chapter 10: week 16-17 Flashcards

Consumer Decision Making Process (80 cards)

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3 Levels of Consumer Decision Making

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Extensive Problem Solving
Limited Problem Solving
Routine Response Behaviour

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Purchasing situations that necessitate a significant amount of
effort because the buyer has no prior experience or
knowledge of the product or suppliers.

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EXTENSIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

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Limited problem solving is used for products purchased occasionally or when buyers need to acquire information about an unfamiliar brand in a familiar product category.

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LIMITED PROBLEM SOLVING

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Routine response behavior is a buying situation in which the buyer has had considerable past experience.

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ROUTINE RESPONSE BEHAVIOUR

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GIVE 3 Consumer Decision Making – The Process

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NEED RECOGNITION
PRE-PURCHASE SEARCH
EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES

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the realization that there is a difference between actual and desired states.

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NEED RECOGNITION

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-The higher the gap, the stronger the need (or bigger the problem)

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NEED RECOGNITION

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Active: those you are aware of Inactive: those that you are not yet aware of (but exist)

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Active Versus Inactive problems

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Types of Problems

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  1. Active Versus Inactive problems
  2. Those that require immediate solutions and those that do not require immediate solutions.
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Problem Recognition and Marketing Strategy:

Identify existing _________ problems and find ________ for these.

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consumer
solutions

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Problem Recognition and Marketing Strategy:

________ the actual state.

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Lower

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Problem Recognition and Marketing Strategy:

Increase the __________state.

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desired

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Problem Recognition and Marketing Strategy:

Increase the importance of the ____ between actual and desired states.

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gap

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Problem Recognition and Marketing Strategy:

________ inactive problems to active problems.

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Convert

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Problem Recognition and Marketing Strategy:

Convert problems into ones requiring an _______________.

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Immediate solution

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Problem Recognition and Marketing Strategy:

Convert ________ problems to _______ problems.

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inactive
active

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GIVE 3 Pre-purchase search

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  1. Types of information
  2. Types of information sought
  3. Factors affecting extent of information search
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7 Types of Information Sources
PERSONAL

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Friends
Neighbors
Relatives
Co-workers
Computer
Salespeople
Calling the electronics Store

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8 TYPES OF IMPERSONAL

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Newspaper
Articles
Magazine
Articles
Consumer Reports
Direct-mail brochures
Information from product advertisements
Internal web site

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3 Types of Information Sought

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  1. Brands or alternatives available
  2. Evaluative criteria to be used – Generally, product features
  3. Ratings of brands on evaluative criteria
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Factors that Increase the Level of Pre-purchase Search

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Product Factors
Situational Factors
Social Acceptability
Value-Related Factors
Consumer Factors

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It is a long-lasting or infrequently used product.

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PRODUCT FACTOR

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There are frequent changes in product styling.

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PRODUC FACTORS

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Large volume is purchased.

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PRODUCT FACTORS

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The price is high.
PRODUCT FACTORS
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There are many alternative brands.
PRODUCT FACTORS
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There is much variation in features
PRODUCT FACTORS
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Experience is lower.
SITUATIONAL FACTORS
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Previous experience was unsatisfactory.
SITUATIONAL FACTORS
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Purchase is a gift.
SITUATIONAL FACTORS
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Purchase is discretionary.
VALUE-RELATED FACTORS
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Product is socially visible in use.
SITUATIONAL FACTORS
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All alternatives have both positive and negative qualities.
VALUE-RELATED FACTORS
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No agreement among users exists.
VALUE-RELATED FACTORS
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Conflicting information is available.
VALUE-RELATED FACTORS
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Other considerations exist.
VALUE-RELATED FACTORS
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Consumers are well-educated, have higher income levels and are younger.
CONSUMER FACTORS
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Consumers are low in dogmatism and risk perception.
CONSUMER FACTORS
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Level of involvement is high. Shopping is seen as an enjoyable activity.
CONSUMER FACTORS
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GIVE THE 2 Evaluation of Alternatives – Types of Consumer Choice Processes
AFFECTIVE CHOICES ATTRIBUTE-BASED CHOICES
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May require both external and internal search
Attribute-based choices.
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More holistic; an overall evaluation Based on how one feels about a purchase
AFFECTIVE CHOICES
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Have pre-determined evaluative criteria
Attribute-based choices.
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Complicated decision rules may be used.
Attribute-based choices.
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Can be tangible or intangible Include surrogate
NATURE OF EVALUATE CRITERIA
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indicators –Attributes that are used as indicators of another attribute
NATURE OF EVALUATE CRITERIA
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Are often ranked in order of importance
NATURE OF EVALUATE CRITERIA
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3 Consumer Decision Rules
PROCEDURES COMPENSATORY NON-COMPENSATORY
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used by consumers to facilitate brand or other consumption-related choices
PROCEDURES
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Brands evaluated in terms of each relevant criteria and the best brand (or one with the highest score) is chosen
COMPENSATORY
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Positive evaluations do not compensate for negative evaluations
Non-Compensatory
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Product attributes are identified
Conjunctive Decision Rule
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a minimally acceptable cutoff point is established for each attribute
Conjunctive Decision Rule
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consumers identify product attributes
Disjunctive Decision Rule
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brands that fall below the cutoff point on any one attribute are eliminated from further consideration.
Conjunctive Decision Rule
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establish a minimally acceptable cutoff point for each attribute
Disjunctive Decision Rule
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Product attributes are identified
Lexicographic Decision Rule
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accept the brand that meets or exceeds the cutoff for any one attribute
Disjunctive Decision Rule
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Lifestyles as a Consumer Decision Strategy
Issues in Alternative Evaluation
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Product attributes are ranked in terms of Importance
Lexicographic Decision Rule
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Change the decision strategy to one that better accommodates for the missing information
Coping with missing information
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Brands are compared in terms of the attribute considered most important
Lexicographic Decision Rule
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Get products into consumers evoked set
Information search and marketing
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If there is a tie, the scores on the next attribute are considered
Lexicographic Decision Rule
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Brand that scores highest on the first attribute is chosen
Lexicographic Decision Rule
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Non-comparable Alternatives
Issues in Alternative Evaluation
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Incomplete Information
Issues in Alternative Evaluation
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Delay decision until missing information is obtained
Coping with missing information
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Series of Decisions
Issues in Alternative Evaluation
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Consumption Vision –Mental picture of the consequences of using a particular product
Issues in Alternative Evaluation
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Identify decision rule used by target market and use suitable promotional messages
Alternative Evaluation and Marketing Strategy
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Infer the missing information
Coping with missing information
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Ignore missing information and use available information
Coping with missing information
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Limit information search if your brand is the preferred brand
Information search and marketing
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Increase information search if your alternative is not the preferred brand
Information search and marketing
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Influence the choice of evaluative criteria
Alternative Evaluation and Marketing Strategy
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Influence the rating of your product on evaluative criteria used
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Use surrogate indicators effectively.
Alternative Evaluation and Marketing Strategy
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Use point-of-purchase advertising effectively.
Information search and marketing
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Use consumption vision’
Alternative Evaluation and Marketing Strategy