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Analysis of Sales Promotion Effects on Household Purchase Behavior

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5 METHDOLOGY, MODEL, AND MEASURES<br />

5.1 Introducti<strong>on</strong><br />

In this chapter we develop the general framework for studying the effects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales<br />

promoti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> individual household purchase behavior. The framework described in<br />

secti<strong>on</strong> 5.2 is based <strong>on</strong> findings and ideas from prior research. It describes the way<br />

households are influenced by sales promoti<strong>on</strong>s in their purchase behavior. We identify<br />

variables that are expected to influence the c<strong>on</strong>sumer as a result <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales promoti<strong>on</strong>s. Secti<strong>on</strong><br />

5.3 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fers insight in the two-step approach used in this research to answer the research<br />

questi<strong>on</strong>s. The two research models developed and applied in the research are dealt with in<br />

secti<strong>on</strong> 5.4 in detail.<br />

5.2 Perspective <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Analysis</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

As menti<strong>on</strong>ed in the previous chapters, several variables play an important role in explaining<br />

the effects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales promoti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sumer purchase behavior. Different researchers studied<br />

sales promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se using different dimensi<strong>on</strong>s. The dimensi<strong>on</strong>s incorporated in this<br />

research are: (1) household variables (demographics, psychographics, socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omics, and<br />

purchase process characteristics), (2) sales promoti<strong>on</strong> reacti<strong>on</strong> mechanism (brand<br />

switching, store switching, purchase accelerati<strong>on</strong>, category expansi<strong>on</strong>, and repeat<br />

purchasing), (3) promoti<strong>on</strong>-type (display, feature, price-cut, and combinati<strong>on</strong>s), and (4)<br />

product category characteristics. Figure 5.1 describes the way we believe that individual<br />

households are affected by sales promoti<strong>on</strong>s in their FMCG purchase behavior. Overt<br />

promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se is influenced by many variables, such as income, time, size <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

household, compositi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the household, mobility <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the household, occasi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the shopping<br />

trip, informati<strong>on</strong> (whether the household is acquainted with the promoti<strong>on</strong>al activity), and deal<br />

pr<strong>on</strong>eness. Not all <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> these variables are incorporated in the framework. Only variables that<br />

are household dependent and more or less c<strong>on</strong>stant over time (and therefore c<strong>on</strong>stant over<br />

shopping trips) are used in this research. Involvement is assumed to be related to variety<br />

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