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Consumer Buying Behavior- Knowledge Era

Consumer Buying Behavior:   Consumer buying behavior  is the sum total of a consumer's attitudes, preferences, intentions, and decisions regarding the consumer's behavior in the marketplace when purchasing a product or service. The study of consumer behavior draws upon social science disciplines of anthropology, psychology, sociology, and economics. "  The process by which individuals search for, select, purchase, use, and dispose of goods and services, in satisfaction of their needs and wants. See also consumer decision making " Types of consumer buying  behavior   There are 4 types of consumer buying behavior.  Consumer buying behavior is the sum total of a  consumer's attitudes, preferences, intentions, and decisions regarding the consumer's behavior in the marketplace when purchasing a product or service   Wants are unlimited and the resources to satisfy these wants are limited. So the consumers think rationally before buying any product.

4P's marketing mix- Knowledge Era

A marketing expert named E. Jerome McCarthy created the Marketing 4P's in the1960s. This classification has been used throughout the world. Business schools teach this concept in basic marketing classes. The marketing 4Ps are also the foundation of the idea of marketing mix.. You must ensure to have the right type of product that is in demand for your market. So during the product development phase, the marketer must do an extensive research on the life cycle of the product that they are creating. A product has a certain life cycle that includes the growth phase, the maturity phase, and the sales decline phase. It is important for marketers to reinvent their products to stimulate more demand once it reaches the sales decline phase. Marketers must also create the right product mix. It may be wise to expand your current product mix by diversifying and increasing the depth of your product line. All in all, marketers must ask themselves the question “what can I do to off