AN INDEPTH STUDY OF ON THE BRAND SWITCHING BEHAVIOR OF MALT DRINK CONSUMER

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AN INDEPTH STUDY OF ON THE BRAND SWITCHING BEHAVIOR OF MALT DRINK CONSUMER IN ENUGU STATE FROM 2005 -2010
ABSTRACT

This research work is “An Indept study on the Brand Switching Behavour of Malta Drink Consumers”  This study tends to establish the impact of the marketing mix on the brand switching behavour of malta drinks, determine.  The factors that promote brand switching among malta drinks consumers and discover the relative strengths of the various brands enerated for this study with the selected areas.  Based in the objectives of the study two hypothesis were formulated.  The population of the study were drawn from the consumers and retailers of malta drinks in Engu.  Bourleys formular was employed to determine the simple size.   Questionnaire were used to elicit data respondents simple tables and percentages were used to analyzed data.  Based on the analysis availability or unavailability of malt drink brand and desire for now experience to taste something different.  Therefore, manufacturers should embark on an expensive and critical in house assessment of their distributional strength because there is a significant relationship between price changes or difference in malta drink brands and consumers brand switching.
   TABLE OF CONTENTS
  CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction                                
1.1        Background to the Study                      
1.2        Statement of the Problem             
1.3        Objective of the Study                         
1.4        Research  Questions                                    
1.5        Research  Hypothesis                   
1.6        Significance of the Study                      
1.7        Scope  of the  study                    
1.8        Definition of Terms                              
CHAPTER TWO
Review of Related Literature
Meaning of Consumer Behaviour
2.1        An  overview  of Branding                     
2.2        Consumer Responses  to  Branding         
2.3        Nature  of brand switching            
2.4        Factors Influencing Brand Switching       
2.5        Model Of Brand Switching     
2.6        Reasons for Brand Switching                         
2.7        Malta drinksbrand  switching   in Nigeria  
2.8        Definition  of  consumer  behaviour        
2.9        Factors influencing  consumer  behaviour  
CHAPTER THREE
Research Design and Methodology
3.1        Research Design                  
3.2        Sources of Data                          
3.3        Area of The Study                               
3.4        Population of the Study                        
3.5        Method of Data Treatment and Analysis
3.6        Research Instrument Used                    
3.7        Validity/Reliability of Responses             
CHAPTER FOUR
Data Presentation Analysis and Interpretation
4.1        Presentation,  Analysis and  interpretation data
4.2        Testing of Hypothesis                           
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion of Findings, Recommendation and Conclusion
5.1        Summary  of  Findings                         
5.2        Recommendations                               
5.3        Conclusions                                             
Bibliography
Appendix
 CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1    BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
          Brand switching is the consumers decision to purchase a product of a brand different from that previously or usually purchase.  Brand switching is when a consumer or group of consumers switches their allegiance from one brand of a certain type of product to another.  This brand switching may be temporary, or it may be long lasting.
        Sometimes known as brand jumping, brand switching is the process of choosing to switch from routine use of an product or brand to steady usage of a different but similar product.
        Brand switching is the most common with products that have no great perceived variation in quality across brands such as bottled water, dairy products, or paper towels etc.  Brand switching takes place most commonly by price promotions, in-store displays, superior availability, perceived improvements or innovations in competitive brands, desire for novelty, number fo available brands, perceived risk, frequency of purchase, changes in quality, or level of satisfaction with the most recent purchase.
        It is possible to research when consumer in a marketplace determine their attitude to brands and their likehood to switch from a brand they are using at the moment, and in particular to which other brand the might switch.  This allows the building of a picture of likely brand switching behavour.  If consumers propensity to switch is known, the market can be modeled to indicate future market share.  Such modeling could also indicate the relative positioning of the competing brands.
The chartered institute of marketing (1984) in England defines marketing as “ the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirement profitable.
American marketing association (1960:1) also defined marketing as “the performance of business activities that direct the flow of goods and services to the consumers or users. In other words, all activities that are undertaken to facilitate the flow of goods and services come under marketing. According to Nwaizuggo (2004:8) modern marketing concept is built on three foundation namely:
(i)          Consumer satisfaction
(ii)         Profitable sales volume
(iii)        Integrated marketing
This means that consumers satisfaction must be at the centre of any business motive.   The central aim of  modern  marketing   is  all  about  ensuring the  consumer satisfaction  and  also  to ensure  that  consumers  always  continue  to  patronize  the  marketer’s   brand.  
The  American   marketing   association  defines  branding as  a name,  term,  sign, symbol, or  design, or a combination  of them  intended   to  identify  the  goods  or  a services of  one  seller   or group  of  sellers  and  to differentiate  them from  those  of  competitors.   Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary  
(2006:  170) defined  branding  as the  activity  of giving  a particular  name  and  image  to goods  and services  so that  people  will be  attracted to them a  tool  of  marketing  used  for  the  purpose  of  product  identification   among  other  uses.  
        Branding is also to win consumers brand loyalty.
Brand  name  is the  name  given  to  a product by the  company  that  produces  it  and  this  enable  the  consumers to  easily   identify  the  products. Modern  marketing  is  facing a lot of challenges  which  includes  growing  affluence  and  change  in the  tast  of  consumers  coupled  with the  drift  of  market  from  a monopolistic  structure  to that    of  a near  perfect competition   consumer now  have  lots  of  products  alternative to  choose  from. The  result  is  a gradual  elimination  of the  “concept  called  “Brand  Loyalty”  and  the  emergency  of  a new  idea  called  “Brand  Switching”.  
        Brand  switching  is the act  of  discontinuing  the  purchases  of a  product  brand  in  favour  of  another brand.  The marketing concept and Nigerian market structure (perfect competition or rather monopolistic) brought about product multiplicity in Nigeria.  Lots  of  product  close   substitutes  now  exist an consumers  are now  dangling  like  pendulum  from one  product brand  to another.
        Recently, brand switching has taken its toll on the soft drink market  in  Nigeria. For instance,  we   have  malta drinks brands such  as  Amstle Malta, Guinness Malt, Hi-malt and Grand Malt and many more.  A  further  study  shows  also  that  consumers  but  switch from  one  brand  to  another.  
        This  simply  implies that  the  malta drinks, marketers have  been  battling   seriously  on how  to  over  come  this  trend . Given the  above,  the  aim  of the  research  is to  carryout  a research  into  the causative favours of  soft  drinks.  
        This  will  guide  marketers  against  being  vulnerable  to  brand  switching  behavioiur  of  consumers.  
1.2    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
          Kotler and Keller (2006:193), define  consumer behaviour as the  study  of how individuals, groups  and organization  select,  buy, use  and dispose, of goods, services, ideas, or  experiences  to   satisfy  their  needs  and  wants.
Schiffman  and  Kanuk (2007: 3)  Defined  consumer   behaviour  as the  behaviour that  consumers  display  in  searching  for, purchasing,  sing,  evaluating  and  disposing  of products  and services that  they expect will  satisfy their  needs  their  behaiour  are focused  on  how  individuals  make decisions to  spend  their available  resources  (time,  money,  effort) on consumption  related  items. That in includes what they  buy, why they buy it,  where they  buy it,  how often  they buy  it, how they  evaluate  it  after the  purchase , the impact of such  evaluations  on  future  purchases  and  how  they  dispose  of  it. To major  psychological disciplines com into play when observing and try in to explain  consumer  behaviour. The first  cognitive psychology. Cognitive  psychology  is the study of all knowledge related (mental) behaviours and they are as follows: attention, perception, memory, comprehension  and  decision  making and they  play an  important  role  in  consumer  behaviour.  
        The  second  psychological  discipline   that  has  theories to  explain  certain  phenomenon  is  “`The  study  of the manner in   which  the  personality, attitudes,  motivation  behaviour of  individuals  influence and influences by social groups (Britaninnica  Online)  
        The  affect and  social  influence and  reference  groups links  are  two  important   topics  studied  in social  psychology  that  have an  important  impact on  consumer  beaviour.   However,  limited  problem  solving  is  that  bevaiour exhibited  by  a  consumer,  who  is  deciding  to try  a  new  brand,  responds  to  emotional  or  environmental  appeal such  as the  point  of  purchase  display  and  this situation gives impetus to consumer exhibition of brand switching behaviour.
Emotional appeal has not been the only stimuli responsible for brand switching.  The response of consumers to other marketing mix stimuli such as the pricing of the various brands distributional strategy, product design availability of product, and quality may also give rise to brand switch behaviour.
        Given the afore mentioned facts, the main problem of this study is to
i.             Make an inquest or determine the factors or variables that give rise to brand switching among consumers of malta drinks.
ii.            To ascertain the implications of brand switching behaviour of consumers on marketing strategies employed by manufacturers of malta drinks.
iii.          To Inquire into how the marketing mix such as price, product design and quality, distribution and promotion influence consumers of soft drink of switch into another brand.
 1.3    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
           It is quiet unfortunate that no marketer can afford to stay relaxed when its products are loosing its market share to competitors especially in a free market economy like ours.  Given this, the prime objective of this study therefore is to:
1.           To establish the impact of the marketing mix on the brand switching behaviour of malta drinks consumers.
2.            To determine the factors that promote brand switching among malta drinks consumers
3.           To discover the relative strengths of the various brands enumerated for this study within a specified market.
4.            To ascertain the effect of brand switching by consumers on the rate of consumption of different brands within the market under survey.
   1.4   RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.   Assessment of the impact of brand switching bahevour of malta drinks is important?
2.   What promote brand switching?
3.   What strengths are effective in the market for various brand?
4.   Determination of brand switching by consumers on the rate of consumption of different brands within the market?
1.5    RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
          For the purpose of a clear result, the following hypothesis have been drawn and will be tested:-
H01 :Consumers switching of soft drink brand is not
significantly influenced by price differences
H1:   Consumers switching of soft drink brand is significantly influenced by price differences
H02:  Availability of soft drink distributional efficiency does not constitute a major factor in consumer soft drink brand switching.
H1:   Availability of malta drinks distributional efficiency constitutes a major factor in consumer soft drink brand switching.
   1.5    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The following are the significance of the study:
-       It will enable producers (marketers) to identify brand switching causative factor among consumers
-       It will go further to buttress the inevitable role of consumers and general market research in the new business era.
-       It will help brand owners to develop marketing strategies which will enable them reduce the impact of brand switching on their product line.
Also the researcher hopes that the study would be relevant to other consumer goods marketers engaged in competition with producers of close substitute such as cosmetics and beverages.
 
 
 


AN INDEPTH STUDY OF ON THE BRAND SWITCHING BEHAVIOR OF MALT DRINK CONSUMER
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  • Type: Project
  • Department: Marketing
  • Project ID: MKT0009
  • Access Fee: ₦5,000 ($14)
  • Chapters: 1-5 Chapters
  • Pages: 124 Pages
  • Methodology: Chi-Square
  • Reference: YES
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