Consumer and Business Buyer Behavior: Nathan George
Consumer and Business Buyer Behavior: Nathan George
Consumer and Business Buyer Behavior: Nathan George
Nathan George
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Cultural
Buyer Characteristics
Product Choice
Brand Choice
Dealer Choice
Buyers Response
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Psychological
Motivation Perception Learning Beliefs and attitudes
Buyer
Social class
5-5
Social Class
Societys relatively permanent & ordered divisions whose members share similar values, interests, and behaviors. Measured by: Occupation, Income, Education, Wealth and Other Variables.
5-6
Social Factors
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Lifestyle Identification
Activities
Interests
Opinions
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Psychological Factors
Perception
Learning
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Perception
Perception
Information Inputs Interpretation Selective Exposure Selective Distortion Selective Retention
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Safety Needs
(security, protection)
Physiological Needs
(hunger, thirst)
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Information Search
Evaluation of Alternatives
Purchase Decision
Post-purchase Behavior
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Internal Stimuli
Hunger
Thirst A persons normal needs
External Stimuli
TV advertising Magazine ad Radio slogan Stimuli in the environment
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Commercial Sources
Advertising, salespeople Receives most information from these sources Mass Media Consumer-rating groups
Public Sources
Experiential Sources
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Marketers Must Study Buyers to Find Out How They Evaluate Brand Alternatives
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Attitudes of Others
Purchase Decision
5-16
Satisfied Customer!
Dissatisfied Customer
Cognitive Dissonance
5-17
Performance = Expectations
Satisfaction
Delight
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Interest
Evaluation
Trial
Adoption
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Consumer becomes aware of the new product, but lacks information about it. Interest: Consumer seeks information about new product. Evaluation: Consumer considers whether trying the new product makes sense. Trial: Consumer tries new product on a small scale to improve his or her estimate of its value. Adoption: Consumer decides to make full and regular use of the new product.
Adopter Categories
Percentage of Adopters
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Late Majority
Early Adopters
13.5%
34%
34% 16%
Laggards
2.5%
Early
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Divisibility
Can the innovation be used on a trial basis?
Product Characteristics
Compatibility Does the innovation fit the values and experience of the target market?
Complexity
Is the innovation difficult to understand or use?
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Business Buyer Behavior refers to the buying behavior of all the organizations that buy goods and services for use in the production of other products and services that are sold, rented, or supplied to others.
The business market is huge and involves many more dollars and items than do consumer markets.
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Process is more formalized Buyer and seller are more dependent on each other Build close long-term relationships with customers
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Influencers
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Economic Technological
Political
Cultural The Buying Organization Interpersonal and Individual Influences
Promotion
Organizational Influences
Buyers Response
Payment
5-29
Organizational
Objectives, Policies, Procedures, Structure, & Systems
Interpersonal
Authority, Status, Empathy & Persuasiveness
Individual
Age, Education, Job Position, Personality & Risk Attitudes
Buyers
5-30
Modified Re-buy
New Task
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Modified Re-buy
Straight Re-buy
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Understand the consumer market and the major factors that influence consumer buyer behavior. Identify and discuss the stages in the buyer decision process. Describe the adoption and diffusion process for new products. Define the business market and identify the major factors that influence business buyer behavior. List and define the steps in the business buying decision process.