Learning and Memory
What is Learning? A change in Behaviour caused by experience. What is Consumer learning?
From a marketer’s perspective learning becomes teaching
Classical Conditioning Instrumental Conditioning Learning Theories BehaviorismCognitive
Classical Conditioning learning occurs when a stimulus (unconditioned stimulus) elicits a response (unconditioned response) that is paired with another stimulus (conditioned stimulus) that initially does not elicit a response on its own, but will cause a similar response (conditioned response) over time because of its association with the first stimulus.
The bears (US) generate positive feelings (UR), Coke (CS) is associated with the positive feelings that have then become the CR. i.e you have a positive feeling about coke
After repeated pairing of the Marlboro man (unconditioned stimulus) a “real” man (UR) with the cigarettes (conditioned stimulus) is so strong that the company no longer includes the name of the product in the ads. What product is being advertised?
Brand Equity
Stimulus Generalization Applications of Stimulus Generalization Look-Alike Packaging Family Branding Product Line Extension Licensing
Stimulus Discrimination If all brands are perceived to be alike, why should consumers buy your brand? The real thing The Choice Of A New Generation
Instrumental or Operant Conditioning B.F. Skinner Positive Reinforcement Negative Reinforcement Punishment
Negative Reinforcement
Reinforcements Schedules Interval Fixed-Interval Reinforcement Variable-Interval Reinforcement Ratio Fixed-Ratio Reinforcement Variable-Ratio Reinforcement
Classical Conditioning Instrumental Conditioning ReasoningObservation Learning Theories BehaviourismCognitive
COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORY Observational Learning Reasoning
Applications of Cognitive Learning Principles Modelling
The Role of Memory in Learning
Encoding Storage Retrieval Stages
An Associative Network for Perfumes
Draw an associative network for Pepsi Things to consider might include: specific brands a celebrity identified with Pepsi related activities related products where purchased packaging attributes concepts feelings
“Every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain” Forgetting
Recognition Versus Recall Recognition i.e. remembering when shown Recall: try and remember without stimulus
1.Zoom Zoom Zoom 2.Just for the fun of it 3.They're great. 4.Driven 5.Taking care of business 6.The best a man can get." 7.The ultimate driving machine 8.Engineered to be great cars 9.It's everywhere you want to be 10.No More Tears 11.The Un-Cola 12.Good to the last drop Mazda Diet Coke Frosted Flakes Nissan Office Depot Gillette BMW Chrysler Visa J & J Baby Shampoo 7-up Maxwell House
Advertising Recallasfunctionof timing andnumberofexposures(Zielske1959) week of theyear 1exposure/ weekfor13 weeks % 13exposuresat 4-weekintervals
How Can Marketers improve Memory retention? Repetition Repetition of a central theme with some variation KISS how many times a consumer should be exposed to an ad before the advertising message is effective. Meaningful or more vivid material Material presented first (primacy) or last (recency) is better retained than material presented in the middle