The issues related to
purchase and post purchase faced by consumer can be better explained by
investigating consumer behavior on purchasing anything and after that.
Purchase refers to the
action which is taken by consumer to fulfill their need of some product or
services by paying its value. When a consumer realizes the needs of anything
that consumer used to search for the information related with that product or
services, this information includes product quality, brands and alternatives.
Consumer takes these steps to make the right decisions. The purchase decision
may vary according to the age, gender and education of the consumer. People purchases different items differently
for example online and offline, online purchase happens via internet while
offline purchase done personally by consumer through visiting the retailer or
manufacturer.
All the experiences and the
observation about the product felt by consumer tells more about what the
consumer thinks about that product this is known as post purchase behavior.
Sometime they feel happy about their decision of purchase and sometimes they
regret their decisions this is because of the fact what is the product quality,
durability and consumer perception about the product. How the customer feels
about a purchase will significantly influence whether he will purchase the
product again or consider other products.
Post purchase main problem
is related with the level of satisfaction (i.e. quality, warranty etc.) which
the consumer draws out by using the product. After this consumer may decide
whether to use the product or to return it or to buy it again in future or it
must be referred to friends and family for purchase. Post purchase communication is very important
company’s needs to connected with the consumers even after the product
purchased by the consumers for satisfying them through best services. If we
talk about online post purchase then in this case consumer will notice the delivery
time, quality as well as comparison of the product what the consumer watched on
internet and what actually in hand and this will decide their level of
satisfaction.
Companies need to assure the
consumer that the choice made by them is right one and the best one by
featuring attributes and benefits of the product. Sometimes it is also needed
to train the consumer on how to use the new products (new technologies) by
conducting seminars etc.
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