Engel Kollat Blackwell Model of Consumer Behavior: Mathews Thankachan 2019-31-037
Engel Kollat Blackwell Model of Consumer Behavior: Mathews Thankachan 2019-31-037
Engel Kollat Blackwell Model of Consumer Behavior: Mathews Thankachan 2019-31-037
Mathews Thankachan
2019-31-037
It is the complete model of consumer behavior which depicts the real processes
involved with in a consumer before purchasing a product. The Engel Kollat
Blackwell Model of Consumer Behavior was created to describe the increasing,
fast-growing body of knowledge concerning consumer behavior. The EKB Model
of Consumer Behavior incorporates many items, which influence consumer
decision-making such as values, lifestyle, personality and culture
The complete model is depicted as follows
Mainly the model involves 4 different phases where the information is generated,
processed and the decision is being taken. The stages are
Information input stage
Information Processing stage
Decision Process stage
Variables influencing the decision process
In each stage there are many sub components which really plays the role in the
behavior of the consumer towards the product selection and buying decision.
The real process starts with need recognition but for the need recognition to get
started our brain needs a particular stimulus for that, these stimuli can be from
marketing slogans, advertisements etc. Once the brain is exposed to the stimulus
it will try to comprehend the stimulus, the brain will try to understand stimulus
more and sometimes the stimulus will get accepted or it may not be acceptable
for the brain. If the stimulus is accepted by our brain then it will retain the
stimulus for later usage.
The retained stimulus is stored in the memory until the need is recognized. Once
the need is recognized he will go for the stimulus which is retained in the memory
(internal search) if the stimulus is not satisfied then the individual will go for
alternative option. Once he has got many alternatives for the purchase, he will
evaluate what all alternatives are possible and then the decision is about to take
whether to purchase or not. These are influenced by certain factors which include
individual characteristics like motives, lifestyle, values or social influences like
culture, group, family.
Purchase will bring either satisfaction or dissatisfaction. If the individual is
dissatisfied, he will obviously go for external search next time for a different
option or for an alternative evaluation, if he is satisfied, he will either purchase it
again or will go for additional needs and go for alternative evaluation.
The consumer behavior will change according to individuals to individuals and the
way the customer behaves in each stage. Depending on the specific product
under consideration, these factors may have favorable or unfavorable influence
on purchase decision.