Strategic Marketing - Consumer Markets
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Which type of group influences a person's behavior directly and to which they belong?

  • Aspirational Groups
  • Membership Groups (correct)
  • Peer Groups
  • Reference Groups

What role in a family typically initiates the purchase decision?

  • Initiator (correct)
  • Influencer
  • User
  • Buyer

In which life stage is a person most likely to be categorized as 'divorced with children'?

  • Elder
  • Young
  • Middle aged (correct)
  • Single

Which personal factor is defined as a person's pattern of living expressed through activities, interests, and opinions?

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What type of groups serves as a comparison or reference when individuals form their attitudes or behaviors?

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What typically influences the economic situation of an individual or family?

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Which family role is responsible for making the final decision on a purchase?

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Which of the following personal factors is NOT typically considered when analyzing consumer behavior?

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What defines a consumer market?

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What is consumer purchase behavior?

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Which of the following factors is NOT part of the model of consumer behavior?

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What are cultural factors in consumer behavior primarily based on?

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What characterizes subcultures within a larger culture?

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How is social class defined in consumer behavior?

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Which of the following is an example of a cultural factor affecting consumer behavior?

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Which statement best describes the concept of social class?

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Which of the following is included in the upper class in the U.K. and U.S.A.?

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What percentage of the population is classified as middle class in the U.K. and U.S.A.?

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Which of the following best describes 'Lower Uppers' according to the social class structure?

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What is a characteristic of 'Reference Groups' as it pertains to consumer behavior?

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Which category represents those who are visibly poor and often depend on public assistance?

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Which group includes 'Small employers and sole traders'?

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What is the percentage of the upper class in the population?

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Which social class is described as having intermediate occupations?

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What is the first potential outcome when a consumer recognizes a need?

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Which of the following is NOT a source of information for consumers during their information search?

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In the evaluation of alternatives, which model requires that a choice must include a certain attribute?

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What factor can influence the purchase decision after evaluating alternatives?

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How do consumers typically prioritize product attributes in their decision-making process?

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What can happen to a preferred brand after evaluation of alternatives?

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Which term describes the variation between the importance and the saliency of a product benefit?

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What type of information source do marketers focus on to understand consumer trust levels?

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What triggers need recognition in a buyer decision process?

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Which term describes a person's tendency towards a particular feeling about an object or idea?

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What are cues in the context of learning?

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Which component is NOT part of the learning process?

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What is selective attention primarily concerned with?

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What role does reinforcement play in the learning process?

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Which of the following best describes beliefs?

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What aspect is NOT a direct component leading to a response in learning?

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What characterizes complex buying behavior?

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Which of the following products would typically involve dissonance-reducing buying behavior?

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Which behavior is characterized by low involvement and frequent brand switching?

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In habitual buying behavior, which factor is likely to influence consumer choice the most?

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What is a key feature of dissonance-reducing buying behavior?

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Why do brand leaders promote habitual buying behavior?

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Which of the following statements is true about variety-seeking behavior?

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What is likely the primary motivation for consumers in habitual buying behavior?

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Flashcards

Consumer Market

The market for all goods and services bought by individuals and households for their personal use.

Consumer Purchase Behavior

The buying behavior of individuals and households who buy goods and services for their personal consumption.

Culture

The learned values, perceptions, wants, and behaviors passed down through generations and learned through family and society.

Subculture

Groups of people within a wider culture who share similar values, beliefs, and behaviors due to shared life experiences.

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Social Class

Relatively permanent divisions within a society that share similar values, interests, and behaviors, often based on factors like income, education, and occupation.

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Complex Buying Behavior

The buying behavior of consumers who are buying goods and services for the first time. The consumer is more involved in the decision-making process as they are unfamiliar with the product and its alternatives.

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Habitual Buying Behavior

The buying behavior of consumers who are familiar with the product and its alternatives. The consumer is less involved in the decision-making process as they are confident in their choice.

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Variety-Seeking Buying Behavior

The buying behavior of consumers who are looking for a specific brand or product, even if it costs more. The consumer is highly involved in the decision-making process and has specific criteria for their choice.

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Reference Groups

Groups that influence our behavior, either directly (primary) or indirectly (secondary).

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Social Factors

A key social factor that shapes consumer behavior, including our values, beliefs, and aspirations.

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Primary Reference Groups

Groups that have a direct and immediate influence on our behavior; these are the people we interact with daily.

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Secondary Reference Groups

Groups that have an indirect influence on our behavior, but are still important in shaping our values and beliefs.

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New Kid on the Block

The struggle to fit in and be accepted can impact consumer behavior, particularly when trying to conform to the norms of a new group.

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Social Status

The social hierarchy that defines an individual's standing within a society.

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Social Roles

Roles we play within different groups, such as family, work, or social circles, can significantly influence our consumer choices.

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Family

The family unit is a powerful force that shapes our values, beliefs, and purchasing habits.

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Aspirational Groups

Groups that a person desires to be a part of due to their perceived desirability or prestige.

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Membership Groups

Groups that have a direct influence on a person's attitudes and behavior due to their close connection.

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Initiator

The initiator suggests the need for a product.

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Influencer

The influencer provides information or advice about a product.

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Decider

The decider makes the final decision about which product to buy.

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Buyer

The buyer actually makes the purchase.

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User

The user consumes or uses the product.

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Learning

The way in which a consumer's behavior changes because of their experiences. It involves the interaction of drives, stimuli, cues, responses, and reinforcement.

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Drive

An internal force that motivates a consumer to take action in order to fulfill a need or desire.

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Stimuli

An external factor that stimulates a consumer's senses or thoughts, triggering a response.

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Cues

A minor detail that prompts a consumer's attention and influences their decision-making.

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Response

A consumer's action or reaction to a stimuli or cue.

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Reinforcement

The process of strengthening or reinforcing a particular response through positive or negative experiences. It influences a consumer's likelihood to repeat a behavior.

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Beliefs

A consumer's personal beliefs based on knowledge, opinions, or faith regarding a product or subject.

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Attitudes

A consumer's overall evaluation, feelings, and tendencies towards an object or idea. It reflects their consistent opinions and attitudes.

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Information Search

The process where consumers identify and evaluate different sources of information to address their needs, including personal, commercial, public, and experiential sources.

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Attribute Importance

Consumers assign different levels of importance to various product attributes, reflecting how much they value each feature.

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Brand Belief

A consumer's internal evaluation of a brand based on their perceptions and experiences.

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Expectancy Value Model

A mathematical model that predicts consumer choice based on the combined value of product attributes and their importance to the consumer.

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Conjunctive Model

A decision-making model where a product must meet a minimum threshold for a specific attribute to be considered.

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Disjunctive Model

A decision-making model where a product must rank highly on at least one important attribute to be considered.

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Purchase Decision

The stage where consumers make a final choice about a product, including potential delays or influences from others.

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Perceived Risk

Potential risks or uncertainties associated with a purchase, such as financial, performance, or social risks.

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Dissonance-Reducing Buying Behavior

Decisions driven by a desire to reduce post-purchase dissonance. Consumers are highly involved but perceive minimal differences between brands, focusing on price, convenience, and brand recognition to minimize potential regret.

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Marketing Strategies for Buying Behavior

Strategies used by brands to influence consumer purchasing behavior, emphasizing habitual behavior through shelf dominance, advertising, and stock availability. Challengers aim for variety-seeking through lower prices, deals, samples, and appeals to new experiences.

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Factors Affecting Buying Decision Complexity

Factors that influence the complexity of a buying decision, including the number of participants involved and the level of deliberation required.

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Study Notes

Strategic Marketing - Consumer Markets

  • Consumer Markets Defined: All personal consumption by final consumers. Differentiated from industrial/institutional/organizational markets.
  • Consumer Purchase Behavior: The buying behavior of final consumers (individuals and households) buying goods and services for personal consumption.

Characteristics Affecting Consumer Behavior

  • Preliminary Questions: What is a consumer market? What is consumer purchase behavior?
  • Model of Consumer Behavior: A model incorporating the consumer's environment (marketing stimuli, other - economic, technological, social, cultural), internal characteristics (buyer's characteristics - buyer's decision process), and resulting responses (buyer responses - buying attitudes/preferences, purchase behavior).

Cultural Factors

  • Culture: Learned values, perceptions, wants, and behavior from family and institutions.
  • Subcultures: Groups within a culture with shared values based on experiences and situations.
  • Social Class: Relatively permanent and ordered divisions whose members share similar values, interests, and behaviors. Antecedents of social class are uncertain.

Social Factors

  • Reference Groups: Groups that influence a person's behavior. These groups can be primary, secondary, and aspirational (looked up to).
  • Family: The most important consumer buying organization. Includes family of orientation and procreation. Consumer roles include initiator, influencer, decider, buyer, and user.
  • Roles and Status: The roles individuals play and the status they have within their particular groups.

Personal Factors

  • Age and Life-Cycle Stage: Includes age, occupation, economic situation, lifestyle, and personality/self-concept.
    • Young: Single, married without/with children, divorced with/without children
    • Middle-aged: Similar categories to young but with additional considerations like without dependent children
    • Elder: Older married, older unmarried
  • Occupation: Blue-collar v. white-collar roles influence consumption patterns.
  • Economic Situation: Affects buying decisions.
  • Lifestyle: A person's pattern of living as expressed in their activities, interests, and opinions, classified into categories.
  • Personality and Self-Concept: Unique, consistent, lasting responses to one's environment.

Psychological Factors

  • Motivation: A need aroused to a sufficient level of intensity.
    • Example: Freud vs. Maslow theories of motivation.
  • Perception: The process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting information to form a meaningful picture.
    • Includes selective attention, distortion, and retention.
  • Learning: Changes in behavior from experience, involving drives, stimuli, cues, responses, and reinforcement.
  • Beliefs and Attitudes: Descriptive thoughts and evaluations, feelings, and tendencies towards objects, ideas.

The Buyer Decision Process

  • Stages:
    • Need recognition (actual vs. desired)
    • Information search (internal/external sources)
    • Evaluation of alternatives (importance, saliency, utility functions)
    • Purchase decision (postponement/other influences)
    • Post-purchase behavior (satisfaction/dissatisfaction, cognitive dissonance)

Types of Buying Decision Behavior

  • Complex Buying Behavior: High involvement, significant differences between brands (expensive, frequently purchased products).
  • Dissonance-Reducing Buying Behavior: High involvement, few differences between brands (expensive, infrequently purchased).
  • Habitual Buying Behavior: Low involvement, little brand difference (low price, frequently purchased products).
  • Variety-Seeking Buying Behavior: Low involvement, significant perceived differences between brands (price and promotions are strong influences, boredom, variety).

Typical Strategies

  • Brand Leaders: Focus on habitual buying.
  • Brand Challengers: Focus on variety seeking.

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This quiz explores the fundamentals of strategic marketing focused on consumer markets. It covers key concepts such as consumer purchase behavior, characteristics affecting consumer behavior, and the impact of cultural factors. Test your understanding of how consumer markets operate and the dynamics that influence purchasing decisions.

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