{"id":1793,"date":"2018-03-27T17:27:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T17:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-retailmanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1793"},"modified":"2024-04-25T02:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T02:26:40","slug":"introduction-to-models-of-the-buying-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-retailmanagement\/chapter\/introduction-to-models-of-the-buying-process\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Models of the Buying Process","rendered":"Introduction to Models of the Buying Process"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do:\u00a0Identify the various models of buying processes<\/h2>\r\nIn the sections titled <em>Consumer Decision-Making Process <\/em>and <em>The Steps of the Buying Process<\/em>, we introduced processes or steps consumers engage in as they prepare to make a purchase. In particular, we described three models: AIDA, path-to-purchase, and the consumer buying process.\r\n\r\nWe also identified the specific steps:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Recognition of an Issue or Need<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Information Gathering<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluation of Options or Alternatives<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Selection<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Purchase<\/li>\r\n \t<li>After-Purchase Evaluation<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nIn the coming sections, we\u2019ll go a bit deeper to describe three ways to evaluate consumers\u2019 buying decisions. 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