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Consumer Buyer Behavior
The buying behavior of final consumers- individuals and households that buy goods and services for personal consumption
Consumer Market
All the individuals and households who buy or acquire goods and services for personal consumption
Culture
the set of basic values, perceptions, wants, and behaviors learned by a member of society from family and other important institutions.
Subculture
a group of people with shared value systems based on common life experiences and situations
Social Class
Relatively permanent and ordered divisions in a society whose members share similar values, interests, and behaviors
Group
two or more people who interact to accomplish individual or mutual goals
Opinion Leader
person within a reference group who because of special skills, knowledge, or other characteristics exerts social influence on others. AKA the influentials or leading adopters.
Online Social Networks
Online social communities, blogs, social networking sites, where people socialize or exchange info/opinions
Lifestyle
a person's pattern of living as expressed in his or her activities, interests, and opinions
Personality
the unique psychological characteristics that lead to relatively consistent and lasting responses to one's own environment.
Brand personality
the specific mix of human traits that may be attributed to a particular brand
Motive(Drive)
a need that is sufficiently pressing to direct the person to seek satisfaction of the need
Perception
the process by which people select, organize, and interpret information to form a meaningful picture of the world.
Learning
changes in an individual's behavior arising from experience
Belief
a descriptive thought that a person holds about something
Attitude
a persons consistently favorable or unfavorable evaluations, feelings, toward an object or idea
Complex Buying Behavior
Consumer buying behavior in situations characterized by high consumer involvement in a purchase and significant perceived differences among brands
Dissonance reducing buying behavior
consumer buying behavior in situations characterized by high involvement but few perceived differences among brands
Habitual buying behavior
consumer buying behavior in situations characterized by low-consumer involvement and few significantly perceived brand differences
Variety-Seeking buying behavior
consumer buying behavior in situations characterized by low consumer involvement but significant perceived brand differences
Need Recognition
the first stage of the buyer decision process, in which the consumer recognizes a problem or need
Information Search
the stage of the buyer decision process in which the consumer is aroused to search for more information.
Alternative evaluation
the stage of the buyer decision process in which the consumer uses information to evaluate alternative brands in the choice set
Purchase Decision
the buyers decision about which brand to purchase
Postpurchase Behavior
the stage of the buyer decision process in which the consumers take further action after purchase, based on their satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
cognitive Dissonance
buyer discomfort caused by postpurchase conflict
new product
a good/service/idea that is perceived by some potential customers as new
adoption process
the mental process through which an individual passes from first hearing about an innovation to final adoption
Selective Attention
tendency for people to screen out most information we're exposed to
Selective Distortion
Tendency of people to interpret information in a way to support what they already believe
Selective Retention
Consumers are likely to remember good points made about a brand their favor, and to forget good points about another brand
Cues
Minor stimuli that determine when,where,and how the person responds
Business buyer behavior
the buying behavior of the organizations that buy goods and services for use in the production of other products and services or to resell or rent them to others at a profit
Business Buying Process
the decision process by which business buyer determine which products and services their organizations need to purchase, and then find, evaluate, and choose among alternative suppliers and brands
Derived Demand
business demand that ultimately comes from the demand for consumer goods
Supplier Development
systematic development of networks of supplier-partners to ensure an appropriate and dependable supply of products or reselling them to others
Straight Rebuy
a business buying situation in which the buyer routinely reorders something without any modifications
Modified Rebuy
a business buying situation in which the buyer wants to modify product specifications, prices, terms, or suppliers.
New Task
a business buying situation in which the buyer purchases a product or service for the first time
Systems Selling
buying a packaged solution to a problem from a single seller thus avoiding all the separate decisions involved in a complex buying situation
Users
members of the buying organization who will actually use the purchased product or service
buying center
all the individuals and units that play a role in the purchase decision making process
influencers
people in an organizations buying center who affect the buying decision, they often help define specifications and also provide information for evaluating alternatives
buyers
the people in the organizations buying center who make an actual purchase
deciders
people in the organizations buying center who have formal or informal power to select or approve the final suppliers
gatekeepers
people in the organizations buying center who control the flow of information to others
problem recognition
the first stage of the business buying process in which someone in the company recognizes a problem or need that can be met by acquiring a good or service
General Need Description
the stage in the business buying process in which the company describes the general characteristics and quantity of a needed item
product Specification
the stage of the business buying process in which the buying organization decides on and specifies the best technical product characteristics for a needed item
supplier search
the stage of the business buying process in which the buyer tries to find the best vendors
proposal solicitation
the stage of the business buying process in which the buyer invites qualified suppliers to submit proposals
supplier selection
the stage of the business buying process in which the buyer reviews proposals and selects a supplier
Order-Routine specification
the stage of the business buying process in which the buyer writes the final order with the chosen supplier, listing the technical specifications, qty needed, expected time of delivery, etc
Performance Review
the stage of the business buying process in which the buyer assesses the performance of the supplier and decides to continue, modify, or drop the arrangement
E-procurement
purchasing through electronic connections between buyers and sellers- usually online
Institutional Market
schools, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, and other institutions that provide goods/services to people in their care.
government market
government units- state, federal, and local, that purchase or rent goods and services for carrying out the main functions of gov't/
Retailing
All activities involves in selling goods or services directly to final consumers for their personal use
Retailer
A business whose sales come primarily from retailing
Specialty Store
a retail store that carries a narrow product line with a deep assortment within that line
Department Store
a retail organization that carries a wide variety of product lines- each line is operated as a separate department managed by specialist buyers or merchandisers.
Supermarket
a large, low cost , low margin high volume, self service store that carries a wide variety of grocery and household products
Convenience Store
a small store, located near a residential area, that is open long hours seven days a week and carries a limited line of high turnover convenience goods
Superstore
a store of much larger than a regular supermarket that offers a large assortment of routinely purchased food products, nonfood items, and services
Category Killer
a giant specialty store that carries a deep assortment of a particular line and is staffed by knowledgeable employees
Service Retailer
a retailer whose product line is actually a service, hotels, airlines, banks, etc
Discount Store
a retail operation that sells standard merchandise at lower prices by accepting lower margins and higher volume
off-Price retailer
a retailer that buys less-than-regular wholesale prices, and sells at less than retailer.
independent off-price retailer
an off-price retailer that is either independently owned, or a division of a larger retail corporation.
Factory Outlet
an off price retailing operation that is owned and operated by a manufacturer that normally carries surplus, discontinued, and irregular goods.
warehouse club
off price retailer that sells a limited selection of brand name grocery items , appliances, clothing, at deep discounts to members who pay membership fee.
Chain Store
two or more outlets that are commonly owned and controlled
Franchise
a contractural associated between a manufacturer, wholesaler, or service organization, and independent businesspeople who buy the right to own and operate a franchise.
Shopping Center
a group of retail businesses planned, developed, owned, and managed as a unit
Wheel or Retailing Concept
concept that states that new types of retailers offer low margin, low price, retailers, than evolve to higher priced, higher margin operations, like the ones they replaced when they first started
Wholesaling
all activities involved in selling goods and services to those buying for resale or business use
Wholesaler
a firm engaged in primarily in wholesaling activities
Merchant Wholesaler
an independently owned business that takes title to the merchandise it handles
Broker
a wholesale who does not take title to goods and whose function is to bring buyers and sellers together and assist negotiations
Agent
a wholesaler who represents buyers or sellers on a relatively permanent basis, performs only a few functions, and does not take title of goods
Manufacturers sales branches and offices
wholesaling by sellers or buyers themselves rather than through independent wholesalers
Direct Marketing
Connecting directly with carefully targeted individual consumers to both obtain an immediate response and cultivate long lasting relationships
Customer Database
an organized collection of comprehensive data about individual customers, including geographic, demographic, psychographic, and behavioral data.
Direct-Mail Marketing
direct marketing by sending an offer, announcement, reminder, or other item to a person at a particular physical or virtual address.
Catalog Marketing
Direct marketing through print, video, or digital catalogs that are mailed to select customers, made available in stores, or presented.
telephone marketing
using the telephone to sell directly to customers
Direct Response television marketing
direct marketing via television, including direct response television advertising and home shopping channels
Online marketing
company efforts to market products and services and build customer relationships over the internet
Internet
a vast public web of computer networks that connects users of all types all around the world to each other and to an amazingly large "information repository"
click-only companies
operate only online without any brick and mortar market presence.
Click and Mortar Companies
traditional brick and mortar companies that have added online marketing to their operations
Business to Consumer Online Marketing
business selling goods and services online to final consumers.
Business to Business Online marketing
B2B sites, to reach new biz. customers, serve current customers, and obtain buying efficiencies and better prices
Consumer to Consumer Online Marketing
Online exchanges of goods and information between final consumers
Consumer to Business Online Marketing
online exchanges in which consumers search out sellers, learn about their offers, and initiate purchases, sometimes even driving transaction terms.
Corporate/Brand Site
a website designed to build customer goodwill, collect customer feedback, and supplement other sales channels, rather than sell products directly.
Marketing Website
a website that engages consumers in interactions that will move them closer to a direct purchase or other marketing outcome
Online Advertising
advertising that appears while consumers are surfing the web, including display ads, search related ads, online classifieds, and other forms
Viral Marketing
websites, videos, emails, that are so infectious that customers will want to pass them along to friends
Online Social Networks
online social communities, blogs, social networking websites, or virtual worlds where people socialize and exchange information and opinions
Corporate Chain Store
two or more outlets that are commonly owned and controlled.
Voluntary Chain
Wholesaler sponsored group of independent retailers engaged in group buying and merchandising.
Retailer Cooperative
Group of independent retailers who set up a central buying organization and conduct joint promotion efforts.
Merchandising Conglomerate
a free form corporation that combines several diversified retailing lines and forms under central ownership.