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Analysis of Sales Promotion Effects on Household Purchase Behavior

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specific sales promoti<strong>on</strong> reacti<strong>on</strong> mechanisms that c<strong>on</strong>stitute household promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se<br />

were studied. Measures were derived for each sales promoti<strong>on</strong> reacti<strong>on</strong> mechanisms<br />

separately that take the intertemporal aspect into account (not <strong>on</strong>ly the promoti<strong>on</strong>al periods,<br />

but also pre- and post-promoti<strong>on</strong>al periods are c<strong>on</strong>sidered). Chapter 6 c<strong>on</strong>tained the data<br />

descripti<strong>on</strong>. Chapter 7 dealt with empirically determining drivers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> household sales<br />

promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se (the first step <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the two-step research approach). The hypotheses derived<br />

regarding the relati<strong>on</strong>ships between household variables and promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se were tested<br />

here. Chapter 8 dealt with decomposing promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se into the sales promoti<strong>on</strong> reacti<strong>on</strong><br />

mechanisms (the sec<strong>on</strong>d step <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the two-step research approach). Both an intertemporal<br />

approach (taking post-and pre-promoti<strong>on</strong>al effects into account) and a temporal approach<br />

(decomposing the current promoti<strong>on</strong>al sales bump) were applied.<br />

The order <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> discussi<strong>on</strong> in this chapter is as follows. In secti<strong>on</strong> 9.2 we summarize<br />

and discuss the most important findings. In secti<strong>on</strong> 9.3 we discuss the managerial<br />

implicati<strong>on</strong>s. In secti<strong>on</strong> 9.4 we identify limitati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the research in this thesis, which can be<br />

addressed in future research.<br />

9.2 Summary, C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s, and Discussi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Findings<br />

9.2.1 <strong>Household</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Resp<strong>on</strong>se<br />

The findings from Chapter 7 provide insights into the first research questi<strong>on</strong>, identifying<br />

drivers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se. Binary logistic regressi<strong>on</strong>s are used to test the hypotheses<br />

specifying the relati<strong>on</strong>ship <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> household characteristics with promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se. The<br />

household characteristics included are socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omic, demographic, psychographic, and<br />

purchase process variables. In additi<strong>on</strong>, certain characteristics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the promoti<strong>on</strong> itself are<br />

taken into account (type <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> promoti<strong>on</strong> (display, feature, price cut or combinati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> these<br />

three)), whether the promoti<strong>on</strong> is for a favorite brand or not, whether other promoti<strong>on</strong>s are<br />

present during the same shopping trip, and whether these are for favorite brands).<br />

Furthermore, differences in the relati<strong>on</strong>ships between in-store and out-<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>-store promoti<strong>on</strong>s are<br />

examined. Data from two-year, 17,144 records (156 households, 6 product categories (s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>t<br />

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