Principles of Marketing, Student Value Edition (17th Edition)
Principles of Marketing, Student Value Edition (17th Edition)
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134461526
Author: Philip T. Kotler, Gary Armstrong
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.1DQ
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To discuss: Consumer market and the four sets of factor which influences the behavior of consumers.

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Consumer market is the place where households and individuals will purchase the services or goods for the purpose of personal consumption.

The four factors factor which influences the behavior of consumers are as follows:

  •   Cultural factors which includes culture, social class and subculture,
  •   Social factors which includes groups, family, status, roles and social networks.
  •   Personal factors which includes life-cycle stage, age, occupation, lifestyle, economic situation, self-concept and personality.
  •   Psychological factors which includes perception, motivation, beliefs, attitudes and learning.
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To discuss: The factor which influences Person X to decide on choosing the school and plans for Saturday night.

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The characteristics influenced the choice of Person X while choosing the school is social factors because most probably the choice of school is decided by the parents and family members. So, social factors are the groups, family, social network, status and roles.

The characteristics influenced the choice of Person X while deciding the plans for Saturday night is personal factor because personal factors involves life cycle stage, economic situation, self-concept, occupation, and age.

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