ADVANCED ADVERTISING
Consumer Behavior
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

   The study of how people buy, what they buy, why
    they buy and when they buy.

   It attempts to understand the buyer decision making
    process, both individually and in groups.
CONSUMER AUDIENCE
   The people who buy or use products to satisfy
    needs or wants.

   Types of consumers
     Those who buy the product
     Those who use the product



   Target Audience
       Those individuals who will receive the advertising
        message
FACTORS AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
   Cultural and social       Psychological
    influences                 influences
       Culture                   Perception
       Social Class              Learning
       Reference groups          Motives
       Family                    Attitudes
       Demograhics               Lifestyles
       Geography
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
   Culture

       Based on norms and values
         Norms – boundaries a culture establishes for behavior
         Values - broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of

          action or outcomes


       Directly influences buying behavior
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
   Social Class
       Determined by factors like income
        , wealth, education, occupation, family prestige, value of
        home, and neighborhood

       It is assumed that people in one class buy different
        products than any other class for different reasons.

       E.g Walls icecream vs Movenpick icecream
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
   Reference Groups

       Collection of people used as a guide for behavior in
        specific situations.

       Reference groups have three functions
         They provide information
         They serve as comparison

         They offer guidance
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
   Family
       Family consists of two or more people who are related
        by blood, marriage or adoption and live in the same
        household.

       Family helps develop a lifestyle (how you spend time
        and money and the kinds of activities you value)
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
   Demographics
       Are statistical, personal, social and economic
        characteristics of a population including
         Age
         Gender

         Education

         Income

         Occupation

         Race/ ethnicity
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
   Geographic location

       Difference in buying behavior exists between different
        regions

       Buying behavior also differs urban areas and rural
        areas.
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
   Perception
       The process by which we receive information through
        our five senses and assign meaning to it.
         3 sets of influences shape perception
            The physical characteristics of the stimuli

            The relationship of the stimuli to the surroundings

            The person’s state of mind.

         Some stimuli are selected over others

         Selective perception

            Screening out some information that does not interest us

             and retaining that information that interests us.
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
      Selective exposure
         Seeking information that is in line with our

          beliefs, values, experiences, biases, attitudes.

      Selective distortion
         Changing the meaning of information that is conflicting with
          our beliefs

      Selective retention
         The process we go through to retain information
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES




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   Write down the ads which you remember.

   Write the reason for remembering every ad.

   Discuss in class.
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
   Learning
     Perceptions lead to learning
     We learn something that we perceive and attach
      meaning to it.
     Cognitive learning
           Perception -> Problem solving -> Insight
       Behavioral conditioning
         Classic conditioning
            Pairing one stimulus with another that already is associated
             with a response
            e.g. associating sound of bell with end of school day

         Operant conditioning

            Voluntary occurrences of behavior that are then rewarded ,
             ignored or punished.
When you use a mobile while you drive, your head is somewhere else
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
   Motivation and Needs
       Motive
         An internal force that forces you to behave in a particular way.
         Advertisers study buying motives.




       Need
         Basic forces that motivate us to do something
         Primary needs: requirements to maintain life

         Secondary: Acquired needs in response to our culture and
          environment.
         Needs change over time.
WHEN DID YOU LAST BUY AND WHY?
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES
   Attitudes
       A learned feeling you hold towards an object, a person
        or an idea that leads to a particular behavior.

       Attitudes are resistant to change.

       Attitudes are learned, hence can be changed or
        replaced.

       Attitudes may be positive or negative, weak or strong.
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCE
   Lifestyle

       The way a person spends his time and money and the
        activities he likes to perform.
BUYER DECISION PROCESS
   Steps of decision making

       Need Recognition
       Information Search
       Evaluation of alternatives
       Purchase Decision
       Post Purchase Evaluation

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    CONSUMER BEHAVIOR  The study of how people buy, what they buy, why they buy and when they buy.  It attempts to understand the buyer decision making process, both individually and in groups.
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    CONSUMER AUDIENCE  The people who buy or use products to satisfy needs or wants.  Types of consumers  Those who buy the product  Those who use the product  Target Audience  Those individuals who will receive the advertising message
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    FACTORS AFFECTING CONSUMERBEHAVIOR  Cultural and social  Psychological influences influences  Culture  Perception  Social Class  Learning  Reference groups  Motives  Family  Attitudes  Demograhics  Lifestyles  Geography
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    CULTURAL AND SOCIALINFLUENCES  Culture  Based on norms and values  Norms – boundaries a culture establishes for behavior  Values - broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of action or outcomes  Directly influences buying behavior
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    CULTURAL AND SOCIALINFLUENCES  Social Class  Determined by factors like income , wealth, education, occupation, family prestige, value of home, and neighborhood  It is assumed that people in one class buy different products than any other class for different reasons.  E.g Walls icecream vs Movenpick icecream
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    CULTURAL AND SOCIALINFLUENCES  Reference Groups  Collection of people used as a guide for behavior in specific situations.  Reference groups have three functions  They provide information  They serve as comparison  They offer guidance
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    CULTURAL AND SOCIALINFLUENCES  Family  Family consists of two or more people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption and live in the same household.  Family helps develop a lifestyle (how you spend time and money and the kinds of activities you value)
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    CULTURAL AND SOCIALINFLUENCES  Demographics  Are statistical, personal, social and economic characteristics of a population including  Age  Gender  Education  Income  Occupation  Race/ ethnicity
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    CULTURAL AND SOCIALINFLUENCES  Geographic location  Difference in buying behavior exists between different regions  Buying behavior also differs urban areas and rural areas.
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    PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES  Perception  The process by which we receive information through our five senses and assign meaning to it.  3 sets of influences shape perception  The physical characteristics of the stimuli  The relationship of the stimuli to the surroundings  The person’s state of mind.  Some stimuli are selected over others  Selective perception  Screening out some information that does not interest us and retaining that information that interests us.
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    PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES  Selective exposure  Seeking information that is in line with our beliefs, values, experiences, biases, attitudes.  Selective distortion  Changing the meaning of information that is conflicting with our beliefs  Selective retention  The process we go through to retain information
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    ACTIVITY - PERCEPTION  Write down the ads which you remember.  Write the reason for remembering every ad.  Discuss in class.
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    PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES  Learning  Perceptions lead to learning  We learn something that we perceive and attach meaning to it.  Cognitive learning  Perception -> Problem solving -> Insight  Behavioral conditioning  Classic conditioning  Pairing one stimulus with another that already is associated with a response  e.g. associating sound of bell with end of school day  Operant conditioning  Voluntary occurrences of behavior that are then rewarded , ignored or punished.
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    When you usea mobile while you drive, your head is somewhere else
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    PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES  Motivation and Needs  Motive  An internal force that forces you to behave in a particular way.  Advertisers study buying motives.  Need  Basic forces that motivate us to do something  Primary needs: requirements to maintain life  Secondary: Acquired needs in response to our culture and environment.  Needs change over time.
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    WHEN DID YOULAST BUY AND WHY?
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    PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES  Attitudes  A learned feeling you hold towards an object, a person or an idea that leads to a particular behavior.  Attitudes are resistant to change.  Attitudes are learned, hence can be changed or replaced.  Attitudes may be positive or negative, weak or strong.
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    PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCE  Lifestyle  The way a person spends his time and money and the activities he likes to perform.
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    BUYER DECISION PROCESS  Steps of decision making  Need Recognition  Information Search  Evaluation of alternatives  Purchase Decision  Post Purchase Evaluation