Consumer Psychology for Marketing

Offers a treatment of consumer psychology which is directly related to the concerns of marketing management, especially in terms of market segmentation, product positioning and new product development. This edition also includes end-of-chapter questions and suggested further reading. The second edition of this successful textbook continues to offer a sophisticated treatment of consumer psychology which is directly related to the concerns of marketing management, especially in terms of market segmentation, product positioning and new product development. It has an international approach that is reflected in language, examples, and scope and it also has a comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of literature and recent research. The new edition takes into account past reviewers’ and users’ comments by reducing the amount of material on adaptive/innovative cognitive style and replaces this with a wider range of material on the theme of personality and new product phrase. This edition also includes end-of-chapter questions and suggested further reading.

This text shows how psychology can make sense of consumer behaviour, arguing that traditional segmentation criteria are not always appropriate in a world growing ever more fluid and complex. The work explores information processing; the influence of personality and style on consumer choice; sex symbolism; situational and social contexts; and retail environments. This analysis is related to practical needs of the modern marketing manager, offering a blend of theory and practice.