Learn how to analyze consumer behavior, apply market segmentation strategies, and make effective marketing decisions using consumer psychology and behavioral insights. This course provides practical knowledge in consumer research, perception analysis, targeting strategies, and marketing decision-making for real-world business environments.
The course begins with market segmentation and targeting strategies, helping learners understand how businesses identify and serve diverse consumer groups using demographic, psychographic, and behavioral segmentation methods. Learners will also explore advanced consumer models such as VALS to create more targeted marketing strategies.
As the course progresses, learners examine the psychological drivers of consumer behavior, including motivation, personality, needs, and cultural influences. The course explains how internal and external factors shape consumer decisions and purchasing patterns in competitive markets.
Advanced modules focus on perception, personality traits, self-image, and consumer identity. Learners will understand how consumers interpret marketing messages, respond to branding elements, and form emotional connections with products and brands.
What makes this course unique is its integrated approach that combines marketing strategy, consumer psychology, research methodologies, and behavioral science into one structured learning experience. By the end of the course, learners will be able to confidently analyze consumer behavior, design targeted marketing strategies, conduct meaningful consumer research, and make data-driven business decisions in modern marketing environments.
This module explores market segmentation techniques and targeting strategies used to identify and serve diverse consumer groups. It covers demographic, psychographic, and behavioral segmentation, along with advanced models like VALS, enabling marketers to develop precise and effective marketing strategies.
What's included
8 videos4 assignments
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8 videos•Total 59 minutes
Basis for Segmentation•9 minutes
Personality Traits•7 minutes
VALS Segments•6 minutes
Consumption specific segmentation bases•6 minutes
Basis Segmentation•8 minutes
Age cycle concept of Segmentation•8 minutes
Comparison of Concentrated and Differentiated Marketing•6 minutes
This module delves into the psychological drivers of consumer behavior, including motivation, needs, personality, and cultural influences. It examines theories of personality and psychogenic needs, helping learners understand the internal and external factors shaping consumer decisions.
What's included
10 videos4 assignments
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10 videos•Total 84 minutes
Goals•8 minutes
Dynamics of Motivation•8 minutes
Defense Mechanisms•9 minutes
Murrayands list of Pyschogenic Needs•10 minutes
A Trio of Needs•9 minutes
Culture and Need States•7 minutes
Personality and Consumer Behavior•7 minutes
Theories of Personality•9 minutes
Personality and Understanding Consumer Behavior•7 minutes
This module examines how consumers perceive, interpret, and respond to marketing stimuli. It covers cognitive factors, brand personality, self-image, and perceptual processes, enabling learners to understand how identity and perception influence consumer decisions and advertising effectiveness.
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