Professional Documents
Culture Documents
influences in
Consumer Behaviour
Based on the text by
Schiffman and Kanuk
City University of New York
Lecture by
S.Victor Anandkumar
University of Mauritius
The imperative to be
multinational
Acquiring exposure to other cultures
Through consumers’ own initiatives
Through movies, theatre and art
Through new products/services
Culture transfer through international marketing
Country of origin effects
Consumers use their knowledge of where products are made in
and respect new ideas without losing sight of their own values;
willing to try new products that enrich their lives
Traditionals – embody the oldest values of their countries and
Pricing problems
Distribution problems
Sequence of product
differentiation factors
MEASUREMENT UNITS
PACKAGE SIZES
LABELING
PACKAGING AESTHETICS
CONSTITUENTS
MANDATORY
PACKAGING PROTECTION CHANGES
PRODUCT FEATURES
USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
BRAND NAME
PARTLY OPTIONAL
CHANGES WHOLLY OPTIONAL
CHANGES