4 (C) - Marketing Management.: Simple Model of Consumer Decision Making-Leon G.Schiffman
4 (C) - Marketing Management.: Simple Model of Consumer Decision Making-Leon G.Schiffman
4 (C) - Marketing Management.: Simple Model of Consumer Decision Making-Leon G.Schiffman
SIMPLE MODEL OF
CONSUMER DECISION
MAKING-LEON G.SCHIFFMAN.
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Model of consumer decision making
• CDM
External influence
Problem
awareness
Information
search
Evaluating
alternatives
purchase
Post purchase
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The process stage
• Model focuses on how consumer makes decision, the
psychological factor inherent in each individual
(motivation, perception, Learning, personality &
attitude)
AFFECT
How the external input from input stage influence the
consumer’s recognition of
• Need recognition
• Pre purchase search for information
• Evaluation of alternatives
• The Experience gained thru evaluation of alternatives
in turn AFFECT the consumer’s psychological
attributes
• Eg:- Laptop 3 different stores 5
stimuli
• Are inputs of any of the senses (i.e. sensory
input), include products, package, brand name,
etc.
• Nature of the products, their physical &
commercial attributes
• Including (positioning of print ad, timing of
commercial & editorial environment)
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Need recognition
• Need Recognition: Is likely when consumer is
faced with a problem
• Eg:- grown up family, need for flat
• Two types of needs:-
1. Actual state need: when product fails to
perform
2. Desired state need: Desire for something new
can trigger the decision process
• Eg:- Person driving scooter (sell & buy new
scooter to reduce maintenance)
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Pre purchase search
• Begins when the person perceives need that
might be satisfied by purchase or consumption
of product
• Past experience : might provide adequate
information to make the present choice
• Greater the past experience less the external
information to reach decision
• No past Experience: May go for extensive
search
• Information available on Internet , website etc.
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Factors likely to increase pre purchase
search
• Product factor:
1. Long inter purchase time (infrequently used product)
2. Frequent price changes
3. Many alternative brands
4. Much variants feature etc…
• Situational factor:
1. First time purchase
2. No past experience
3. Unsatisfactory past experience within product category
• Social acceptability:
1. The purchase is for gift
2. Product is socially visible
• Value related consideration
• All alternatives have both desirable & undesirable
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• Family members disagree on product requirement
Evaluation of alternatives
• When evaluating potential alternatives
consumers tend to use 2 types of information:-
1. List of brands from which they plan to make
selection ( Evoked set)
2. Criteria used to evaluate each brand
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List of brands
• Brands
All Brands
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