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Buying, Having,
and Being
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Learning Objectives 01
It is important to understand why:
Consumers use products to help define their
identities in different settings
Consumer behavior is a process
Marketers need to understand the importance of
studying the wants and needs of different
consumer segments
The Internet is affecting consumer behavior
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Learning Objectives 01
Consumers beliefs and actions connect to other
issues in life
Many types of specialists study consumer
behavior
There are two major perspectives on consumer
behavior
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Identities
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OBJECTIVE:

Peers affect consumers
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Brands seek loyalty
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What is
Consumer
Behavior
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?
Consumer Behavior
is a Process
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OBJECTIVE:

Consumers
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Consumers
Marketing
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Segmentation

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OBJECTIVE:

Age

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Demographics
Gender

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Family

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Income

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Ethnicity

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Geography

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Lifestyle

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Relationship
marketing

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Database
marketing

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Popular culture

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Music
Movies
Sports
Books
Celebrities
Entertainment
Meaning of consumption

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Role
theory

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Product Relationships
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Self-Concept attachment
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Nostalgic attachment
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Interdependence
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Love
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Global Consumer
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Digital
Consumer
OBJECTIVE:

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Social Media
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Ethics and Public Policy
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Connections
to Life Issues
OBJECTIVE:

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Consumer Privacy
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Create Needs,
Wants?
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Social Marketing
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Green Marketing
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Interdisciplinary
OBJECTIVE:

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Positivistic
Research
OBJECTIVE:

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Interpretive
Research
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