Attitudes Of Consumer Behavior

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Attitudes of consumers Attitudes of consumer govern the response to a stimulus and leads to behaviour, usually to action. An attitude of the consumer cannot be neutral. To have attitude means some involvement in being ready for action. Attitude immediately defines the position of consumers for or against a thing. Subculture – Each culture consists of smaller subcultures that provide more specific identification and socialization for its members. Subculture includes nationalities, religions, social groups and geographical regions. Many subcultures make up important market segments, and marketers often design products and marketing programs tailored to their needs. Social class- Social classes are relatively homogeneous and enduring divisions…show more content…
Family act as a purchasing unit and may be supplying needs of perhaps two or more generations. One’s view about religion, politics etc is influenced by the family. One’s attitude towards materials possession and thrift are shaped by the family. The family makes the children adopt particular form of purchasing behaviour. In many cases, children initiate the elders. For example, if you ask a young person why you opened your account in this bank, you may get an answer “my dad had it here”. The bank is perceived as the desirable because of the person’s family…show more content…
These include the buyers’ age and stage in the life cycle, occupation, economic circumstances, lifestyle, personality and self concept. Age and Stage in the Life Cycle Consumption is shaped by the family life cycle. People buy different goods and services over a lifetime. Marketers choose these life-cycle groups as their target markets and pay close attention on their consumption. Occupation and Economic Circumstances Occupation also influences consumption patterns, ‘Marketers try to identify the occupational groups that have above – average interest in their products and services and likewise tailor the products and services for certain occupational groups. Products choice is greatly affected by economic circumstances; spendable income (level, stability and time pattern), savings and assets, debts, attitudes toward spending and savings. Marketers of income sensitive goods continuously monitor trends in personal income, savings and interest rates. Lifestyle A lifestyle is a person’s pattern of living in the world as expressed in activities, interests and opinions. Lifestyle portrays the “whole person” interacting with the environment. Marketers thus search for relationships between their products and lifestyle
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