Attitudes
describe a person’s relatively consistent evaluations, feelings, and tendencies toward an object or idea
Complex buying behavior
Dissonance-reducing buying behavior
Habitual buying behavior
Variety-seeking buying behavior
Types of Buying Decision Behavior
Four Types of Buying Behavior
Buyer Decision Making Process
Need Recognition
Occurs when the buyer recognizes a problem or need triggered by:
Internal stimuli
External stimuli
Information Search
Sources of Information
Personal sources—family and friends
Commercial sources—advertising, Internet
Public sources—mass media, consumer organizations
Experiential sources—handling, examining, using the product
Evaluation of Alternatives
How the consumer processes information to arrive at brand choices
Purchase Decision
The act by the consumer to buy the most preferred brand
The purchase decision can be affected by:
Attitudes of others
Unexpected situational factors
Post-Purchase Decision
The satisfaction or dissatisfaction that the consumer feels about the purchase
Relationship between:
Consumer’s expectations
Product’s perceived performance
The larger the gap between expectation and performance, the greater the consumer’s dissatisfaction
Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort caused by a post-purchase conflict
Customer satisfaction is a key to building profitable relationships with consumers—to keeping and growing consumers and reaping their customer lifetime value
Adoption process is the mental process an individual goes through from first learning about an innovation to final regular use.
Stages in the process include:
Awareness
Interest
Evaluation
Trial
Adoption
Influence of Product Characteristics
on Rate of Adoption
Relative advantage
Compatibility
Complexity
Divisibility
Communicability