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Analysis of Nigerian consumers’ perception of foreign made products
Analysis of Nigerian consumers’ perception of foreign made products

Author(s): Omotayo OYENIYI
Subject(s): Marketing / Advertising, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: product; information; consumer; advertising;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of a survey of Nigerian consumers’ perception and attitude towards products foreign made products. The focus of the study is the source of information in evaluating a product; the evaluation of specific product dimensions by Nigerian consumers’ assessment of different product categories. The results show that Nigerian consumers perceive foreign made products as more re-liable technologically advanced, stylistic and competitively priced than made in Nigerian products. More importantly, the most common product information sources are advertising and words of mouth. The managerial implication and limitations of the study are examined.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 32-42
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English