Characteristics of the consumer behaviour:

Consumer behaviour or buyer behaviour is the process by which individuals decide whether, what, when, from whom, where and how much to buy. Consumer behaviour comprises both mental and physical activities of a consumer. It covers both visible and invisible activities of a buyer. Buyer behaviour is very complex. Buyer behaviour is very dynamic. An individual's behaviour is influenced by the internal and by the external factors. It is an integral part of the human behaviour. In the many cases, it is the sum total of the behaviour of a number of persons. It is influenced by a number of marketing stimuli offered by the marketer. It involves both social processes. Consumer act differently at different times and often respond differently to the same stimulus at the different times. They learn and thereby change their attributes and behaviour. Consumers are heterogeneous in nature and they are all different form each other in the certain respects. They often act emotionally rather than emotionally.