consumer behavior class

Overview:

Your goal for this assignment is to apply what youve learned about consumer behavior in this course. Use this research assignment to practice identifying and evaluating marketing concept strategies commonly found in todays marketplace. To accomplish the requirements for this assignment, youll need to submit at least three pages of typed material.

Instructions:

Understanding the influence of culture on the consumer decision process is an important part of a marketers job. Cultural norms and values, along with consumer perceptions, family, and group influences, are all factors that can significantly impact the diffusion of new products or services. Many firms realize that they must adapt existing product or service models when introducing them into a foreign market.

First, youll read the Global Opportunity box titled Fast-Food Rulers in China in Chapter 8 of your textbook. Then, youll examine the two different strategic approaches adopted by the fast-food chains KFC and McDonalds when they expanded into China. Which, in your opinion, would be the more effective strategy for expanding into India, and why? The link in the book for Reuters has changed please use the following: Reuters.com

Your project should include evidence to support why the strategy you selected has the best chance of success. Examples of evidence include Indian demographic statistics, comparison with similar brand/product expansions into India, ethnographic studies, the results of direct questioning and content analysis, and so on.

Be sure to provide a works cited page that lists reliable websites, journals, and any other references used in preparing the submission. Any sources referenced must be in proper MLA format.