Key Factors Affecting Consumer

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Key factors affecting consumer Decisions All consumers have individual wants. Therefore, what people buy varies from one person to another. For example, if you asked each class member what she or he wants, the responses would reveal a wide variety of goods and services. Let us look at the key factors affecting consumer decisions. Service Good pre-sales and after sales service makes you feel you are a valued customer and, consequently, you will keep buying that product or going back to a particular store. Poor service can have the opposite effect. Price How much is it? This is usually one of the first things you want to know. If the price of a good is more than you can afford, you will probably not buy it. Consumers want the best value for their money: that is, they want to pay the lowest price fort the best quality. Price is one of the main factors affecting consumer decisions. Convenience Many consumers do not have a lot of time to shop. They want shopping to be hassle-free, or convenient. Convenience has many meanings for consumers, such as travelling time to a retail outlet, the number of stores located within one shopping complex or suitable shopping hours. These factors will influence when, where and what consumers buy. Marketing This plays an extremely important role in influencing our consumer decisions. As consumers, we are constantly exposed to all aspects of marketing. The average consumer is exposed to an estimated 500 marketing strategies(mainly some form of advertising) everyday. New products are released onto the market and advertised. If the marketing campaign is successful, consumers will be influenced into thinking they need this product. Gender Males and females have a number of common wants, such as entertainment, music and a car. However, a person’s gender influences some types of purchase. For example, female consumers
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