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Utilizing Self Identity in Marketing

by Jason Larrsohn

Monetary gifts have recently flooded into Florida State University for the express purpose of increasing the school's productivity and opportunities. People are noticing and supporting the exceptional students with exceptional donations to match.

Based on that definition of yourself, how do you exhibit those characteristics? Through the experiences you choose to have, through your education, through your familial relationships, through the products you buy?

Classic consumer behavior theory seeks to understand the needs of consumers - that is, what they need, why they need it, how they perceive that need and what they are willing to do to fulfill that need. Not surprisingly, consumer self-identity plays a huge role in this process.

Throughout the regular season, Georgetown showed the world that they could handle ranked teams, beating #11 UCLA, #24 North Dakota, #5 Louisville, #18 Marquette and #8 Syracuse (twice). Their record was only marred by one loss to #1 Indiana University, and that was in overtime. They were used to winning out in tough situations, so what was FGCU to them? They weren't ranked coming in.

FSU plans to use the money to bolster its mission of recruiting more FSU math and science majors. The extra money will help them continue this mission. It was given as an addition to the $2.4 million the school received in 2007. The program has thus far been successful in preparing new students for the field and has garnished support again 6 years later.

What then, does this mean for you as a marketer - especially in online marketing? Perhaps an example will be helpful.

The hospital complimented the excellent program and gave the money in support of creating the next generation of much-needed medical personnel. They wanted to make an investment in a school already giving direct help to their needs.

In making this purchase, would the alumnus deliberate very much over the price of the object and compare it to competing university clothing? No - University of Miami clothing helps to represent an integral component of who the alumnus is.

Granted, this is a niche market that cannot be entered into easily, but the core marketing principles imbedded in this example are the same for any market. Companies must find a way to not only fulfill a customer's need but also help their product become a part of the consumer's self-identity, and an increasingly important part of that strategy is online marketing.

Everyone was expecting another upset as people began to jump on board with FGCU. The pressure was intense for them to pull off another win.

The money FSU has received holds the power to bring in new equipment, talent, and classroom space to equip math, science, and medical students with the skills they need to not only succeed in the real world, but to excel in it. These kind donations were received graciously and are being used to help students soar in their educational pursuits.

The first strategy is to allow for personalization in the creation process on the company's website. If a customer can go online and specify the color, pattern, wording, embellishments, etc. of your product then that customer is much more likely to consider that product as a reflection of themselves.

An increase in an attention often means an increase in support, whether it come in the form of monetary gifts or the purchasing of Florida State apparel. One allows the university to expand its resources, the other markets the school to the public even more.

These two strategies are good starting point for any company, but with effort you can create other strategies that will be beneficial for your particular product. Just keep in mind the basic idea -consumers want their possessions to be reflections of themselves and so the company's job is to fulfill that need.



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Title: Utilizing Self Identity in Marketing
Author: Jason Larrsohn
Email: Jbates@leadgenix.com
Keywords: clothing,college,college apparel
Word Count: 623
Category: Ecommerce
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