CONTENTS
PART Ⅰ CONSUMER BEHAVIOR : A MANAGERIAL AND CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE = 1
1 Introduction = 3
Levi Strauss & Co. Begins to Focus on the Consumer = 3
Consumer Behavior and Marketing Action = 4
A Historical Perspective = 7
Development of the Marketing Concept = 8
Implications for Consumer Behavior = 9
Avon Products : Shifting from a Sales to a Consumer Orientation = 11
Strategic Applications of Consumer Behavior = 14
Defining and Segmenting Markets = 14
Determining the Needs of the Target Segment = 15
Developing Marketing Strategies = 15
Evaluating Marketing Strategies = 16
Assessing Future Customer Behavior = 16
Strategic Applications Summarized = 16
A Model of Consumer Behavior = 17
Organization of This Text = 18
Part Two : Consumer Decision Making = 19
Part Three : The Individual consumer = 21
Part Four : Environmental Influences = 22
Part Five : Communications = 23
Consumer Behavior from a Consumer's Perspective = 25
Managerial Versus Consumer Perspectives = 26
Consumerism = 26
Summary = 27
Questions = 28
Research Assignments = 29
Notes = 29
2 Consumerism = 31
The Body Shop : A Focus on Consumer Rights and Corporate Responsibility = 31
Consumerism = 33
Role of Consumer Activists and organizations = 33
The Role of Government = 35
The Role of Business Organizations = 36
Consumerism : A Global Perspective = 36
The History of Consumerism in America = 39
Three Periods of Consumerism from 1890 to 1980 = 39
Decline in Consumerism in the 1980s = 40
The Rebirth of Consumerism in the 1990s = 41
The New Environmentalism = 41
Advertising health Claims = 49
Advertising to Children = 51
Additional Consumer Rights = 54
The Right to Safety = 55
The Right to Be Informed = 56
The Right to Choose = 59
The Right to Be Heard = 59
The Right to Be a Minority Consumer Without Disadvantage = 61
Summary = 62
Questions = 63
Research Assignments = 64
Notes = 65
PART Ⅱ CONSUMER DECISION MAKING = 69
3 Complex Decision Making = 71
Will Saturn Change Consumer Attitudes Toward GM Cars? = 71
Consumer Involvement and Complex Decision Making = 72
Types of Involvement = 74
A Model of Consumer Involvement = 74
Multidimensional Nature of Involvement = 76
Cross-Cultural Nature of Consumer Involvement = 77
Importance and Limitations of a Consumer Model = 78
Importance = 78
Limitations = 79
A Model of Complex Decision Making = 80
Need Arousal = 82
Input Variables = 84
Consumer's Psychological Set = 86
Stimulus Exposure = 88
Need Recognition = 89
Consumer Information Processing = 89
Perception of Stimuli = 90
Memory = 91
Search for Additional Information = 91
Brand Evaluation = 92
Benefit Association = 92
Expected Satisfaction = 93
Purchase and Postpurchase Evaluation = 93
Intention to Buy = 93
No Purchase = 94
Purchase = 95
Postpurchase Evaluation = 95
Symbolic Purchasing Behavior = 97
Complex Decision Making and Store Choice = 101
A Model of Store Choice = 101
Store Choice and Brand Choice = 103
Summary = 103
Questions = 104
Research Assignments = 106
Notes = 107
4 Consumer Learning, Habit and Brand Loyalty = 109
The Marlboro Cowboy : Brand Loyalty Isn't What it Used to Be = 109
Consumer Learning = 110
Classical Conditioning = 111
Instrumental Conditioning = 116
Cognitive Learning = 120
Relevance of the Cognitive Versus the Behaviorist Perspective = 124
Vicarious Learning = 124
Habit = 125
A Model of Habitual Purchasing Behavior = 125
Habit and Information Seeking = 126
Functions of Habit = 127
Strategic Implications of Habit Versus Complex Decision Making = 127
Inducing a Switch from Habit to Decision Making = 129
Brand Loyalty = 131
Behavioral Approach to Brand Loyalty = 132
Cognitive Approach to Brand Loyalty = 134
Brand-Loyal consumer = 134
Brand Loyalty and Product Involvement = 135
Decrease in Brand Loyalty in the 1990s = 135
Store Loyalty = 136
Store-Loyal Consumer = 136
Level of Store Loyalty = 137
Societal Implications of Brand and Store Loyalty = 137
Implications for Brand Loyalty = 137
Implications for Store Loyalty = 138
Summary = 138
Questions = 139
Research Assignments = 140
Notes = 141
5 Low Involvement Decision Making = 145
Kellogg's Increases Involvement with Cereals = 145
Importance of a Low Involvement Perspective = 147
Involvement and the Hierarchy of Effects = 147
Low Involvement Hierarchy = 149
Low Involvement Decision Criteria = 150
Four Types of Consumer Behavior = 151
Complex Decision Making and Brand Loyalty = 151
Inertia = 152
Limited Decision Making = 153
Unplanned Purchasing Behavior = 154
Types of Unplanned Purchases = 154
Scope of Unplanned Purchases = 155
Three Theories of Low Involvement Consumer Behavior = 156
Krugman's Theory of Passive Learning = 156
Consumer Behavior Implications of Passive Learning = 157
Sherif's Theory of Social Judgment = 159
Elaboration Likelihood Model = 161
Strategic Implications of Low Involvement Decision Making = 164
Marketing Strategy = 164
Strategic Issues = 170
Societal Implications of Low Involvement Decision Making = 174
Summary = 176
Questions = 177
Research Assignment = 179
Notes = 179
PART Ⅲ THE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER = 183
6 Consumer Perceptions = 185
Consumer Perceptions : Clear Products Are In, Color Is Out = 185
Marketing Stimuli and Consumer Perceptions = 186
Stimulus Characteristics Affecting Perception = 188
Consumer Characteristics Affecting Perception = 191
Perceptual Selection = 196
Exposure = 197
Attention = 198
Selective Perception = 199
Perceptual Organization = 204
Closure = 205
Grouping = 205
Context = 206
Perceptual Interpretation = 208
Perceptual Categorization = 209
Perceptual Inference = 212
Price Perceptions = 214
Price Expectations = 215
Actual Versus Reference Prices = 216
Price-Quality Relationship = 217
Summary = 218
Questions = 219
Research Assignments = 219
Notes = 221
7 Consumer Information Processing = 225
The Eveready Bunny : Consumers Wind Up Processing the Wrong Message = 225
Consumer Information Acquisition = 226
Determinants of Information Search = 228
Sources of Information = 229
Amount of Information Search = 230
Limits of Information Acquisition = 231
Strategic Implications of Information Acquisition = 232
Consumer Information Processing = 235
An Information Processing Model = 235
Memory Processes = 238
Retrieval = 242
Brand Evaluation = 243
Measuring Brand Evaluation = 250
Perceived Risk = 251
Strategic Implications of Information Processing = 254
Memory Processes = 254
Brand Evaluation = 255
Perceived Risk = 255
Societal Implications of Information Processing = 256
More or Less Information? = 256
Compensatory or Noncompensatory Processing? = 257
Age-Related Information Processing = 257
Summary = 258
Questions = 259
Research Assignments = 261
Notes = 262
8 Consumer Attitudes = 265
Changing Attitudes : Can AT&T Redefine Itself Among Younger Consumers? = 265
Nature of Consumer Attitudes = 266
Three Components of Attitudes = 267
Measuring the Attitudinal Components = 270
Attitudes and Consumer Involvement = 273
Attitude Development = 274
Functions of Attitudes = 275
Role of Attitudes in Developing Marketing Strategy = 278
Define Benefit Segments = 278
Develop New Products = 278
Develop and Evaluate Promotional Strategies = 279
Relationship Between Beliefs and Attitudes = 280
Heider's Balance Theory = 281
Fishbein's Multiattribute Model = 282
Relationship Between Attitudes and Behavior = 285
Fishbein's Theory of Reasoned Action = 285
Studies of the Relationship of Attitudes to Behavior = 287
Relationship Between Intention to Buy and Behavior = 288
Relationship of Behavior to Attitudes = 289
Factors Inhibiting the Relationship Among Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior = 290
Summary = 291
Questions = 292
Research Assignments = 293
Notes = 294
9 Attitude Reinforcement and Change = 297
Changing Attitudes at Kmart : From the Polyester Palace to High-Fashion Retailer = 297
Communications Process = 298
Source = 299
Encoding = 299
Transmission = 300
Decoding and Action = 300
Feedback = 300
Conditions for Attitude Reinforcement and Change = 301
Attitude Change Before a Purchase = 305
Attitudinal Theories and Attitude Change = 305
Processing Models and Attitude Change : The Elaboration Likelihood Model = 312
Cognitive Responses and Attitude Change in High Involvement Processing = 313
Cognitive Response and Attitude Change in Low Involvement Processing = 313
Attitude Change After a Purchase = 314
Dissonance Theory = 314
Attribution Theory = 315
Passive Learning = 315
Types of Strategies for Attitude Reinforcement and Change = 316
Strategies to Reinforce Attitudes = 316
Strategies to Change Attitudes = 321
Societal Applications of Attitude Change = 323
Summary = 324
Questions = 325
Research Assignments = 327
Notes = 328
10 Demographics and Social Class = 331
BMW Targets a Key Demographic Group : Professional Women = 331
Nature of Demographic Characteristics = 333
Population Growth = 334
Birthrate = 334
Life Expectancy = 335
Immigration = 336
Changing Age Composition of U.S. Market = 336
Baby Boomers (30 to 49) = 337
Baby Busters (13 to 29) = 340
Teens (13 to 17) = 341
Preteens (8 to 12) = 343
Mature Market (50-Plus) = 344
Changing Family Composition = 347
Regional Differences = 349
Socioeconomic Trends = 350
Occupational Status : Increase in the Proportion of Working Women = 351
Income = 352
Education = 354
Using Demographics to Develop Marketing Strategy = 355
Identifying Market Segments = 355
Selecting Media = 356
Evaluating the Potential for New Products = 357
Social Class Influences = 357
Nature of Social Class = 358
Social Class Categories and Measurement = 358
Profiles of the Social Classes = 360
Is America Becoming a Classless Society? = 363
Applications of Social Class to Marketing Strategy = 363
Summary = 366
Questions = 367
Research Assignments = 369
Notes = 370
11 Personality and Lifestyle Influences = 373
Conagra Targets a Healthier Lifestyle = 373
Personality = 375
Psychoanalytic Theory = 375
Social Theory = 378
Self-Concept Theory = 379
Trait Theory = 382
Limitations of Personality Variables = 383
Lifestyle = 384
Changing Lifestyle Trends of American Consumers in the 1990s = 385
Measuring Lifestyle Characteristics = 398
Applications of Lifestyle Characteristics to Marketing Strategies = 403
Summary = 404
Questions = 405
Research Assignments = 407
Notes = 408
12 Market Segmentation and Product Positioning = 411
Goodyear Tire Segments Consumers Globally = 411
Identifying Market Segments = 413
Benefit Segmentation = 414
Behavioral Segmentation = 416
Segmenting by Response Elasticity = 421
Quantitative Techniques for Market Segmentation = 424
Market Segmentation Strategies = 425
Identifying and Evaluating a Product's Position = 427
Developing a Product Vocabulary = 428
Developing Alternative Positionings = 429
Testing the Product's Position Relative to Competition = 429
Using Quantitative Techniques for Positioning = 431
Marketing Applications of Product Positioning = 432
Positioning New Products = 432
Positioning Existing Products = 433
Product Positioning Strategies = 438
Consumer Positioning Strategies = 438
Competitive Positioning Strategies = 439
Societal Implications of Segmentation and Positioning Strategies = 442
Summary = 442
Questions = 443
Research Assignments = 445
Notes = 445
PART Ⅳ ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR = 449
13 Cultural Influences = 451
McDonald's : A Strategy to Reflect Cultural Values = 451
Nature of Culture = 453
Cross-Cultural and Subcultural Influences = 453
Cultural Values = 454
Characteristics of Cultural Values = 455
Traditional American Values = 457
Identifying Cultural Values = 460
Cultural Values and Consumer Behavior = 463
Means-End Chain = 464
Laddering = 465
Culture and Products = 465
Role of Product Symbolism = 468
Semiotics = 470
Products as Fantasies and Myths = 470
Culture and Consumption = 471
Consumption Rituals = 471
Sacred and Secular Consumption = 472
Changes in Cultural Values in the 1990s = 473
New Reality = 474
Greater Traditionalism = 475
Emphasis on Self-Fulfillment = 476
New Materialism = 477
Societal Implications of Cultural Values = 477
Summary = 479
Questions = 480
Research Assignments = 481
Notes = 481
14 Cross-Cultural and Subcultural Influences = 483
Levi Strauss & Co. Thinks Globally but Acts Locally = 483
Cross-Cultural Influences = 485
Cultural Variations Influencing Consumer Behavior = 486
Global Influences on Behavior = 491
Limits of Global Influences = 494
Applications of Cross-Cultural and Global Influences = 495
Flexible Globalization = 498
Subcultural Influences = 500
Characteristics of Subcultures = 500
United States : Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? = 500
Types of Subcultures = 501
African-American Subculture = 503
Hispanic-American Subculture = 509
Asian-American Subculture = 513
Societal Implications of Cross-Cultural and Subcultural influences = 516
Cross-Cultural Issues = 516
Subcultural Issues = 518
Summary = 518
Questions = 519
Research Assignments = 521
Notes = 522
15 Reference Group Influences = 525
From Pudding Pops to Nikes : Advertisers Use Celebrities to Mirror Group Influences = 525
When Do Reference Groups Exert Influence? = 527
Types of Reference Groups = 528
Membership Groups = 528
Aspiration Groups = 531
Nature of Reference Groups = 531
Norms = 531
Roles = 532
Status = 532
Socialization = 533
Power = 533
Reference Group Influences on Consumers = 534
Informational Influence = 535
Comparative Influence = 535
Normative Influence = 537
Information, Comparison, or Conformity? = 540
Group Influence by Type of Product = 542
Strategic Applications of Reference Group Influences = 544
Advertising Strategies = 544
Personal Selling Strategies = 549
Societal Implications of Reference Group Influences = 551
Summary = 551
Questions = 552
Research Assignments = 553
Notes = 554
16 Family Influences = 557
Tyson Targets Both Kids and Their Parents = 557
Households and Families = 558
A Model of Family Decision Making = 559
Joint Decision Making = 561
Role Specification = 562
Conflict Resolution = 563
Husband-Wife Influences = 567
Type of Product Considered = 567
Stage in Decision Making = 568
Nature of Purchase Influence = 569
Family Characteristics = 569
Changing Patterns of Husband-Wife Influences = 570
Parent-Child Influences = 572
Consumer Socialization of Children = 572
Children's Influence in the Purchasing Process = 577
Mother-Child Interaction = 579
Parent Versus Peer Group Influence Among Adolescents = 581
Family Life Cycle = 581
Traditional Family Life Cycle = 582
Nontraditional Family Life Cycle Categories = 584
Family Decision Making and Marketing Strategies = 585
Advertising Messages = 585
Media = 585
Product Development = 587
Pricing = 587
Distribution = 587
Measurement of Family Influence = 588
Whom to Interview = 588
How to Measure Influence = 588
Societal Implications of Family Influence = 589
Increased Parent-Child Conflict = 589
Undesirable Consumer Socialization = 589
Alternative Solutions = 590
Summary = 590
Questions = 591
Research Assignments = 592
Notes = 593
17 Situational Influences = 599
Timex Positions its Watches by Usage Situations = 599
Nature of Situational Influences = 600
Types of Situations = 600
Characteristics of Consumption and Purchase Situations = 606
Development of Situational Inventories = 607
Limited Use of Situational Variables = 608
A Model of Situational Influences = 609
Situation Versus Product = 611
Interaction of Situation Product, and Consumer = 612
Contiguity Between Situation and Behavior = 614
Situational Influences on Consumer Behavior = 615
Influence of Situation on Product Attitudes = 615
Influence of Situation on Product Choice = 616
Influence of Situations on Decision Making = 617
Use of Situational Variables in Marketing Strategy = 618
Market Segmentation = 618
New Product Development = 619
Product Positioning = 619
Advertising = 623
Distribution = 624
Summary = 624
Questions = 625
Research Assignments = 626
Notes = 628
PART Ⅴ COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSES = 631
18 Word-of-Mouth Communication and Opinion Leadership = 633
Corona Succeeds Based on Word-of-Mouth = 633
Importance of Word-of-Mouth Communication = 634
Nature of Word-of-Mouth Communication = 635
Type of Word-of-Mouth Communication = 636
Process of Word-of-Mouth Communication = 636
Conditions for Word-of-Mouth Communication = 642
Motives for Engaging in Word-of-Mouth Communication = 646
Word-of-Mouth and the Customer-Salesperson Interaction = 647
Determining Customer Needs = 647
Developing the Sales Strategy = 649
Communicating the Sales Strategy = 649
Evaluating the Sales Approach = 651
Opinion Leadership = 652
Nature of Opinion Leadership = 652
Characteristics of the Opinion Leader = 655
Methods to Identify Opinion Leaders = 657
Sociometric Technique = 657
Key Informant Method = 658
Self-Designating Technique = 658
Strategic Applications of Word-of-Mouth Communication = 659
Stimulating Word-of-Mouth Communication Through Product Trial = 659
Stimulating Word-of-Mouth Communication Through Advertising = 660
Stimulating Word-of-Mouth Communication = 660
Portraying Communications from Opinion Leaders = 661
Societal Implications of Stimulating Word-of-Mouth Communication = 662
Summary = 663
Questions = 664
Research Assignments = 666
Notes = 666
19 The Diffusion of Innovations = 669
Post-It Notes : An Example of Diffusion = 669
Importance of New Products = 671
Profitability and the Product Life Cycle = 671
Diffusion Research and Marketing Strategy = 672
What Is an Innovation? = 673
Technological Innovations = 673
Symbolic Innovations = 675
Diffusion Process = 676
Adoption Decision = 676
Time = 683
Target Market = 688
Communication in the Diffusion Process = 689
Cultural Context of Diffusion = 694
Innovativeness and the Diffusion Process = 696
Nature of Innovativeness = 696
Characteristics of the Innovator = 698
Measuring Innovativenes = 701
Strategic Applications of Diffusion Theory = 702
Adoption = 702
Rate of Diffusion = 702
Summary = 704
Questions = 705
Research Assignments = 706
Notes = 707
20 Marketing Communications = 711
McDonald's Communicates Benefits While Burger King Flounders = 711
Marketing Communications Process = 713
Advertising Process = 713
Barriers to Communications = 716
Results of Communications = 718
Source Effects in Marketing Communications = 719
Source Credibility = 719
Source Attractiveness = 721
Source Versus Message Effects = 722
Effects of the Message = 724
One-Sided Versus Two-Sided Appeals = 724
Comparative Advertising = 726
Fear Appeals = 728
Humor in Advertising = 729
Media Effects = 732
Differences Within Media = 732
Differences Between Media = 733
Consumer Processing of Marketing Communications = 733
Source Evaluation = 734
Message Evaluation = 735
Media Evaluation = 737
Communications Feedback = 738
Societal Implications of Marketing Communications = 741
Deceptive Advertising = 741
Irresponsible Advertising = 741
Summary = 743
Questions = 744
Research Assignments = 745
Notes = 745
Glossary = G-1
Name Index = I-1
Company Index = I-8
Subject Index = I-11