... School of Business, Society and Engineering Bachelor thesis in in Business Administration FOA214 (15 credits) Factors that influence consumer purchasing decisions of Private Label Food Products A case study of ICA Basic Thu Ha, Nguyen 900524 Ayda Gizaw 1/13/2014 830902 ` Abstract Course: Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering Authors: Thu Ha, Nguyen & Ayda Gizaw Examiner: Eva Maaninen-Olsson Supervisor: Magnus Linderströmd Title: Factors influence consumer purchase decisions of Private Label Food Products Keywords: Private Label Brand, consumer attitudes, intention, perceptions, ICA Basic Abbreviations PLB: Private Label Brand, WOM: word of mouth Research questions: Which factors influence consumers buying decisions of low-price PLBs food products? How consumers perceive low-price PLB food product? Case study of ICA Basic Research purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze factors that influence consumer purchasing decision of private label food products. Method: In this case study, both secondary data and primary were utilized. Secondary data was obtained from relevant literatures, online journals, articles, blogs, and other electronic sources. The primary data was collected by the combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. Qualitative data was carried out through interviews with store manager...
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...CRISIS: MANAGEMENT IGNORANCE? – A SWEDISH CASE OF CONSUMERS PERCEPTIONS Yuanyuan Feng School of Business and Engineering, Halmstad University, Sweden Abstract Since the late 2009, the famous vehicle manufacture Toyota has suffered a severe crisis due to unintended quality problems in its cars which had triggered Toyota’s largest officially recalls of its cars around the world. This crisis threatens the company’s previous reputation of good quality cars, as well as the brand image built up over time. This study aims to elaborate on the Toyota crisis in order to understand why Toyota faces this crisis and how they deal with the crisis; and investigate consumers’ perceptions of Toyota brand as the outcome of the crisis, with a focus on Swedish market. A qualitative research along with a number of face-to-face interviews with Toyota Swedish dealer and Swedish vehicle consumers is conducted. The findings reveal that the impact of the Toyota crisis in Sweden is not as serious as that in America; there remain satisfied and loyal Toyota’s customers who are not swayed by the negative publicities; While Toyota should manage the crisis even in a better way in order to retain its good reputation. Key Words Crisis, Toyota, Corporate Reputation, crisis management, consumer perception INTRODUCTION “We deeply regret the inconvenience and concern caused to our customers and others by our recent recalls of multiple vehicle models across...
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...SWEDISH CASE OF CONSUMERS PERCEPTIONS Yuanyuan Feng School of Business and Engineering, Halmstad University, Sweden Abstract Since the late 2009, the famous vehicle manufacture Toyota has suffered a severe crisis due to unintended quality problems in its cars which had triggered Toyota’s largest officially recalls of its cars around the world. This crisis threatens the company’s previous reputation of good quality cars, as well as the brand image built up over time. This study aims to elaborate on the Toyota crisis in order to understand why Toyota faces this crisis and how they deal with the crisis; and investigate consumers’ perceptions of Toyota brand as the outcome of the crisis, with a focus on Swedish market. A qualitative research along with a number of face-to-face interviews with Toyota Swedish dealer and Swedish vehicle consumers is conducted. The findings reveal that the impact of the Toyota crisis in Sweden is not as serious as that in America; there remain satisfied and loyal Toyota’s customers who are not swayed by the negative publicities; While Toyota should manage the crisis even in a better way in order to retain its good reputation. Crisis, Toyota, Corporate Reputation, crisis management, consumer perception Key Words INTRODUCTION “We deeply regret the inconvenience and concern caused to our customers and others by our recent recalls of multiple vehicle models across multiple regions.” – Aki...
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...Online shopping in EU has been shown to be a good potential market. Clothing represents a high percent of the individuals shopping. Buying clothes online gives customers the opportunity to find a great variety of products, customers can review a wide selection of products and find special offers with the best deals online. However, the tangible and intangible problems of clothing online shopping still exist and the online store retailers lack the customer knowledge in some extent. Therefore, the intention of the thesis is to explore customer behavior when purchasing clothing online through investigating the factors that can affect online consumer`s attitudes, intention and actual consumers` behavior. The study investigates the main web - experience factors that customer takes into consideration when purchasing clothes online. Yet, the most important online elements are categorized in two main groups: customer - oriented factors and technology - oriented factors. The autor used quantitave research in term of survey to analyze the consumer`s attitutes towards the web experience elements, moreover the autor figured out the relationship between the web factors and the customer`s attitudes, intentions and actual buying behavior. The results will lead to the understanding of the most important web experience elements that influence the purchase decision of the consumers. The final findings show that web elements web content and trust are considered to be the...
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...Effect of Brand Image on Consumer Purchasing Behaviour on Clothing: Comparison between China and the UK’s Consumers By Kwok Keung Tam 2007 A Dissertation presented in part consideration for the degree of “MSc International Business” Table of Content Page numbers Abstract i Acknowledgements ii Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 The importance of brand image on fashion clothing 1.2 Background information of China and the UK clothing markets 1.2.1 China clothing market 1.2.1.1 Chinese spending habits 1.2.1.2 Impediments to China’s clothing brand development 1.2.2 UK clothing market 1.2.2.1 British spending habits 1.2.2.2 Characteristics of the UK clothing market 1.3 Theoretical framework 1.4 Objectives of the dissertation 1.5 Outline of the dissertation 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 Chapter 2: Literature review 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The important roles of brand 2.2.1 The characteristics of successful brands 2.3 Brand equity 2.3.1 Brand awareness 2.3.2 Perceived quality 2.3.3 Brand loyalty 2.3.4 Brand association 2.4 Consumer buying behaviour 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 19 2.4.1 Models of consumer behaviour 2.5 Summary 20 23 Chapter 3: Methodology 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Theoretical backgrounds 3.2.1 Review of different research traditions 3.2.2 Quantitative versus qualitative analysis 3.2.3 Reliability and validity of data 3.3 Justification of research method 3.4 Sampling 3.5 Interview schedule 3.5.1 Stage one 3.5.2 Stage two 3.5.3 Stage three 3.6 Administration...
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...“senders” of this information, e.g., by giving brand recommendations, by expressing criticism, or by sharing information with others (Hennig-Thurau et al., 2010). For this reason, managers no longer have exclusive control over information circulating about a company or brand. Consumers therefore play an important role in forming a company's or brand's perception and value in the marketplace (Keller, 2007). Exchange of information about companies and brands between consumers is not a new phenomenon. However, today we are witnessing a new and rapid evolution of consumers interacting with each other via the Internet. Researchers estimate that over 1.4 billion people interact via the Internet, resulting in continual growth in the quantity and quality of information (eMarketer, 2012). New platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin, offer consumers the opportunity to...
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...is the process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value from customers in return * Deal with customers, satisfying customers’ needs * Attract new customers by promising superior value * Keep and grow current customers by delivering satisfaction Marketing Process Understand the marketplace and customer needs and wants * Customer needs, wants and demands * Needs: status of felt deprivation, Maslow hierarchy of needs (Physiological, Safety, Belonging – Love, Self-esteem, Self-actualisation) * Wants: form that human needs take as they are shaped by culture and individual personality * Demands: humans wants that are backed by buying power * Conduct consumer research and analyse the large amount of data * Marketing offerings * Combination of products, services, information or experiences offered to a market to satisfy a need or want * Marketing myopia: mistake of sellers paying more attention to the specific products offered by a company rather than to the benefits and experiences produced by these products ~ focus on existing wants and lose sight of the underlying needs * Value and satisfaction * Satisfied customers will make repeated purchases and tell others about their good experience * Dissatisfied customers will switch to competitors and disparage the product to others * Exchanges and relationships * Exchange:...
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...STUDY OF CONSUMER PERFERENCES TOWARDS 150CC MOTORCYCLES IN LUDHIANA CITY A PROJECT REPORT Submitted by : HARPINDER SINGH (Roll no. 8100132015) in the partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of BACHELORS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Submitted to: Dr. MEENAL CHAUHAN Gian Jyoti Institute of Management &Technology PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, JALANDHAR 2008-2011 ABSTRACT The research project was undertaken to study the consumer preferences towards 150 cc motorcycles in Ludhiana city. Consumer is said to be the pivot around which the entire business activities revolve and thus it is necessary to know that how individuals make decisions. Primary data were collected from a sample of 120 respondents which was taken from the service centers of the motorcycle outlets. The factors leading to need arousal for 150 cc motorcycles were identified as availability of better pick up and elegant appearance. The main source of information about the motorcycle has been the media both print and electronic. The decision to purchase a particular brand of motorcycle was mostly made by the customer himself. The important factors considered while purchasing a motorcycle were pick up, styling and fuel efficiency. Bajaj Pulsar provides highest satisfaction in case of pick up, comfort, after sales service and maintenance cost whereas TVS Apache provides...
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...UNIVERSITY OF NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS Institut d’Administration des Entreprises ROLES AND CONSIDERATIONS OF BRAND COMMUNICATIONS IN BRANDING: ADVERTISING, BRAND ELEMENTS, ONLINE ACTIVITIES Mémoire en vue de l’obtention du Diplôme De Master II ès Sciences de Gestion Soutenu par: Mojtaba Jebreili & Dirigé par: Professeur Damien Bo Advisor: Professeur Camelia Akbari Année universitaire: 2009-2010 0 Acknowledgment First of all I want to direct my thanks to my supervisor, doctor Damien Bo and appreciate him for useful feedbacks. Secondly I appreciate my advisor, doctor Camelia Akbari for her useful comments. Finally I would like to thank my family and special thanks to my dear wife who supported me during conducting this thesis just as always. University of Nice 2010 Mojtaba Jebreili i Abstract Brand is a very important element in today's life. Brand management has become a serious task for marketing and branding departments in all firms. While branding is a comprehensive issue dealing with all parts of a company, there are some branding tasks which are specifically accomplished by marketing and branding departments or branding companies. One of these tasks is brand communications consisting of the selection and design of brand elements, advertising and online branding. This thesis focuses on a qualitative review of different aspects of brand communications, while discussing their role in branding. The main questions in this thesis are the role and considerations...
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...Marketing 13 2.3 Definition and Importance of Corporate Image, Reputation & Brand 2.3.1 Corporate Image 14 2.3.2 Corporate Brand 15 2.3.3 Corporate Reputation 15 2.4 Impact of Exogenous Factors on Corporate Image 2.4.1 Effect of Country-of-origin (COO) on Corporate Image 16 2.4.2 Cultural and social influences to Country-of-origin (COO) 17 2.5 Importance of Corporate Communication 2.5.1 Total Corporate Communication Mix 18 2.5.2 Corporate Communication Wheel 19 2.6 Consumer Behavior 2.6.1 Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs 20 2.6.2 Consumer Buying Decision Process 21 2.6.3 Influence of Reference Groups 22 2.6.4 Family Influence on Consumer Behavior 23 2.6.5 Cultural Influence on Consumer Behavior 23 [pic] Chapter 3: Research methodology 3.1 Research Objectives 24 3.2 Methods of Data Collection 24 3.3 Sample Size 25 3.4 Tools of Analysis 25 [pic] [pic] Chapter 4: Situation Analysis of Apple Inc 4.1 Internal Analysis 4.1.1...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This dissertation set out to explore how the Internet is changing the brand-building environment, in order to identify the new sources of value, the new brand-building tools and strategies, and to outline the key factors that contribute to the development of a successful online brand. With power shifting to customers, the success of an online brand is largely determined by customer choice. The repeated choice of a certain brand by customers and business partners generates the transactions and repeat business that counterbalances the costs of customer acquisition and infrastructure. Repeat transactions provide the basis for a relationship that, when properly cultivated, creates value for both the company and its customers. This relationship is the basis for the customer loyalty that creates a successful online brand. The companies that are successfully building relationships and fostering brand loyalty are those that recognise that their brand's perceived value hinges on the total end-to-end customer experience, from the promises made in the value proposition, to its delivery to the customer. It is about enticing customers, gaining their trust, and making the experience so satisfying that they are confident in their choice and will return again, and will tell others about it. It aims to create “apostles”, instead of “terrorists”. As such, brand-building on the Internet extends beyond the traditional focus of positioning, advertising, promotions, catchy logos and...
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...Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Master Data Management etc. Email:- debiprasad.mukherjee@techmahindra.com / debiprasad.mukherjee@gmail.com Contact: - Techno India Building, 6th Floor EM-4/1, Sector V, SaltLake, Kolkata-700091, INDIA Tel No: +91 334002 8146 / +91 9830318394 This paper can be downloaded from the Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1444814 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1444814 Abstract Celebrity endorsement has been established as one of the most popular tools of advertising in recent time. It has become a trend and perceived as a winning formula for product marketing and brand building. It is easy to choose a celebrity but it is tough to establish a strong association between the product and the endorser. While the magnitude of the impact of celebrity endorsement remains under the purview of gray spectacles, this paper is an effort to analyze the impact of celebrity endorsements on brands. Objective of this article is to examine the relationship between celebrity endorsements and brands, and the impact of celebrity endorsement on consumer's buying behavior as well as how consumer makes brand preferences. This paper proposes a 20 point model which can be used as blue-print criteria and can be used by brand managers for selecting...
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...S U C C E S S F U L ON THE INTERNET A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ROBIN S. CLELAND SEPTEMBER 2000 BUILDING SUCCESSFUL BRANDS ON THE INTERNET CONTENTS SUBJECT PAGE CHAPTER 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Overview Objectives Methodology Structure INTRODUCTION 6 7 9 9 11 CHAPTER 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 THE NATURE OF BRANDS 12 13 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 22 23 2.9 Introduction What is a Brand? The Layers of a Brand Product and Service Brands Branding & the Buying Process The Importance of Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Emotional Loyalty The Concept of Brand Equity 2.8.1 The Value of Brands to Customers 2.8.2 The Value of Brands to Companies Conclusion CHAPTER 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 BUILDING BRANDS 24 25 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 32 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Introduction Overview of the Brand-Building Process The Value Proposition 3.3.1 Added Value 3.3.2 Distinctive Brand Identity Developing the Framework and Communicating the Value Proposition Building Customer Relationships Characteristics of Successful Brands Conclusion 1 BUILDING SUCCESSFUL BRANDS ON THE INTERNET CHAPTER 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 THE INTERNET 33 34 34 35 35 39 40 43 Introduction Overview of the Internet 4.2.1 The Defining Characteristics of the Internet The Growth of the Internet The Internet & e-Commerce The Impact of the Internet...
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...with others. Core marketing concepts: 1. Needs, wants, & demands : Needs : Basic human requirements (Air, water, food, clothing, and shelter ) Wants : Needs directed to specific objects that might satisfy the need (Shaped by society ) Demands :Wants for specific products backed by an ability to pay (Necessity to measure how many people are able buy a company’s products ) Offerings & brands Companies address customer needs through a value. Proposition: Set of benefits that satisfy customer needs. Offerings: Physical representation of those benefits. Brands: Offering from a known source, a brand’s name carries many associations in people’s mind that makes up its image. 2. 3. Value & satisfaction Value: sum of tangible and intangible benefits and costs to a customer (perceived value increases with the quality and services) Satisfaction: A person’s judgment of a product’s perceived performance in relationship to his expectations. 4. Exchanges & relationships Exchange: The act of obtaining a desired object from someone by offering something in return. (= ONE sale, to ONE customer) Relationship: several exchanges with several customer = the goal. Relationships are built through delivering value and satisfaction. The marketing process: 1- Analyzing the environment (consumers, macro-environment, competition, distributors) 2- Developing a marketing strategy (segmentation, targeting, positioning) 3- Designing a marketing program (Product, price, promotion...
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...The effectiveness of advertising through the social media in Gauteng by Thirushen Naidoo 22012893 Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Business Administration at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University Supervisor: Prof. C.A. Bischoff November 2011 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lord Ganesha, thank you for removing all obstacles in my path to complete this dissertation. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heart-felt gratitude towards a number of very special people whose contribution, support and understanding were essential for the completion of this study. I would like to thank my father Geghia, mother Lavina and two brothers Shalendra and Rishendra for the tremendous support through these past three years .To Orisha, a very special thank you for the belief and encouragement you provided me with during this period of studies. Having people like you in my life has made all of this possible. My heart goes out to each and every one of you. To Prof. Christo Bisschoff, thank you for the guidance, wisdom and encouragement throughout the study. You have made this a truly enjoyable experience. “Om Namah Shivaya “ 2 ABSTRACT In this day and age, with the very strong impact of globalization, digitalization and social media, advertising is changing. Many companies and advertising role players are forced to implement new consumer and business models and apply innovative...
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