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Analysis of Sales Promotion Effects on Household Purchase Behavior

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seeking (cf. Assael 1987, Desphande and Hoyer 1983, Van Trijp et al. 1996) and therefore<br />

indirectly incorporated. We want to derive drivers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se in general. In our<br />

research, we use the four distinguished dimensi<strong>on</strong>s as entries to study effects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales<br />

promoti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> household purchase behavior.<br />

<strong>Household</strong> Characteristics<br />

Income<br />

Time<br />

Size<br />

Compositi<strong>on</strong><br />

Mobility<br />

Deal Pr<strong>on</strong>eness trait<br />

C<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fee<br />

Variety Seeking<br />

Figure 5.1: Pictorial representati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se research<br />

As menti<strong>on</strong>ed in the previous chapters, most prior research c<strong>on</strong>cluded that overt promoti<strong>on</strong><br />

resp<strong>on</strong>se differs across sales promoti<strong>on</strong> reacti<strong>on</strong> mechanism, deal-type, and product category.<br />

Recently, however, Ainslie and Rossi (1998) found empirical evidence for treating deal<br />

pr<strong>on</strong>eness as an individual household trait. They found similarities in brand choice behavior<br />

within promoti<strong>on</strong>-type across product category. These findings provide support for treating<br />

deal pr<strong>on</strong>eness as a latent, unobservable, individual household trait. We will expand <strong>on</strong> this<br />

study to find out whether this cross category similarity also applies to other mechanisms than<br />

brand choice. We distinguish four types <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> variables and incorporate all <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them in our<br />

research framework, providing opportunities to empirically test whether deal pr<strong>on</strong>eness is<br />

indeed a general trait. If households do not show any c<strong>on</strong>sistency or similarity in their overt<br />

86<br />

Store Switching<br />

<strong>Purchase</strong> accelerati<strong>on</strong><br />

Category Expansi<strong>on</strong><br />

Repeat Purchasing price<br />

S<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>t-drinks<br />

Fruit Juice<br />

Product Category<br />

Candy-bars<br />

Pasta<br />

Product Category Characteristics<br />

Storability<br />

Storage Life<br />

# Brands<br />

Impulse<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Sales</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Reacti<strong>on</strong> Mechanism<br />

Potato Chips<br />

~ Brand Switching<br />

display<br />

feature<br />

combinati<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Type

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