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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820784503321

Autore

Clements Michal <1963->

Titolo

Tuning into mom : understanding America's most powerful consumer / / Michal Clements and Teri Lucie Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Lafayette, Ind., : Purdue University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-28385-9

9786613283856

1-61249-170-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonTeri Lucie <1956->

Disciplina

306.874/3

Soggetti

Mothers - United States - Attitudes

Consumer behavior - United States

Consumers' preferences - United States

Relationship marketing - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Tuning into mom : her priorities and hot buttons -- Food : stealth veggies and panini making -- Exercise and sports : moving together -- Education : from leapfrog to college -- Safety and health : safety gates, stranger danger, and designated drivers -- Technology : texting, talking, teaching -- Fashion and beauty : sweater-vests be gone! -- Conclusion: Brand sweet spots and actions.

Sommario/riassunto

American mothers are household CFOs, in charge of an estimated $2.45 trillion in direct spending. They are also an important influence on other family members' buying habits. Many organizations have identified moms as an important customer group, but the broad, age-based definitions these companies work with mask an array of different consumer behaviors. Written by two leading marketers, this book provides a new approach to understanding the American Mom market, examining the mom's influence on (or control of) the purchasing habits of children of all ages, from infants and toddlers to young adults, and bring focus to the frequently overlooked purchase influence of moms on teenagers. The authors combine large-scale quantitative research of more than 4,700 mothers with qualitative case studies from individual



participants. Highly recommended for practitioners in retailing and product development, this book will also be a valuable supplemental text for college courses in consumer behavior and marketing strategy. -- Book Description.