Patrones de elección de marca y niveles de refurzo diferencial en categorías dde productos de consumo masivo / Brand choice patterns and differential reinforcement levels in consumer products' categories

A partir del Modelo de Perspectiva Conductual (mpc) se plantea el estudio de los patrones de compra y la posible relación que exista entre estos y dos niveles diferenciales de refuerzo (utilitario e informativo) dentro de siete categorías de productos de consumo masivo. Para ello se aplicó un diseño de panel de consumidores. Se encontró que los patrones de compra tuvieron un comportamiento similar al que se ha hallado en países desarrollados. Por otra parte, se encontraron dos factores significativos asociados a los dos niveles de refuerzo planteados por el modelo. En la discusión se presenta un abordaje desde el análisis conductual en relación con la conducta verbal como interpretación alternativa dentro del mpc.

The Behavioral Perspective Model (bpm) sets the study of buying patterns and the relationship that exists between these patterns and two differential reinforcement levels (utilitarian and informational) in seven categories of fast moving consumer products. To this end, it was applied a consumer panel design. We found that buying patterns had a similar behavior to that observed in developed countries. Moreover, we found two significant factors associated with the two levels of reinforcement raised by the model. Discussion is presented in an approach from behavioral analysis in relation to verbal behavior as alternative interpretation within the bpm.

Preditores da correspondência intenção-compra: experimento natural com reforço das marcas / Predictors of the intention-purchase correspondence: a natural experiment with brand reinforcement

Alguns consumidores entram em lojas dispostos a comprar marcas que conduzem a diferentes reforços utilitários e informativos. Eles podem ou não comprá-las a depender de suas histórias de aprendizagem e dos estímulos de marketing presentes no ambiente de compra. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a predição de ambas variáveis sobre a correspondência intenção-compra comparando grupos de reforços utilitários e informativos das marcas. Foi feito um delineamento experimental natural entre-sujeitos com 1.016 consumidores. Os resultados indicaram que quando as marcas oferecem maiores reforços, os consumidores apresentam maior correspondência entre a intenção e a compra e que a história de aprendizagem foi preditora em todos os grupos experimentais. Esses resultados contribuem empiricamente para a validação do modelo comportamental em consumo.

Some consumers go into stores willing to buy brands that lead to different utilitarian and informational reinforcement. They may or may not buy them depending on their learning histories and marketing stimuli in the purchase environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the prediction of both variables on the correspondence between intention-purchase, comparing informational and utilitarian reinforcement groups of brands. A natural between-subjects experiment with 1,016 consumers was realized. The results indicated that when brands offer more reinforcements a higher correspondence between intention and purchase was observed and that the learning history was a predictor in all experimental groups. These results contribute to the empirical validation of the behavioral model in consumption.

A Conjoint-Based Approach to Analyze the Importance of Brand Choice Attributes: Pizza Restaurant Cases / 대한지역사회영양학회지

The purposes of this study were (1) to understand how customers trade off one attribute against another when they choose a pizza restaurant, (2) to compare the importance of individual attributes with their relative importance and (3) to compare customers' brand choice patterns with the prediction of pizza restaurant operators. Empirical data for this study were collected from the customers (n = 307) and operators (n = 273) of four famous pizza franchise restaurants in Korea, Pizza Hut, Mister Pizza, Domino's Pizza and Pizza Mall. The attributes and attribute levels for the hypothetical profiles were decided from the focus group discussion. A total of 16 profiles was selected from fractional factorial designs. The SPSS conjoint procedure was used to calculate utility scores and simulate profiles. The overall group statistics showed the relative importance of all attributes compared with one other. Taste was the most important attribute (32.48%) in choosing a pizza restaurant, followed by service (21.87%), atmosphere (17.23%), price (15.17%) and speed of delivery (13.26%). There was a difference between the customers' ratings of the importance of the individual attributes and the ranking of the same attributes' relative importance as derived from the conjoint analysis. The operators rated service (26.54%) as also being important, as well as taste (27.76%), in choosing a pizza restaurant. The rankings of relative importance for pizza taste, service and price were statistically different in the customers' and operators' data (p < .001, p < .01, p < .05). Operators who want to differentiate themselves from their competitors should make decisions based on an increased understanding of their customers' brand choice decision process and measure the hidden needs of their customers.