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₪ Highly dogmatic 
₪ Inner-directed 
₪ low optimum stimulation levels 
₪ High need for cognition 
₪ Visualizes 
₪ High ethnocentric
Personality is an internal characteristic that determines how an 
individual behave in different situation. 
The Nature of Personality- 
‡ Personality reflects individual differences 
‡ Personality is consistent and enduring 
‡ Personality can change 
Personality theories- 
Freudian theory 
Neo-Freudian personality theory 
 Trait theory
Ø They are more rigid and more close minded. 
Ø They can be motivated by high authorities to try the new product. 
Ø The use of celebrities (celebrity endorsement). 
Ø They prefer established products rather than innovative product 
alternatives 
Example of promotional message for this kind of personality is- 
I’m not polite, I’m proactive, 
Sahara Q shop, 
Got milk, 
Polio awareness advertisement.
₪ This type of consumers tend to rely on their own inner values or 
standards in evaluating new products. 
₪ They tend to prefer adverts or promotions that stress product 
features, personal benefits, social acceptance and satisfaction. 
Example of promotional message for this kind of personality is- 
ICICI bank 
Lexus 
Fevicol
€ Some people prefer a 
simple, uncluttered, and 
calm existence 
€ No risks takers, not trying 
new products.
¥ They respond to promotional messages that are rich in product 
related information or description 
¥ they are make decision to central route of information, since this 
type of consumers focus more on the in-depth meaning of a 
message. 
Example of promotional message for this kind of personality is- 
Nokia Lumia, 
Panasonic TV 
Hero Bike, 
Woman Horlicks
Visualizes prefer visual information, and promotional messages of 
products and services that stress the visual. 
Cognitive is less. 
Marketing strategy is give large Picture and less information. 
Example of promotional message for this kind of personality is- 
Vodafone advisement of ZOZO 
Heineker 
Dolce and gabbana 
Tanishq jewellery
Consumers who are highly ethnocentric feel that it is wrong to 
purchase foreign-made products because it would hurt the domestic 
economy. 
Marketers can appeal to ethnocentric consumers by stressing 
nationalistic themes in their promotional efforts. 
Example of promotional message for this kind of personality is- 
TATA Salt (Desh ka namak) 
Hero Honda (Dhak dhak go)
Identifying personality traits can aid in the creative execution of a 
promotional message. 
Marketers use personality factors to segment markets by giving 
their products personalities that match consumer personalities. 
It is hard to measure personality traits with marketing since these 
personality traits were developed for clinical reasons and not for 
marketing segmentation purpose
promotional messages for different kinds of personality