Graves, Philip.

Consumer.ology : the market research myth, the truth about consumers and the psychology of shopping / Consumerology Consumer dot ology Philip Graves. - London ; Boston : Nicholas Brealey Pub., 2010. - viii, 216 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-210) and index.

Understanding the unconscious mind : why we buy what we do but can't explain it -- Reading consumers : insights into the unconscious mind -- The consumer in context : environmental influences -- What consumers do : studying behavior -- The irrelevant consumer : questioning questions -- Relevant answers : questions worth asking -- Understanding the crowd : focusing on focus groups -- Consumer futurology : influencing innovation -- Gaining an edge : beyond market research.

Library Journal, August 2010 Library Journal

Explains the folly of using market research to make corporate decisions, describing examples of expensive mistakes made by corporations from General Motors to Mattel, and offers organizations an approach to better understand their customers.

Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult.

9781857885507 (trade) 1857885503

2010015569


Consumer behavior.
Consumers--Research.
Marketing research.
Consumers.
Consumers--Research.
Marketing--Research.

HF5415.32 / .G73 2010

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