Question: Please answer Parts A - E Note: Feel free to make assumptions and add information in your answers. If doing so , be sure to

Please answer Parts A-E Note: Feel free to make assumptions and add information in your answers. If doing so, be sure to clarify this extra information.
1.(40 points) Jeanine needs to buy a winter coat. She doesn't have much experience with this type of coat (she just arrived from a warm climate), but has decided to visit Macy's to choose one. Among the brands at Macy's are DKNY, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger. You are the marketer for DKNY and want Jeanine to choose your coat for this upcoming winter. You know that Jeanine has heard of DKNY, but has never owned one of your coats before. However, you know that she considers DKNY a good brand overall. Explain/define the following concepts, and assess how they relate to Jeanine's current situation. Then describe how you would market DKNY to Jeanine using the suggested Marketing strategies from Chapter 15(pictured below):
\({}^{**}\) Suggested length: 1.5-3 pages, double-spaced.
a. Purchase Involvement (8 points)
i. Define and explain Purchase Involvement.
ii. What level of purchase involvement applies in Jeanine's situation?
b. Decision Making (Nominal, Limited, or Extended)(8 points)
i. Which type of decision is Jeanine Making? Define and explain your chosen decision.
c. Awareness vs. Unawareness Set (5 points)
i. Explain the concept of the Awareness vs. Unawareness Set.
ii. To which set does DKNY belong in Jeanine's situation?
iii. Assuming DKNY is in the Awareness Set, is it then in the Evoked, Inert, or Inept Set?
d. Problem Recognition and Actual vs. Desired State (8 points)
i. Describe Jeanine's Problem Recognition process, using Actual and Desired State.
ii. Would you focus on changing Jeanine's actual state or desired state? Why? iii. Assuming DKNY is in the Awareness Set, is it then in the Evoked, Inert, or Inept Set?
d. Problem Recognition and Actual vs. Desired State (8 points)
i. Describe Jeanine's Problem Recognition process, using Actual and Desired State.
ii. Would you focus on changing Jeanine's actual state or desired state? Why?
e. Based on Table 15-3 below, how would you market DKNY to Jeanine? Describe your strategies based on how you categorize the decision and subsequent marketing approach. Be as creative as you wish. (11 points)
Target Market Decision-Making Pattern
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