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Consumers' Purchase Intentions and their Behavior

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  • Morwitz, Vicki

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Purchase intentions are frequently measured and used by marketing managers as an input for decisions about new and existing products and services. Purchase intentions are correlated and predict future sales, but do so imperfectly. I review and summarize research on the relationship between purchase intentions and sales that has been conducted over the past 60 years. This review offers insights into how best to measure purchase intentions, how to forecast sales from purchase intentions measures, and why purchase intentions do not always translate into sales.

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  • Morwitz, Vicki, 2014. "Consumers' Purchase Intentions and their Behavior," Foundations and Trends(R) in Marketing, now publishers, vol. 7(3), pages 181-230, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:fntmkt:1700000036
    DOI: 10.1561/1700000036
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    Keywords

    Consumer behavior; Purchase intentions; Sales forecasting;
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    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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