Zusammenfassung der Ressource
PERSONAL II: PERSONALITY
& SELF-CONCEPT
- One's self-concept
and personality
influence buying
behaviour
- Useful in analysing
consumer brand
choices
- PERSONALITY
- Idea that brands have
personality and
consumers choose
brands which matches
their own personality
- Brand
- Specific mix of human
traits that may be
attributed to a certain
brand
- Consumers choose & use
brands which personality is
consistent with their actaul
self-concept
- Sometimes match based on
consumer's ideal self -concept
- Aaker's 7 brand personalities model
- Sincerity
- Excitement
- Competence
- Sophistication
- Passionate
- Peacefulness
- Ruggedness
- Cultural differences
- "Passion" dimension in Spain
- "Passive likeableness" in Korea
- CB Application
- 1. Celebrity
- Endorsers- personality of
celebrity transferedto
brand Eg. Serena Williams -NIKE
- 2. User Imagery
- Typical users with
types of activities
engaged Eg. PEPSi-
Young, fun
- 3. Executional factors
- includes "how" core msg
communicated Eg. MacDonalds
logo -Youthfulness
- SELF-CONCEPT
- Referencing him/
herself as an object,
totality of one's
thoughts & feelings
- One's perception of
and feelings
towards himself
- Composed of
attitudes one hold
towards themselves
- Actual
- Private self- How I
actually see myself
- Social self- How
others actually see
me
- Ideal
- Private self: How
i would like to
see myself
- Social self: How I would
like others to see me
- CB Application
- Important in all culture
- Aspects most valued
and influenced
consumption varies
across cultures
- Extended Self:
slide 143-146
- 2 Other Classifications
- Independent
- Western Culture
- Emphasise
personal goals,
characteristics &
achievement
desires
- Define oneself based
on what they've
done, what they
have,personal
attributes
- Interdependent
- Common Asian belief
- Emphasise family, cultural
professional & social r/s
- Define oneself based on social roles,
family r/s commonalities with others
in the group
- Self-concept to position products
- Attempt to get ideal self-concept
or maintain self-concept by
purchasing and consuming
products, services, media
- Prefer brand matches
self-concept/ personality
- Leads to avoidance
- Maintain and enhance self concept not
only by consumption but also what is
avoided. Eg. Meat
- R/s b/wn
self-concept &
brand image
- Slide 157-158