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This chapter delves into the psychology behind why Canadians engage in sports, detailing the participant consumption behavior and consumer decision-making process. It emphasizes the importance for sport organizations to understand consumer profiles and values to develop effective marketing strategies.
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The Canadian Sport Consumer Chapter 4
OBJECTIVES • Understand why the consumer is the focus of marketing. • Provide details on why Canadians are engaged in sport. • Realize the need to understand consumer ‘minds’ in marketing strategy development.
INTRODUCTION • Level, reason and type of engagement varies for each person. • Participant consumption behavior: Actions performed when searching for, participating in and evaluating the sports activities consumers feel will satisfy their needs and desires.
CANADIAN SPORT CONSUMERS • Sport organizations must understand: • Who their consumers are • What value they seek for their dollar • What influences their purchase decisions
CANADIAN SPORT CONSUMERS • FANatics • Loyalists • StarStruck • Socialites • Opportunists • Disinterested
LOYALTY LADDER • Challenge is to move consumers up the ‘loyalty ladder’. • Must engage new consumers while maintaining loyal fan base. • Done through process of continually creating and maintaining a consumer centered marketing strategy.
PSYCHOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS • The Psychological Continuum Model Adapted from Funk, D.C. and James, J. (2001)
CONSUMER GATEWAYS TO SPORT • Participation • Attendance • Media • Word of Mouth • Influencers
PARTICIPANT CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOUR • Consumers influenced by internal, external and situational factors when making decision to participate in sports. • Model of Participant Consumption Behaviour. Shank (2005)
PARTICIPANT DECISION-MAKING PROCESS • Problem recognition • Information search • Evaluation of alternatives • Participation • Post-participation evaluation
INTERNAL INFLUENCES • Perception • Involves four stages: Exposure Awareness Attention Retention • Learning • Behavioral learning • Cognitive learning
INTERNAL INFLUENCES • Personality Individual’s personal characteristics. • Motivation The force that spurs certain actions. • Attitude What a consumer feels or believes and how they act accordingly.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES • Culture • Social Class • Reference groups • Family
SITUATIONAL INFLUENCES • Physical surroundings • Social surroundings • Task definition • Time • Antecedent states
SPORT CONSUMER BUYING ROLES • Initiator • Recognizes problem and suggests sport • Gatekeeper Conducts information search • Influencer Tries to sway outcome • Decision maker Evaluates alternatives, can make decision
SPORT CONSUMER BUYING ROLES • Approver Can approve or reverse decision • Real buyer Makes final decision and purchase • User Ultimately uses purchase • Evaluator Reflects on quality of experience
SPORT FAN SEGMENTATION • Active thrill seekers • EZ chair quarterback • Patriotic traditionalist • Cultured individualist