UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA; FACULTY OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR THEORY AND PRACTICE (MKT 201) COURSE OUTLINE SEMESTER TWO‚ 2011 Course Instructor: Dr R. Makgosa Email: Makgosa@mopipi.ub.bw; Office: 245/ 017; Office Telephone no: 3554060 Class Time: Tuesday 09.00; Thursday 08:00-10:00 Venue: 245-042. Consultation hours: Tueday 14:00-16:00; Thursday: 14:00-16:00 Nature of the Course Contemporary approaches to business emphasize the importance of adopting a
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Consumer awareness Introduction In the early times‚ consumer was considered as King of the market but in the contemporary society‚ consumers are no longer safe against the mal practices such as‚ substandard goods and unsatisfactory services. The consumer has every right to reject any product or services rendered by any manufacturer in the market and can mould them to produce goods of their choice. Consumer awareness is the extent to which a brand is recognized by potential customers‚ and is correctly
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eHow Business Marketing Consumers Role of Perception in Consumer Behaviour Role of Perception in Consumer Behaviour By Debbie Donner‚ eHow Contributor Print this article Role of Perception in Consumer Behaviour thumbnail Subliminal (subconscious) advertising may affect the role of perception in consumer behaviour. By studying consumers‚ businesses can gain a better understanding of the role of perception in consumer behaviour. Companies can greatly improve their
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Consumer protection laws are designed to ensure fair competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional protection for the weak and those unable to take care of themselves. Consumer Protection laws are a form of government regulation which aim to protect the interests of consumers. For example‚ a government may
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CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE In the Philippines‚ consumer cooperatives emerged during the early 1900s. One of the earliest consumers cooperatives were those of the UP Los Banos and Silliman University. Later on big business corporations and universities put up their consumers cooperatives. Until now most of these cooperatives have been benefited in terms of reasonable process and quality. Consumers Cooperative Defined It is voluntary association of a group of persons (at least 15 members)‚ with common
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suddenly valued in the employment marketplace. "A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when an age ends‚ and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance." This is that moment. And the utterances are music to the ears of consumer marketers‚ especially lifestyle brands. The ’youth’ market they’ve been chasing all these years finally has a credit card with no supervised spending limit. The impact of consumerism by ’indies’ - financially independent young people - is clearly
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Ruff (1995) stated that the criminal liability of producers‚ distributors and suppliers of unsafe products is covered under Part II of the Consumer Protection Act of 1987‚ which has mandated a general safety requirement. The producer‚ distributor or supplier of unsafe products incur criminal liability for failure to exercise due diligence. The law is strict but the criminal liability can be dispensed with after showing that they exercised due diligence and have reasonable grounds to believe that
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Consumer behavior is the behavior that consumers display in searching for‚ purchasing‚ using‚ evaluating‚ and disposing of‚ products and services. The study of consumer behavior as a separate marketing discipline all started when marketers realized that consumers did not always react as marketing theory suggested they would. Many consumers rebel at using the identical products that everyone else used‚ instead they prefer differentiated products that they feel reflect their own special needs‚ personality
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What is Consumer Learning? Consumer Learning is the process by which individuals acquire the purchase and consumption knowledge and experience they apply to future related behavior. Most of the learning is incidental. Some of it is intentional. Basic elements that contribute to an understanding of learning are: 1. Motivation 2. Cues 3. Response 4. Reinforcement There are 2 theories on how Individuals learn: 1. Behavioral Theory 2. Cognitive Theory Both contribute to an understanding
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EXC2112 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Case: Wii´s Success CASE ONE: NINTENDO WII’S SUCCESS Q1: What consumer needs are driving the success of the market adoption of Nintendo Wii? Consider the innate and acquired needs. Innate needs are ’biogenic’ or ’physiological needs’ which refer to needs such as air‚ food water‚ shelter‚ clothing etc. While acquired needs are those we learn from our culture and surroundings‚ also known as ’psychological’ or ’psychogenic needs’ i.e. affection‚ power‚ learning
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