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Unit 2

Consumer Behaviour
Nature & Importance
Consumer Buying Behavior
Consumer Buying Behavior refers to the

BUYING BEHAVIOR of
final consumers (individuals & households)

who buy goods and services


For
Personal Consumption.
Problem
Types Of Problem

Routine Problem
Emergency Problem
Planning Problem
Evolving Problem
Activating Problem Recognition

Desired State
Actual State
Actual State
Information Search
The Buyer Decision Process
Step 2. Information Search

Personal Sources •Family, friends, neighbors


•Most influential source of
information

Commercial Sources •Advertising, salespeople


•Receives most information
from these sources

Public Sources •Mass Media


•Consumer-rating groups

•Handling the product


Experiential Sources •Examining the product
•Using the product
Alternate
Evaluation
The Buyer Decision Process
Step 3. Evaluation of Alternatives
Product Attributes
Evaluation of Quality, Price, & Features

Degree of Importance
Which attributes matter most to me?

Brand Beliefs
What do I believe about each available brand?

Total Product Satisfaction


Based on what I’m looking for, how satisfied
would I be with each product?

Evaluation Procedures
Choosing a product (and brand) based on one
or more attributes.
The Buyer Decision Process
Step 4. Purchase Decision

Purchase Intention
Desire to buy the most preferred brand

Attitudes Unexpected
of others situational
factors

Purchase Decision
The Buyer Decision Process
Step 5. Post Purchase Behavior

Consumer’s Expectations of
Product’s Performance

Product’s Perceived
Performance

Satisfied Dissatisfied
Customer! Customer

Cognitive Dissonance
Market Segmentation
Meaning

Market
Segmentation is the
sub-dividing of market
into homogeneous
subsets of customers,
where any subset may
conceivably be selected
as a market target to
be reached with a
distinct marketing
mix.” – Philip Kotler
Need &
Requisite

• Identify
Opportunities
• Optimize
Resources
• Minimize Risk
• Enhance
Customer
Satisfaction
Levels Of Market Segmentation
Local Marketing
Niche Marketing
Individual Marketing
Segmentation
HLL VS NIRMA
Bases for Segmentation (Consumer Goods)
Geographical
Age
Income
Gender
Demographical Occupation
Education
Marital Status
Family Size & Structure
Psychographic
Meaning
Psychographic segmentation is a method used to
divide a market or customer group into segments
based on :
• Beliefs,
• Values,
• Lifestyle,
• Social Status,
• Activities, Interests
Psychographic
Personality Life Style
• Occasions
• Benefits
• User Status: nonuser, ex user,
Potential user, first time user,
regular user
• Usage Rate: light, medium, heavy
Behavioral • Loyalty : Hard core, Split,
Shifting, Switchers
• Buyer readiness Stage: aware,
unaware, interested
• Attitude: Enthusiastic, Positive,
indifferent, Negative and hostile
Occasion
Benefit
Benefit
Benefit
Benefit
Benefit
Attitude
Target Meaning
Target
Targeting Strategies

• Standardization: Coke, Pepsi


• Differentiation: Economy
Class/ Business class
• Focus: Standardization +
Differentiation
Focus
Positioning

It Is A Marketing Strategy Focused


On Distinguishing A Brand From Its
Competitors.
Positioning
Positioning Types

Attribute/Benefit/ Value Differentiation

Competitive
POP & POD

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