You have been asked by your organization to conduct research and prepare a
paper regarding consumer groups and behavior. Select a particular consumer
group that is of interest to you and analyze its demographics,
psychographics, attitude, and lifestyle and make recommendations on a marketing
campaign for the selected group. Specifically, your paper should:
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Identify the demographics, psychographics, and
lifestyle of the group
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Identify any historical data of the selected group
and describe what role that culture or sub-culture plays on the groups consumer
behavior
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Identify any group identifiers
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Describe the role of group dynamics and the role
that these groups play on consumer behavior of the selected group
·
Discuss the group’s decision-making process to
include:
o
Explaining alternative evaluation
o
Describing what a company/product can do to improve
sales
o
Explaining post-purchase dissonance and how it
might affect sales
o
Recommending techniques for reversing alternative
evaluation and post-purchase dissonance
Present your findings as a report of 6–8 pages (body of report) formatted
in APA style.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at
a minimum, you will need the following:
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Title
page: Remember the running head and title in all
capital letters.
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Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing
in third-person voice.
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Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page
and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface
should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not
use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and
references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this
assignment is 6–8 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions
and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
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Reference
page: References that align with your in-text
academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references
must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and
upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used.
Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing
of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item
must have a corresponding in-text citation.
