2023 Topic Using Consumer Behavior Principles to Develop a Consumer Behavior Exploratory Research Survey 30 of the | Assignments Online

Topic: Using Consumer Behavior Principles to Develop a Consumer Behavior Exploratory Research Survey (30% of the final grade)

Background

Consumer behavior research can be very expensive and time consuming. How do companies decide/justify spending money on research? Many large companies that regularly conduct research begin with a very small exploratory project that is often done with the expertise that is already staffed in the Marketing Department. Once this is done and if it’s found you need a national sample then, you can pitch the CFO for the money needed to go forward. You have been put in the position of conducting the exploratory research to find if you need to hire an expensive outside Consumer Behavior Research firm to take the research to the next level. You have been assigned a brand/product item for your first consumer behavior research project (brand assigned at random by Professor). Complete sections one and three based on secondary data collected through outside research.

Section 1: Background

1. A) Give some introductory information about your product/brand. Include the current status of the four P’s. Not needed is historic information (company beginnings, etc.). Only current data is needed here.

B)

Research and discuss its target market:

•           

• demographics
• psychographics
• typical decision-making aspects
• identify one market segment that you will discuss as a target market

 Section 2: Consumer Influences

Identify and analyze three of the most relevant aspects of consumer influences and their effect on the sale/adoption of the brand/product item. Provide reasoning why you believe the influence is relevant.

Examples of what might be included:

• Attitude
• Perception
• Learning/Memory/Consumer Information Processing
• Motivation
• Emotion
• Personality
• External Influences:
• family
• culture
• social class
• reference groups
• situation
• any other external influences.

Section 3: Marketing Strategy

Identify current issues that may need consumer behavior research. Outline at least FIVE questions (relating directly to Consumer Behavior internal and or external factors). Explain why each question needs to asked in terms of the Marketing Mix (4 P’s). State the question and then give the reasoning. Be sure to organize by paragraph. For example, a question might be “What are the target markets current perceptions of the brands advertising?”.

Examples of areas where questions regarding internal or external factors can be paired are:

• advertising
• consumer decision process (be specific which stage)
• public relations and publicity
• sponsorship
• cross promotion
• product distribution (specific retailer, shelving, etc.)
• product placement
• alternative media
• pricing
• sales activities
• customer service
• packaging
• brand name, brand images, brand personality figures or celebrity endorsers 

Section 4: Survey Consumers

Create a 7 to 10-question survey on SurveyMonkey.com.(use the free option) using the questions developed in section 3. Collect survey results from 10-15 consumers that would be a part of the main target segment discussed in section 1.  In this section, tell how you recruited subjects to take the survey.  Did you offer any incentive?  Were there difficulties in doing this?

Section 5: Analyze Finding/Conclusion

Analyze your findings from the survey, including a minimum of one table. Discuss how your findings (even though they are from a very small sample) could be the basis for a larger research project to be conducted by the brand. A copy of the survey itself and your resulting data must be included in your presentation (results can be in table form). Last, make your recommendation if there needs to be a larger study conducted or not (and why). Identify and recommend which type of research approach should be done (Positivist or Interpretivist) and why.

Submission Requirements

Your final project must be submitted as follows:

1. PowerPoint presentation format.
2. No fewer than 20 slides organized by topic (do not use “notes” on the bottom of the slide)
3. Typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman
4. Prepared using an acceptable college-level style guide such as APA, MLA, or UMUC’s Guide to Writing and Research; all of these guides can be found in the virtual UMUC library
5. Presented in such a way that the reader can clearly understand your logic and conclusions.
6. Posted in your Assignments folder not later than midnight on the due date for this assignment, according to the syllabus
7. Use required headings
8. Citations (end/foot notes) within text is required as well as a bibliography at the end of the paper
9. Cover page and bibliography are required and included in the slide number.
10. Keep text analysis in the business tradition of a 3rd person voice (no I, me or my, etc).

 

Consumer Behavior Final Project Rubic

UMUC 410

Grading Elements	Points Earned
Section 1-A Background (see points within assignment) (10 pts.)
Section 1-B Background (see points within assignment) (10 pts.)
Section 2 Consumer Influences: Identify and analyze three consumer influences. Apply Consumer Behavior concepts and support with outside research. See points within assignment to be covered. (20 pts.)
Section 3 Marketing Strategy:Identify and analyze current issues that may need consumer behavior research. Outline at least FIVE global questions. Support with outside research, apply consumer behavior concepts.   See points within assignment to be covered. (20 pts)
Section 4 Survey Consumers (see points within assignment) (10 pts.)
Section 5 Analyze Findings & Conclusion (see points within assignment) (15 pts.)
Logistics (slide number, citations, bibliography, organization & layout) (15 pts.)
Total Points (100)