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The Buyer Decision Process: Post-Purchase Behavior

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The Buyer Decision Process

Need/Problem recognition

Information search

Evaluation of Alternatives

Purchase Decision

Post-Purchase Behavior
Need/Problem Recognition:

 Needs can be triggered by:


 Internal stimuli

 Normal needs become strong enough


to drive behavior
 External stimuli
 Advertisements

 Friends
Information Search:
 Sources of information:
 Personal – Family friends etc.

 Commercial – Ads., sales persons

 Public – Articles in newspapers, internet,


Rankings
 Experiential – using the product, free trials
Sets involved in Consumer Decision
Making:

 Total Set

 Awareness Set

 Consideration Set

 Choice Set
Evaluation of Alternatives:

 Evaluation procedure depends on the


consumer and the buying situation.
 Most buyers evaluate multiple attributes,
each of which is weighted differently.
 At the end of the evaluation stage,
purchase intentions are formed.
Purchase Decision:

 Two factors intercede between purchase


intentions and the actual decision:
 Attitudes of others

 Unexpected situational factors


Purchase Decision (Cont.):
 Brand Decision
 Vendor Decision

 Quantity Decision

 Timing Decision

 Payment Method Decision


Post Purchase Behavior:
 Satisfaction is a function of the closeness between
buyer’s expectation and the product’s perceived
performance
 Performance = Expectation, then Customer is
Satisfied.
 Performance > Expectation, then Customer is
Delighted.
 Performance < Expectation, then Customer is
Dissatisfied.
 Cognitive dissonance is common
Organizational Buying

 Organizational buying is:


“the decision-making process by which
formal organizations establish the need for
purchasing products and services and
identify, evaluate, and choose among
alternative brands and suppliers.”
Difference between Consumer Markets &
Organizational Markets:

 Compared to Consumer Markets, in


Business Markets:
 There are Fewer buyers
 There are Larger buyers
 Time spent in decision is high
 More number of people are involved
 Close relationships with their supplier-
customers
 Direct Purchase
 Reciprocity

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