International Consumer Behavior

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International Consumer Behavior Its Impact on Marketing Strategy Development

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A. Coskun Samli

Book Code: Q883

ISBN: 0-89930-883-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-89930-883-8

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208 pages, figures

Quorum Books

Publication: 3/30/1995

List Price: $107.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate maketing students, marketing researchers, and faculty.
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Description: In this bold first effort to assimilate the knowledge about international consumers, Professor Samli asserts that international consumer behavior is not just a simple extension of our knowledge about American consumer behavior. Rather, it is primarily culture-driven. Whereas culture is a given in studying consumer behavior in the West or in North America, "foreign" cultures must be understood before parameters of international consumer behavior patterns can be established. Understanding these patterns is the essence of successful international marketing. This orientation explains why successful marketing plans must be different in different world markets and that these markets are not at all homogeneous. Successful international marketing plans must dwell primarily on differences rather than similarities among international consumers. The key aspects of behavior patterns are connected to marketing plans throughout the book. Social class, hierarchy of needs, and formal and informal group memberships play quite different roles within the given constraints of culture. As a result, involvement, learning, and experiences of the individual form differently in different world markets. This process needs to be deciphered and understood so that adequate communication is established with consumers everywhere. Both marketing scholars and marketing practitioners need to understand that marketing plans around the world should be keyed to consumer needs and behavior patterns. These are the essence of competitive advantage.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Culture and Its Far-Reaching Impact
Culture as a Communicator
Culture Screen
Various Attempts to Identify and Classify Cultures
A Model of International Consumer Behavior
Social Class and Hierarchy of Needs in Consumer Behavior
Wa, Inhwa, Quanxi, and Other Alliances
Diffusion of Innovation in Different Cultures
Country-of-Origin Concept and Culture
International Market Segmentation and Consumer Behavior
Involvement and the International Consumer
Learning and the International Consumer
International Marketing Strategies Based on Consumer Behavior
Epilogue
Index
Selected Bibliography

LC Card Number: 94-28002

LCC Class: HF5415

Dewey Class: 658.8


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