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1 MGT301 Principles of Marketing Lecture-13

2 Summary of Lecture-12

3 Marketing Research

4 Steps in the Marketing Research Process

5 1. Problem Definition and the Research Objectives 1. Problem Definition and the Research Objectives 2. Developing the Research Plan 3. Implementation 4. Interpretation and Reporting of Findings 4. Interpretation and Reporting of Findings

6 Today’s Topics  Marketing Research (cont..)  Consumer Market-understanding the consumer

7 Research Instruments –Questionnaires  Include open-ended and closed-ended questions  Phrasing and question order are key –Mechanical instrument

8 Contact Methods  Mail questionnaires  Telephonic Interview  Personal interview –Group interview…Focus group interview  Online Research

9 Step-3 Implementing the Research Plan Collecting the Data

10 Analyzing the Data

11  After the data have been collected, the next step in the research process is data analysis.  The purpose of data analysis is to interpret and draw conclusions from the data that has been collected.

12 Is the sample representative? Is the data reliable? Is the data valid? Key Issues Key Issues Are the statistical techniques appropriate? Are the statistical techniques appropriate?

13 Step-4 Interpretation and Reporting of Findings  After data analysis is completed, the researcher must prepare the report and communicate the conclusions and recommendations to management.  The research will ordinarily be required to present both written and oral reports on the project.

14 Research Is Useful If:  We put thought into it before we do it  We do the right kind of research  We use judgment in interpreting and using the results

15 Consumer Market  All individuals and households who buy or acquire goods and services for personal consumption

16 –Firm needs to know –Who buys? –How they buy? –When and where they buy?? –Why they buy? –How they respond to marketing stimuli?

17 Why do you think marketers know these things? ?

18 Because they study consumer behavior (CB)

19 What is Consumer Behavior about?

20  How, why, where and when consumers make purchase decisions?  Considers who influences the decisions?  How are purchases made?  What information is needed for those decisions?  What factors affect these decisions?

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22 Why is it Important?  Consumers determine the sales and profits of a firm by their purchase decisions, thus the economic viability of the firm.  In late 1990, US consumers were spending enough dollar bills to stretch from the Earth to the Sun and back, with enough left over for over 600 lines to the moon!

23 Customer vs. Consumer Behavior  Customer behavior  Includes both individual consumers who buy goods and services for their own use and organizational buyers who purchase business products.  Consumer behavior  Is the process through which the ultimate buyer makes purchase decisions.

24 Consumer Behavior Defined The study of the processes involved when individuals or groups select, purchase, use, or dispose of products, services, ideas, or experiences to satisfy needs and desires (Solomon, 1996). The study of the processes involved when individuals or groups select, purchase, use, or dispose of products, services, ideas, or experiences to satisfy needs and desires (Solomon, 1996). Those actions directly involved in obtaining, consuming and disposing of products and services, including the decision processes that precede and follow those actions (Engel et al. 1995). Those actions directly involved in obtaining, consuming and disposing of products and services, including the decision processes that precede and follow those actions (Engel et al. 1995). Examines mental and emotional processes in addition to the physical activities (Wilkie 1990). Examines mental and emotional processes in addition to the physical activities (Wilkie 1990).

25  Actions in Purchasing and Using Products  Including Behavior and Thought Processes Consumer Behavior Deals With …

26 The buying behavior of final consumers-individuals and households who buy goods and services for personal consumption.

27 Marketing Applications

28  Positioning  Segmentation  Product development  Market development  International marketing

29 Consumer Spending Patterns

30  Disposable income  Discretionary income  Family life cycle:  Young  Teens  Empty nesters  Senior citizens

31 Marketing and Other Stimuli Marketing and Other Stimuli Buyer’s Black Box ”what” & “how” Buyer’s Black Box ”what” & “how” Buyer’s Response Product Price Place Promotion Economic Technological Political Cultural Buyer characteristics affecting consumer behavior Buyer’s decision process Product choice Brand choice Dealer choice Purchase timing Purchase quantity Model of Consumer Behavior “Stimulus-Response”

32 Marketing stimuli Product Price Place Promotion Other stimuli Economic Technological Political Cultural Buyer’s decisions Product choice Brand choice Dealer choice Purchase timing Purchase amount Buyer’s characteristics Cultural Social Personal Psychological Buyer’s decision process Problem recognition Information search Evaluation Decision Post-purchase behavior

33 Stimulus Response Model Marketing and other stimuli enter the buyer’s “black box” and produce certain choice/purchase responses. Marketers must figure out what is inside of the buyer’s “black box” and how stimuli are changed to responses.

34 Enough for today...

35 Summary Consumer Market-understanding the consumer

36 All individuals and households who buy or acquire goods and services for personal consumption

37 Marketing and Other Stimuli Marketing and Other Stimuli Buyer’s Black Box ”what” & “how” Buyer’s Black Box ”what” & “how” Buyer’s Response Product Price Place Promotion Economic Technological Political Cultural Buyer characteristics affecting consumer behavior Buyer’s decision process Product choice Brand choice Dealer choice Purchase timing Purchase quantity Model of Consumer Behavior “Stimulus-Response”

38 Next…. Consumer Behavior (cont..)

39 MGT301 Principles of Marketing Lecture-13


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