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CB Exam 3
Chapters 8-10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reference Group | Individuals who have significant relevance for a consumer and who have an impact on the consumer's evaluations, aspirations, and behavior |
| Group influence | ways in which group members influence attitudes, behaviors, and opinions of others within the group |
| Primary group | Group that includes members who have frequent, direct contact with one another |
| Secondary group | Group to which a consumer belongs whose contact is less frequent than that found in a primary group |
| Brand community | Group of consumers who develop relationships based on shared interests or product usage |
| Formal group | group in which a consumer formally becomes a member |
| Informal group | group that has no membership or application requirements and that may have no code of conduct |
| Aspirational group | group in which a consumer desires to become a member |
| Dissociative group | group to which a consumer does not want to belong |
| Conformity | Result of group influence in which an individual yields to the attitudes and behaviors of others |
| Peer pressure | Extent to which group members feel pressure to behave in accordance with group expectations |
| Social Power | Ability of an individual or a group to alter the actions of others |
| Informational influence | Ways in which a consumer uses the behaviors and attitudes of reference groups as information for making his or her own decision |
| Utilitarian influence | ways in which a consumer conforms to group expectations in order to receive a reward or avoid punishment |
| Value-expressive behavior | ways in which a consumer internalizes a group's values or the extent to which consumers join groups in order to express their own closely held values and beliefs |
| Social media | Media through which communication occurs |
| Social networks | Consumers connecting with one another based on common interests, associations, or goals |
| Social networking websites | Websites that facilitate online social networking |
| Social buying | Consumer buying behavior that takes place on social networking sites |
| Social couponing | type of buying where consumers receive a coupon, or deal, by joining a special social networking site |
| Susceptibility to interpersonal influence | individual difference variable that assesses a consumer's need to enhance the image others hold of him or her by acquiring and using products, conforming to the expectations of others, and learning about products by observing others |
| Attention to social comparison information (ATSCI) | Individual difference variable that assesses the extent to which consumers are concerned about how other people react to their behavior |
| Separated self-schema | Self-conceptualization of the extent to which a consumer perceives himself or herself as distinct and separate from others |
| Connected self-schema | Self-conceptualization of the extent to which a consumer perceives himself or herself as being an integral part of a group |
| Word-of-mouth (WOM) | Information about products, services, and experiences that is transmitted from consumer to consumer |
| Buzz Marketing | Marketing efforts that focus on generating excitement among consumers and that are spread from consumer to consumer |
| Guerrilla marketing | marketing of a product using unconventional means |
| Viral marketing | marketing method that uses online technologies to facilitate WOM by having consumers spread messages through their online conversations |
| Stealth marketing | guerrilla marketing tactic in which consumers do not realize that they are being targeted for a marketing message |
| Opinion leader | Consumer who has a great deal of influence on the behavior of others relating to product adoption and purchase |
| Market maven | Consumer who spreads information about all types of products and services that are available in the marketplace |
| Surrogate consumer | Consumer who is hired by another to provide input into a purchase decision |
| Diffusion process | way in which new products are adopted and spread throughout a marketplace |
| Household decision making | Process by which decisions are made in household units |
| Family household | at least two people who are related by blood or marriage who occupy a housing unit |
| Nuclear family | a mother, a father, and a set of siblings |
| Extended family | three or more generations of family members |
| Household life cycle (HLC) | segmentation technique that acknowledges that changes in family composition and income alter household demand for products and services |
| Boomerang kids | young adults, between the ages of 18 and 34, who move back home with their parents after they graduate from college |
| Sandwich generation | Consumers who must take care of both their own children and their aging parents |
| Sex role orientation (SRO) | Family's set of beliefs regarding the ways in which household decisions are reached |
| Consumer socialization | The process through with young consumers develop attitudes and learn skills that help them function in the marketplace |