direct or indirect social influence
over others.
Opinion Leaders
34. The family life cycle describes the
distinct phases that a family progresses
through from formation to retirement,
each phase bringing with it identifiable
purchasing behaviors.
The family life cycle describes the
distinct phases that a family progresses
through from formation to retirement,
each phase bringing with it identifiable
purchasing behaviors.
Family Life Cycle