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Class 12 Personality and lifestyles. CA 2018 Consumer Insight A.Kwanta Sirivajjanangkul A.Panitta Kanchanavasita Albert Laurence School of Communication Arts Department of Advertising 2013. Consumers as Individuals. Personality. Personality.
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Class 12Personality and lifestyles CA 2018 Consumer Insight A.KwantaSirivajjanangkul A.Panitta Kanchanavasita Albert Laurence School of Communication Arts Department of Advertising 2013
Personality • Refers to a person’s unique psychological makeup and how it consistently influences the way a person responds to her environment.
Argument • Some said the concept of personality may not be valid • People do not seem to exhibit stable personalities • Some said they do appear to act consistently • However! • We each know that we are not all that consistent; we may be wild and crazy at times, and serious and responsible at others.
Freudian Theory • Sigmund freud • One’s adult of personality stems from a fundamental conflict between… A person’s desire to gratify his physical needs & The necessity to function as a responsible member of society
Neo-Freudian Theory • Famous new theory – Carl Jung – The analytical psychology • Believed that cumulative experiences for the past generations shape who we are today. • We each share a collective unconscious. Inherit from our ancestor. • These share memories create archetypes
Archetypes • Or universally recognized ideas and behaviors • Involve themes, such as birth, death, or the devil, that appear frequently in myths, stories, and dreams. • A bit far-fetched, but ad messages in fact do often include archetypes.
Uses the archetype approach in its Brand Asset Archetype model. • The archetypes are grounded in the human psyche across all cultures and points in time it is easy to understand a brand’s personality. • Responsible for brand communication; how they think of the brand.
Trait theory • This approach to personality focuses on the quantitative measurement of personality traits; the identifiable characteristics that define a person. • We distinguish people by the degree to which they are socially outgoing
Trait theory • Some research evidence suggests that ad messages that match how a person thinks about himself are persuasive. • Ex of traits relevant to consumer behavior. • Some are introvert (quiet and reserved) • Innovativeness (the degree to which a person like to try new thing) • Materialism (emphasis on people acquiring and owning products)
Brand personality • Set of traits people attribute to a product as if it were a person. • Packaging and other physical cues create a “personality” for a product. • Like people brand personalities do change over time.
Lifestyles • Each person chooses products, services, and activities that help define a unique lifestyle. • Lifestyle – who we are, what we do • Defines a pattern of consumption that reflects a person’s choices of how to spend her time and money.
Psychographics • The use of psychological, sociological, and anthropological factors… to determine how the market is segmented by the propensity of groups within the market.
How do we use psychographic data? • To define the target market • To create a new view of the market • To position the product • To better communicate product attributes • To develop product strategy • To market social and political issues.
VALS2 • One well-known segmentation systems is the Values and Lifestyles System that SBI International developed. • It is a useful way to understand people. • And marketer will use this information to target and communicate to the directed target group.
Innovators ; successful consumers with many resources, Concerned with social issues and is open to change. • Thinkers; satisfied, reflective, and comfortable. • Achievers; career oriented and prefer predictability to risk or self-discovery • Believers; have strong principles and favor proven brands • Strivers; similar to achiever but have fewer resources. Concerned about approval from others. • Experiences; action oriented by maximizing their experiences • Makers; action oriented and tend to focus their energies on self-sufficiency. • Strugglers; bottom of the economics ladder. Most concerned with meeting the needs of the moment and have limited ability to acquire.