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ENVIRONMENTAL
BUYER'S BLACK BOX
FACTORS BUYER'S
Marketing Environmental Buyer Decision RESPONSE
Stimuli Stimuli Characteristics Process
Problem
recognition
Product
Information
choice
Attitudes search
Product Economic Brand choice
Motivation Alternative
Price Technical Dealer choice
Perceptions evaluation
Place Political Purchase
Personality Purchase
Promotion Cultural timing
Lifestyle decision
Purchase
Post-
amount
purchase
behavior
Information search
Once the consumer has recognized a problem, they search for information
on products and services that can solve that problem. Belch and Belch
(2007) explain that consumers undertake both an internal (memory) and an
external search.
• Personal sources
• Commercial sources
• Public sources
• Personal experience
Stage Description
Information evaluation
At this time the consumer compares the brands and products that are in their
evoked set. How can the marketing organization increase the likelihood that
their brand is part of the consumer's evoked (consideration) set? Consumers
evaluate alternatives in terms of the functional and psychological benefits
that they offer. The marketing organization needs to understand what
benefits consumers are seeking and therefore which attributes are most
important in terms of making a decision.
Purchase decision
Once the alternatives have been evaluated, the consumer is ready to make a
purchase decision. Sometimes purchase intention does not result in an actual
purchase. The marketing organization must facilitate the consumer to act on
their purchase intention. The provision of credit or payment terms may
encourage purchase, or a sales promotion such as the opportunity to receive
a premium or enter a competition may provide an incentive to buy now. The
relevant internal psychological process that is associated with purchase
decision is integration.
External influences
• Awareness: consumer is aware of, but lacks details of, the brand
• Interest: consumer gathers information about the brand
• Evaluation: consumer imagines trying the brand and anticipates the
benefit from its use
• Trial: consumer tries the brand
• Decision: consumer adopts the brand for future use or rejects it
• Confirmation: consumer will seek information to support his or her
decision and to reduce tension (cognitive dissonance)
Consumer behavior for industrial markets
Need to understand:
• Personal risk
• Social risk
• Economic risk
The purchase of the same product does not always elicit the same Buying
Behavior. Product can shift from one category to the next.
For example:
Going out for dinner for one person may be extensive decision making (for
someone that does not go out often at all), but limited decision making for
someone else. The reason for the dinner, whether it is an anniversary
celebration, or a meal with a couple of friends will also determine the extent
of the decision making.
Categories that Effect the Consumer Buying Decision Process
1. Personal
2. Psychological
3. Social
Personal
Psychological factors
Motives--
Attitudes--
Personality--
All the internal traits and behaviors that make a person unique,
uniqueness arrives from a person's heredity and personal experience.
Examples include:
o Work holism
o Compulsiveness
o Self confidence
o Friendliness
o Adaptability
o Ambitiousness
o Dogmatism
o Authoritarianism
o Introversion
o Extroversion
o Aggressiveness
o Competitiveness.
Traits affect the way people behave. Marketers try to match the store
image to the perceived image of their customers.
Lifestyles--
Social Factors
Opinion leaders--
Family is the most basic group a person belongs to. Marketers must
understand:
Social Class--
Social class determines to some extent, the types, quality, and quantity
of products that a person buys or uses.
Lower class people tend to stay close to home when shopping; do not
engage in much pre purchase information gathering.
Stores project definite class images.
Family, reference groups and social classes are all social influences on
consumer behavior. All operate within a larger culture.
Culture and Sub-culture--
Culture refers to the set of values, ideas, and attitudes that are
accepted by a homogenous group of people and transmitted to the
next generation.
TICSS Service Quality Model uses the 5 P's - Policy, Processes, People,
Premises, Product/Services, as well as performance measurement. The
implementation of a customer service standard should lead to higher levels
of customer satisfaction, which in turn influences customer retention and
customer loyalty.
Customer satisfaction research
Customer satisfaction research is that area of marketing research which
focuses on customers' perceptions with their shopping or purchase
experience.
Methods
Quantitative Research Studies