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Lecture Consumer behaviour: Chapter 16 - Cathy Neal, Pascale Quester, Del Hawkins

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Cultural
Variations in
Consumer
Behaviour






Concept of culture
How culture is shared and acquired
Cultural values
– classified into 3 categories
Culture includes non-verbal communications
Risks and opportunities of cross-cultural or ethnic marketing

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Cultural Influences—Overview
Definitions
Cultural values
Cross-cultural variations
Non-verbal communications
Cross-cultural marketing strategy

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Definition of Culture
• Complex concept that includes knowledge, beliefs,
art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities
acquired by humans as members of society.
• Culture includes almost everything that influences
an individual’s thought processes and behaviours.

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Variables Influencing Cross-Cultural Marketing
Strategies

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Culture






Is a comprehensive concept
Influences our preferences
Is acquired from our experiences and learning
Supplies the boundaries for behaviour in modern
societies
• Consumers are seldom aware of cultural influences

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Cultural Values, Norms, Sanctions and
Consumption Patterns

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Classification of Cultural Values
• Three broad classifications are used:
– Other-oriented
– Environment-oriented
– Self-oriented

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Other-Oriented Values







Individual vs collective (initiative, conformity)
Romantic orientation (love)
Adult vs child (child’s place)
Masculine vs feminine (male role)
Competition vs cooperation (excel or not?)
Youth vs age (wisdom of elders)

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Other-Oriented Values (cont.)

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Environment-Oriented Values







Cleanliness (extent of)
Performance vs status (performance or class)
Tradition vs change (new behaviours?)
Risk-taking vs security (risk encouraged?)
Problem-solving vs fatalism (problem-solving or
acceptance encouraged?)

• Nature (admired or overcome?)

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Environment-Oriented Values (cont.)

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Self-Oriented Values






Active vs passive (physical activity)
Material vs non-material approach (acquisition?)
Hard work vs leisure (admire hard work?)
Postponed vs immediate gratification (save/enjoy
now)

• Sensual gratification vs abstinence (food, drink)
• Humour vs seriousness (is life serious?)

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Self-Oriented Values (cont.)

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The Australasian Culture
• Australasian values
– Self-oriented values
– Environment-oriented values
– Self-oriented values

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Cross-Cultural Variations:
Factors Influencing
Non-Verbal Communications








Time
Space
Friendship
Agreements
Things
Symbols
Etiquette

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Time Perspective
Monochronic
• One thing at a time

• Concentrate on one job
• Deadlines matter
• Commitment to task
• Adhesion to plans
• Promptness is valued
• Short-term relationships

Polychronic
• Many things at once
• Highly distractible
• Deadlines are secondary
• Commitment to people
• Changing plans is easy
• Promptness depends
• Long-term preferred

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Non-Verbal Communications (cont.)








Space
Friendship
Agreements
Things
Symbols
Etiquette

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Etiquette
• Eye contact with business clients
• Touching a customer on the arm or shoulder
• Contact between males

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Translation Problems in Marketing

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Developing a Cross-Cultural

Marketing Strategy (7 Questions)






Is it a homogenous culture?
What needs will the product fill?
Can enough afford the product?
What values are relevant to this product?
What are the distribution, political and legal
structures?
• How can the firm communicate about the product?
• What are the ethical implications?

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Legal Restrictions on Advertising
• France: Ads for book publishers, foreign tourism,
supermarket chains, margarine and contraceptives
are banned. Children cannot be used in ads.
• Germany: Ads may not inspire fear, encourage
superstition, or promote discrimination. Athletes
may not be shown drinking. Direct appeals to
children are not allowed. Comparative advertising

is severely restricted.
• Britain: Ads for undertakers, the Bible, matrimonial
agencies, fortune-tellers, private detectives,
contraceptives and pregnancy tests are banned.
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Next Lecture…
Chapter 17:
Business-to-Business Buying Behaviour

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