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Analysis of Sales Promotion Effects on Household Purchase Behavior

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more than <strong>on</strong>e product category. In this research, the measures are estimated for each<br />

combinati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> household and product category, and for each household across the<br />

different product categories.<br />

Before operati<strong>on</strong>alizing the measures, let us first introduce some new c<strong>on</strong>cepts.<br />

For clarity, these c<strong>on</strong>cepts are graphically depicted in Figure 5.2. A shopping trip for a<br />

product class occurs if a household purchased from that specific product category during a<br />

day. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>al activity is also defined per product class. We speak <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> promoti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

activity in a store when some brand within that product class is <strong>on</strong> promoti<strong>on</strong>. A shopping<br />

trip is called a promoti<strong>on</strong>al shopping trip when there is promoti<strong>on</strong>al activity. A utilized<br />

promoti<strong>on</strong>al shopping trip is defined as a promoti<strong>on</strong>al shopping trip during which a<br />

household purchased <strong>on</strong>e or more brands <strong>on</strong> promoti<strong>on</strong>. A n<strong>on</strong>-promoti<strong>on</strong>al shopping trip<br />

is a shopping trip that is not a promoti<strong>on</strong>al shopping trip. It has to be noted that the<br />

measures and calculati<strong>on</strong>s are c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>al <strong>on</strong> a purchase having taken place and that the<br />

c<strong>on</strong>cepts are defined for each product category separately.<br />

Shopping trip<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>al activity<br />

No promoti<strong>on</strong>al activity<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>al<br />

shopping trip<br />

N<strong>on</strong>-promoti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

shopping trip<br />

Figure 5.2: Graphical presentati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cepts defined<br />

5.4.2.1 <str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>al Utilizati<strong>on</strong><br />

<strong>Household</strong> purchased promoted product(s)<br />

<strong>Household</strong> did not purchase promoted product(s)<br />

A general indicator for promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se is the following:<br />

number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> utilized promoti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

shopping trips<br />

( 1)<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>al<br />

Utilizati<strong>on</strong><br />

: PU =<br />

.<br />

number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> promoti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

shopping trips<br />

Utilized promoti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

shopping trip<br />

N<strong>on</strong>-utilized promoti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

shopping trip<br />

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