Marketing Planning and Applications: Analyzing Consumer Markets
Marketing Planning and Applications: Analyzing Consumer Markets
Marketing Planning and Applications: Analyzing Consumer Markets
Lecture 6
Cultural Factors
Social Factors
Culture
Subculture
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Culture and subcultures
Culture is the fundamental determinant of a person’s wants and
behaviors acquired through socialization processes with family and
other key institutions.
Subcultures:
• Nationalities
• Religions
• Racial groups
• Geographic regions
Upper Class
Upper Uppers (1 percent)
Lower Uppers (2 percent)
Middle Class
Upper Middles (12 percent)
Middle Class (32 percent)
Working Class (38 percent)
Lower class
Upper Lowers (9 percent)
Lower Lowers (7 percent)
Selective Retention
Subliminal
Perception
Selective
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Perception
Selective attention is the tendency for people to screen out most of
the information to which they are exposed
Selective distortion is the tendency for people to interpret information
in a way that will support what they already believe
Selective retention is the tendency to remember good points made
about a brand they favor and forget good points about competing
brands
Subliminal perception Subliminal messages and perception are linked
to the idea of mind control
Stimulus
• Internal
• External
Attitudes
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Purchase Decision
Noncompensatory Models
Choice Heuristics:
• Conjunctive
• Lexicographic
• Elimination-by-aspect
Purchase Brand
decisions
Dealer
Quantity
Timing
Payment method
Dissatisfied
Loyal
Stay or Go